Need to debug "index out of range" error in certain cases

[sarats]

[2022-03-31 02:01:15,431] ERROR in app: Exception on /ajax/specificSearch/user:/expid,machine,model_throughput,total_pes_active [GET]
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/opt/venv/pace4/lib/python3.6/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 2073, in wsgi_app
response = self.full_dispatch_request()
File "/opt/venv/pace4/lib/python3.6/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1518, in full_dispatch_request
rv = self.handle_user_exception(e)
File "/opt/venv/pace4/lib/python3.6/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1516, in full_dispatch_request
rv = self.dispatch_request()
File "/opt/venv/pace4/lib/python3.6/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1502, in dispatch_request
return self.ensure_sync(self.view_functions[rule.endpoint])(**req.view_args)
File "/pace/pace4/portal/pace/webapp.py", line 852, in specificSearch
result = json.loads(searchCore(query,50,"exp_date","desc",whiteListArray,False))
File "/pace/pace4/portal/pace/webapp.py", line 805, in searchCore
advSearch(element)
File "/pace/pace4/portal/pace/webapp.py", line 733, in advSearch
if syntax[1][0]=="$":
IndexError: string index out of range
[2022-03-31 02:01:15,748] ERROR in app: Exception on /ajax/search/user:/10/exp_date/desc [GET]
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/opt/venv/pace4/lib/python3.6/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 2073, in wsgi_app
response = self.full_dispatch_request()
File "/opt/venv/pace4/lib/python3.6/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1518, in full_dispatch_request
rv = self.handle_user_exception(e)
File "/opt/venv/pace4/lib/python3.6/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1516, in full_dispatch_request
rv = self.dispatch_request()
File "/opt/venv/pace4/lib/python3.6/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1502, in dispatch_request
return self.ensure_sync(self.view_functions[rule.endpoint])(**req.view_args)
File "/pace/pace4/portal/pace/webapp.py", line 805, in searchCore
advSearch(element)
File "/pace/pace4/portal/pace/webapp.py", line 733, in advSearch
if syntax[1][0]=="$":
IndexError: string index out of range
[2022-03-31 14:21:10,322] ERROR in app: Exception on /ajax/specificSearch/user:/expid,machine,model_throughput,total_pes_active [GET]
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/opt/venv/pace4/lib/python3.6/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 2073, in wsgi_app
response = self.full_dispatch_request()
File "/opt/venv/pace4/lib/python3.6/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1518, in full_dispatch_request
rv = self.handle_user_exception(e)
File "/opt/venv/pace4/lib/python3.6/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1516, in full_dispatch_request
rv = self.dispatch_request()
File "/opt/venv/pace4/lib/python3.6/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1502, in dispatch_request
return self.ensure_sync(self.view_functions[rule.endpoint])(**req.view_args)
File "/pace/pace4/portal/pace/webapp.py", line 852, in specificSearch
result = json.loads(searchCore(query,50,"exp_date","desc",whiteListArray,False))
File "/pace/pace4/portal/pace/webapp.py", line 805, in searchCore
advSearch(element)
File "/pace/pace4/portal/pace/webapp.py", line 733, in advSearch
if syntax[1][0]=="$":
IndexError: string index out of range
[2022-03-31 14:21:10,727] ERROR in app: Exception on /ajax/search/user:/10/exp_date/desc [GET]
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/opt/venv/pace4/lib/python3.6/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 2073, in wsgi_app
response = self.full_dispatch_request()
File "/opt/venv/pace4/lib/python3.6/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1518, in full_dispatch_request
rv = self.handle_user_exception(e)
File "/opt/venv/pace4/lib/python3.6/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1516, in full_dispatch_request
rv = self.dispatch_request()
File "/opt/venv/pace4/lib/python3.6/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1502, in dispatch_request
return self.ensure_sync(self.view_functions[rule.endpoint])(**req.view_args)
File "/pace/pace4/portal/pace/webapp.py", line 805, in searchCore
advSearch(element)
File "/pace/pace4/portal/pace/webapp.py", line 733, in advSearch
if syntax[1][0]=="$":
IndexError: string index out of range

[sarats]

Above might be fixed after recent exception handling.

Also check in upload workflow:
list index out of range in file README.case.535907.220309-063923.gz