0.81.0: 'Value should be a string for dictionary value'

[jamieshaw]

Home Assistant release with the issue:
0.81.0

Last working Home Assistant release (if known):
0.80.3

Operating environment (Hass.io/Docker/Windows/etc.):
Native (PIP); Ubuntu 18.04 under VMware ESXi 6.7

Component/platform:

• homeassistant.core
• nest

Description of problem:
It appears that some strings within the config are not being correctly validated as such; I've seen this issue flag with the Nest structure config option, as well as automations calling the new homeassistant.update_entity service.

In regards to automations calling update_entity, it seems entity_id is always passed as a array rather than a string

Problem-relevant configuration.yaml entries and (fill out even if it seems unimportant):

- alias: '_Template Clock'
  initial_state: true
  trigger:
    - platform: time
      minutes: '/1'
  action:
    - service: homeassistant.update_entity
      entity_id: sensor.occupants

Traceback (if applicable):

ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.core] Invalid service data for homeassistant.update_entity: value should be a string for dictionary value @ data['entity_id']. Got ['sensor.occupants']

Additional information:

[iuro]

Same problem here, same version upgrade with nest

[amelchio]

Thanks. This will be fixed in 0.81.1.

Incidentally, please note that your automation is triggering every second, not every minute.

[tagno25]

I am having this same issue in 0.81.1 with the nest component.

[amelchio]

@tagno25 Please file a separate issue with your relevant configuration.yaml snippet.