icloudpd 1.17.3: Unhandled Exception While Authenticating about icloud_photos_downloader

[axscrew]

Almost same here so I'm not starting a new issue. The internet is working, nothing like proxy is meddling. Upon executing icloudpd prompts that Two-step/two-factor authentication is required (2fa) but none of my apple devices prompts me with the code. If I go to the settings -> Sign-In & Security > Two Factor Authentication -> Get Verification Code and enter the code, icloudpd fails. Initially 1.17.0 failed, I upgraded it to 1.17.2 (the latest windows build available) but this didn't help.

C:\Users\xscre\OneDrive\iCloud>C:\Users\xscre\OneDrive\iCloud\\icloudpd\icloudpd-1.17.2-windows-amd64.exe --username ******@gmail.com --directory C:\Users\xscre\OneDrive\iCloud\\Alex
2024-02-10 07:53:37 DEBUG    Authenticating...
2024-02-10 07:53:38 INFO     Two-step/two-factor authentication is required (2fa)
Please enter two-factor authentication code: 913897
2024-02-10 07:53:50 ERROR     (403)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "starters\icloudpd.py", line 6, in <module>
  File "click\core.py", line 1157, in __call__
  File "click\core.py", line 1078, in main
  File "click\core.py", line 1434, in invoke
  File "click\core.py", line 783, in invoke
  File "icloudpd\base.py", line 328, in main
  File "icloudpd\base.py", line 760, in core
  File "icloudpd\authentication.py", line 48, in authenticate_
  File "icloudpd\authentication.py", line 105, in request_2fa
  File "pyicloud_ipd\base.py", line 539, in validate_2fa_code
  File "requests\sessions.py", line 637, in post
  File "pyicloud_ipd\base.py", line 134, in request
  File "pyicloud_ipd\base.py", line 207, in _raise_error
pyicloud_ipd.exceptions.PyiCloudAPIResponseException:  (403)
[15196] Failed to execute script 'icloudpd' due to unhandled exception!

C:\Users\xscre\OneDrive\iCloud>PAUSE
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What helped was deleting all auth-related files from .pycloud dir. Then I was prompted with the code which I hadn't been before.

[AndreyNikiforov]

How is proxy configured for icloudpd process? Does icloudpd work without proxy?

[scrutinizer11]

The proxy (Squid-based) has no per-app config options. It receives connections on localhost:3128. I also use Adguard's resolvers. When troubleshooting, I changed those to Google's but that had no difference. In fact, I doubt icloudpd connects to the Internet. Little Snitch Network Monitor shows no traces of the outbound connections by icloudpd, so I don't see any cues allowing me to register its attempts at network activity.

The account is 2FA.

[AndreyNikiforov]

I am thinking of the following steps to troubleshoot:

• try prev version to isolate the change
• try without proxy to confirm that no other issues are inflicting proxy errors
• use HTTP_PROXY env var as mentioned in the doc
• try modifying src code for explicit proxy setup (at least to confirm that as a mitigation)

[rorymurtagh]

I have the same issue. But no proxy. 1.17.2 works. latest/1.17.3 does not. Will keep looking/debug.

[SnoopyCoder]

Same issue, Internet access is working (checked with "curl www.google.com") and no proxy.

2024-01-30 14:33:28 DEBUG    Authenticating...
2024-01-30 14:33:29 ERROR    Unknown reason
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "pyicloud_ipd/base.py", line 220, in authenticate
  File "requests/sessions.py", line 637, in post
  File "pyicloud_ipd/base.py", line 105, in request
  File "pyicloud_ipd/base.py", line 127, in _raise_error
pyicloud_ipd.exceptions.PyiCloudAPIResponseError: Unknown reason

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "starters/icloudpd.py", line 5, in <module>
  File "click/core.py", line 1157, in __call__
  File "click/core.py", line 1078, in main
  File "click/core.py", line 1434, in invoke
  File "click/core.py", line 783, in invoke
  File "icloudpd/base.py", line 317, in main
  File "icloudpd/base.py", line 744, in core
  File "icloudpd/authentication.py", line 31, in authenticate_
  File "pyicloud_ipd/base.py", line 204, in __init__
  File "pyicloud_ipd/base.py", line 228, in authenticate
pyicloud_ipd.exceptions.PyiCloudFailedLoginException: ('Invalid email/password combination.', PyiCloudAPIResponseError('Unknown reason'))

[axscrew]

Almost same here so I'm not starting a new issue. The internet is working, nothing like proxy is meddling. Upon executing icloudpd prompts that Two-step/two-factor authentication is required (2fa) but none of my apple devices prompts me with the code. If I go to the settings -> Sign-In & Security > Two Factor Authentication -> Get Verification Code and enter the code, icloudpd fails. Initially 1.17.0 failed, I upgraded it to 1.17.2 (the latest windows build available) but this didn't help.

C:\Users\xscre\OneDrive\iCloud>C:\Users\xscre\OneDrive\iCloud\\icloudpd\icloudpd-1.17.2-windows-amd64.exe --username ******@gmail.com --directory C:\Users\xscre\OneDrive\iCloud\\Alex
2024-02-10 07:53:37 DEBUG    Authenticating...
2024-02-10 07:53:38 INFO     Two-step/two-factor authentication is required (2fa)
Please enter two-factor authentication code: 913897
2024-02-10 07:53:50 ERROR     (403)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "starters\icloudpd.py", line 6, in <module>
  File "click\core.py", line 1157, in __call__
  File "click\core.py", line 1078, in main
  File "click\core.py", line 1434, in invoke
  File "click\core.py", line 783, in invoke
  File "icloudpd\base.py", line 328, in main
  File "icloudpd\base.py", line 760, in core
  File "icloudpd\authentication.py", line 48, in authenticate_
  File "icloudpd\authentication.py", line 105, in request_2fa
  File "pyicloud_ipd\base.py", line 539, in validate_2fa_code
  File "requests\sessions.py", line 637, in post
  File "pyicloud_ipd\base.py", line 134, in request
  File "pyicloud_ipd\base.py", line 207, in _raise_error
pyicloud_ipd.exceptions.PyiCloudAPIResponseException:  (403)
[15196] Failed to execute script 'icloudpd' due to unhandled exception!

C:\Users\xscre\OneDrive\iCloud>PAUSE
Press any key to continue . . .

[Mintume]

Facing the same issue.

[Mintume]

What helped was deleting all auth-related files from .pycloud dir. Then I was prompted with the code which I hadn't been before.
Can you tell me the directory location and which file to be deleted, pls?

[axscrew]

What helped was deleting all auth-related files from .pycloud dir. Then I was prompted with the code which I hadn't been before.
Can you tell me the directory location and which file to be deleted, pls?

I have windows, so I deleted all the files in this directory: C:\Users\%USERNAME%\.pyicloud Not sure about other OS.