[BUG] FSRS Desired Retention Simulator (Help Me Decide) Crash

When a deck has the default FSRS parameters, the Help Me Decide simulator gets stuck on processing after hitting simulate, it then gives this error and debug info

Error: 404: Invalid path: _anki/latestProgress
Anki 26.05 (e64c6b1a) (ao)
Python 3.13.13 Qt 6.11.0 PyQt 6.11.0
Platform: Windows-11-10.0.26200-SP0

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "D:\a\anki\anki\out\installer\build\anki\windows\app\src\app_packages\aqt\progress.py", line 121, in handler
File "D:\a\anki\anki\out\installer\build\anki\windows\app\src\app_packages\aqt\main.py", line 1578, in on_periodic_backup_timer
File "D:\a\anki\anki\out\installer\build\anki\windows\app\src\app_packages\aqt\main.py", line 1629, in create_backup_with_progress
File "D:\a\anki\anki\out\installer\build\anki\windows\app\src\app_packages\aqt\operations_init.py", line 263, in run_in_background
File "D:\a\anki\anki\out\installer\build\anki\windows\app\src\app_packages\aqt\operations_init_.py", line 281, in _run
File "D:\a\anki\anki\out\installer\build\anki\windows\app\src\app_packages\aqt\taskman.py", line 113, in with_progress
File "D:\a\anki\anki\out\installer\build\anki\windows\app\src\app_packages\aqt\taskman.py", line 71, in run_in_background
File "D:\a\anki\anki\out\installer\build\anki\windows\app\src\app_packages\aqt\taskman.py", line 148, in on_closures_pending
File "D:\a\anki\anki\out\installer\build\anki\windows\app\src\app_packages\aqt\taskman.py", line 88, in 
File "D:\a\anki\anki\out\installer\build\anki\windows\app\src\app_packages\aqt\operations_init.py", line 259, in wrapped_done
File "concurrent\futures_base.py", line 449, in result
File "concurrent\futures_base.py", line 401, in _get_result
File "concurrent\futures\thread.py", line 59, in run
File "D:\a\anki\anki\out\installer\build\anki\windows\app\src\app_packages\aqt\operations_init.py", line 243, in wrapped_op
File "D:\a\anki\anki\out\installer\build\anki\windows\app\src\app_packages\aqt\deckbrowser.py", line 163, in get_data
File "D:\a\anki\anki\out\installer\build\anki\windows\app\src\app_packages\anki\scheduler\base.py", line 79, in deck_due_tree
File "D:\a\anki\anki\out\installer\build\anki\windows\app\src\app_packages\anki_backend_generated.py", line 386, in deck_tree
File "D:\a\anki\anki\out\installer\build\anki\windows\app\src\app_packages\anki_backend.py", line 162, in _run_command
pyo3_runtime.PanicException: called Result::unwrap() on an Err value: PoisonError { .. }

After updating to 26.05, I keep having problems getting the FSRS Desired Retention Simulator to work for some decks. Whenever I try to simulate, it shows `Error: 404: Invalid path: _anki/latestProgress. The only decks affected are ones for which I have the Ignore cards reviewed before filled (set to 01/05/2026). The following is the debug info:

Anki 26.05 (e64c6b1a)
Python 3.13.13 Qt 6.11.0 PyQt 6.11.0
Platform: Windows-11-10.0.26200-SP0

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "D:\a\anki\anki\out\installer\build\anki\windows\app\src\app_packages\aqt\taskman.py", line 148, in on_closures_pending
File "D:\a\anki\anki\out\installer\build\anki\windows\app\src\app_packages\aqt\taskman.py", line 88, in 
File "D:\a\anki\anki\out\installer\build\anki\windows\app\src\app_packages\aqt\taskman.py", line 111, in wrapped_done
File "D:\a\anki\anki\out\installer\build\anki\windows\app\src\app_packages\aqt\operations_init.py", line 259, in wrapped_done
File "concurrent\futures_base.py", line 449, in result
File "concurrent\futures_base.py", line 401, in _get_result
File "concurrent\futures\thread.py", line 59, in run
File "D:\a\anki\anki\out\installer\build\anki\windows\app\src\app_packages\aqt\operations_init.py", line 243, in wrapped_op
File "D:\a\anki\anki\out\installer\build\anki\windows\app\src\app_packages\aqt\main.py", line 1596, in backup
File "D:\a\anki\anki\out\installer\build\anki\windows\app\src\app_packages\anki\collection.py", line 343, in create_backup
File "D:\a\anki\anki\out\installer\build\anki\windows\app\src\app_packages\anki_backend_generated.py", line 172, in create_backup
File "D:\a\anki\anki\out\installer\build\anki\windows\app\src\app_packages\anki_backend.py", line 162, in _run_command
pyo3_runtime.PanicException: called Result::unwrap() on an Err value: PoisonError { .. }

