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Cron external worker missing dependency site-packages

Cluster 122222 · cron. Data as of

1 open item. Fix merged in #126344 on 28 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A bug caused cron jobs on self-managed installs to fail because the external worker process launched without the correct Python interpreter or activated virtualenv, making dependencies like ruamel unavailable. Multiple fixes attempt to restore the proper site-packages and interpreter path for the external worker.

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No open issues.

Open PRs1

  • PR#122936Cron jobs on self-managed installs no longer die before dispatch (#122222, salvage #122290)

Fixes on record

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  • #126344 Restart-safe cron jobs no longer die on 'No module named ruamel' under multiplex, and fail closed on a broken PM boot (#122222, salvage #122936)

    merged to main

    files: contributors/emails/[email protected], contributors/emails/[email protected], contributors/emails/[email protected], contributors/emails/[redacted:email], contributors/emails/[redacted:email], cron/AGENTS.md, cron/__init__.py, cron/scheduler.py, cron/scheduler_worker_env.py, cron/worker_bootstrap.py, tests/cron/test_restart_safe_worker.py

3 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: duplicate 2 · superseded by another PR 1

  • #122238 fix(cron): restore activated dependency site-packages in external worker PYTHONPATH · superseded by another PR → #126344, #122290, #122936, #122222
  • #122290 fix(cron): restore activated dependency site-packages for the external worker · duplicate → a9b6a8c, 25c1dc5, d0288be, 8e3b0d1, #122936, #122222, #122238, #122742
  • #125304 fix(cron): launch the external worker on the committed dependency venv interpreter · duplicate → #122222, #122420
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#122222[Bug]: cron external worker cannot import dependencies on self-managed installs — every scheduled job fails before its ownership ack
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  • Pairwise link density 0.40: the share of item pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. 1.00 means every pair is linked.

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Subsystem
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Merged PRs
#126344
Closed issues
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3 PRs closed without merging
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28 Sep 2026

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