[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #63488: Wrong return value for get_category_by_path()

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#63488: Wrong return value for get_category_by_path()
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 Reporter:  milana_cap    |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Taxonomy      |     Version:
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch     |     Focuses:  docs
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Comment (by opurockey):

 In line 157[https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-
 develop/blob/666ebd8731818af64f135a28aaffb90881b7ed8c/src/wp-
 includes/category.php#L157], There might be a slight possibility ( not
 zero ) that `get_term()` could return WP_Error in some cases.

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