After running the Simulate button on the FSRS desired retention simulator, it thinks for a bit before crashing with a fatal error, which leads to a segfault.

It gives me the error “Error: 404: Invalid path: _anki/latestProgress”, with the following traceback:

Anki 26.05 (e64c6b1a) (ao)Python 3.13.11 Qt 6.11.0 PyQt 6.11.0Platform: macOS-15.7.3-arm64-arm-64bit-Mach-O

Traceback (most recent call last):File "/Users/runner/work/anki/anki/out/installer/build/anki/macos/app/Anki.app/Contents/Resources/app_packages/aqt/progress.py", line 121, in handlerFile "/Users/runner/work/anki/anki/out/installer/build/anki/macos/app/Anki.app/Contents/Resources/app_packages/aqt/main.py", line 1578, in on_periodic_backup_timerFile "/Users/runner/work/anki/anki/out/installer/build/anki/macos/app/Anki.app/Contents/Resources/app_packages/aqt/main.py", line 1629, in _create_backup_with_progressFile "/Users/runner/work/anki/anki/out/installer/build/anki/macos/app/Anki.app/Contents/Resources/app_packages/aqt/operations/init.py", line 263, in run_in_backgroundFile "/Users/runner/work/anki/anki/out/installer/build/anki/macos/app/Anki.app/Contents/Resources/app_packages/aqt/operations/init.py", line 281, in _runFile "/Users/runner/work/anki/anki/out/installer/build/anki/macos/app/Anki.app/Contents/Resources/app_packages/aqt/taskman.py", line 113, in with_progressFile "/Users/runner/work/anki/anki/out/installer/build/anki/macos/app/Anki.app/Contents/Resources/app_packages/aqt/taskman.py", line 71, in run_in_backgroundFile "/Users/runner/work/anki/anki/out/installer/build/anki/macos/app/Anki.app/Contents/Resources/app_packages/aqt/taskman.py", line 148, in _on_closures_pendingFile "/Users/runner/work/anki/anki/out/installer/build/anki/macos/app/Anki.app/Contents/Resources/app_packages/aqt/taskman.py", line 88, in File "/Users/runner/work/anki/anki/out/installer/build/anki/macos/app/Anki.app/Contents/Resources/app_packages/aqt/operations/init.py", line 259, in wrapped_doneFile "/Applications/Anki.app/Contents/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.13/lib/python3.13/concurrent/futures/_base.py", line 449, in resultreturn self.__get_result()~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^File "/Applications/Anki.app/Contents/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.13/lib/python3.13/concurrent/futures/_base.py", line 401, in __get_resultraise self._exceptionFile "/Applications/Anki.app/Contents/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.13/lib/python3.13/concurrent/futures/thread.py", line 59, in runresult = self.fn(*self.args, **self.kwargs)File "/Users/runner/work/anki/anki/out/installer/build/anki/macos/app/Anki.app/Contents/Resources/app_packages/aqt/operations/init.py", line 243, in wrapped_opFile "/Users/runner/work/anki/anki/out/installer/build/anki/macos/app/Anki.app/Contents/Resources/app_packages/aqt/deckbrowser.py", line 163, in get_dataFile "/Users/runner/work/anki/anki/out/installer/build/anki/macos/app/Anki.app/Contents/Resources/app_packages/anki/scheduler/base.py", line 79, in deck_due_treeFile "/Users/runner/work/anki/anki/out/installer/build/anki/macos/app/Anki.app/Contents/Resources/app_packages/anki/_backend_generated.py", line 386, in deck_treeFile "/Users/runner/work/anki/anki/out/installer/build/anki/macos/app/Anki.app/Contents/Resources/app_packages/anki/_backend.py", line 162, in _run_commandpyo3_runtime.PanicException: called Result::unwrap() on an Err value: PoisonError { .. }

