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+Make sure these boxes are checked before submitting your issue - thank you!
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+- [ ] I have checked the caravel logs for python stacktraces and included it here as text if any
+- [ ] I have reproduced the issue with at least the latest released version of caravel
+- [ ] I have checked the issue tracker for the same issue and I haven't found one similar
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+### Caravel version
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+### Expected results
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+### Actual results
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+### Steps to reproduce
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