Import Errors in new cdsapi for ERA5 download

Software and Tools API
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I am having problems with the new download scripts for downloading ERA5. I am getting the following error:

File “ERA5_download.py”, line 44, in
c = cdsapi.Client()
File “/home/anaconda3/lib/python3.7/site-packages/cdsapi/api.py”, line 284, in new
import cads_api_client.legacy_api_client
File “/home/anaconda3/lib/python3.7/site-packages/cads_api_clientcads_api_client/init.py”, line 25, in
from .api_client import ApiClient
File “/home/anaconda3/lib/python3.7/site-packages/cads_api_client/api_client.py”, line 5, in
from typing import Any, Literal
ImportError: cannot import name ‘Literal’ from ‘typing’

Has anyone else experienced this and/or found a solution?
I just copied the download script from the API example on the data I wanted.
Thanks!

2

Hello,

I think your problem is you’re on Python 3.7, you need a more recent version, like 3.9 or above.

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Oh! I see, thank you! I thought python 3 or above was the only requirement.