[chewitt]

load_info() calls urlopen() without a timeout and only handles errors raised while opening the URL. If a connection stalls while the response is read, the scraper blocks forever, and the library scan blocks with it, stuck at 0%.

This change:

• passes a 15 second timeout to urlopen(), matching the TV show scraper;
• reads the response body inside the existing try block;
• treats timeouts and socket errors during the read like a failure to reach the site, so it returns the default or an error dict.

The existing error handling then shows a notification and logs a warning, and the scan continues.

I hit this behind a VPN exit node that loses part of the responses to requests sent with Connection: close, which urllib always sends. About half the requests stalled. With the patch they fail after 15 seconds and the scan completes, and requests that don't stall are unaffected.

The log attached to #266 shows the same thing: the last line from the scraper is its first Calling URL for the TMDb search, with no result and no error after it.

Fixes #266

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• Bug Fixes
  • API requests now stop waiting after 15 seconds, improving responsiveness when services are slow or unavailable.
  • Socket timeouts and connection errors now return clearer fallback or read-failure results instead of failing unexpectedly.
  • Response content is handled more consistently for both JSON and text responses.

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📝 Walkthrough

API requests now use a 15-second timeout. Socket errors return the configured default or a structured read-failure error. Response content is read once and reused for JSON or text decoding.

Changes: API request handling

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Request timeout and response handling python/lib/tmdbscraper/api_utils.py	load_info passes a 15-second timeout to urlopen and reads the response body once. It handles socket timeouts and errors by returning the configured default or a structured read-failure error.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Suggested reviewers: pkscout

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 32b4a

API requests now give up after 15 seconds of silence, which addresses the fully stalled scans reported in #266. A server that keeps sending data very slowly could still prolong a request, but that was already possible before this change. The change is ready to merge.

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Linked Issues check		Issue #266 reports an indefinite scraper freeze at 0%. In python/lib/tmdbscraper/api_utils.py, load_info() now passes timeout=TIMEOUT with TIMEOUT = 15 to urlopen(). The same try block rea…
Out of Scope Changes check		The pull request changes only python/lib/tmdbscraper/api_utils.py. The timeout constant, response-body reuse, and read-error handling directly support the fix for issue #266. The reviewed changes co…

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Issue #266 reports an indefinite scraper freeze at 0%. In python/lib/tmdbscraper/api_utils.py, load_info() now passes timeout=TIMEOUT with TIMEOUT = 15 to urlopen(). The same try block reads the response body. It catches socket.timeout and socket.error during the read and returns the supplied default or an error dictionary. These changes address the reported stalled-request behavior. No explicit automated-test requirement appears in #266.

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The pull request changes only python/lib/tmdbscraper/api_utils.py. The timeout constant, response-body reuse, and read-error handling directly support the fix for issue #266. The reviewed changes contain no demonstrated unrelated behavior or files.

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🧹 Nitpick comments: 1

python/lib/tmdbscraper/api_utils.py: 1

75-76: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Bound the total response-read time as optional hardening.

urlopen(req, timeout=TIMEOUT) applies to individual blocking socket operations. It does not limit the total time spent in response.read(). A response that sends data before each idle timeout and never reaches EOF can therefore keep the read active indefinitely.

This is a pre-existing edge case. The PR adds the first timeout and covers the fully idle stall described in issue #266. Treat this as optional, low-effort hardening rather than a major issue. If a total deadline is required, read bounded chunks and apply the remaining monotonic-deadline duration to each blocking read.

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Review comment at @python/lib/tmdbscraper/api_utils.py around lines 75 - 76:
Optionally harden the response handling around urlopen and response.read by
enforcing a monotonic total deadline: read bounded chunks, calculate the
remaining duration before each blocking read, and stop once the deadline expires
while preserving the existing decoded response behavior.

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[rmrector]

thanks!