ValueError: dictionary update sequence element #0 has length 1; 2 is required : Error in user_proxy.initiate_chat

[abduljaleeledathol]

Encountering the above error while running user_proxy.initiate_chat as shown below
user_proxy.initiate_chat(
assistant,
message="""What date is today? Compare the year-to-date gain for META and TESLA.""",
)

[sonichi]

Please follow https://microsoft.github.io/autogen/docs/FAQ#set-your-api-endpoints
If you use config_list, make sure it's a list.

[abduljaleeledathol]

Fixed the issue. Thanks for the reply.
Solved by making config_list file as list and mentioning absolute path for config file with .json extension