This is followed by a SIGSEGV:

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Translated Report (Full Report Below)
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Process:               Anki [3090]
Path:                  /Applications/Anki.app/Contents/MacOS/Anki
Identifier:            net.ankiweb.anki
Version:               26.5 (1)
Code Type:             ARM-64 (Native)
Parent Process:        launchd [1]
User ID:               501

Date/Time:             2026-07-09 12:19:55.3782 -0400
OS Version:            macOS 15.7.3 (24G419)
Report Version:        12
Anonymous UUID:        6DA7E170-71BD-1CB8-49FB-9A0C14D599B9

Sleep/Wake UUID:       45F88728-0998-4720-908C-F82CC60E21BD

Time Awake Since Boot: 1300000 seconds
Time Since Wake:       1735 seconds

System Integrity Protection: enabled

Crashed Thread:        0  CrBrowserMain  Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread

Exception Type:        EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes:       KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x0000000000000010
Exception Codes:       0x0000000000000001, 0x0000000000000010

Termination Reason:    Namespace SIGNAL, Code 11 Segmentation fault: 11
Terminating Process:   exc handler [3090]

VM Region Info: 0x10 is not in any region.  Bytes before following region: 4369203184
      REGION TYPE                    START - END         [ VSIZE] PRT/MAX SHRMOD  REGION DETAIL
      UNUSED SPACE AT START
--->  
      __TEXT                      1046cc000-1046d0000    [   16K] r-x/r-x SM=COW  /Applications/Anki.app/Contents/MacOS/Anki

