lyrics: TypeError: object of type 'NoneType' has no len()

[phirestalker]

Problem

Running this command in verbose (-vv) mode:

$ beet -vv import /mnt/media/downloads/Audio/Clay\ Aiken/Measure\ of\ a\ Man\ \[2003\]/

Led to this problem: Started from album choice

Correcting tags from:
    Clay Aiken - Measure Of A Man
To:
    Clay Aiken - Measure of a Man
URL:
    https://musicbrainz.org/release/c3820351-a467-491e-91b7-326c2ceadf60
(Similarity: 74.9%) (missing tracks, tracks) (2003)
 * Run To Me                     -> Run to Me
 * This Is The Night (Bonus Cut) -> This Is the Night (title)
Missing tracks (7/13 - 53.8%):
 ! When You Say You Love Me   (# 4) (4:07)
 ! No More Sad Songs          (# 5) (4:01)
 ! I Survived You             (# 8) (3:34)
 ! Perfect Day                (#10) (3:52)
 ! Measure of a Man           (#11) (3:58)
 ! Touch                      (#12) (3:51)
 ! Bridge Over Troubled Water (#13) (4:01)
Apply, More candidates, Skip, Use as-is, as Tracks, Group albums,
Enter search, enter Id, aBort, plaY? a
Sending event: import_task_choice
Sending event: import_task_apply
0 of 6 items replaced
Sending event: database_change
Sending event: database_change
Sending event: database_change
smartplaylist: all.m3u8 will be updated because of Clay Aiken - Measure of a Man - Invisible - 4:03
smartplaylist: recently_added.m3u8 will be updated because of Clay Aiken - Measure of a Man - Invisible - 4:03
smartplaylist: car mix.m3u8 will be updated because of Clay Aiken - Measure of a Man - Invisible - 4:03
Sending event: database_change
Sending event: database_change
Sending event: database_change
Sending event: database_change
Sending event: database_change
Sending event: database_change
Sending event: database_change
Sending event: database_change
Sending event: database_change
Sending event: database_change
Sending event: database_change
replaygain: analyzing Clay Aiken - Measure of a Man
replaygain: analyzing Clay Aiken - Measure of a Man - Invisible - 4:03
replaygain: executing ffmpeg -nostats -hide_banner -i /mnt/media/downloads/Audio/Clay Aiken/Measure of a Man [2003]/01 Invisible.flac -map a:0 -filter ebur128=peak=true -f null -
replaygain: Clay Aiken - Measure of a Man - Invisible - 4:03: 2269 blocks over -18.7 LUFS
replaygain: Clay Aiken - Measure of a Man - Invisible - 4:03: gain -14.5 LU, peak 1.1748975549395295
replaygain: analyzing Clay Aiken - Measure of a Man - I Will Carry You - 3:44
replaygain: executing ffmpeg -nostats -hide_banner -i /mnt/media/downloads/Audio/Clay Aiken/Measure of a Man [2003]/02-clay_aiken-i_will_carry_you.flac -map a:0 -filter ebur128=peak=true -f null -
replaygain: Clay Aiken - Measure of a Man - I Will Carry You - 3:44: 2122 blocks over -18.3 LUFS
replaygain: Clay Aiken - Measure of a Man - I Will Carry You - 3:44: gain -14.8 LU, peak 1.109174815262401
replaygain: analyzing Clay Aiken - Measure of a Man - The Way - 4:06
replaygain: executing ffmpeg -nostats -hide_banner -i /mnt/media/downloads/Audio/Clay Aiken/Measure of a Man [2003]/03-clay_aiken-the_way.flac -map a:0 -filter ebur128=peak=true -f null -
replaygain: Clay Aiken - Measure of a Man - The Way - 4:06: 2315 blocks over -20.2 LUFS
replaygain: Clay Aiken - Measure of a Man - The Way - 4:06: gain -13.0 LU, peak 1.109174815262401
replaygain: analyzing Clay Aiken - Measure of a Man - Run to Me - 3:33
replaygain: executing ffmpeg -nostats -hide_banner -i /mnt/media/downloads/Audio/Clay Aiken/Measure of a Man [2003]/06-clay_aiken-run_to_me.flac -map a:0 -filter ebur128=peak=true -f null -
replaygain: Clay Aiken - Measure of a Man - Run to Me - 3:33: 1918 blocks over -20.0 LUFS
replaygain: Clay Aiken - Measure of a Man - Run to Me - 3:33: gain -13.4 LU, peak 1.1885022274370185
replaygain: analyzing Clay Aiken - Measure of a Man - Shine - 4:10
replaygain: executing ffmpeg -nostats -hide_banner -i /mnt/media/downloads/Audio/Clay Aiken/Measure of a Man [2003]/07-clay_aiken-shine.flac -map a:0 -filter ebur128=peak=true -f null -
replaygain: Clay Aiken - Measure of a Man - Shine - 4:10: 2317 blocks over -18.6 LUFS
replaygain: Clay Aiken - Measure of a Man - Shine - 4:10: gain -14.6 LU, peak 1.0839269140212036
