[GH-ISSUE #593] [BUG] xml.etree.ElementTree.ParseError: not well-formed (invalid token) #378

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

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

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Originally created by @bruvv on GitHub (Dec 27, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/issues/593

Describe the bug

ERROR:app:Exception on /autocomplete [POST]
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 2446, in wsgi_app
    response = self.full_dispatch_request()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1951, in full_dispatch_request
    rv = self.handle_user_exception(e)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1820, in handle_user_exception
    reraise(exc_type, exc_value, tb)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/flask/_compat.py", line 39, in reraise
    raise value
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1949, in full_dispatch_request
    rv = self.dispatch_request()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1935, in dispatch_request
    return self.view_functions[rule.endpoint](**req.view_args)
  File "/whoogle/app/routes.py", line 275, in autocomplete
    g.user_request.autocomplete(q) if not g.user_config.tor else []
  File "/whoogle/app/request.py", line 232, in autocomplete
    root = ET.fromstring(response)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/xml/etree/ElementTree.py", line 1320, in XML
    parser.feed(text)
xml.etree.ElementTree.ParseError: not well-formed (invalid token): line 2, column 11

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

install latest tag using docker
use it and out of the blue it will shown an error

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):

OS: Windows 10, Mac, Android etc
Browser: Chrome, firefox, safari
Version: Different versions

Additional context
Add any other context about the problem here.

Originally created by @bruvv on GitHub (Dec 27, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/issues/593 **Describe the bug** ``` ERROR:app:Exception on /autocomplete [POST] Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 2446, in wsgi_app response = self.full_dispatch_request() File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1951, in full_dispatch_request rv = self.handle_user_exception(e) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1820, in handle_user_exception reraise(exc_type, exc_value, tb) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/flask/_compat.py", line 39, in reraise raise value File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1949, in full_dispatch_request rv = self.dispatch_request() File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1935, in dispatch_request return self.view_functions[rule.endpoint](**req.view_args) File "/whoogle/app/routes.py", line 275, in autocomplete g.user_request.autocomplete(q) if not g.user_config.tor else [] File "/whoogle/app/request.py", line 232, in autocomplete root = ET.fromstring(response) File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/xml/etree/ElementTree.py", line 1320, in XML parser.feed(text) xml.etree.ElementTree.ParseError: not well-formed (invalid token): line 2, column 11 ``` ![afbeelding](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/3063928/147465690-19af0298-f6ba-4b7b-af82-3ed50fb8710b.png) **To Reproduce** Steps to reproduce the behavior: 1. install latest tag using docker 2. use it and out of the blue it will shown an error **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):** - OS: Windows 10, Mac, Android etc - Browser: Chrome, firefox, safari - Version: Different versions **Additional context** Add any other context about the problem here.