Failed to connect to the Tensorflow master

[honey-ai]

I have been trying to run run_classifier training on a TPU but I get this error.

INFO:tensorflow:Querying Tensorflow master for TPU system metadata.
2019-01-02 11:35:33.211174: W tensorflow/core/distributed_runtime/rpc/grpc_session.cc:349] GrpcSession::ListDevices will initialize the session with an empty graph and other defaults because the session has not yet been created.
WARNING:tensorflow:Failed to connect to the Tensorflow master. The TPU worker may not be ready (still scheduling) or the Tensorflow master address is incorrect:

[mlucy]

I had the same problem when trying to run the code locally. When I used ctpu up and downloaded the code onto the VM it spun up for me, though, it worked fine.

[danyaljj]

I had the same problem when trying to run the code locally. When I used ctpu up and downloaded the code onto the VM it spun up for me, though, it worked fine.

To clarify: your script worked on a VM, but not on your own machine? Sounds more like a hack than a solution.