fix: narrow exception in Content-Length header lookup from Exception to AttributeError - #3918
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…to AttributeError Bare 'except Exception' would swallow MemoryError, RecursionError, etc. The only realistic failure from getheader() is AttributeError.
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Pull request overview
Narrows Content-Length lookup error handling to avoid swallowing critical exceptions.
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- Catches only
AttributeErrorfromgetheader().
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src/specify_cli/workflows/_commands.py |
Narrows header lookup exception handling. |
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| try: | ||
| raw_length = getheader("Content-Length") | ||
| except Exception: | ||
| except AttributeError: |
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Problem
Bare
except Exceptionwould swallowMemoryError,RecursionError, etc.Fix
Narrow to
AttributeErrorwhich is the only realistic failure fromgetheader().Testing
Verified Content-Length header is read correctly
Verified missing header is handled gracefully