Error in web3.py package

[mrjha4050]

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-packages/eth_account/account.py", line 799, in _parsePrivateKey
    return self._keys.PrivateKey(HexBytes(key))
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-packages/eth_keys/datatypes.py", line 251, in __init__
    validate_private_key_bytes(private_key_bytes)
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-packages/eth_keys/validation.py", line 89, in validate_private_key_bytes
    validate_bytes_length(value, 32, "private key")
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-packages/eth_keys/validation.py", line 54, in validate_bytes_length
    raise ValidationError(
eth_utils.exceptions.ValidationError: Unexpected private key length: Expected 32, but got 16 bytes

The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/naman/Dapp/deploy.py", line 14, in <module>
    acct = w3.eth.account.from_key(private_key)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-packages/eth_utils/decorators.py", line 18, in _wrapper
    return self.method(obj, *args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-packages/eth_account/account.py", line 264, in from_key
    key = self._parsePrivateKey(private_key)
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-packages/eth_utils/decorators.py", line 18, in _wrapper
    return self.method(obj, *args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-packages/eth_account/account.py", line 801, in _parsePrivateKey
    raise ValueError(
ValueError: The private key must be exactly 32 bytes long, instead of 32 bytes.

I've been using the web3.y package with the Infura API, and I keep getting this error. Can somebody assist me in resolving this issue?

[pacrob]

Per the error, it looks like you've used an invalid value for your private key:

Unexpected private key length: Expected 32, but got 16 bytes

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[mrjha4050]

I have used the correct API key that Infura provided

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