Internal Server Error 500 (re-issue)

[chicago-joe]

Original Issue: #422

I didn't have permissions to re-open it so I had to make a new issue.

Glanced into the build logs and see:

Job Run Snippet Lines 615-758

job log

Running 8: :cht.sh
/usr/bin/python3 ../lib/standalone.py :cht.sh
--- results/8^I2025-08-08 05:15:15.525999978 +0000
+++ /tmp/cht.sh.tests-M1VjSQvCA3yaiF^I2025-08-08 05:16:41.971926720 +0000
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
     cht.sh --mode lite      # use https://cheat.sh/ only
     cht.sh --mode auto      # use local installation
 
-For intallation and standalone usage, you need \`git\`, \`python\`,
+For installation and standalone usage, you need \`git\`, \`python\`,
 and \`virtualenv\` to be installed locally.
 EOF
     return
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@
 }
 
 cmd_copy() {
-  if [ -z "$DISPLAY" ]; then
+  if [ -z "$DISPLAY" ] && [ "$is_macos" != yes ]; then
     echo copy: supported only in the Desktop version
   elif [ -z "$input" ]; then
     echo copy: Make at least one query first.
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@
 }
 
 cmd_ccopy() {
-  if [ -z "$DISPLAY" ]; then
+  if [ -z "$DISPLAY" ] && [ "$is_macos" != yes ]; then
     echo copy: supported only in the Desktop version
   elif [ -z "$input" ]; then
     echo copy: Make at least one query first.
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@
   curl -s "${CHTSH_URL}"/:cht.sh > "$TMP2"
   if ! cmp "$0" "$TMP2" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
     if grep -q ^__CHTSH_VERSION= "$TMP2"; then
-      # section was vaildated by us already
+      # section was validated by us already
       args=(--shell "$section")
       cp "$TMP2" "$0" && echo "Updated. Restarting..." && rm "$TMP2" && CHEATSH_RESTART=1 exec "$0" "${args[@]}"
     else
FAILED: [8] :cht.sh
Running 9: cht.sh python copy file     # [online]
/usr/bin/python3 ../lib/standalone.py python copy file
--- results/9^I2025-08-08 05:15:15.527000037 +0000
+++ /tmp/cht.sh.tests-M1VjSQvCA3yaiF^I2025-08-08 05:16:42.916926284 +0000
@@ -1,16 +1,23 @@
-^[[38;5;246;03m#  How do I copy a file in Python?^[[39;00m
-^[[38;5;246;03m#  ^[[39;00m
-^[[38;5;246;03m#  shutil (http://docs.python.org/3/library/shutil.html) has many methods^[[39;00m
-^[[38;5;246;03m#  you can use. One of which is:^[[39;00m
-
-^[[38;5;70;01mfrom^[[39;00m^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;68;04mshutil^[[39;00m^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;70;01mimport^[[39;00m^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;252mcopyfile^[[39m
-
-^[[38;5;252mcopyfile^[[39m^[[38;5;252m(^[[39m^[[38;5;252msrc^[[39m^[[38;5;252m,^[[39m^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;252mdst^[[39m^[[38;5;252m)^[[39m
-
-^[[38;5;246;03m#  Copy the contents of the file named src to a file named dst. The^[[39;00m
-^[[38;5;246;03m#  destination location must be writable; otherwise, an IOError exception^[[39;00m
-^[[38;5;246;03m#  will be raised. If dst already exists, it will be replaced. Special^[[39;00m
-^[[38;5;246;03m#  files such as character or block devices and pipes cannot be copied^[[39;00m
-^[[38;5;246;03m#  with this function. src and dst are path names given as strings.^[[39;00m
-^[[38;5;246;03m#  ^[[39;00m
-^[[38;5;246;03m#  [Swati] [so/q/123198] [cc by-sa 3.0]^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m#  [`shutil`][1] has many methods you can use. One of which is:^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m#  ^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m#  ```^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m#  from shutil import copyfile^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m#  copyfile(src, dst)^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m#  ```^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m#  ^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;248;03m#  - Copy the contents of the file named **src** to a file named^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m#  **dst**.^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;248;03m#  - The destination location must be writable; otherwise, an^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m#  **IOError** exception will be raised.^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;248;03m#  - If **dst** already exists, it will be replaced.^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;248;03m#  - Special files such as character or block devices and pipes cannot^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m#  be copied with this function.^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;248;03m#  - With **copy**, **src** and **dst** are path names given as^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m#  __strings__.^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m#  ^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m#  If you use `os.path` operations, use `copy` rather than `copyfile`.^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m#  `copyfile` will only accept strings.^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m#  ^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;252m  ^[[39m^[[38;5;248;03m#  [1]: [http://docs.python.org/3/library/shutil.html^[[39;00m](http://docs.python.org/3/library/shutil.html%5E[[39;00m)
+^[[38;5;248;03m#  ^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m#  [Swati] [so/q/123198] [cc by-sa 3.0]^[[39;00m
FAILED: [9] python copy file
Running 10: python/copy+file            # [online]
/usr/bin/python3 ../lib/standalone.py python/copy+file
--- results/10^I2025-08-08 05:15:15.524999919 +0000
+++ /tmp/cht.sh.tests-M1VjSQvCA3yaiF^I2025-08-08 05:16:43.696925653 +0000
@@ -1,16 +1,23 @@
-^[[38;5;246;03m#  How do I copy a file in Python?^[[39;00m
-^[[38;5;246;03m#  ^[[39;00m
-^[[38;5;246;03m#  shutil (http://docs.python.org/3/library/shutil.html) has many methods^[[39;00m
-^[[38;5;246;03m#  you can use. One of which is:^[[39;00m
-
-^[[38;5;70;01mfrom^[[39;00m^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;68;04mshutil^[[39;00m^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;70;01mimport^[[39;00m^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;252mcopyfile^[[39m
-
-^[[38;5;252mcopyfile^[[39m^[[38;5;252m(^[[39m^[[38;5;252msrc^[[39m^[[38;5;252m,^[[39m^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;252mdst^[[39m^[[38;5;252m)^[[39m
-
-^[[38;5;246;03m#  Copy the contents of the file named src to a file named dst. The^[[39;00m
-^[[38;5;246;03m#  destination location must be writable; otherwise, an IOError exception^[[39;00m
-^[[38;5;246;03m#  will be raised. If dst already exists, it will be replaced. Special^[[39;00m
-^[[38;5;246;03m#  files such as character or block devices and pipes cannot be copied^[[39;00m
-^[[38;5;246;03m#  with this function. src and dst are path names given as strings.^[[39;00m
-^[[38;5;246;03m#  ^[[39;00m
-^[[38;5;246;03m#  [Swati] [so/q/123198] [cc by-sa 3.0]^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m#  [`shutil`][1] has many methods you can use. One of which is:^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m#  ^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m#  ```^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m#  from shutil import copyfile^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m#  copyfile(src, dst)^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m#  ```^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m#  ^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;248;03m#  - Copy the contents of the file named **src** to a file named^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m#  **dst**.^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;248;03m#  - The destination location must be writable; otherwise, an^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m#  **IOError** exception will be raised.^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;248;03m#  - If **dst** already exists, it will be replaced.^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;248;03m#  - Special files such as character or block devices and pipes cannot^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m#  be copied with this function.^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;248;03m#  - With **copy**, **src** and **dst** are path names given as^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m#  __strings__.^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m#  ^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m#  If you use `os.path` operations, use `copy` rather than `copyfile`.^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m#  `copyfile` will only accept strings.^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m#  ^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;252m  ^[[39m^[[38;5;248;03m#  [1]: [http://docs.python.org/3/library/shutil.html^[[39;00m](http://docs.python.org/3/library/shutil.html%5E[[39;00m)
+^[[38;5;248;03m#  ^[[39;00m
+^[[38;5;248;03m#  [Swati] [so/q/123198] [cc by-sa 3.0]^[[39;00m
FAILED: [10] python/copy+file
Running 11: python/copy+file?Q          # [online]
/usr/bin/python3 ../lib/standalone.py python/copy+file?Q
--- results/11^I2025-08-08 05:15:15.524999919 +0000
+++ /tmp/cht.sh.tests-M1VjSQvCA3yaiF^I2025-08-08 05:16:44.458925349 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
-^[[38;5;70;01mfrom^[[39;00m^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;68;04mshutil^[[39;00m^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;70;01mimport^[[39;00m^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;252mcopyfile^[[39m
 
