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Error handling guidelines for NeMo-RL. Covers exception specificity, minimal try bodies, and else blocks.
Build and dependency management for NeMo-RL. Covers Docker image building and running, uv usage, venv setup, and adding dependencies.
CI/CD reference for NeMo-RL. Covers GitHub Actions pipeline structure, CI triggering via /ok to test, and CI failure investigation.
Configuration conventions for NeMo-RL. YAML is the single source of truth for defaults. Covers TypedDict usage, exemplar YAML updates, and forbidden default patterns.
Contribution conventions for NeMo-RL. Covers PR title format, commit sign-off, and CI triggering.
NVIDIA copyright header requirements for NeMo-RL. Covers which files need headers and the exact header text.
Documentation conventions for NeMo-RL. Covers docs/index.md updates and docstring format.
| name | error-handling |
| description | Error handling guidelines for NeMo-RL. Covers exception specificity, minimal try bodies, and else blocks. |
| when_to_use | Writing or reviewing exception handling; 'try-except', 'catch all exceptions', 'bare except', 'how to handle errors', during code review. |
When using try-except blocks, limit the except to the smallest set of errors possible.
Don't:
try:
open(path, "r").read()
except:
print("Failed to open file")
Do:
try:
open(path, "r").read()
except FileNotFoundError:
print("Failed to open file")