ai-automation-consultant / Failure Lab
Python Parser Silent Drop
A parser catches every exception and silently skips failed documents.
Category
python
Difficulty
standard
Last Run
none
Incident Brief
Diagnose why fewer documents reach review than were uploaded.
Broken State
The Python document parser uses a broad except block that continues without recording failed files.
Symptoms
- Upload count is 42 but review queue count is 37.
- No error report identifies the five missing documents.
Trace
uploaded=42 parsed=37 failed=0 except Exception: continue