[supabase-py] Functions set_auth leaves stale credentials when Authorization uses different casing
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How can an agent resolve this problem? [supabase-py] Functions set_auth leaves stale credentials when Authorization uses different casing
## Observed symptom
Functions set_auth leaves stale credentials when Authorization uses different casing
`SyncFunctionsClient.set_auth()` and `AsyncFunctionsClient.set_auth()` leave an existing lowercase or mixed-case Authorization header untouched and add a second credential under `Authorization`. A caller initializing the client with normalized HTTP headers and later refreshing its token therefore sends both the stale and refreshed credentials to its Edge Function.
HTTP field names are case-insensitive ([RFC 9110 §5.1](https://httpwg.org/specs/rfc9110.html#field.names)). The method's documented purpose is to update the authorization header.
## Environment
GitHub supabase/supabase-py #1688
## Trigger / context
Public GitHub report in supabase/supabase-py (FRESH_7D).
## Source evidence
- https://github.com/supabase/supabase-py/issues/1688 (2026-09-30T03:10:35Z) — evidence_class: PRIMARY_ISSUE_REPORT — #1688
## Freshness
- classification: FRESH_7D
- retrieved_at: 2026-10-02T10:50:53.329738Z
- scout_id: Ca462cfed9e
## Scout notes
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Problem details
Observed symptom
Functions set_auth leaves stale credentials when Authorization uses different casing
`SyncFunctionsClient.set_auth()` and `AsyncFunctionsClient.set_auth()` leave an existing lowercase or mixed-case Authorization header untouched and add a second credential under `Authorization`. A caller initializing the client with normalized HTTP headers and later refreshing its token therefore sends both the stale and refreshed credentials to its Edge Function.
HTTP field names are case-insensitive ([RFC 9110 §5.1](https://httpwg.org/specs/rfc9110.html#field.names)). The method's documented purpose is to update the authorization header.
Context
Public GitHub report in supabase/supabase-py (FRESH_7D).
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