Unhandled none type in PyCondorPlugin
PyCondorPlugin crashes when runningTime = None
https://github.com/dmwm/WMCore/blob/master/src/python/WMCore/BossAir/Plugins/PyCondorPlugin.py#L684
@tsarangi Can you have a look? The error logs are:

2015-02-24 23:16:23,249:INFO:PyCondorPlugin:Retrieved 33 classAds
2015-02-24 23:16:23,251:ERROR:BossAirAPI:Unhandled exception while tracking jobs for plugin PyCondorPlugin!
int() argument must be a string or a number, not 'NoneType'
2015-02-24 23:16:23,421:ERROR:BaseWorkerThread:Error in worker algorithm (1):
Backtrace:
  <WMCore.BossAir.StatusPoller.StatusPoller instance at 0x1aa2758> BossAirException
Message: Unhandled exception while tracking jobs for plugin PyCondorPlugin!
int() argument must be a string or a number, not 'NoneType'
        ModuleName : WMCore.BossAir.BossAirAPI
        MethodName : track
        ClassInstance : None
        FileName : /data/tier0/srv/wmagent/1.9.91/sw.pre.hufnagel/slc6_amd64_gcc481/cms/wmagent/1.0.0.patch3/lib/python2.6/site-packages/WMCore/BossAir/BossAirAPI.py
        ClassName : None
        LineNumber : 558
        ErrorNr : 0

Traceback:
  File "/data/tier0/srv/wmagent/1.9.91/sw.pre.hufnagel/slc6_amd64_gcc481/cms/wmagent/1.0.0.patch3/lib/python2.6/site-packages/WMCore/BossAir/BossAirAPI.py", line 543, in track
    localRunning, localChanges, localCompletes = pluginInst.track(jobs = jobsToTrack[plugin])

  File "/data/tier0/srv/wmagent/1.9.91/sw.pre.hufnagel/slc6_amd64_gcc481/cms/wmagent/1.0.0.patch3/lib/python2.6/site-packages/WMCore/BossAir/Plugins/PyCondorPlugin.py", line 684, in track
    job['status_time'] = int(jobAd.get('runningTime', 0))

  File "/data/tier0/srv/wmagent/1.9.91/sw.pre.hufnagel/slc6_amd64_gcc481/cms/wmagent/1.0.0.patch3/lib/python2.6/site-packages/WMCore/WorkerThreads/BaseWorkerThread.py", line 172, in **call**
    self.algorithm(parameters)
  File "/data/tier0/srv/wmagent/1.9.91/sw.pre.hufnagel/slc6_amd64_gcc481/cms/wmagent/1.0.0.patch3/lib/python2.6/site-packages/WMCore/BossAir/StatusPoller.py", line 65, in algorithm
    self.checkStatus()
  File "/data/tier0/srv/wmagent/1.9.91/sw.pre.hufnagel/slc6_amd64_gcc481/cms/wmagent/1.0.0.patch3/lib/python2.6/site-packages/WMCore/BossAir/StatusPoller.py", line 91, in checkStatus
    runningJobs = self.bossAir.track()
  File "/data/tier0/srv/wmagent/1.9.91/sw.pre.hufnagel/slc6_amd64_gcc481/cms/wmagent/1.0.0.patch3/lib/python2.6/site-packages/WMCore/BossAir/BossAirAPI.py", line 558, in track
    raise BossAirException(msg)

diff --git a/src/python/WMCore/BossAir/Plugins/PyCondorPlugin.py b/src/python/WMCore/BossAir/Plugins/PyCondorPlugin.py
index 16b0c5a42..3f1ef5a9f 100644
--- a/src/python/WMCore/BossAir/Plugins/PyCondorPlugin.py
+++ b/src/python/WMCore/BossAir/Plugins/PyCondorPlugin.py
@@ -627,28 +627,21 @@ class PyCondorPlugin(BasePlugin):
                         completeList.append(job)
 
                     #Check if we have a valid status time
+                    #Do not catch exception here, Wait for next polling cycle
                     if not job['status_time']:
                         if job['status'] == 'Running':
-                            try:
-                                job['status_time'] = int(jobAd.get('runningTime', 0))
-                            except ValueError, ex:
-                                job['status_time'] = 0
+                            job['status_time'] = int(jobAd.get('runningTime', 0))
 
