[GH-ISSUE #172] IndexError while searching anything #132

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opened 2026-02-27 22:08:12 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

kerem commented

2026-02-27 22:08:12 +03:00

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Originally created by @MRcoin2 on GitHub (Mar 2, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/sigma67/ytmusicapi/issues/172

query = "Martin Stig Andersen - Deteriation"
results = ytmusic.search(query, ignore_spelling=True)

gives:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:/Users/szymc/PycharmProjects/SpotifyToYouTubeSongPlaylist-master/SpotifyToYouTube.py", line 32, in <module>
results = ytmusic.search(query, ignore_spelling=True)
File "C:\Users\szymc\PycharmProjects\SpotifyToYouTubeSongPlaylist-master\venv\lib\site-packages\ytmusicapi\mixins\browsing.py", line 115, in search
search_results.extend(self.parser.parse_search_results(results, type))
File "C:\Users\szymc\PycharmProjects\SpotifyToYouTubeSongPlaylist-master\venv\lib\site-packages\ytmusicapi\helpers.py", line 78, in _impl
return method(self, *method_args, **method_kwargs)
File "C:\Users\szymc\PycharmProjects\SpotifyToYouTubeSongPlaylist-master\venv\lib\site-packages\ytmusicapi\parsers\browsing.py", line 52, in parse_search_results
search_result['artists'] = parse_song_artists(data, 1 + default)
File "C:\Users\szymc\PycharmProjects\SpotifyToYouTubeSongPlaylist-master\venv\lib\site-packages\ytmusicapi\parsers\utils.py", line 6, in parse_song_artists
flex_item = get_flex_column_item(data, index)
File "C:\Users\szymc\PycharmProjects\SpotifyToYouTubeSongPlaylist-master\venv\lib\site-packages\ytmusicapi\parsers\utils.py", line 96, in get_flex_column_item
if 'text' not in item['flexColumns'][index]['musicResponsiveListItemFlexColumnRenderer'] or \
IndexError: list index out of range

i'm using the newest version

Originally created by @MRcoin2 on GitHub (Mar 2, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/sigma67/ytmusicapi/issues/172 `query = "Martin Stig Andersen - Deteriation"` `results = ytmusic.search(query, ignore_spelling=True)` **gives:** `Traceback (most recent call last):` ` File "C:/Users/szymc/PycharmProjects/SpotifyToYouTubeSongPlaylist-master/SpotifyToYouTube.py", line 32, in <module>` ` results = ytmusic.search(query, ignore_spelling=True)` ` File "C:\Users\szymc\PycharmProjects\SpotifyToYouTubeSongPlaylist-master\venv\lib\site-packages\ytmusicapi\mixins\browsing.py", line 115, in search` ` search_results.extend(self.parser.parse_search_results(results, type))` ` File "C:\Users\szymc\PycharmProjects\SpotifyToYouTubeSongPlaylist-master\venv\lib\site-packages\ytmusicapi\helpers.py", line 78, in _impl` ` return method(self, *method_args, **method_kwargs)` ` File "C:\Users\szymc\PycharmProjects\SpotifyToYouTubeSongPlaylist-master\venv\lib\site-packages\ytmusicapi\parsers\browsing.py", line 52, in parse_search_results` ` search_result['artists'] = parse_song_artists(data, 1 + default)` ` File "C:\Users\szymc\PycharmProjects\SpotifyToYouTubeSongPlaylist-master\venv\lib\site-packages\ytmusicapi\parsers\utils.py", line 6, in parse_song_artists` ` flex_item = get_flex_column_item(data, index)` ` File "C:\Users\szymc\PycharmProjects\SpotifyToYouTubeSongPlaylist-master\venv\lib\site-packages\ytmusicapi\parsers\utils.py", line 96, in get_flex_column_item` ` if 'text' not in item['flexColumns'][index]['musicResponsiveListItemFlexColumnRenderer'] or \` `IndexError: list index out of range` i'm using the newest version

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kerem commented

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@sigma67 commented on GitHub (Mar 2, 2021):

You definitely aren't using the latest version. In fact, the last version that contains the code in your error message is v0.11.0. Please update using pip install ytmusicapi -U.

@sigma67 commented on GitHub (Mar 2, 2021): You definitely *aren't* using the latest version. In fact, the last version that contains the code in your error message is v0.11.0. Please update using `pip install ytmusicapi -U`.

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2026-02-27 23:01:31 +03:00

[PR #132] [MERGED] Update usage.rst - Brand Account-Support #569