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  "root_cause": "caplog captured no records because logger propagation was disabled, the logger level filtered the message, or the logging call happened before caplog was installed (e.g., at import time).",
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  "root_cause_zh": "caplog 未捕获任何记录，因为日志传播被禁用、日志记录器级别过滤了消息，或者日志记录调用发生在安装 caplog 之前（例如在导入时）。",
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      "why_fails": "Defeats the purpose of testing logs and doesn't fix capture.",
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  "first_seen": "2024-07-19",
  "last_confirmed": "2025-01-01",
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