[GH-ISSUE #1094] program just hangs indefinitely with no error message, am i being rate limited? #651

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opened 2026-02-28 00:00:32 +03:00 by kerem · 3 comments

kerem commented

2026-02-28 00:00:32 +03:00

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Originally created by @JackDyre on GitHub (Apr 30, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/spotipy-dev/spotipy/issues/1094

I have been making a lot of requests this evening working on a project. As far as I know I did not change anything in my main file that I was running by accident, and I know for a fact that I did not change anything in my SpotifyTracksFromPlaylist .py file because it was not open.

The code was working, and then randomly it started hanging whenever it got to the call of get_tracks() without any error message. Am I being rate limited? What is happening?

main.py

from internal_modules.SpotifyTracksFromPlaylist import get_tracks
from internal_modules.SpotipyAPIClient import initialize_api


sp = initialize_api(scope='playlist-read-private playlist-modify-public playlist-modify-private')
user_id = input('Input User ID: ')

ref_playlist = 'https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5qxu9APTbnKyWzhJjuMzBS?si=15e677b542c846f5'
ref_tracks, q , w = get_tracks(ref_playlist)
ref_ids = []
for track in ref_tracks:
    ref_ids.append(track['id'])

SpotifyTracksFromPlaylist .py

def get_tracks(url: str | None=None, market: str = 'US') -> tuple[list, int, bool]:

    playlist_url: str = url or input_url()
    is_error: bool = False
    tracks: list = []; offset = 0


    try:
        
        width: int = 275
        height: int = 100

        root = tk.Tk()
        root.title('Fetching Tracks')

        left = (root.winfo_screenwidth() - width)//2
        top = (root.winfo_screenheight() - height)//2
        root.geometry(f'{width}x{height}+{left}+{top}')


        frame: tk.Frame = tk.Frame(root)
        frame.pack(expand=True)
        root.after(ms=1, func=root.focus_force)

        progress_var = tk.StringVar(frame, name='Progress')
        label = tk.Label(frame, textvariable=progress_var)
        label.pack(pady=5)

        total_tracks: int = sp.playlist(playlist_url)["tracks"]["total"]
    
        while True:
            track_batch = sp.playlist_tracks(playlist_url, offset=offset, market=market)
            offset += 100
            for track in track_batch["items"]:
                tracks.append(track["track"])

            progress = 100 * len(tracks) / (total_tracks or 1)
            progress_var.set(f"Fetching Tracks: {progress:.2f}%")
            root.update()
            if not track_batch["next"]:
                root.destroy()
                break
    
    except Exception as e:
        total_tracks = 0
        print(f'An API error was encountered. Please try again\n{e}')
        is_error = True
        root.destroy()

    return (tracks, total_tracks, is_error)

Originally created by @JackDyre on GitHub (Apr 30, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/spotipy-dev/spotipy/issues/1094 I have been making a lot of requests this evening working on a project. As far as I know I did not change anything in my main file that I was running by accident, and I know for a fact that I did not change anything in my `SpotifyTracksFromPlaylist .py` file because it was not open. The code was working, and then randomly it started hanging whenever it got to the call of `get_tracks()` without any error message. Am I being rate limited? What is happening? main.py ```python from internal_modules.SpotifyTracksFromPlaylist import get_tracks from internal_modules.SpotipyAPIClient import initialize_api sp = initialize_api(scope='playlist-read-private playlist-modify-public playlist-modify-private') user_id = input('Input User ID: ') ref_playlist = 'https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5qxu9APTbnKyWzhJjuMzBS?si=15e677b542c846f5' ref_tracks, q , w = get_tracks(ref_playlist) ref_ids = [] for track in ref_tracks: ref_ids.append(track['id']) ``` SpotifyTracksFromPlaylist .py ```python def get_tracks(url: str | None=None, market: str = 'US') -> tuple[list, int, bool]: playlist_url: str = url or input_url() is_error: bool = False tracks: list = []; offset = 0 try: width: int = 275 height: int = 100 root = tk.Tk() root.title('Fetching Tracks') left = (root.winfo_screenwidth() - width)//2 top = (root.winfo_screenheight() - height)//2 root.geometry(f'{width}x{height}+{left}+{top}') frame: tk.Frame = tk.Frame(root) frame.pack(expand=True) root.after(ms=1, func=root.focus_force) progress_var = tk.StringVar(frame, name='Progress') label = tk.Label(frame, textvariable=progress_var) label.pack(pady=5) total_tracks: int = sp.playlist(playlist_url)["tracks"]["total"] while True: track_batch = sp.playlist_tracks(playlist_url, offset=offset, market=market) offset += 100 for track in track_batch["items"]: tracks.append(track["track"]) progress = 100 * len(tracks) / (total_tracks or 1) progress_var.set(f"Fetching Tracks: {progress:.2f}%") root.update() if not track_batch["next"]: root.destroy() break except Exception as e: total_tracks = 0 print(f'An API error was encountered. Please try again\n{e}') is_error = True root.destroy() return (tracks, total_tracks, is_error) ```

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@dieser-niko commented on GitHub (Apr 30, 2024):

Yes. The library is basically waiting until the ratelimit is gone. Here's a possible solution if you want the script to raise an exception instead: https://github.com/spotipy-dev/spotipy/issues/913#issuecomment-1899143238

@dieser-niko commented on GitHub (Apr 30, 2024): Yes. The library is basically waiting until the ratelimit is gone. Here's a possible solution if you want the script to raise an exception instead: https://github.com/spotipy-dev/spotipy/issues/913#issuecomment-1899143238

kerem commented

2026-02-28 00:00:33 +03:00

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@JackDyre commented on GitHub (Apr 30, 2024):

How long does the ratelimit usually last?

What is the ratelimit? If I knew the limit of how many requests I can make in 30 secs I could write some logic to make sure I stay under it.

@JackDyre commented on GitHub (Apr 30, 2024): How long does the ratelimit usually last? What is the ratelimit? If I knew the limit of how many requests I can make in 30 secs I could write some logic to make sure I stay under it.

kerem commented

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@dieser-niko commented on GitHub (Apr 30, 2024):

Not exactly, but you can read more about it here: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/rate-limits

@dieser-niko commented on GitHub (Apr 30, 2024): Not exactly, but you can read more about it here: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/rate-limits

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[PR #651] [CLOSED] Make return structure for "Get Multiple..." type APIs consistent #979