yt-dlp/yt-dlp · error · EntryNotInPlaylist

There are no entries

Error message

There are no entries

What it means

Error "There are no entries" thrown in yt-dlp/yt-dlp.

Source

Thrown at yt_dlp/utils/_utils.py:2436

                if len(page_results) < only_more:
                    only_more -= len(page_results)
                else:
                    yield from page_results[:only_more]
                    break
            yield from page_results


class PlaylistEntries:
    MissingEntry = object()
    is_exhausted = False

    def __init__(self, ydl, info_dict):
        self.ydl = ydl

        # _entries must be assigned now since infodict can change during iteration
        entries = info_dict.get('entries')
        if entries is None:
            raise EntryNotInPlaylist('There are no entries')
        elif isinstance(entries, list):
            self.is_exhausted = True

        requested_entries = info_dict.get('requested_entries')
        self.is_incomplete = requested_entries is not None
        if self.is_incomplete:
            assert self.is_exhausted
            self._entries = [self.MissingEntry] * max(requested_entries or [0])
            for i, entry in zip(requested_entries, entries):  # noqa: B905
                self._entries[i - 1] = entry
        elif isinstance(entries, (list, PagedList, LazyList)):
            self._entries = entries
        else:
            self._entries = LazyList(entries)

    PLAYLIST_ITEMS_RE = re.compile(r'''(?x)
        (?P<start>[+-]?\d+)?
        (?P<range>[:-]

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Solutions

1. The extractor returned a playlist with no entries; verify the URL is correct and the playlist is publicly accessible and not empty.
2. Check --playlist-items / --match-filter options, which may have filtered out every entry.
3. Update yt-dlp; a site change may cause the extractor to find zero items.

Example fix

Reject empty playlist/item specifications early: if not entries: raise ValueError('There are no entries')

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at yt_dlp/utils/_utils.py:2436 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of yt-dlp/yt-dlp@81ecd58b13 (2026-08-22). Data as JSON: /api/errors/41e8ace514ec97bc. Report an issue: GitHub.