set personless and use a random value

Author: oliverb123

posthog/client.py

@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ def page(
     def capture_exception(
         self,
         exception=None,
-        distinct_id=DEFAULT_DISTINCT_ID,
+        distinct_id=None,
         properties=None,
         context=None,
         timestamp=None,
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ def capture_exception(
                 self.log.warning("No exception information available")
                 return
 
-            # Format stack trace like sentry
+            # Format stack trace for cymbal
             all_exceptions_with_trace = exceptions_from_error_tuple(exc_info)
 
             # Add in-app property to frames in the exceptions

posthog/exception_capture.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import logging
 import sys
 import threading
+import uuid
 from enum import Enum
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, List, Optional
 
@@ -61,14 +62,16 @@ def exception_receiver(self, exc_info, extra_properties):
 
     def capture_exception(self, exception, metadata=None):
         try:
-            # if hasattr(sys, "ps1"):
-            #     # Disable the excepthook for interactive Python shells
-            #     return
+            distinct_id = metadata.get("distinct_id") if metadata else None
 
-            distinct_id = metadata.get("distinct_id") if metadata else DEFAULT_DISTINCT_ID
-            # Make sure we have a distinct_id if its empty in metadata
-            distinct_id = distinct_id or DEFAULT_DISTINCT_ID
+            # if there's no distinct_id, we'll generate one and set personless mode
+            # via $process_person_profile = false
+            properties = {}
+            if distinct_id is None:
+                properties["$process_person_profile"] = False
+                distinct_id = uuid.uuid4()
 
-            self.client.capture_exception(exception, distinct_id)
+
+            self.client.capture_exception(exception, distinct_id, properties)
         except Exception as e:
             self.log.exception(f"Failed to capture exception: {e}")