raise RatesNotAvailableError("Currency Rates Source Not Ready") #158

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1. erikvanzijst commented on Aug 4, 2025

   

   erikvanzijst

   on Aug 4, 2025

   Last edited by erikvanzijst

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   First time user and getting the same thing right out of the box.

   RatesNotAvailableError                    Traceback (most recent call last)
   Cell In[8], line 4
         1 from datetime import date
         3 #c.get_rate('USD', 'EUR', date(2024, 7, 2))
   ----> 4 c.get_rates('USD')
   
   File [/opt/conda/lib/python3.12/site-packages/forex_python/converter.py:62](https://xxxx/opt/conda/lib/python3.12/site-packages/forex_python/converter.py#line=61), in CurrencyRates.get_rates(self, base_cur, date_obj)
        60     rates = self._decode_rates(response, date_str=date_str)
        61     return rates
   ---> 62 raise RatesNotAvailableError("Currency Rates Source Not Ready")
   
   RatesNotAvailableError: Currency Rates Source Not Ready
   

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2. erikvanzijst commented on Aug 4, 2025

   

   erikvanzijst

   on Aug 4, 2025

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   Looks like it's https://theratesapi.com being broken and returning 504's after a 1 min timeout.
3. snthibaud commented on Jan 2, 2026

   

   snthibaud

   on Jan 2, 2026

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   I encountered this now with version 1.9.2. Seems it is the same issue as mentioned by @erikvanzijst a few months ago.