lcottereau opened a new issue, #62118:
URL: https://github.com/apache/airflow/issues/62118
### Apache Airflow version
Other Airflow 3 version (please specify below)
### If "Other Airflow 3 version" selected, which one?
3.1.5
### What happened?
When backfilling a DAG with `LatestOnlyOperator`, I realised the tasks after
the LatestOnlyOperator were still executing.
I _think_ it used to work before (probably in 2.*) but can't confirm that
anymore.
### What you think should happen instead?
When backfilling (before the current schedule), the tasks following the
`LatestOnlyOperator` should be skipped, as per the purpose of this operator.
### How to reproduce
The following stripped-down code reproduces the problem in my environment,
when I backfill a few days before the current day:
- for the `test_bug_OK` DAG, `intermediate_step` and `print_all` tasks are
skipped
- for the `test_bug_OK` DAG, `print_all` tasks still execute
```python
from airflow.providers.standard.operators.latest_only import
LatestOnlyOperator
from airflow.sdk import DAG, task
from pendulum import datetime
with DAG(
dag_id="test_bug_KO",
schedule="0 1 * * *",
start_date=datetime(2026, 1, 1),
catchup=False,
):
is_latest = LatestOnlyOperator(task_id="is_latest")
@task
def print_label(label: str):
print(label)
print_all = print_label.expand(label=["Label 0", "Label 1"])
is_latest >> print_all
with DAG(
dag_id="test_bug_OK",
schedule="0 1 * * *",
start_date=datetime(2026, 1, 1),
catchup=False,
):
is_latest = LatestOnlyOperator(task_id="is_latest")
@task
def print_label(label: str):
print(label)
intermediate_step = print_label("Before")
print_all = print_label.expand(label=["Label 0", "Label 1"])
is_latest >> intermediate_step >> print_all
```
### Operating System
Debian 13.3
### Versions of Apache Airflow Providers
apache-airflow-providers-amazon==9.18.0
apache-airflow-providers-common-compat==1.10.0
apache-airflow-providers-common-io==1.7.0
apache-airflow-providers-common-sql==1.30.0
apache-airflow-providers-fab==3.0.1
apache-airflow-providers-http==5.6.0
apache-airflow-providers-postgres==6.5.0
apache-airflow-providers-samba==4.12.0
apache-airflow-providers-smtp==2.4.0
apache-airflow-providers-ssh==4.1.5
apache-airflow-providers-standard==1.10.0
### Deployment
Virtualenv installation
### Deployment details
_No response_
### Anything else?
The problem recurs every time
### Are you willing to submit PR?
- [ ] Yes I am willing to submit a PR!
### Code of Conduct
- [x] I agree to follow this project's [Code of
Conduct](https://github.com/apache/airflow/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)
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