IMGIITRoorkee / IMGIITRoorkee/PwManager

Improve error handling for missing password files

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Description

Currently, if a password file is missing when loading it, the program throws an error. Add error handling to display a user-friendly message when a file doesn't exist.

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Research direction

Start at the password-file loading path and reproduce the behavior with a missing file. Handle the missing-file case with a user-friendly message instead of an unhandled error, then verify that existing password files still load normally.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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