Internal Server Error 500 (re-issue)

Original Issue: **#422**

I didn't have permissions to re-open it so I had to make a new issue.

Glanced into the build logs and see:

Job Run Snippet Lines 615-758

[job log](https://github.com/chubin/cheat.sh/actions/runs/16822510617/job/47652136704#step:615:758)

```
Running 8: :cht.sh
/usr/bin/python3 ../lib/standalone.py :cht.sh
--- results/8^I2025-08-08 05:15:15.525999978 +0000
+++ /tmp/cht.sh.tests-M1VjSQvCA3yaiF^I2025-08-08 05:16:41.971926720 +0000
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
cht.sh --mode lite # use https://cheat.sh/ only
cht.sh --mode auto # use local installation

-For intallation and standalone usage, you need \`git\`, \`python\`,
+For installation and standalone usage, you need \`git\`, \`python\`,
and \`virtualenv\` to be installed locally.
EOF
return
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@
}

cmd_copy() {
- if [ -z "$DISPLAY" ]; then
+ if [ -z "$DISPLAY" ] && [ "$is_macos" != yes ]; then
echo copy: supported only in the Desktop version
elif [ -z "$input" ]; then
echo copy: Make at least one query first.
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@
}

cmd_ccopy() {
- if [ -z "$DISPLAY" ]; then
+ if [ -z "$DISPLAY" ] && [ "$is_macos" != yes ]; then
echo copy: supported only in the Desktop version
elif [ -z "$input" ]; then
echo copy: Make at least one query first.
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@
curl -s "${CHTSH_URL}"/:cht.sh > "$TMP2"
if ! cmp "$0" "$TMP2" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
if grep -q ^__CHTSH_VERSION= "$TMP2"; then
- # section was vaildated by us already
+ # section was validated by us already
args=(--shell "$section")
cp "$TMP2" "$0" && echo "Updated. Restarting..." && rm "$TMP2" && CHEATSH_RESTART=1 exec "$0" "${args[@]}"
else
FAILED: [8] :cht.sh
Running 9: cht.sh python copy file # [online]
/usr/bin/python3 ../lib/standalone.py python copy file
--- results/9^I2025-08-08 05:15:15.527000037 +0000
+++ /tmp/cht.sh.tests-M1VjSQvCA3yaiF^I2025-08-08 05:16:42.916926284 +0000
@@ -1,16 +1,23 @@
-^[[38;5;246;03m# How do I copy a file in Python?^[[39;00m
-^[[38;5;246;03m# ^[[39;00m
-^[[38;5;246;03m# shutil (http://docs.python.org/3/library/shutil.html) has many methods^[[39;00m
-^[[38;5;246;03m# you can use. One of which is:^[[39;00m
-
-^[[38;5;70;01mfrom^[[39;00m^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;68;04mshutil^[[39;00m^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;70;01mimport^[[39;00m^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;252mcopyfile^[[39m
-
-^[[38;5;252mcopyfile^[[39m^[[38;5;252m(^[[39m^[[38;5;252msrc^[[39m^[[38;5;252m,^[[39m^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;252mdst^[[39m^[[38;5;252m)^[[39m
-
-^[[38;5;246;03m# Copy the contents of the file named src to a file named dst. The^[[39;00m
-^[[38;5;246;03m# destination location must be writable; otherwise, an IOError exception^[[39;00m
-^[[38;5;246;03m# will be raised. If dst already exists, it will be replaced. Special^[[39;00m
-^[[38;5;246;03m# files such as character or block devices and pipes cannot be copied^[[39;00m
-^[[38;5;246;03m# with this function. src and dst are path names given as strings.^[[39;00m
-^[[38;5;246;03m# ^[[39;00m
-^[[38;5;246;03m# [Swati] [so/q/123198] [cc by-sa 3.0]^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m# [`shutil`][1] has many methods you can use. One of which is:^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m# ^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m# ```^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m# from shutil import copyfile^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m# copyfile(src, dst)^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m# ```^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m# ^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;248;03m# - Copy the contents of the file named **src** to a file named^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m# **dst**.^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;248;03m# - The destination location must be writable; otherwise, an^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m# **IOError** exception will be raised.^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;248;03m# - If **dst** already exists, it will be replaced.^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;248;03m# - Special files such as character or block devices and pipes cannot^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m# be copied with this function.^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;248;03m# - With **copy**, **src** and **dst** are path names given as^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m# __strings__.^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m# ^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m# If you use `os.path` operations, use `copy` rather than `copyfile`.^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m# `copyfile` will only accept strings.^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m# ^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;248;03m# [1]: [http://docs.python.org/3/library/shutil.html^[[39;00m](http://docs.python.org/3/library/shutil.html%5E[[39;00m)
