[codex] Run update scraper unbuffered

[ethanolivertroy]

Summary

• run the update scraper with python -u
• set PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 for the scraper step

Why

The live data update can spend a long time in the scrape step. Running Python unbuffered makes scraper progress and warning output available during the run instead of only after process exit, which improves diagnosability for long weekly updates.

Validation

• python3 validate_api.py
• git diff --check

This is workflow-only; PR validation should run after creation.

[qodo-code-review]

Review Summary by Qodo

Run update scraper with unbuffered Python output

✨ Enhancement

Walkthroughs

Description

• Run update scraper with unbuffered Python output
• Set PYTHONUNBUFFERED environment variable for scraper step
• Improves diagnosability of long-running weekly data updates
• Makes scraper progress and warnings visible during execution

Diagram

flowchart LR
  A["Update Data Workflow"] -->|"Run scraper step"| B["Python unbuffered mode"]
  B -->|"PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1"| C["Real-time output visibility"]
  B -->|"python -u flag"| C
  C -->|"Improves"| D["Diagnosability"]

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File Changes

1. .github/workflows/update-data.yml ⚙️ Configuration changes +2/-1

Enable unbuffered output for update scraper

• Added PYTHONUNBUFFERED: '1' environment variable to scraper step
• Changed scraper invocation from python scraper.py to python -u scraper.py
• Enables unbuffered output for better real-time visibility during long-running updates

.github/workflows/update-data.yml

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[qodo-code-review]

Code Review by Qodo

🐞 Bugs (1) 📘 Rule violations (0)

1. Duplicate unbuffered configuration 🐞 Bug ⚙ Maintainability

Description

The scraper step sets PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 and also runs python -u, which are two independent ways
to enable unbuffered output. Keeping both creates unnecessary duplication and can confuse future
edits about which mechanism is intended to be authoritative.

Code

.github/workflows/update-data.yml[R51-56]

        env:
          ALGORITHM_SOURCE: crawl4ai
+          PYTHONUNBUFFERED: '1'
          SKIP_ALGORITHMS: ${{ github.event.inputs.skip_algorithms == 'true' && '1' || '0' }}
        run: |
-          python scraper.py
+          python -u scraper.py

Evidence

In the same workflow step, the environment variable PYTHONUNBUFFERED is set and the command also
includes the -u flag, indicating redundant unbuffering configuration.

.github/workflows/update-data.yml[50-56]

Agent prompt

The issue below was found during a code review. Follow the provided context and guidance below and implement a solution

## Issue description
The workflow enables unbuffered output twice for the same command (`PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1` and `python -u`). This redundancy is harmless but adds noise and creates a “two sources of truth” maintenance risk.

## Issue Context
The goal is to get scraper logs streamed during long runs. Either the environment variable or the `-u` flag alone achieves this.

## Fix Focus Areas
- .github/workflows/update-data.yml[51-56]

## Suggested change
Choose one mechanism and remove the other. For example, keep the step-level env var and revert the command back to `python scraper.py` (or alternatively, keep `python -u` and drop `PYTHONUNBUFFERED`).

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