Drop PostHog new_context exception-capture workaround - #113
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posthog-python now inherits enable_exception_autocapture for new_context, so per-call capture_exceptions=False is no longer required. Keep assigning default_client so module-level APIs use the configured instance. Co-authored-by: Michael Bianco <mike@mikebian.co>
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Motivation
posthog-python#353 is fixed in PR #680:
new_context()now inheritsenable_exception_autocapturefrom the client / default client instead of always capturing exceptions.This repo already depends on
posthog>=7.38.0(locked at 7.45.1), which includes that behavior. No extra SDK work is required to "support" the upstream change.Description
We had a workaround of passing
capture_exceptions=Falseon everyposthog.new_context()because the SDK ignored the client setting.That is no longer needed.
enable_exception_autocapture=Falseon the configured client is enough.Still required:
posthog.default_client = posthog_client. Module-level APIs (posthog.new_context,posthog.capture, …) do not automatically use a separately constructedPosthog()instance. Issue #353 also called that out; #680 did not add a different client-assignment API.Screenshots / Test
Verified against installed
posthog==7.45.1:new_context()with nocapture_exceptionsargument setscapture_exceptions=Falsewhen the default client hasenable_exception_autocapture=Falsecapture_exceptioncapture_exceptions=Truestill opts inUnit tests in
tests/unit/posthog_test.pycover the same wiring against our configured client (needs Redis because importingappruns service version checks).Links
capture_exceptions=Falseby default on new contexts if posthog is not capturing exceptions PostHog/posthog-python#353