replaygain: analyzing Clay Aiken - Measure of a Man - This Is the Night - 3:32
replaygain: executing ffmpeg -nostats -hide_banner -i /mnt/media/downloads/Audio/Clay Aiken/Measure of a Man [2003]/09-clay_aiken-this_is_the_night_(bonus_cut).flac -map a:0 -filter ebur128=peak=true -f null -
replaygain: Clay Aiken - Measure of a Man - This Is the Night - 3:32: 1989 blocks over -19.8 LUFS
replaygain: Clay Aiken - Measure of a Man - This Is the Night - 3:32: gain -13.4 LU, peak 1.109174815262401
replaygain: Clay Aiken - Measure of a Man: gain -14.023134753586442 LU, peak 1.1885022274370185
Sending event: database_change
replaygain: applied track gain -14.5 LU, peak 1.1748975549395295 of FS
Sending event: database_change
replaygain: applied album gain -14.023134753586442 LU, peak 1.1885022274370185 of FS
replaygain: done analyzing Clay Aiken - Measure of a Man - Invisible - 4:03
Sending event: database_change
replaygain: applied track gain -14.8 LU, peak 1.109174815262401 of FS
Sending event: database_change
replaygain: applied album gain -14.023134753586442 LU, peak 1.1885022274370185 of FS
replaygain: done analyzing Clay Aiken - Measure of a Man - I Will Carry You - 3:44
Sending event: database_change
replaygain: applied track gain -13.0 LU, peak 1.109174815262401 of FS
Sending event: database_change
replaygain: applied album gain -14.023134753586442 LU, peak 1.1885022274370185 of FS
replaygain: done analyzing Clay Aiken - Measure of a Man - The Way - 4:06
Sending event: database_change
replaygain: applied track gain -13.4 LU, peak 1.1885022274370185 of FS
Sending event: database_change
replaygain: applied album gain -14.023134753586442 LU, peak 1.1885022274370185 of FS
replaygain: done analyzing Clay Aiken - Measure of a Man - Run to Me - 3:33
Sending event: database_change
replaygain: applied track gain -14.6 LU, peak 1.0839269140212036 of FS
Sending event: database_change
replaygain: applied album gain -14.023134753586442 LU, peak 1.1885022274370185 of FS
replaygain: done analyzing Clay Aiken - Measure of a Man - Shine - 4:10
Sending event: database_change
replaygain: applied track gain -13.4 LU, peak 1.109174815262401 of FS
Sending event: database_change
replaygain: applied album gain -14.023134753586442 LU, peak 1.1885022274370185 of FS
replaygain: done analyzing Clay Aiken - Measure of a Man - This Is the Night - 3:32
lastgenre: added last.fm album genre (album): Pop
Sending event: database_change
Sending event: database_change
smartplaylist: pop.m3u8 will be updated because of Clay Aiken - Measure of a Man - Invisible - 4:03
Sending event: database_change
Sending event: database_change
Sending event: database_change
Sending event: database_change
Sending event: database_change
lastgenre: added last.fm item genre (track): Pop
Sending event: database_change
lastgenre: added last.fm item genre (track): Pop
Sending event: database_change
lastgenre: added last.fm item genre (track): Pop
Sending event: database_change
lastgenre: added last.fm item genre (track): Pop
Sending event: database_change
lastgenre: added last.fm item genre (track): Pop
Sending event: database_change
lastgenre: added last.fm item genre (track): Pop
Sending event: database_change
oldestdate: Applying changes to Clay Aiken - Invisible
Sending event: database_change
oldestdate: Applying changes to Clay Aiken - I Will Carry You
Sending event: database_change
oldestdate: Applying changes to Clay Aiken - The Way
Sending event: database_change
oldestdate: Applying changes to Clay Aiken - Run to Me
Sending event: database_change
oldestdate: Applying changes to Clay Aiken - Shine
Sending event: database_change
oldestdate: Applying changes to Clay Aiken - This Is the Night
Sending event: database_change
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/phire/.local/bin/beet", line 8, in <module>
    sys.exit(main())
  File "/home/phire/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/beets/ui/__init__.py", line 1301, in main
    _raw_main(args)
  File "/home/phire/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/beets/ui/__init__.py", line 1288, in _raw_main
