Copilot suggests `except Exception: pass` everywhere, how do I break it of the habit?

Solved · 274 views · asked 2 weeks ago by marco_py · edited

Every error handler Copilot autocompletes swallows the exception. I catch it in review, but juniors accept the suggestion.

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Added a comment # never swallow exceptions at the top of files. No effect.

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leo_prompts2 weeks ago · edited

Copilot completes patterns it sees in the file. Give it a better pattern to copy:

Add a ruff rule that fails CI: BLE001 (blind except) and S110 (try-except-pass). Now the suggestion cannot be merged.
Put one correct handler near the top of common modules; Copilot mirrors nearby code more than comments.

Linters beat prompts for habits.

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The ruff rules are in CI now. The suggestions still appear, they just can't land. marco_py 2 weeks ago · edited

We did the same and put one properly handled error at the top of the module as an example. Copilot copies it surprisingly often. bytebarista 2 weeks ago · edited

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Copilot suggests `except Exception: pass` everywhere, how do I break it of the habit?

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