I am using what I thought to be very simple code (I am not an experienced coder, but have been using this dall-e-2 code for about a year now) and suddenly it isn’t working.
This is the code I’m running.
I start by opening a new terminal, running python3.12, then:
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI()
response = client.images.generate(
model="dall-e-2",
prompt="A picture of a two-headed dog",
size="1024x1024",
n=1,
)
Then I get an error (which I’ve never gotten before) that reads:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.12/lib/python3.12/site-packages/openai/resources/images.py", line 256, in generate
return self._post(
^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.12/lib/python3.12/site-packages/openai/_base_client.py", line 1240, in post
return cast(ResponseT, self.request(cast_to, opts, stream=stream, stream_cls=stream_cls))
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.12/lib/python3.12/site-packages/openai/_base_client.py", line 921, in request
return self._request(
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.12/lib/python3.12/site-packages/openai/_base_client.py", line 1020, in _request
raise self._make_status_error_from_response(err.response) from None
openai.BadRequestError: Error code: 400 - {'error': {'message': None, 'type': 'invalid_request_error', 'param': None, 'code': None}}
>>> image_url = response.data[0].url
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
NameError: name 'response' is not defined
Can anyone help me fix the problem I’m running into here? Thank you so much!
I did the command you suggested to upgrade openai, then ran the exact code that you ran and it worked for about 10 sessions, and now it’s not working again!
I checked that my API key is stored in my .zshrc file as OPENAI_API_KEY. I saved this file, then ran source ~/.zshrc and started a new terminal.
When the new terminal opened, I ran pip install --upgrade openai again to check that I had updated it, and it said “requirement satisfied” throughout the response.
So I tried to run the dall-e-2 code you ran again and then I still got the same error,
>>> client = OpenAI()
>>> response = client.images.generate(
... prompt="A photo of a dog",
... size="1024x1024",
... n=1,
... )
print(response)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.12/lib/python3.12/site-packages/openai/resources/images.py", line 322, in generate
return self._post(
^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.12/lib/python3.12/site-packages/openai/_base_client.py", line 1239, in post
return cast(ResponseT, self.request(cast_to, opts, stream=stream, stream_cls=stream_cls))
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.12/lib/python3.12/site-packages/openai/_base_client.py", line 1034, in request
raise self._make_status_error_from_response(err.response) from None
openai.InternalServerError: Error code: 500 - {'error': {'message': 'The server had an error while processing your request. Sorry about that!', 'type': 'server_error', 'param': None, 'code': None}}
>>> print(response)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
NameError: name 'response' is not defined
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If it returns a list of models, your API key and Python environment are working correctly.
Now, following up on your issue since you mentioned things stopped working after about 10 successful runs:
A 500 Error typically means there’s a problem on OpenAI’s side, not in your code. These errors are usually temporary. Try the same code again after a short wait.
If the issue persists, it could also be related to rate limits or unstable network conditions. Slowing down your requests or checking your internet connection might help.
To ensure your local environment isn’t contributing to the issue, follow the steps below to isolate dependencies and eliminate package conflicts.
Thank you so much! I did all of those steps and everything worked, then I re-ran my dall-e-2 image generation code and got the same 500 error followed immediately by
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
NameError: name 'response' is not defined
My account is funded too so I doubt that’s the issue. Thanks again for your help!
