Python checker verifies that each startup-shutdown tracker row links to a live, on-topic source

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A developer built a standard-library Python script to audit a tracker of Indian startup shutdowns in 2026, since broken or irrelevant source links can undermine the list. The script fetches each cited URL and flags HTTP errors, connection failures, and pages that do not mention the company. The article illustrates the problem with a YourStory link for AI fashion startup Alle that returned 403 behind Cloudflare, so its facts were sourced from other outlets instead. The tracker's reason column preserves each source's own wording, such as Zupee being described as 'on the verge' of shutdown rather than closed. The post includes sample rows for Alle, Satvacart and Zupee and the full checker code, which writes results to a report CSV.

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