Log unhandled exceptions stacktraces in log files

doc/release_notes.rst

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ Upcoming Release
 
 * Add warning when BEV availability weekly profile has negative values in `build_transport_demand`.
 
+* Stacktrace of uncaught exceptions should now be correctly included inside log files (via `configure_logging(..)`).
+
 
 PyPSA-Eur 0.9.0 (5th January 2024)
 ==================================

scripts/_helpers.py

@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ def configure_logging(snakemake, skip_handlers=False):
         Do (not) skip the default handlers created for redirecting output to STDERR and file.
     """
     import logging
+    import sys
 
     kwargs = snakemake.config.get("logging", dict()).copy()
     kwargs.setdefault("level", "INFO")
@@ -103,6 +104,14 @@ def configure_logging(snakemake, skip_handlers=False):
         )
     logging.basicConfig(**kwargs)
     
+    # Setup a function to handle uncaught exceptions and include them with their stacktrace into logfiles
+    def handle_exception(exc_type, exc_value, exc_traceback):
+        # Log the exception
+        logger = logging.getLogger()
+        logger.error("Uncaught exception",
+                    exc_info=(exc_type, exc_value, exc_traceback))
+
+    sys.excepthook = handle_exception
 
 def update_p_nom_max(n):
     # if extendable carriers (solar/onwind/...) have capacity >= 0,