Problemsby GlyphTrouble with PostgreSQL values
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Postgres inequality behavior with composite values vs. ARRAYs: (a,b,c) vs. ARRAY[a,b,c]
I've noticed a inconsistent results in Postgres when comparing two ARRAYs using an inequality ( e.g. >, < ), where one element of one ARRAY is NULL.. In composite inequalities where one element is NULL, I get the expected result back: NULL.. SELECT (11::INT,1,1) > (NULL,9,9)...
pg-meta: editing a function corrupts scalar config_params (SET ... TO) values
...so a value that contains a space, hyphen, `=`, or other non-identifier character either fails to parse or silently loses its surrounding quotes when the function is saved. This is the write-path counterpart to #51916 (the read-side `=` truncation, addressed in #51999). It...
Invalid values in request bodies return 503 (retried by the client) or 500 instead of 422
### Bug summary Some request bodies containing invalid values get a 5xx response instead of 422. - **503 on PostgreSQL:** NUL (`"\u0000"`) or a lone surrogate (`"\ud800"`) in a JSONB field, or `NaN` in artifact `data`. The Python client retries 503s, so...
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3 posts from 3 people in 3 places, about 2 a week over 12 days. Mostly on PrefectHQ/prefect, supabase/supabase, Stack Overflow [postgresql]. Tools named alongside: Prefect, Supabase.
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Posts about PostgreSQL with no known issue, sharing the word "values". First post Oct 27, 2026, latest Nov 7, 2026. Corroborated: 3 or more posts from 2 or more people or places. Method
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