Thread 0 Crashed:: CrBrowserMain Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0   QtWebEngineCore               	       0x14d9fb500 QWebEnginePage::setVisible(bool) + 20
1   QtWebEngineWidgets.abi3.so    	       0x108f06794 sipQWebEngineView::hideEvent(QHideEvent*) + 148
2   QtWidgets                     	       0x10bc13eb8 QWidget::event(QEvent*) + 132
3   QtWebEngineWidgets.abi3.so    	       0x108f04f3c sipQWebEngineView::event(QEvent*) + 224
4   QtWidgets                     	       0x10bbc51a8 QApplicationPrivate::notify_helper(QObject*, QEvent*) + 332
5   QtWidgets                     	       0x10bbc6d98 QApplication::notify(QObject*, QEvent*) + 3484
6   QtWidgets.abi3.so             	       0x10cd44038 sipQApplication::notify(QObject*, QEvent*) + 248
7   QtCore                        	       0x1099ada08 QCoreApplication::sendEvent(QObject*, QEvent*) + 172
8   QtWidgets                     	       0x10bc12cd4 QWidgetPrivate::hideChildren(bool) + 1140
9   QtWidgets                     	       0x10bc12c98 QWidgetPrivate::hideChildren(bool) + 1080
10  QtWidgets                     	       0x10bc12758 QWidgetPrivate::hide_helper() + 288
11  QtWidgets                     	       0x10bc137b0 QWidgetPrivate::setVisible(bool) + 984
12  QtWidgets                     	       0x10bc13148 QWidget::setVisible(bool) + 792
13  QtWidgets                     	       0x10bc13cc0 QWidgetPrivate::handleClose(QWidgetPrivate::CloseMode) + 488
14  QtWidgets                     	       0x10bc2cb88 0x10bbb8000 + 478088
15  QtGui                         	       0x10c4b9d88 QWindow::event(QEvent*) + 528
16  QtWidgets                     	       0x10bbc51a8 QApplicationPrivate::notify_helper(QObject*, QEvent*) + 332
17  QtWidgets                     	       0x10bbc6200 QApplication::notify(QObject*, QEvent*) + 516
18  QtWidgets.abi3.so             	       0x10cd44038 sipQApplication::notify(QObject*, QEvent*) + 248
19  QtCore                        	       0x1099adb34 QCoreApplication::sendSpontaneousEvent(QObject*, QEvent*) + 176
20  QtGui                         	       0x10c45ce30 QGuiApplicationPrivate::processWindowSystemEvent(QWindowSystemInterfacePrivate::WindowSystemEvent*) + 2444
21  QtGui                         	       0x10c4c8434 0x10c3cc000 + 1033268
22  QtGui                         	       0x10c4b8ff4 QWindow::close() + 132
23  QtWidgets                     	       0x10bc01668 QWidget::~QWidget() + 932
24  QtWidgets.abi3.so             	       0x10cc8e550 sipQMainWindow::~sipQMainWindow() + 64
25  QtCore.abi3.so                	       0x1090a7d6c cleanup_qobject(_sipSimpleWrapper*, void*) + 224
26  sip.cpython-313-darwin.so     	       0x108b5e874 sip_api_visit_wrappers + 100
27  QtCore.abi3.so                	       0x1090a7618 cleanup_on_exit(_object*, _object*) + 16
28  Python                        	       0x10598b094 cfunction_vectorcall_NOARGS + 100
29  Python                        	       0x105b8b7f4 atexit_callfuncs + 128
30  Python                        	       0x105b54bec _Py_Finalize + 180
31  Python                        	       0x105b59338 Py_Exit + 64
32  Python                        	       0x105b5dd44 _PyErr_PrintEx + 76
33  QtCore.abi3.so                	       0x1090a7e00 pyqt6_err_print() + 128
34  QtCore.abi3.so                	       0x1090b0298 PyQtSlotProxy::unislot(void**) + 112
35  QtCore.abi3.so                	       0x1090b01f4 PyQtSlotProxy::qt_metacall(QMetaObject::Call, int, void**) + 68
36  QtCore                        	       0x109a026b8 0x109910000 + 992952
37  QtCore                        	       0x109a15f80 QTimer::timerEvent(QTimerEvent*) + 204
38  QtCore.abi3.so                	       0x108f77660 sipQTimer::timerEvent(QTimerEvent*) + 148
39  QtCore                        	       0x1099f9d54 QObject::event(QEvent*) + 104
40  QtCore.abi3.so                	       0x108f774ac sipQTimer::event(QEvent*) + 220
41  QtWidgets                     	       0x10bbc51a8 QApplicationPrivate::notify_helper(QObject*, QEvent*) + 332
42  QtWidgets                     	       0x10bbc6200 QApplication::notify(QObject*, QEvent*) + 516
43  QtWidgets.abi3.so             	       0x10cd44038 sipQApplication::notify(QObject*, QEvent*) + 248
44  QtCore                        	       0x1099ada08 QCoreApplication::sendEvent(QObject*, QEvent*) + 172
45  QtCore                        	       0x109b5b284 QTimerInfoList::activateTimers() + 1268
46  libqcocoa.dylib               	       0x10e4bf8a8 0x10e4a8000 + 96424
47  CoreFoundation                	       0x19105ea64 __CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_SOURCE0_PERFORM_FUNCTION__ + 28
48  CoreFoundation                	       0x19105e9f8 __CFRunLoopDoSource0 + 172
49  CoreFoundation                	       0x19105e764 __CFRunLoopDoSources0 + 232
50  CoreFoundation                	       0x19105d3b8 __CFRunLoopRun + 840
51  CoreFoundation                	       0x19105c9e8 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 572
52  HIToolbox                     	       0x19cafd27c RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 324
53  HIToolbox                     	       0x19cb004e8 ReceiveNextEventCommon + 676
54  HIToolbox                     	       0x19cc8b484 _BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInModeWithFilter + 76
55  AppKit                        	       0x194f7da34 _DPSNextEvent + 684
56  AppKit                        	       0x19591c940 -[NSApplication(NSEventRouting) _nextEventMatchingEventMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 688
57  libqcocoa.dylib               	       0x10e4c04e0 0x10e4a8000 + 99552
58  QtCore                        	       0x1099b70f8 QEventLoop::exec(QFlags<QEventLoop::ProcessEventsFlag>) + 588
59  QtCore                        	       0x1099ad700 QCoreApplication::exec() + 228
60  QtWidgets.abi3.so             	       0x10ce4eb64 meth_QApplication_exec(_object*, _object*) + 96
61  Python                        	       0x10598a384 cfunction_call + 116
62  Python                        	       0x105ab19b8 _PyEval_EvalFrameDefault + 40016
63  Python                        	       0x105aa53a8 PyEval_EvalCode + 132
64  Python                        	       0x105a9f0f0 builtin_exec + 396
65  Python                        	       0x10598afdc cfunction_vectorcall_FASTCALL_KEYWORDS + 88
66  Python                        	       0x105ab1664 _PyEval_EvalFrameDefault + 39164
67  Anki                          	       0x1046cd3d8 main + 2328
68  dyld                          	       0x190bd2b98 start + 6076

