Syntax errors in the Python source files give exit code 2 when they should give 1 as exit code
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Description
Syntax errors in the Python source files give 2 when they should give 1, as exit code. 1 means the files have a problem, while 2 should mean a usage error.
I haven't verified myself where this is a problem; at the moment I'm relying on second-hand info from @sterliakov
Originally posted by @wyattscarpenter in #19548
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No source file, test, or entry point is named. Start by reproducing the reported exit-code difference with a Python source file containing a syntax error, then trace the CLI path that classifies the result. Done means syntax errors return exit code 1 while usage errors continue to return 2, with a regression test covering the behavior.
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- Tech stack
- python
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- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
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- 1-2 days
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