+^[[38;5;248;03m# ^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m# [Swati] [so/q/123198] [cc by-sa 3.0]^[[39;00m
FAILED: [9] python copy file
Running 10: python/copy+file # [online]
/usr/bin/python3 ../lib/standalone.py python/copy+file
--- results/10^I2025-08-08 05:15:15.524999919 +0000
+++ /tmp/cht.sh.tests-M1VjSQvCA3yaiF^I2025-08-08 05:16:43.696925653 +0000
@@ -1,16 +1,23 @@
-^[[38;5;246;03m# How do I copy a file in Python?^[[39;00m
-^[[38;5;246;03m# ^[[39;00m
-^[[38;5;246;03m# shutil (http://docs.python.org/3/library/shutil.html) has many methods^[[39;00m
-^[[38;5;246;03m# you can use. One of which is:^[[39;00m
-
-^[[38;5;70;01mfrom^[[39;00m^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;68;04mshutil^[[39;00m^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;70;01mimport^[[39;00m^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;252mcopyfile^[[39m
-
-^[[38;5;252mcopyfile^[[39m^[[38;5;252m(^[[39m^[[38;5;252msrc^[[39m^[[38;5;252m,^[[39m^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;252mdst^[[39m^[[38;5;252m)^[[39m
-
-^[[38;5;246;03m# Copy the contents of the file named src to a file named dst. The^[[39;00m
-^[[38;5;246;03m# destination location must be writable; otherwise, an IOError exception^[[39;00m
-^[[38;5;246;03m# will be raised. If dst already exists, it will be replaced. Special^[[39;00m
-^[[38;5;246;03m# files such as character or block devices and pipes cannot be copied^[[39;00m
-^[[38;5;246;03m# with this function. src and dst are path names given as strings.^[[39;00m
-^[[38;5;246;03m# ^[[39;00m
-^[[38;5;246;03m# [Swati] [so/q/123198] [cc by-sa 3.0]^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m# [`shutil`][1] has many methods you can use. One of which is:^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m# ^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m# ```^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m# from shutil import copyfile^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m# copyfile(src, dst)^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m# ```^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m# ^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;248;03m# - Copy the contents of the file named **src** to a file named^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m# **dst**.^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;248;03m# - The destination location must be writable; otherwise, an^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m# **IOError** exception will be raised.^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;248;03m# - If **dst** already exists, it will be replaced.^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;248;03m# - Special files such as character or block devices and pipes cannot^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m# be copied with this function.^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;248;03m# - With **copy**, **src** and **dst** are path names given as^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m# __strings__.^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m# ^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m# If you use `os.path` operations, use `copy` rather than `copyfile`.^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m# `copyfile` will only accept strings.^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m# ^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;248;03m# [1]: [http://docs.python.org/3/library/shutil.html^[[39;00m](http://docs.python.org/3/library/shutil.html%5E[[39;00m)
+^[[38;5;248;03m# ^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m# [Swati] [so/q/123198] [cc by-sa 3.0]^[[39;00m
FAILED: [10] python/copy+file
Running 11: python/copy+file?Q # [online]
/usr/bin/python3 ../lib/standalone.py python/copy+file?Q
--- results/11^I2025-08-08 05:15:15.524999919 +0000
+++ /tmp/cht.sh.tests-M1VjSQvCA3yaiF^I2025-08-08 05:16:44.458925349 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
-^[[38;5;70;01mfrom^[[39;00m^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;68;04mshutil^[[39;00m^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;70;01mimport^[[39;00m^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;252mcopyfile^[[39m

-^[[38;5;252mcopyfile^[[39m^[[38;5;252m(^[[39m^[[38;5;252msrc^[[39m^[[38;5;252m,^[[39m^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;252mdst^[[39m^[[38;5;252m)^[[39m
FAILED: [11] python/copy+file?Q
Running 1
```

Start with the linked build log and inspect lib/standalone.py together with the generated cht.sh output. Re-run the failing standalone commands for :cht.sh, python copy file, python/copy+file, and python/copy+file?Q. Done means the reported CI cases no longer produce the shown diffs or failures.

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