# Fix `/juniors` 500: `int + str` in reconcile allocation ## Context The `/juniors` route crashes with: ``` File ".../scripts/match_payments.py", line 469, in reconcile total_expected = sum(e for _, e in in_window) TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for +: 'int' and 'str' ``` **Why it happens:** A junior with exactly **1 session** in a month gets an expected fee of the string `"?"` (manual-review marker), set in [attendance.py:107](scripts/attendance.py#L107). That value flows unchanged into the ledger as `ledger[name][m]["expected"]` ([match_payments.py:370](scripts/match_payments.py#L370)). When a bank payment is matched to such a junior+month, the new **fill-first allocation** block builds `in_window` from those `expected` values and then sums them ([match_payments.py:469](scripts/match_payments.py#L469)) and later does `float(exp)` ([match_payments.py:480](scripts/match_payments.py#L480)) — both blow up on the string `"?"`. Adults never hit this because adults never get `"?"`, which is why only `/juniors` 500s. Note the final-balance code at [match_payments.py:511-512](scripts/match_payments.py#L511-L512) **already** handles this defensively (`mdata["expected"] if isinstance(..., int) else 0`). The allocation block added in the recent `fill-first` work simply missed the same guard. The intended convention is clear: a `"?"` (unknown) expected counts as **0** for arithmetic, so any payment landing on such a month becomes surplus / positive balance rather than filling a deficit. ## Approach Add one small helper and apply the existing "non-numeric expected → 0" convention consistently inside `reconcile()`. ### 1. Helper (near the top of `scripts/match_payments.py`) ```python def _expected_amount(value): """Numeric value of an 'expected' fee; non-numeric markers like '?' → 0.""" return value if isinstance(value, (int, float)) else 0 ``` ### 2. Apply it in the allocation block - [match_payments.py:469](scripts/match_payments.py#L469): `total_expected = sum(_expected_amount(e) for _, e in in_window)` - [match_payments.py:480](scripts/match_payments.py#L480): `deficit = max(0.0, float(_expected_amount(exp)) - paid_so_far)` With expected coerced to 0 for `"?"` months: - A `"?"`-only payment falls into the existing `total_expected == 0` fallback ([match_payments.py:495-499](scripts/match_payments.py#L495-L499)) and is recorded as paid (prepayment behaviour) → shows as positive balance. - Mixed with real months, the `"?"` month gets deficit 0 (skipped), real months fill first, surplus → credit. Consistent with line 512. ### 3. Reuse the helper at line 512 (optional consistency tidy) Replace the inline `isinstance(mdata["expected"], int)` check at [match_payments.py:512](scripts/match_payments.py#L512) with `_expected_amount(mdata["paid"]/expected)` form, i.e. use `_expected_amount(...)`. This also closes a latent gap where a **float** exception amount would be treated as 0 (current check only accepts `int`). `print_report` (line 552+) iterates adults only, so it's unaffected and needs no change. ## Verification 1. `make web` and open `http://localhost:5001/juniors` — page renders 200 (was 500). Confirm a junior with a single-session `"?"` month who also has a matched payment shows a sensible balance. 2. `/adults` still renders unchanged (regression check). 3. `make test` — existing reconcile tests still pass; if there is a reconcile test fixture, add a case where a junior month has `expected == "?"` plus a matched transaction and assert no exception + payment counted as surplus. ## Notes - Single-file change: [scripts/match_payments.py](scripts/match_payments.py). - This is a bug fix; per CLAUDE.md a small fix may go straight to `main`, but confirm with the user whether to branch (`fix/junior-expected-question-mark`). - Add a CHANGELOG.md entry once confirmed working. - On execution, copy this plan to `docs/plans/-junior-expected-fix.md` per the repo plan convention.