xcom include_prior_dates=True returns "None" instead of xcom
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Description
### Under which category would you file this issue?
Airflow Core/Task SDK
### Apache Airflow version
3.2.2, 3.3.0
### What happened and how to reproduce it?
Try running this simple dag pair for cross dag xcom transfer. The cross_dag_xcom_downstream dag correctly receives the xcom value at airflow v3.1.7 but receives None in airflow v3.2x and v3.3.0. The cross_dag_xcom_upstream correctly creates an xcom entry its just that the cross_dag_xcom_downstream is not able to access it.
```
from airflow.sdk import dag, task
@dag()
def cross_dag_xcom_upstream():
@task
def push_to_xcom():
return "Hello!"
push_to_xcom()
cross_dag_xcom_upstream()
@dag()
def cross_dag_xcom_downstream():
@task
def pull_from_xcom(**context):
print("The context task instance is", context["task_instance"])
my_data = context["task_instance"].xcom_pull(
dag_id="cross_dag_xcom_upstream",
task_ids="push_to_xcom",
key="return_value",
include_prior_dates=True,
)
return my_data
pull_from_xcom()
cross_dag_xcom_downstream()
```
### What you think should happen instead?
The downstream dag should receive the xcom.
### Are you willing to submit PR?
- [ ] Yes I am willing to submit a PR!
### Code of Conduct
- [x] I agree to follow this project's [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/apache/airflow/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by running the two DAGs shown in the issue on Airflow 3.2.2 or 3.3.0 and compare the TaskInstance.xcom_pull call with Airflow 3.1.7. Trace the airflow.sdk task and cross-DAG XCom lookup, focusing on include_prior_dates=True. Done means the downstream task receives "Hello!" and the regression is covered by a reproducible check.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- backend, data-engineering
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 65/100