Cron scheduled runs breaking due to stale module caches
Cluster 98976. Data as of
Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #99521 on 31 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.
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- Known?
- Yes. 3 related items grouped here, 1 issue already closed.
- Fix event
- A fix was merged to main in PR #99521. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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resolved, deciding PR #99521. That is separate from the fix event. - Still open
- Nothing open on GitHub.
These items concern in-process scheduled cron jobs failing with ImportError after extended uptime, apparently caused by stale sys.modules entries. The group includes a bug report and two related fix attempts addressing module cache isolation for scheduled runs.
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Fixes on record
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#99521 fix(cron): isolate lazy imports from stale module caches (salvage #98996)
files:
agent/agent_init.py,agent/agent_runtime_helpers.py,agent/auxiliary_client.py,agent/codex_headers.py,cron/scheduler.py,gateway/platforms/base.py,plugins/image_gen/openai-codex/__init__.py,run_agent.py,tests/cron/test_stale_module_leaf_imports.py,tools/environments/base.py,tools/environments/docker.py,tools/environments/path_utils.py,tools/environments/singularity.py
1 PR closed without merging
From the close comments: done elsewhere 1
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#98996 fix(cron): keep scheduled runs working with stale module caches · done elsewhere →
#99521
Closed issues · 1
- Closed#98976Scheduled in-process cron fires fail with ImportError ('cannot import name X') after hours of uptime — stale sys.modules; manual lane unaffected
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- 31 Aug 2026