The int() function raises a TypeError when the views attribute in the YouTube class from pytubefix is None

[Ixiko]

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🐞 Bug Description

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The int() function raises a TypeError when the views attribute in the YouTube class from pytubefix is None. This happens despite the attribute being present, as sometimes YouTube's videoDetails API returns None for the viewCount field.

TypeError: int() argument must be a string, a bytes-like object or a real number, not 'NoneType'

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🔢 Code Snippet

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from pytubefix import YouTube

yt = YouTube('https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=example')
try:
    views = int(yt.views)  # The error occurs here if yt.views is None
except TypeError as e:
    print(f"TypeError: {e}")

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🎯 Expected Behavior

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The views attribute should either provide a default value (e.g., 0) or handle cases where the value is None. Ideally, the library should ensure that views is always compatible with the int() function to prevent such errors.

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TypeError: int() argument must be a string, a bytes-like object or a real number, not 'NoneType'

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🖥️ Environment Details

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• Operating System: Windows 11
• Python Version: 3.11.9
• Pytubefix Version: 8.12.1

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📋 Additional Context

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This issue might be due to inadequate validation of the videoDetails API response. Specifically, when the viewCount field is missing or set to None, it causes the error. A potential solution would be to add a fallback value (e.g., 0) to the views property in the pytubefix library.

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[drmanche]

A possible solution in the library is this:

view_count = self.vid_info.get("videoDetails", {}).get("viewCount")
return int(view_count) if view_count is not None else 0