From 39d11602ce47cfcbf15b4b22d5e247569cc46ea6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Broque Thomas <26755000+Nezreka@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2026 18:09:11 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?Fix=20Discogs=20format=20field=20parsing=20?=
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- Search results return format as list ['Vinyl', 'LP'] while artist
  releases return comma-separated string — handle both
- Fixes "'list' object has no attribute 'lower'" error
---
 core/discogs_client.py | 9 +++++++--
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/core/discogs_client.py b/core/discogs_client.py
index 5983831d..0282001f 100644
--- a/core/discogs_client.py
+++ b/core/discogs_client.py
@@ -246,8 +246,13 @@ class Album:
         format_name = formats[0].get('name', '').lower() if formats else ''
         descriptions = [d.lower() for d in formats[0].get('descriptions', [])] if formats else []
 
-        # Also check the comma-separated 'format' string from search/artist release endpoints
-        format_str = (release_data.get('format') or '').lower()
+        # Also check the 'format' field from search/artist release endpoints
+        # Can be a string "Vinyl, LP, Album" or a list ["Vinyl", "LP", "Album"]
+        raw_format = release_data.get('format') or ''
+        if isinstance(raw_format, list):
+            format_str = ', '.join(raw_format).lower()
+        else:
+            format_str = str(raw_format).lower()
 
         if 'single' in descriptions or 'single' in format_name or 'single' in format_str:
             album_type = 'single'