    subcommand.func(lib, suboptions, subargs)
  File "/home/phire/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/beets/ui/commands.py", line 1056, in import_func
    import_files(lib, paths, query)
  File "/home/phire/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/beets/ui/commands.py", line 996, in import_files
    session.run()
  File "/home/phire/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/beets/importer.py", line 353, in run
    pl.run_parallel(QUEUE_SIZE)
  File "/home/phire/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/beets/util/pipeline.py", line 446, in run_parallel
    raise exc_info[1].with_traceback(exc_info[2])
  File "/home/phire/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/beets/util/pipeline.py", line 311, in run
    out = self.coro.send(msg)
  File "/home/phire/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/beets/util/pipeline.py", line 193, in coro
    func(*(args + (task,)))
  File "/home/phire/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/beets/importer.py", line 1604, in plugin_stage
    func(session, task)
  File "/home/phire/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/beets/plugins.py", line 145, in wrapper
    return func(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/home/phire/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/beetsplug/lyrics.py", line 942, in imported
    self.fetch_item_lyrics(session.lib, item,
  File "/home/phire/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/beetsplug/lyrics.py", line 956, in fetch_item_lyrics
    lyrics = [self.get_lyrics(artist, title) for title in titles]
  File "/home/phire/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/beetsplug/lyrics.py", line 956, in <listcomp>
    lyrics = [self.get_lyrics(artist, title) for title in titles]
  File "/home/phire/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/beetsplug/lyrics.py", line 989, in get_lyrics
    lyrics = backend.fetch(artist, title)
  File "/home/phire/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/beetsplug/lyrics.py", line 709, in fetch
    lyrics = scrape_lyrics_from_html(html)
  File "/home/phire/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/beetsplug/lyrics.py", line 583, in scrape_lyrics_from_html
    soup = try_parse_html(html,
  File "/home/phire/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/beetsplug/lyrics.py", line 224, in try_parse_html
    return bs4.BeautifulSoup(html, 'html.parser', **kwargs)
  File "/home/phire/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/bs4/__init__.py", line 362, in __init__
    self._feed()
  File "/home/phire/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/bs4/__init__.py", line 448, in _feed
    self.builder.feed(self.markup)
  File "/home/phire/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/bs4/builder/_htmlparser.py", line 392, in feed
    parser.feed(markup)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.10/html/parser.py", line 110, in feed
    self.goahead(0)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.10/html/parser.py", line 170, in goahead
    k = self.parse_starttag(i)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.10/html/parser.py", line 344, in parse_starttag
    self.handle_starttag(tag, attrs)
  File "/home/phire/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/bs4/builder/_htmlparser.py", line 151, in handle_starttag
    tag = self.soup.handle_starttag(
  File "/home/phire/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/bs4/__init__.py", line 713, in handle_starttag
    or not self.parse_only.search_tag(name, attrs))):
  File "/home/phire/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/bs4/element.py", line 2108, in search_tag
    if not self._matches(attr_value, match_against):
  File "/home/phire/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/bs4/element.py", line 2177, in _matches
    return match_against(markup)
  File "/home/phire/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/beetsplug/lyrics.py", line 575, in is_text_notcode
    length = len(text)
TypeError: object of type 'NoneType' has no len()

