AttributeError: module 'ee.data' has no attribute '_credentials'

[vergauwenthomas]

Since very recent, this error with traceback appears;

File ~/Documents/VLINDER_github/MetObs_toolkit/src/metobs_toolkit/dataset.py:1504, in Dataset.get_static_gee_point_data(self, gee_static_manager, update_metadata, initialize_gee)
   1499     raise TypeError(
   1500         "gee_static_manager must be a GEEStaticDatasetManager instance."
   1501     )
   1503 if initialize_gee:
-> [1504](https://file+.vscode-resource.vscode-cdn.net/home/thoverga/Documents/VLINDER_github/MetObs_toolkit/~/Documents/VLINDER_github/MetObs_toolkit/src/metobs_toolkit/dataset.py:1504)     connect_to_gee()
   1506 geedf = gee_static_manager.extract_static_point_data(self.metadf)
   1508 varname = gee_static_manager.name

File ~/Documents/VLINDER_github/MetObs_toolkit/src/metobs_toolkit/backend_collection/decorators.py:11, in log_entry.<locals>.wrapper(*args, **kwargs)
      8 @wraps(func)
      9 def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
     10     logger.debug(f"Entering {func.__name__}() in {func.__code__.co_filename}")
---> [11](https://file+.vscode-resource.vscode-cdn.net/home/thoverga/Documents/VLINDER_github/MetObs_toolkit/~/Documents/VLINDER_github/MetObs_toolkit/src/metobs_toolkit/backend_collection/decorators.py:11)     return func(*args, **kwargs)

File ~/Documents/VLINDER_github/MetObs_toolkit/src/metobs_toolkit/gee_api.py:95, in connect_to_gee(**kwargs)
     91     logger.warning(f"Failed to initialize GEE with default credentials: {e}")
     92     # Fall through to authentication
     93 
     94 # If initialization failed, try to authenticate
---> [95](https://file+.vscode-resource.vscode-cdn.net/home/thoverga/Documents/VLINDER_github/MetObs_toolkit/~/Documents/VLINDER_github/MetObs_toolkit/src/metobs_toolkit/gee_api.py:95) if not ee.data._credentials:
     96     ee.Authenticate()
     97     ee.Initialize()

AttributeError: module 'ee.data' has no attribute '_credentials'

This appears when no credentials are (locally) stored. This bug appears since the _credentials attribute was removed in the gee api.

[vergauwenthomas]

This must be fixed ASAP, a new minor version must be created so that this is fixed when the package is updated.