getting "SPARQL request failed" for every call

[finin]

I've been using wdtaxonomy (v 0.6.6) happily for many months on my macbook running 10.14.5. Starting yesterday, every call I make (e.g., "wdtaxonomy -c Q5") produces an immediate "SPARQL request failed" message.

I tried capturing the sparql queries with --sparql and pasting that into the wikidata query service web page, and it they work. I also tried passing the standard query service URL with --sparql-endpoint and that did not help. I tried uninstalling and then installing again, which did not fix the problem.

Might it be due to this: https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2019-June/013161.html ?

Any suggestions?

[nichtich]

Hi @finin, thanks for the feedback. Please try version 0.6.7!

[finin]

Great, Thanks for updating it!

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[mrcchef]

Hey, I have the latest version 0.6.7, still, it's happening with me.
This is the query that I ran : wdtaxonomy -f csv Q735
Output: SPARQL request failed

[finin]

Capturing the query with a -s flag and executing it directly on Wikidata Query Service <https://query.wikidata.org/> show that the problem is due to a query timeout. The wdtaxonomy query with a -b flag does work wdtaxonomy -b -f csv Q735 so apparently, counting all of the instances takes too much time.

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On Mon, Mar 13, 2023 at 2:36 AM Abhijeet Tamrakar ***@***.***> wrote: Hey, I am facing the same issue! I have the latest version i.e. 0.6.7 Query: wdtaxonomy -f csv Q735 Output: SPARQL request failed — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#49 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAUHQH4ZFGZLZPUVUES6DCTW326ANANCNFSM4HZDKCUA> . You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[finin]

Capturing the query with a -s flag and executing it directly on Wikidata Query Service show that the problem is due to a query timeout. Adding a -b flag to the query does work, so apparently, counting all of the instances takes too much time.

wdtaxonomy -b -f csv Q735 

[jaygray0919]

Had a similar issue.
Here is the dialog: #52
now works as advertised
/jay