Here's a link to the music files that trigger the bug (if relevant):

Setup

• OS: Ubuntu 22.04
• Python version: 3.10.12
• beets version: reports 1.6.1 but installed from master as of today
• Turning off plugins made problem go away (yes/no): This is a plugin issue

My configuration (output of beet config) is:

lyrics:
    bing_lang_from: []
    google_API_key: REDACTED
    sources: google lyricwiki musixmatch genius
    force: no
    auto: yes
    bing_client_secret: REDACTED
    bing_lang_to:
    google_engine_ID: REDACTED
    genius_api_key: REDACTED
    fallback:
    local: no
    dist_thresh: 0.1
directory: /mnt/media/Audio/Music
library: /mnt/media/Audio/Music/musiclibrary.db

import:
    copy: yes
    autotag: yes
    bell: yes
    log: /home/phire/beets_import.log
    from_scratch: yes
    write: yes

musicbrainz:
    searchlimit: 20

match:
    ignored_media:
    - Data CD
    - HD-DVD
    - VCD
    - SVCD
    - UMD
    - VHS
    distance_weights:
        work_id: 4

clutter:
- Thumbs.DB
- .DS_Store
- '*.jpg'
- '*.png'
- '*.accurip'
- '*.log'
- '*.cue'
threaded: yes

ui:
    color: yes

format_item: $artist - $album - $title - $length

plugins: musicintegrity discogs deezer convert permissions info missing chroma oldestdate acousticbrainz absubmit play playlist duplicates badfiles lastimport lastgenre replaygain fetchart embedart lyrics smartplaylist
convert:
    dest: /mnt/thumb
    pretend: no
    link: no
    hardlink: no
    threads: 8
    format: mp3
    id3v23: inherit
    formats:
        aac:
            command: ffmpeg -i $source -y -vn -acodec aac -aq 1 $dest
            extension: m4a
        alac:
            command: ffmpeg -i $source -y -vn -acodec alac $dest
            extension: m4a
        flac: ffmpeg -i $source -y -vn -acodec flac $dest
        mp3: ffmpeg -i $source -y -vn -aq 2 $dest
        opus: ffmpeg -i $source -y -vn -acodec libopus -ab 96k $dest
        ogg: ffmpeg -i $source -y -vn -acodec libvorbis -aq 3 $dest
        wma: ffmpeg -i $source -y -vn -acodec wmav2 -vn $dest
    max_bitrate:
    auto: no
    auto_keep: no
    tmpdir:
    quiet: no
    embed: yes

