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+id: 57e38d6f-828e-496b-af23-da7f4806252c
+type: workflow
+title: "PR review: major-domo-database#40 — raise HTTPException fix (standings.py)"
+tags: [pr-reviewer, major-domo-database, fastapi, python, standings, gitea]
+importance: 0.6
+confidence: 0.8
+created: "2026-03-03T01:20:24.848534+00:00"
+updated: "2026-03-03T01:20:24.848534+00:00"
+---
+
+## PR #40: fix: raise HTTPException in recalculate_standings on failure (#23)
+
+**Verdict**: REQUEST_CHANGES (review post blocked — Gitea rejects self-reviews)
+
+### Key Findings
+
+1. **Core fix is correct**: `recalculate_standings` in `standings.py` was missing a `raise` before `HTTPException(status_code=500, ...)`, causing the endpoint to silently return HTTP 200 on failure. Adding `raise` correctly propagates the error.
+
+2. **Undocumented `stratgame.py` changes**: PR body says only `standings.py` was changed, but diff includes full changes to `stratgame.py` (order_by return-value fix + reformatting). This is misleading.
+
+3. **Merge conflict risk with PR #39**: PR #39 ("fix: assign order_by() return value in GET /api/v3/games") modifies the exact same `stratgame.py` changes. Merging both creates conflict risk.
+
+4. **Gitea self-review block**: Both PRs (#39, #40) were created by `cal`, so `create_pull_request_review` fails with "reject your own pull is not allowed". Automated review posting is not possible for self-authored PRs in this repo.
+
+### Files Reviewed
+- `app/routers_v3/standings.py`
+- `app/routers_v3/stratgame.py`