Error in Settings.cs - Cannot implicitly convert type 'Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.PasswordString' to 'string'

[georgekosmidis]

While trying to run "Step 1️: Set up your OpenAI or Azure OpenAI Service key"

#!import ../config/Settings.cs

bool useAzureOpenAI = false;

await Settings.AskAzureEndpoint(useAzureOpenAI);
await Settings.AskModel(useAzureOpenAI);
await Settings.AskApiKey(useAzureOpenAI);

I got the following error:

{
	"name": "Error",
	"message": "(95,26): error CS0029: Cannot implicitly convert type 'Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.PasswordString' to 'string'\r
(100,26): error CS0029: Cannot implicitly convert type 'Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.PasswordString' to 'string'"
}

Had to go to lines 95 and 100 of Settings.cs and change the following:

apiKey = await InteractiveKernel.GetPasswordAsync("Please enter your Azure OpenAI API key");
// and
apiKey= await InteractiveKernel.GetPasswordAsync("Please enter your OpenAI API key");

to

apiKey = (await InteractiveKernel.GetPasswordAsync("Please enter your Azure OpenAI API key")).ToString();
// and
apiKey = (await InteractiveKernel.GetPasswordAsync("Please enter your OpenAI API key")).ToString();

[XiaoYangxxxx]

Got the same error, thank you!

[wullemsb]

Same here. The solution as suggested above works. This PR fixes it.