stripe api connection error

[hoanhan101]

calling stripe.Charge.create() under a flask/websocket endpoint raises

stripe.error.APIConnectionError: Unexpected error communicating with Stripe. It looks like there's
probably a configuration issue locally.

while calling it outside is fine.

[hoanhan101]

did some debugging with @julianlambert today, it turned out that, the error was caused by the use of eventlet.monkey_patch() - how we handled websocket threading.

it turns out that stripe can't be monkey patched 🐒. dang.

Basically that means that because stripe is still running in a blocking way instead of asynchronously it cannot function with our server. SO, we are gonna use stripe from the front end instead and just send the payment data to a backend web-socket.

[hoanhan101]

@julianlambert will you please build the front end stripe api communication — translate the stripe payment processor to the front end please? — sincerely julian (from hoanhs computer)

[awbry]

Options for fixing stripe payment

• use stripe without threading
  • stop threading
  • don't use threading at all
• integrate stripe with threading

[hoanhan101]

@acencini suggested to use gunicorn instead of eventlet at the class demo today