HKUDS/DeepTutor · error · ValueError

urls must be a list of strings.

Error message

urls must be a list of strings.

What it means

Error "urls must be a list of strings." thrown in HKUDS/DeepTutor.

Source

Thrown at deeptutor/capabilities/ima/tools.py:428

    if not raw:
        return ()
    return tuple(item for item in raw if isinstance(item, ImaBinding))


def _no_binding_message(bindings: tuple[ImaBinding, ...]) -> str:
    if not bindings:
        return "No Tencent IMA knowledge base is attached to this turn; IMA tools are unavailable."
    names = ", ".join(binding.name for binding in bindings)
    return f"Specify which IMA knowledge base to use with kb_name. Attached: {names}."


def _string_list(value: Any) -> list[str]:
    if isinstance(value, str):
        candidates = [value]
    elif isinstance(value, (list, tuple)):
        candidates = [str(item) for item in value]
    else:
        raise ValueError("urls must be a list of strings.")
    urls = [item.strip() for item in candidates if str(item).strip()]
    if not urls:
        raise ValueError("At least one URL is required.")
    return urls


# IMA's API refuses these; failing locally keeps the model from reporting a
# confusing upstream error for something that was never going to work.
_UNSUPPORTED_URL_MARKERS: tuple[str, ...] = (
    "bilibili.com/video/",
    "youtube.com/watch",
    "youtu.be/",
)


def _is_supported_url(url: str) -> bool:
    lowered = url.lower()
    if not lowered.startswith(("http://", "https://")):

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at deeptutor/capabilities/ima/tools.py:428 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of HKUDS/DeepTutor@3e82f13042 (2026-08-27). Data as JSON: /api/errors/d552833e7448f7df. Report an issue: GitHub.