AttributeError in add_missing_cfs(): 'ExcelLCIAImporter' object has no attribute 'biosphere_name'

[Paul-Robineau]

AttributeError in add_missing_cfs(): 'ExcelLCIAImporter' object has no attribute 'biosphere_name'

[Paul-Robineau]

Some update:

By looking at the code, it seems like the init of the ExcelLCIAImporter class in the excel_lcia.py prevents or cancels the init of the LCIAImporter class in the base_lcia.py.

The LCIAImporter class init in base_lcia.py:

class LCIAImporter(ImportBase):
    def __init__(self, filepath, biosphere=None):
        print("init yup")
        self.applied_strategies = []
        self.filepath = filepath
        self.biosphere_name = biosphere or config.biosphere
        if self.biosphere_name not in databases:
            raise ValueError(
                "Can't find biosphere database {}".format(self.biosphere_name)
            )
        self.strategies = [

# [...] the code continues

The excel_lcia.py import the LCIAImporter class, so biosphere_name should be ok, but then we have the ExcelLCIAImporter class init :

class ExcelLCIAImporter(LCIAImporter):

# [...] Some code commmentaries

    format = "Excel"
    extractor = ExcelExtractor

    def __init__(self, filepath, name, description, unit, **metadata):
        assert isinstance(name, tuple)
        super(ExcelLCIAImporter, self).__init__(filepath, biosphere=None)
        self.strategies = [

# [...] the code continues

The line super(ExcelLCIAImporter, self).__init__(filepath, biosphere=None) was added on our side after looking at the structure of the init of the SimaProLCIACSVImporter class, which contains an analog line, which gave the idea. When it's added, the AttributeError on biosphere_name of the ExcelLCIAImporter disappears.

Not sure if it's the proper way to fix the issue, but hope it helps!