From ecbd1210a43e9e8ac728a4f6cc68072cfb890014 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ablaszkiewicz <kqmdjc8@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2025 16:09:23 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] fix: pass variables from init to client

---
 posthog/__init__.py | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/posthog/__init__.py b/posthog/__init__.py
index 1879d10e..170a3180 100644
--- a/posthog/__init__.py
+++ b/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

From fdef1d42cb9892e9c640b65278cb6c07a671eaef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ablaszkiewicz <kqmdjc8@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2025 16:10:21 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] chore: version+changelog

---
 CHANGELOG.md       | 4 ++++
 posthog/version.py | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7a1d48df..f73af971 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/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
diff --git a/posthog/version.py b/posthog/version.py
index c8d04581..94bfc721 100644
--- a/posthog/version.py
+++ b/posthog/version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION = "6.9.0"
+VERSION = "6.9.1"
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     print(VERSION, end="")  # noqa: T201