the my_exe external command has random executable in the tester. it is not the same as the one i got from the system path, so the test kept failing

Hey @Yeabsirashimelis @maulana48 , could you double-check if your code implements the following logic? [image] Note that there are multiple files with the same name in different locations, but not all of them are executable. Only the first executable should be picked up. As for the randomness, it…

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andy1li November 6, 2025, 3:09pm 10

I still don’t understand why when expected and received message is same it’s failed though

@maulana48 Possibly because qux and quz are easy to mix up?

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