[GH-ISSUE #334] [BUG] 0.5.1 breaks some searches #227

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opened 2026-02-25 20:35:12 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

kerem commented

2026-02-25 20:35:12 +03:00

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Originally created by @mrckndt on GitHub (May 28, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/issues/334

Describe the bug
Only some searches ("libera drop account" e.g. http://localhost:5000/search?q=libera+drop+account) leads to an internal server error:

whoogle   | ERROR:app:Exception on /search [GET]
whoogle   | Traceback (most recent call last):
whoogle   |   File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 2446, in wsgi_app
whoogle   |     response = self.full_dispatch_request()
whoogle   |   File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1951, in full_dispatch_request
whoogle   |     rv = self.handle_user_exception(e)
whoogle   |   File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1820, in handle_user_exception
whoogle   |     reraise(exc_type, exc_value, tb)
whoogle   |   File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/flask/_compat.py", line 39, in reraise
whoogle   |     raise value
whoogle   |   File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1949, in full_dispatch_request
whoogle   |     rv = self.dispatch_request()
whoogle   |   File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1935, in dispatch_request
whoogle   |     return self.view_functions[rule.endpoint](**req.view_args)
whoogle   |   File "/whoogle/app/routes.py", line 39, in decorated
whoogle   |     return f(*args, **kwargs)
whoogle   |   File "/whoogle/app/routes.py", line 223, in search
whoogle   |     response = search_util.generate_response()
whoogle   |   File "/whoogle/app/utils/search.py", line 150, in generate_response
whoogle   |     formatted_results = content_filter.clean(html_soup)
whoogle   |   File "/whoogle/app/filter.py", line 81, in clean
whoogle   |     self.update_link(link)
whoogle   |   File "/whoogle/app/filter.py", line 226, in update_link
whoogle   |     query = parse_qs(
whoogle   | KeyError: 'q'
whoogle   | May 28 23:42:26.000 [notice] New control connection opened from 127.0.0.1.
whoogle   | May 28 23:42:26.000 [notice] Heartbeat: Tor's uptime is 0:02 hours, with 10 circuits open. I've sent 414 kB and received 2.72 MB.
whoogle   | WARNING:app:404 Not Found: The requested URL was not found on the server. If you entered the URL manually please check your spelling and try again.

Deployment Method

Heroku (one-click deploy)
Docker
run executable
pip/pipx
Other: [describe setup]

Version of Whoogle Search

Latest build from [source] (i.e. GitHub, Docker Hub, pip, etc)
Version [version number]
Not sure

Desktop (please complete the following information):

Firefox 88 and Chromium 90

Smartphone (please complete the following information):

Android 11
Firefox 88

Additional context
In 0.5.0 the example search works just fine.

Originally created by @mrckndt on GitHub (May 28, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/issues/334 **Describe the bug** Only some searches ("libera drop account" e.g. `http://localhost:5000/search?q=libera+drop+account`) leads to an internal server error: ``` whoogle | ERROR:app:Exception on /search [GET] whoogle | Traceback (most recent call last): whoogle | File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 2446, in wsgi_app whoogle | response = self.full_dispatch_request() whoogle | File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1951, in full_dispatch_request whoogle | rv = self.handle_user_exception(e) whoogle | File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1820, in handle_user_exception whoogle | reraise(exc_type, exc_value, tb) whoogle | File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/flask/_compat.py", line 39, in reraise whoogle | raise value whoogle | File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1949, in full_dispatch_request whoogle | rv = self.dispatch_request() whoogle | File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1935, in dispatch_request whoogle | return self.view_functions[rule.endpoint](**req.view_args) whoogle | File "/whoogle/app/routes.py", line 39, in decorated whoogle | return f(*args, **kwargs) whoogle | File "/whoogle/app/routes.py", line 223, in search whoogle | response = search_util.generate_response() whoogle | File "/whoogle/app/utils/search.py", line 150, in generate_response whoogle | formatted_results = content_filter.clean(html_soup) whoogle | File "/whoogle/app/filter.py", line 81, in clean whoogle | self.update_link(link) whoogle | File "/whoogle/app/filter.py", line 226, in update_link whoogle | query = parse_qs( whoogle | KeyError: 'q' whoogle | May 28 23:42:26.000 [notice] New control connection opened from 127.0.0.1. whoogle | May 28 23:42:26.000 [notice] Heartbeat: Tor's uptime is 0:02 hours, with 10 circuits open. I've sent 414 kB and received 2.72 MB. whoogle | WARNING:app:404 Not Found: The requested URL was not found on the server. If you entered the URL manually please check your spelling and try again. ``` **Deployment Method** - [ ] Heroku (one-click deploy) - [x] Docker - [ ] `run` executable - [ ] pip/pipx - [ ] Other: [describe setup] **Version of Whoogle Search** - [x] Latest build from [source] (i.e. GitHub, Docker Hub, pip, etc) - [ ] Version [version number] - [ ] Not sure **Desktop (please complete the following information):** - Firefox 88 and Chromium 90 **Smartphone (please complete the following information):** - Android 11 - Firefox 88 **Additional context** In 0.5.0 the example search works just fine.

kerem

2026-02-25 20:35:12 +03:00

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@benbusby commented on GitHub (May 29, 2021):

Thanks for bringing this to my attention! I've pushed a fix with cbe32a081e, which has been included in a new 0.5.2 release.

@benbusby commented on GitHub (May 29, 2021): Thanks for bringing this to my attention! I've pushed a fix with cbe32a081eff36640b0c0e3b5e68b62e59f06fcd, which has been included in a new 0.5.2 release.

kerem referenced this issue

2026-02-25 20:36:48 +03:00

[PR #227] [MERGED] Allow user-defined CSS/theming #814