    paths: {}
    no_convert: ''
    never_convert_lossy_files: no
    copy_album_art: no
    album_art_maxwidth: 0
    delete_originals: no
    playlist:
permissions:
    file: 664
    dir: 775
fetchart:
    google_key: REDACTED
    sources: coverart itunes amazon albumart google
    auto: yes
    maxwidth: 500
    minwidth: 0
    quality: 0
    max_filesize: 0
    enforce_ratio: no
    cautious: no
    cover_names:
    - cover
    - front
    - art
    - album
    - folder
    store_source: no
    high_resolution: no
    deinterlace: no
    cover_format:
    google_engine: 001442825323518660753:hrh5ch1gjzm
    fanarttv_key: REDACTED
    lastfm_key: REDACTED
embedart:
    remove_art_file: yes
    maxwidth: 0
    auto: yes
    compare_threshold: 0
    ifempty: no
    quality: 0
oldestdate:
    auto: yes
    force: yes
    overwrite_year: yes
    prompt_missing_work_id: no
    ignore_track_id: no
    filter_on_import: yes
    overwrite_date: no
    filter_recordings: yes
    approach: releases
    release_types:
    use_file_date: no
replaygain:
    auto: yes
    backend: ffmpeg
    overwrite: yes
    targetlevel: 84
    threads: 8
    parallel_on_import: no
    per_disc: no
    peak: 'true'
    r128: [Opus]
    r128_targetlevel: 84
lastgenre:
    auto: yes
    canonical: no
    source: track
    whitelist: yes
    min_weight: 10
    count: 1
    fallback:
    force: yes
    separator: ', '
    prefer_specific: no
    title_case: yes
lastfm:
    user: phirestalker
    api_key: REDACTED
duplicates:
    tiebreak:
        items: [samplerate]
    album: no
    checksum: ''
    copy: ''
    count: no
    delete: no
    format: ''
    full: no
    keys: []
    merge: no
    move: ''
    path: no
    strict: no
    tag: ''
playlist:
    auto: no
    playlist_dir: /mnt/media/Audio/Music/playlists
    relative_to: /mnt/media/Audio/Music/playlists
    forward_slash: no
smartplaylist:
    playlist_dir: /mnt/media/Audio/Music/playlists
    relative_to: /mnt/media/Audio/Music/playlists
    playlists:
    -   name: all.m3u8
        query: ''
    -   name: car mix.m3u8
        query: ^genre:classical ^genre:death ^genre:rap ^genre:holiday ^genre:religious ^genre:christian ^genre:industrial ^genre:nu ^album:christmas ^album:holiday ^artist:choir ^artist:libera
    -   name: 50s.m3u8
        query: year:1950..1959 ^genre:punk ^genre:grunge ^genre:hard ^genre:metal ^genre:classical ^genre:alternative ^genre:rap ^genre:"hip hop" ^christmas ^rudolph
    -   name: 60s.m3u8
        query: year:1960..1969 ^genre:punk ^genre:grunge ^genre:hard ^genre:metal ^genre:classical ^genre:alternative ^genre:rap ^genre:"hip hop" ^christmas ^rudolph
    -   name: 70s.m3u8
        query: year:1970..1979 ^genre:punk ^genre:grunge ^genre:hard ^genre:metal ^genre:classical ^genre:alternative ^genre:rap ^genre:"hip hop" ^christmas ^rudolph
    -   name: 80s.m3u8
        query: year:1980..1989 ^genre:punk ^genre:grunge ^genre:hard ^genre:metal ^genre:classical ^genre:alternative ^genre:rap ^genre:"hip hop" ^christmas ^rudolph
    -   name: 90s.m3u8
        query: year:1990..1999 ^genre:punk ^genre:grunge ^genre:hard ^genre:metal ^genre:classical ^genre:alternative ^genre:rap ^genre:"hip hop" ^christmas ^rudolph
    -   name: metal.m3u8
        query: genre:metal
    -   name: pop.m3u8
        query: genre:pop
    -   name: recently_added.m3u8
        query: added:-1m..
    -   name: oldies.m3u8
        query: year:1930..1989 ^genre:punk ^genre:grunge ^genre:hard ^genre:metal ^genre:classical ^genre:alternative ^genre:rap ^genre:"hip hop" ^christmas ^rudolph
    -   name: comedy.m3u8
        query: genre:comedy, genre:humor, genre:parody
    -   name: male singers.m3u8
        query:
        - artist:"backstreet boys"
        - artist:declan
        - artist:"one direction"
        - artist:"aaron carter"
        - artist:"austin mahone"
        - artist:"jesse mccartney"
        - artist:"nick lachey"
        - artist:"billy gilman"
        - artist:nsync
        - artist:"ronan parke"
        - artist:"troye sivan"
        - artist:libera
        - artist:choir
        - artist:"new hope club"
        - artist:"justin bieber"
        - artist:jonas
        - artist:"5 seconds of summer"
        - artist:"greyson chance"
        - artist:hrvy
        - artist:"aj mitchell"
        - artist:"midnight red"
        - artist:"big time rush"
        - artist:"alec benjamin"
        - artist:"owen mac"
        - artist:bts
        - artist:"charlie puth"
        - artist:"lewis capaldi"
        - artist:"joshua bassett"
        - artist:"straight no chaser"
        - artist:"ross lynch"
        - artist:r5
        - artist:hanson
        - artist:rixton
        - artist:lauv
        - artist:"dream street"
        - artist:"bone man"
        - artist:"K-Ci & JoJo"
        - "artist:J\xF3nsi"
        - artist:"brian mcknight"
        - artist:"the vamps"
        - artist:"niall horan"
        - artist:"cody simpson"
        - artist:"why don't we"
    auto: yes
    forward_slash: no
    prefix: REDACTED
    urlencode: no
    pretend_paths: no

paths:
    default: $albumartist/$album%aunique{}/$track $title
musicintegrity:
    enabled: yes
    check: yes
    extra_args: [-n1]
    par2_exe: ''
    recovery: '15'
    memory: '1024'
acoustid:
    apikey: REDACTED
absubmit:
    extractor: /usr/local/bin/streaming_extractor_music
    force: no
    pretend: no
    base_url: ''
deezer:
    source_weight: 0.5
play:
    command:
    use_folders: no
    relative_to:
    raw: no
    warning_threshold: 100
    bom: no
discogs:
    apikey: REDACTED
    apisecret: REDACTED
    tokenfile: discogs_token.json
    source_weight: 0.5
    user_token: REDACTED
    separator: ', '
    index_tracks: no
    append_style_genre: no
acousticbrainz:
    auto: yes
    force: no
    tags: []
    base_url: ''
missing:
    count: no
    total: no
    album: no
lastimport:
    per_page: 500
    retry_limit: 3
chroma:
    auto: yes

[sampsyo]

Thanks! FWIW, this seems to be a problem with the Google backend; you should be able to work around it for now by disabling that. I've tried out a fix in #4876.

[phirestalker]

Ha! That's where I was going to put it, but I was unsure if it was the correct place. I thought maybe it needed to be further up the chain. Oh well, thanks for the quick fix.

I found this after I fixed a problem in a 3rd party plugin. Talk about bad luck.