handle err

src/submission/submit.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import requests
 
 import pandas as pd
 from datasets import Dataset, get_dataset_config_names
+from datasets.exceptions import DatasetNotFoundError
 from pandas.api.types import is_integer_dtype
 import gradio as gr
 
@@ -33,7 +34,11 @@ def add_new_solutions(
     ensure_all_present: bool = False,
 ):
     # Users must wait MIN_WAIT_TIME_PER_USER_HRS hours between submissions.
-    submitted_ids = get_dataset_config_names(SUBMISSIONS_REPO, token=TOKEN)
+    try:
+        submitted_ids = get_dataset_config_names(SUBMISSIONS_REPO, token=TOKEN)
+    except (DatasetNotFoundError, FileNotFoundError):
+        submitted_ids = []
+
     user_last_submission_date = None
     for sid in submitted_ids:
         # Extract stable ID (last part)