Error starting dev bot

[alexanderrock]

Commit: b93db8f

Error:

./pokecli.py -cf configs/config_ptc.json
[08:17:22] PokemonGO Bot v1.0
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "./pokecli.py", line 232, in <module>
    main()
  File "./pokecli.py", line 211, in main
    config = init_config()
  File "./pokecli.py", line 56, in init_config
    load.update(json.load(data))
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/json/__init__.py", line 290, in load
    **kw)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/json/__init__.py", line 338, in loads
    return _default_decoder.decode(s)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/json/decoder.py", line 366, in decode
    obj, end = self.raw_decode(s, idx=_w(s, 0).end())
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/json/decoder.py", line 382, in raw_decode
    obj, end = self.scan_once(s, idx)
ValueError: Expecting property name: line 22 column 5 (char 637)

Config File:
{ "auth_service": "ptc", "username": "xxxx", "password": "xxxx", "location": "Buchhornplatz, Friedrichshafen, DE", "gmapkey": "xxxx", "max_steps": 5, "mode": "all", "walk": 4.16, "debug": false, "test": false, "initial_transfer": 0, "location_cache": true, "distance_unit": "km", "item_filter": ["101","102","103","104","201","701"], "evolve_all": "NONE", "cp_min": 300, "use_lucky_egg": false, "evolve_captured": false, "catch": { "any": {"catch_above_cp": 0, "catch_above_iv": 0, "logic": "or"}, }, "release": { "any": {"release_below_cp": 0, "release_below_iv": 0, "logic": "or"}, } }

[Tiokun]

your json is wrong

{ "auth_service": "ptc", "username": "xxxx", "password": "xxxx", "location": "Buchhornplatz, Friedrichshafen, DE", "gmapkey": "xxxx", "max_steps": 5, "mode": "all", "walk": 4.16, "debug": false, "test": false, "initial_transfer": 0, "location_cache": true, "distance_unit": "km", "item_filter": ["101", "102", "103", "104", "201", "701"], "evolve_all": "NONE", "cp_min": 300, "use_lucky_egg": false, "evolve_captured": false, "catch": { "any": { "catch_above_cp": 0, "catch_above_iv": 0, "logic": "or" } }, "release": { "any": { "release_below_cp": 0, "release_below_iv": 0, "logic": "or" } } }

[anhkhoi]

My error
Traceback (most recent call last): File "pokecli.py", line 232, in <module> main() File "pokecli.py", line 223, in main bot.take_step() File "/Users/macmini02/Desktop/PokemonGo-Bot/pokemongo_bot/__init__.py", line 40, in take_step self.work_on_cell(cell, location) File "/Users/macmini02/Desktop/PokemonGo-Bot/pokemongo_bot/__init__.py", line 211, in work_on_cell hack_chain = worker.work() File "/Users/macmini02/Desktop/PokemonGo-Bot/pokemongo_bot/cell_workers/seen_fort_worker.py", line 107, in work raise RuntimeError(message) RuntimeError: Stopped at Pokestop and did not find experience, items or information about the stop cooldown. You are probably softbanned. Try to play on your phone, if pokemons always ran away and you find nothing in PokeStops you are indeed softbanned. Please try again in a few hours.

[tstumm]

@anhkhoi You are softbanned try again later.

@alexanderrock Your JSON has a faulty syntax as @foxy1990 said.

[AndyBean]

I see this error frequently without the nice softban messages. Part of the confusion in the error is that it implies that something is wrong in other files that have not been touched. It seems we could replace the messaging with a note stating that either:

1. a person's config is syntactically incorrect
2. they have been soft banned
3. their login credentials are invalid ?

It seems we know when they have been soft banned so it can be streamlined even further.