makeplane/plane · error · CommandError

Issue identifier is required

Error message

Issue identifier is required

What it means

Raised by `fix_duplicate_sequences` when `issue_identifier` is falsy (lines 33-37). Because `issue_identifier` is a required positional argument (line 20), argparse rejects a missing value first, so this branch is only reachable via programmatic invocation (`call_command`) with a falsy value. The raise is before the try block, so it is a true CommandError.

Source

Thrown at apps/api/plane/db/management/commands/fix_duplicate_sequences.py:37

        # Positional argument
        parser.add_argument("issue_identifier", type=str, help="Issue Identifier")

    def strict_str_to_int(self, s):
        if not s.isdigit() and not (s.startswith("-") and s[1:].isdigit()):
            raise ValueError("Invalid integer string")
        return int(s)

    def handle(self, *args, **options):
        workspace_slug = input("Workspace slug: ")

        if not workspace_slug:
            raise CommandError("Workspace slug is required")

        issue_identifier = options.get("issue_identifier", False)

        # Validate issue_identifier
        if not issue_identifier:
            raise CommandError("Issue identifier is required")

        # Validate issue identifier
        try:
            identifier = issue_identifier.split("-")

            if len(identifier) != 2:
                raise ValueError("Invalid issue identifier format")

            project_identifier = identifier[0]
            issue_sequence = self.strict_str_to_int(identifier[1])

            # Fetch the project
            project = Project.objects.get(identifier__iexact=project_identifier, workspace__slug=workspace_slug)

            # Get the issues
            issues = Issue.objects.filter(project=project, sequence_id=issue_sequence)
            # Check if there are duplicate issues
            if not issues.count() > 1:

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Solutions

1. Invoke via CLI with the identifier: `python manage.py fix_duplicate_sequences PLANE-42`.
2. If calling programmatically, pass a non-empty `PROJECT-N` string.
3. Add a guard in your wrapper before invoking.

Example fix

# before
call_command('fix_duplicate_sequences', issue_identifier='')
# after
call_command('fix_duplicate_sequences', issue_identifier='PLANE-42')

import sys
issue_identifier = ''  # from your script
if not issue_identifier:
    sys.exit('issue_identifier is required')

def is_valid_issue_identifier(value: str) -> bool:
    return isinstance(value, str) and value.count('-') == 1 and value.split('-')[1].isdigit()

try:
    call_command('fix_duplicate_sequences', issue_identifier)
except CommandError as e:
    if 'is required' in str(e):
        # programmatic invocation passed an empty identifier
        ...

When it happens

Trigger: Calling `call_command('fix_duplicate_sequences', issue_identifier=None)` or `''`; otherwise argparse blocks the invocation.

Common situations: Wrapper scripts/tests that pass an empty identifier programmatically.

Related errors

• Please provide the email of the admin.
• Error: Workspace slug is required
• Error: Email is required
• User email is required and should have signed in plane
• User with the provided email does not exist.

AI-assisted analysis of makeplane/plane@1c8a60f858 (2026-08-12). Data as JSON: /api/errors/a55c114d188700d3. Report an issue: GitHub.