Merge pull request #541 from taylorwilsdon/issues/511

fix: only suggest re-authentication for auth-related HTTP errors

gtasks/tasks_tools.py

@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@ LIST_TASKS_MAX_POSITION = "99999999999999999999"
 
 
 def _format_reauth_message(error: Exception, user_google_email: str) -> str:
-    base = f"API error: {error}. You might need to re-authenticate."
+    base = f"API error: {error}"
+
+    # Only suggest re-authentication for auth-related errors (401, 403)
+    if isinstance(error, HttpError) and error.resp.status in (401, 403):
+        base += ". You might need to re-authenticate."
         if is_oauth21_enabled():
             if is_external_oauth21_provider():
                 hint = (
@@ -44,6 +48,8 @@ def _format_reauth_message(error: Exception, user_google_email: str) -> str:
             )
         return f"{base} {hint}"
 
+    return base
+
 
 class StructuredTask:
     def __init__(self, task: Dict[str, str], is_placeholder_parent: bool) -> None: