Expected Behavior
No warnings emitted during Lambda cold start when importing datadog_lambda.
Actual Behavior
A SyntaxWarning is emitted at module import time (cold start) on Python 3.14:
/var/task/datadog_lambda/wrapper.py:203: SyntaxWarning: 'return' in a 'finally' block
return self.blocking_response
This warning fires every cold start and pollutes CloudWatch logs. Python 3.14 introduced SyntaxWarning for return/break/continue inside finally blocks because such a return silently suppresses any exception that was actively propagating through the try/except.
Steps to Reproduce the Problem
- Deploy a Lambda function using
datadog-lambda on the Python 3.14 runtime
- Trigger a cold start (first invocation or new sandbox)
- Observe the
SyntaxWarning in CloudWatch logs during INIT_START
Specifications
- Datadog Lambda Library version: 8.123.0
- Python version: 3.14
Root Cause
In _LambdaDecorator.__call__, the finally block contains a return:
finally:
self._after(event, context)
if self.blocking_response:
return self.blocking_response # ← triggers SyntaxWarning in Python 3.14
Proposed Fix
Remove return self.response from the try block and return self.blocking_response from the finally block, deferring both to after the entire try/except/finally:
try:
if self.blocking_response:
return self.blocking_response
self.response = self.func(event, context, **kwargs)
except BlockingException:
self.blocking_response = get_asm_blocked_response(self.event_source)
except Exception:
...
raise
finally:
self._after(event, context)
if self.blocking_response:
return self.blocking_response
return self.response
All four execution paths (block before, block during, block after, normal) remain correct. Happy to open a PR with this fix and updated tests.
Stacktrace
/var/task/datadog_lambda/wrapper.py:203: SyntaxWarning: 'return' in a 'finally' block
return self.blocking_response
Expected Behavior
No warnings emitted during Lambda cold start when importing
datadog_lambda.Actual Behavior
A
SyntaxWarningis emitted at module import time (cold start) on Python 3.14:This warning fires every cold start and pollutes CloudWatch logs. Python 3.14 introduced
SyntaxWarningforreturn/break/continueinsidefinallyblocks because such areturnsilently suppresses any exception that was actively propagating through thetry/except.Steps to Reproduce the Problem
datadog-lambdaon the Python 3.14 runtimeSyntaxWarningin CloudWatch logs duringINIT_STARTSpecifications
Root Cause
In
_LambdaDecorator.__call__, thefinallyblock contains areturn:Proposed Fix
Remove
return self.responsefrom thetryblock andreturn self.blocking_responsefrom thefinallyblock, deferring both to after the entiretry/except/finally:All four execution paths (block before, block during, block after, normal) remain correct. Happy to open a PR with this fix and updated tests.
Stacktrace