-^[[38;5;252mcopyfile^[[39m^[[38;5;252m(^[[39m^[[38;5;252msrc^[[39m^[[38;5;252m,^[[39m^[[38;5;252m ^[[39m^[[38;5;252mdst^[[39m^[[38;5;252m)^[[39m
FAILED: [11] python/copy+file?Q
Running 1

[chicago-joe]

It seems that some permission / path issues exist during the build and testing stages.

Furthermore the downstream docker job fails on running to the max execution time of 24 hours. Likely this has something to do with the previous job failures.

[chubin]

The 'Internal Server Error 500' on the live deployment (https://cheat.sh/) was fixed, please retry

[LelouBil]

Not fixed for me

[chubin]

Try again

[LelouBil]

It works now !

[Froopity]

I am still unable to reach https://cheat.sh with the exact same issue.

[sleepymincy]

Can confirm, same issue for me.

[chubin]

try again

[sleepymincy]

try again

Works now! What's the issue, may I ask? Would be awkward to keep bothering you each time it happens.

[chubin]

I've restarted the server. Seems to be a leaked file descriptor.

[manero6]

still unreachable with Internal Server Error 500

[chubin]

Try again

[manero6]

@chubin nice, it works now!

[mre]

Looks like it's down again. Getting a 500.

[chubin]

Please retry

[mre]

It's up, thanks!

[abitrolly]

Maybe setup automated alerting? Not sure if there any bots on GitHub Marketplace.

[chubin]

Better fix it properly instead, and that's exactly what I am going to do

[andylin2004]

Attempting to use cheat.sh today and it still gives me a 500 error

[chubin]

Please retry

[andylin2004]

Perfect. Seems like it’s working again.On Oct 7, 2025, at 3:02 PM, Igor Chubin @.***> wrote:chubin left a comment (chubin/cheat.sh#423) Please retry

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[psychananaz]

It's down again. Has been for ages with a few openings occasionally.

[chubin]

Please try again now.

I am working on a new version (a complete rework from scratch) where the problem does not exist

[morindo]

Attempting to use cheat.sh today and it still gives me a 500 error

[chubin]

Not still, but again. Please retry now

[HumbleGrumble87]

Down again! Thank you for maintaining this - saves my life every other day :)

[chubin]

Please retry

[HumbleGrumble87]

ferris bueller you're my hero

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