Apache Airflow Task stuck in 'queued' state

The task might be waiting for a worker slot to become available or there might be a configuration issue.

['Step 1: Check the worker logs for any errors using the command: `tail -f $AIRFLOWHOME/logs/worker/latest/worker.log`.', 'Step 2: Verify the `parallelism`, `dagconcurrency`, and `maxactiverunsperdag` settings in the `airflow.cfg` file.', 'Step 3: Ensure that the Celery or LocalExecutor is running if using those executors.', 'Step 4: Restart the Airflow worker using the command: `airflow celery worker` or `airflow worker`.']

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Apache Airflow Task failing with 'ImportError: No module named <module>'

The task is trying to import a module that is not installed.

Apache Airflow Task failing with 'ImportError: cannot import name <name> from <module>'

The task is trying to import a name that does not exist in the module.

Apache Airflow Task failing with 'ImportError: cannot import name <name>'

The task is trying to import a name that does not exist in the module.

Apache Airflow Task failing with 'ModuleNotFoundError: No module named <module>'

The task is trying to import a module that is not installed.

Apache Airflow Task failing with 'ImportError: No module named <module>'

The task is trying to import a module that is not installed.

Apache Airflow Task failing with 'FutureWarning'

The task is using a feature that will change in future versions.

Apache Airflow Task failing with 'UserWarning'

The task encountered a warning generated by user code.

Apache Airflow Task failing with 'SyntaxWarning'

The task code contains a syntax issue that may not cause an error but is not recommended.

Apache Airflow Task failing with 'ResourceWarning'

The task encountered a warning related to resource usage.

Apache Airflow Task failing with 'DeprecationWarning'

The task is using a deprecated feature or method.

Apache Airflow Task failing with 'ImportWarning'

The task encountered a warning during module import.

Apache Airflow Task failing with 'UnicodeError'

The task encountered an issue with Unicode encoding or decoding.

Apache Airflow Task failing with 'KeyboardInterrupt'

The task was interrupted by a user or system signal.

Apache Airflow Task failing with 'TabError'

The task code contains inconsistent use of tabs and spaces.

Apache Airflow Task failing with 'IndentationError'

The task code contains incorrect indentation.

Apache Airflow Task failing with 'SystemExit'

The task encountered a system exit call.

Apache Airflow Task failing with 'StopIteration'

The task encountered an iterator that has been exhausted.

Apache Airflow Task failing with 'EOFError'

The task encountered an unexpected end of file or stream.

Apache Airflow Task failing with 'NotImplementedError'

The task is trying to use a feature or method that is not implemented.

Apache Airflow Task failing with 'AssertionError'

An assertion in the task code failed.

Apache Airflow Task failing with 'ModuleNotFoundError'

The task is trying to import a module that is not installed.

Apache Airflow Task failing with 'OverflowError'

The task encountered a numerical operation that exceeded the limits of the data type.

Apache Airflow Task failing with 'ZeroDivisionError'

The task attempted to divide by zero.

Apache Airflow Task failing with 'NameError'

The task is trying to use a variable that has not been defined.

Apache Airflow Task failing with 'RuntimeError'

The task encountered an unexpected runtime condition.

Apache Airflow Task failing with 'FileNotFoundError'

The task is trying to access a file that does not exist.

Apache Airflow Task failing with 'MemoryError'

The task exceeded the available memory during execution.

Apache Airflow Task failing with 'OSError'

The task encountered an operating system-related error.

Apache Airflow Task failing with 'TimeoutError'

The task exceeded the allowed time to complete an operation.

Apache Airflow Task failing with 'HTTPError'

The task received an unsuccessful HTTP response from an external service.

Apache Airflow Task failing with 'ConnectionError'

The task is unable to establish a connection to an external service.

Apache Airflow Task failing with 'TypeError'

The task encountered an operation with incompatible types.

Apache Airflow Task failing with 'IndexError'

The task is trying to access an index that is out of range.

Apache Airflow Task failing with 'AttributeError'

The task is trying to access an attribute that does not exist.

Apache Airflow Task failing with 'KeyError'

The task is trying to access a dictionary key that does not exist.

Apache Airflow Task failing with 'ValueError'

The task encountered an unexpected value or type.

Apache Airflow DAG run not starting

The DAG might be paused or there might be a scheduling issue.

Apache Airflow Task failing with 'PermissionError'

The task is trying to access a file or directory without the necessary permissions.

Apache Airflow Task failing with 'Timeout' error

The task execution time exceeded the specified timeout limit.

Apache Airflow Task failing with 'ImportError'

The task is trying to import a module that is not installed or not available in the environment.

Apache Airflow Web server not starting

There might be a configuration issue or a port conflict.

Apache Airflow Task instance not found

The task instance might have been deleted or not created due to a DAG run failure.

Apache Airflow Task failing with 'AirflowException'

The task might be misconfigured or there might be an issue with the task's logic.

Apache Airflow Task failing with 'Broken DAG' error

There is a syntax or import error in the DAG file.

Apache Airflow Scheduler not picking up new DAGs

The scheduler might be down or there might be a configuration issue.

Apache Airflow Database connection errors

The database connection string might be incorrect or the database server might be down.

Apache Airflow DAG not appearing in the UI

The DAG file might not be in the correct directory, or there might be a syntax error in the DAG file.

Apache Airflow Task stuck in 'queued' state

The task might be waiting for a worker slot to become available or there might be a configuration issue.

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