fix: code variables without client (#368)

* fix: pass variables from init to client

* chore: version+changelog

Author: ablaszkiewicz

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# 6.9.1 - 2025-11-07
+
+- fix(error-tracking): pass code variables config from init to client
+
 # 6.9.0 - 2025-11-06
 
 - feat(error-tracking): add local variables capture

posthog/__init__.py

@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
     set_code_variables_mask_patterns_context as inner_set_code_variables_mask_patterns_context,
     set_code_variables_ignore_patterns_context as inner_set_code_variables_ignore_patterns_context,
 )
+from posthog.exception_utils import (
+    DEFAULT_CODE_VARIABLES_IGNORE_PATTERNS,
+    DEFAULT_CODE_VARIABLES_MASK_PATTERNS,
+)
 from posthog.feature_flags import InconclusiveMatchError, RequiresServerEvaluation
 from posthog.types import FeatureFlag, FlagsAndPayloads, FeatureFlagResult
 from posthog.version import VERSION
@@ -177,6 +181,10 @@ def tag(name: str, value: Any):
 
 default_client = None  # type: Optional[Client]
 
+capture_exception_code_variables = False
+code_variables_mask_patterns = DEFAULT_CODE_VARIABLES_MASK_PATTERNS
+code_variables_ignore_patterns = DEFAULT_CODE_VARIABLES_IGNORE_PATTERNS
+
 
 # NOTE - this and following functions take unpacked kwargs because we needed to make
 # it impossible to write `posthog.capture(distinct-id, event-name)` - basically, to enforce
@@ -771,6 +779,9 @@ def setup() -> Client:
             enable_exception_autocapture=enable_exception_autocapture,
             log_captured_exceptions=log_captured_exceptions,
             enable_local_evaluation=enable_local_evaluation,
+            capture_exception_code_variables=capture_exception_code_variables,
+            code_variables_mask_patterns=code_variables_mask_patterns,
+            code_variables_ignore_patterns=code_variables_ignore_patterns,
         )
 
     # always set incase user changes it

posthog/version.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION = "6.9.0"
+VERSION = "6.9.1"
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     print(VERSION, end="")  # noqa: T201