The api_key client option must be set either by passing api_key to the client or by setting the OPENAI_API_KEY environment variable

API
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I am trying to troubleshoot the following error.

johnsiano@Johns-MacBook-Air Desktop % python3 openai-test.py

Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/Users/johnsiano/Desktop/openai-test.py”, line 2, in
client = OpenAI()
File “/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/site-packages/openai/_client.py”, line 101, in init
raise OpenAIError(
openai.OpenAIError: The api_key client option must be set either by passing api_key to the client or by setting the OPENAI_API_KEY environment variable

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Solved, I reloaded my profile using the source command and then verified the setup by running echo, and it worked properly.

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But this works only for the current session, if you close the session/project, and open it later, it gives the same error. Haven’t you found a permanent solution to this? This may also cause problems in production mode.