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id: a5f56cb6-9a7b-4224-98f3-aefc4cfc0a2a
type: fix
title: "Fix: swallowed HTTPException in recalculate_standings — use sed to avoid linter reformatting"
tags: [major-domo-database, fastapi, python, httpexception, linter, sed, standings]
importance: 0.7
confidence: 0.8
created: "2026-03-03T01:36:59.027516+00:00"
updated: "2026-03-03T01:37:03.490572+00:00"
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# Fix: Swallowed HTTPException in recalculate_standings

## Problem
`app/routers_v3/standings.py` line 124 constructed an `HTTPException` but never raised it, causing the endpoint to always return 200 even on failure.

## Root Cause
Missing `raise` keyword:
```python
# Bug
HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=f'Error recreating Standings rows')

# Fix
raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=f'Error recreating Standings rows')
```

## Solution
Add the single `raise` keyword. Used `sed -i` directly rather than the Edit tool, because the Edit tool triggers a linter (black/ruff) that reformats the entire file — which caused the previous PR (#40) to be rejected.

```bash
sed -i "s/        HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=f'Error recreating Standings rows')/        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=f'Error recreating Standings rows')/" app/routers_v3/standings.py
```

## Key Lesson
When a repo has an auto-formatter configured as a save hook, use `sed` or `Bash` tool for surgical one-line fixes instead of the Edit tool, to avoid unintended reformatting of the whole file.

## Files Changed
- `app/routers_v3/standings.py` (1 line, 1 word added)

## PR
- Issue: major-domo-database#23
- PR: major-domo-database#41