From b3499505db832c8a8d3fac34fda94a571b918df1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mark Benjamin <mark@render.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2025 15:47:15 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Automatically look for RENDER_API_KEY

(cherry picked from commit d6b6a324742b03d8987e3bd6ef80ca6f63596161)
---
 python/example/client/main.py      | 8 +-------
 python/render_sdk/client/client.py | 5 +++++
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/python/example/client/main.py b/python/example/client/main.py
index 41d40e1..5543072 100644
--- a/python/example/client/main.py
+++ b/python/example/client/main.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 """
 
 import asyncio
-import os
 from typing import Any
 
 from render_sdk.client import Client, ListTaskRunsParams
@@ -22,13 +21,8 @@
 
 async def main():
     """Demonstrate async workflow operations."""
-    # Get API token from environment
-    token = os.getenv("RENDER_API_KEY")
-    if not token:
-        print("⚠️  RENDER_API_KEY environment variable not set")
-        return
     # Create client
-    client = Client(token)
+    client = Client()
 
     # Example task data - replace with your actual task
     task_identifier = "my-workflow-slug/task-name"  # Replace with your task identifier
diff --git a/python/render_sdk/client/client.py b/python/render_sdk/client/client.py
index 665342b..3ad863d 100644
--- a/python/render_sdk/client/client.py
+++ b/python/render_sdk/client/client.py
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ def __init__(
         # Set default values
         if token is None:
             self.token = os.getenv("RENDER_API_KEY", "")
+            if self.token == "":
+                raise ValueError(
+                    "Either provide a token or set the RENDER_API_KEY "
+                    + "environment variable"
+                )
         else:
             self.token = token