# Purple Air AQI Solution found but can't get it to work
**URL:** https://community.tempest.earth/t/purple-air-aqi-solution-found-but-cant-get-it-to-work/28281
**Category:** WeatherFlow PiConsole
**Created:** [August 18, 2026, 10:10pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/purple-air-aqi-solution-found-but-cant-get-it-to-work/28281 "2026-08-18T22:10:18Z")
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### Author:  [@vinceskahan](https://community.tempest.earth/u/vinceskahan)
#### Post date: [September 2, 2026, 1:37am UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/purple-air-aqi-solution-found-but-cant-get-it-to-work/28281/23 "2026-09-02T01:37:25Z")
I think I duplicated your issue.
I pulled out my SD card with wfpiconsole on it and updated the console version to the current version to retest.
The test:
- I set the PurpleAir panel as panel1 (primary) it works just fine…
- and when I click on the button bottom-left to go to the Secondary PanelOne it works…
- BUT…when I click again on the button bottom-left to go ‘back’ to the custom panel it throws that same error you are experiencing…
**@peter can you take a look at this code please and chime in here ?**
```auto
#-----------------------------
# user/customPanels.py
#------------------------------
from kivy.uix.relativelayout import RelativeLayout
from panels.template import panelTemplate
from kivy.properties import Clock
from kivy.properties import StringProperty
import requests
import json
#-----------------------------------
# do all the grabbing the data here
#-----------------------------------
class ExamplePanel(panelTemplate):
def __init__ (self,**kwargs):
super(). __init__ (**kwargs)
self.updateData()
Clock.schedule_interval(self.updateData,59)
def updateData(self, *args):
data = self.get_data()
# set the kivy panel element text
self.ids.example_label.text = data
def get_data(self):
try:
# API endpoint URL for a PurpleAir AQI sensor
url = "http://192.168.2.33/json"
return str(response['current_temp_f'])
except:
return "n/a"
```
```auto
#---------------------------------------
# user/customPanels.kv
#---------------------------------------
:
PanelBackground:
_panelTitle: 'PurpleAir AQI'
Label:
id: example_label
text: ''
pos_hint: {'x': 0, 'y': 0}
size_hint: (1, 1)
font_name: 'fonts/Inter-Bold.ttf'
font_size: dp(100*app.scaleFactor)
color: utils.rgba('#ff0404ff')
valign: 'center'
halign: 'center'
markup: 1
:
PanelButton:
text: 'Example'
on_release: app.CurrentConditions.switchPanel(self)
```
To save you the research, I based mine on [Custom panel to display tide information - #12 by robert.jochim](https://community.tempest.earth/t/custom-panel-to-display-tide-information/20089/12) if not others. Unfortunately it’s been enough years that I don’t remember which other threads I might have used as references.
```auto
(from the logfile)
WARNING: running xinput against an Xwayland server. See the xinput man page for details.
WARNING: running xinput against an Xwayland server. See the xinput man page for details.
WARNING: running xinput against an Xwayland server. See the xinput man page for details.
[INFO] [Base] Start application main loop
[WARNING] [request_api] 2026-09-01 18:32:39 - last_6h call failed
[INFO] [Base] Leaving application in progress...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/pi/wfpiconsole/main.py", line 621, in
wfpiconsole_app.run()
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^^
File "/home/pi/wfpiconsole/venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/kivy/app.py", line 956, in run
runTouchApp()
~~~~~~~~~~~ ^^
File "/home/pi/wfpiconsole/venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/kivy/base.py", line 574, in runTouchApp
EventLoop.mainloop()
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^^
File "/home/pi/wfpiconsole/venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/kivy/base.py", line 339, in mainloop
self.idle()
~~~~~~~~~ ^^
File "/home/pi/wfpiconsole/venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/kivy/base.py", line 383, in idle
self.dispatch_input()
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^^
File "/home/pi/wfpiconsole/venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/kivy/base.py", line 334, in dispatch_input
post_dispatch_input(*pop(0))
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/pi/wfpiconsole/venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/kivy/base.py", line 302, in post_dispatch_input
wid.dispatch('on_touch_up', me)
~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "kivy/_event.pyx", line 731, in kivy._event.EventDispatcher.dispatch
File "/home/pi/wfpiconsole/venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/kivy/uix/behaviors/button.py", line 179, in on_touch_up
self.dispatch('on_release')
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "kivy/_event.pyx", line 727, in kivy._event.EventDispatcher.dispatch
File "kivy/_event.pyx", line 1307, in kivy._event.EventObservers.dispatch
File "kivy/_event.pyx", line 1191, in kivy._event.EventObservers._dispatch
File "/home/pi/wfpiconsole/venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/kivy/lang/builder.py", line 60, in custom_callback
exec( __kvlang__.co_value, idmap)
~~~~ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/pi/wfpiconsole/user/customPanels.kv", line 23, in
on_release: app.CurrentConditions.switchPanel(self)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/pi/wfpiconsole/main.py", line 605, in switchPanel
self.ids[button_data[1]].add_widget(eval(new_panel + 'Panel')(mode))
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^^^^^^
TypeError: ExamplePanel. __init__ () takes 1 positional argument but 2 were given
[INFO] [UDP] 2026-09-01 18:32:51 - Closing socket
[INFO] [UDP] 2026-09-01 18:32:51 - Socket closed
```
And from the .ini file…
```auto
[PrimaryPanels]
PanelOne = Example
PanelTwo = Temperature
PanelThree = WindSpeed
PanelFour = SunriseSunset
PanelFive = Rainfall
PanelSix = Barometer
[SecondaryPanels]
PanelOne = Sager
PanelTwo = Forecast
PanelThree =
PanelFour = MoonPhase
PanelFive =
PanelSix = Lightning
```
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