-                        job['location'] = jobAd.get('runningCMSSite', None)
-                        if job['location'] is None:
-                            logging.debug('Something is not right here, a job (%s) is running with no CMS site' % str(jobAd))
+                            # Check location for THIS running Job
+                            job['location'] = jobAd.get('runningCMSSite', None)
+                            if job['location'] is None:
+                                logging.debug('Something IS NOT right here, a job (%s) is running with no CMS site' % str(jobAd))
 
-                        if job['status'] == 'Idle':
-                            try:
-                                job['status_time'] = int(jobAd.get('submitTime', 0))
-                            except ValueError, ex:
-                                job['status_time'] = 0
+                        elif job['status'] == 'Idle':
+                            job['status_time'] = int(jobAd.get('submitTime', 0))
                         else:
-                            try:
-                                job['status_time'] = int(jobAd.get('stateTime', 0))
-                            except ValueError, ex:
-                                job['status_time'] = 0
-
+                            job['status_time'] = int(jobAd.get('stateTime', 0))
+                            
                         changeList.append(job)
                     runningList.append(job) 
             else:
@@ -678,26 +671,21 @@ class PyCondorPlugin(BasePlugin):
                     completeList.append(job)
 
                 #Check if we have a valid status time
+                #Do not catch exception here, wait for the next polling cycle
                 if not job['status_time']:
                     if job['status'] == 'Running':
-                        try:
-                            job['status_time'] = int(jobAd.get('runningTime', 0))
-                        except ValueError, ex:
-                            job['status_time'] = 0
-                        # If we transitioned to running then check the site we are running at
+                        job['status_time'] = int(jobAd.get('runningTime', 0))
+
+                        # Check location for THIS running Job
                         job['location'] = jobAd.get('runningCMSSite', None)
                         if job['location'] is None:
-                            logging.debug('Something is not right here, a job (%s) is running with no CMS site' % str(jobAd))
+                            logging.debug('Something IS NOT right here, a job (%s) is running with no CMS site' % str(jobAd))
+
                     elif job['status'] == 'Idle':
-                        try:
-                            job['status_time'] = int(jobAd.get('submitTime', 0))
-                        except ValueError, ex:
-                            job['status_time'] = 0
+                        job['status_time'] = int(jobAd.get('submitTime', 0))
                     else:
-                        try:
-                            job['status_time'] = int(jobAd.get('stateTime', 0))
-                        except ValueError, ex:
-                            job['status_time'] = 0
+                        job['status_time'] = int(jobAd.get('stateTime', 0))
+                    
                     changeList.append(job)
 
                 runningList.append(job)
@@ -1118,10 +1106,19 @@ class PyCondorPlugin(BasePlugin):
             return None, None
         else:
             for i in range(0, len(results)):
+                
+                ## For some strange race condition, schedd sometimes does not publish StatDate for a Running Job
+                ## Get the entire classad for such a job
+                ## Do not crash WMA, wait for next polling cycle to get all the info.
+                if results[i].get("JobStatus")==2 and results[i].get("JobStartDate") is None :
+                    logging.info("THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. JobStartDate is MISSING from the CLASSAD.")
+                    logging.info("Could be caused by some race condition. Wait for the next Polling Cycle")
+                    logging.debug("%s" % str(results[i]))
+                
                 tmpDict={}
                 tmpDict["JobStatus"]=int(results[i].get("JobStatus"))
                 tmpDict["stateTime"]=int(results[i].get("EnteredCurrentStatus"))
-                tmpDict["runningTime"]=results[i].get("JobStartDate")
+                tmpDict["runningTime"]=int(results[i].get("JobStartDate")) if results[i].get("JobStartDate") is not None else 0
                 tmpDict["submitTime"]=int(results[i].get("QDate"))
                 tmpDict["DESIRED_Sites"]=results[i].get("DESIRED_Sites")
                 tmpDict["ExtDESIRED_Sites"]=results[i].get("ExtDESIRED_Sites")
['src/python/WMCore/BossAir/Plugins/PyCondorPlugin.py']