That report is truncated, if you need something else from it, let me know.

As an aside, this forum is not good for bug reports. I tried to see if this bug was reported, but I can’t even tell what is a closed bug and what isn’t!

Appears to be the same issue as:

(I previously tried but was not able to reproduce this problem behavior.)

Yes same cause it would seem, so thanks for finding that. I can give more information if you’re having trouble with repro.

My bug was probably actually two bugs, and the second one wasn’t represented here; that the crash lead to a segfault. Maybe not as urgent (or worth opening a second report), since anki has already crashed before it segfaults, but worth noting.

Hi, just had my first crash. Not sure where to post this. Thanks.

Anki 26.05 (e64c6b1a) (ao)
Python 3.13.11 Qt 6.11.0 PyQt 6.11.0
Platform: macOS-15.7.7-arm64-arm-64bit-Mach-O

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/runner/work/anki/anki/out/installer/build/anki/macos/app/Anki.app/Contents/Resources/app_packages/aqt/taskman.py", line 148, in _on_closures_pending
  File "/Users/runner/work/anki/anki/out/installer/build/anki/macos/app/Anki.app/Contents/Resources/app_packages/aqt/taskman.py", line 88, in <lambda>
  File "/Users/runner/work/anki/anki/out/installer/build/anki/macos/app/Anki.app/Contents/Resources/app_packages/aqt/taskman.py", line 111, in wrapped_done
  File "/Users/runner/work/anki/anki/out/installer/build/anki/macos/app/Anki.app/Contents/Resources/app_packages/aqt/operations/__init__.py", line 259, in wrapped_done
  File "/Applications/Anki.app/Contents/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.13/lib/python3.13/concurrent/futures/_base.py", line 449, in result
    return self.__get_result()
           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^
  File "/Applications/Anki.app/Contents/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.13/lib/python3.13/concurrent/futures/_base.py", line 401, in __get_result
    raise self._exception
  File "/Applications/Anki.app/Contents/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.13/lib/python3.13/concurrent/futures/thread.py", line 59, in run
    result = self.fn(*self.args, **self.kwargs)
  File "/Users/runner/work/anki/anki/out/installer/build/anki/macos/app/Anki.app/Contents/Resources/app_packages/aqt/operations/__init__.py", line 243, in wrapped_op
  File "/Users/runner/work/anki/anki/out/installer/build/anki/macos/app/Anki.app/Contents/Resources/app_packages/aqt/main.py", line 1596, in backup
  File "/Users/runner/work/anki/anki/out/installer/build/anki/macos/app/Anki.app/Contents/Resources/app_packages/anki/collection.py", line 343, in create_backup
  File "/Users/runner/work/anki/anki/out/installer/build/anki/macos/app/Anki.app/Contents/Resources/app_packages/anki/_backend_generated.py", line 172, in create_backup
  File "/Users/runner/work/anki/anki/out/installer/build/anki/macos/app/Anki.app/Contents/Resources/app_packages/anki/_backend.py", line 162, in _run_command
pyo3_runtime.PanicException: called `Result::unwrap()` on an `Err` value: PoisonError { .. }


Thanks. We’ve seen a few reports of this.

Logged here:

This bug should be fixed in the next update~