Handle 403 Unauthorized more gracefully
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enhancement
good first issue
- Dominant language
- Python
- Stars
- 140
- Forks
- 12
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
Unexpectedly hit 403 Unauth due to https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/21070. We should wrap with a more friendly warning.

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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No file or test is named in the issue. Find the request-handling entry point that receives the 403 response, read the related Bitcoin issue for context, and determine how warnings are currently surfaced. Done means a 403 produces a friendly warning instead of an unexpected error.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100