modified: app.py

app.py

@@ -452,7 +452,8 @@ async def _ytdlp_extract(loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop, query: str) -> Optiona
 
     # Try multiple YouTube client profiles to bypass some restrictions
     env_client = os.getenv('YTDL_YT_CLIENT', 'android')
-    fallback_clients = ['web', 'android', 'ios', 'tv']
+    # Prefer android first in fallbacks to avoid SABR issues on web
+    fallback_clients = ['android', 'web', 'ios', 'tv']
     clients_to_try: List[str] = []
     for c in [env_client] + fallback_clients:
         if c not in clients_to_try:
@@ -474,8 +475,13 @@ async def _ytdlp_extract(loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop, query: str) -> Optiona
             last_error = e
             msg = str(e)
             print(f"⚠️ yt-dlp attempt failed with client='{client}': {msg[:200]}")
-            # If it's clearly a bot-check/cookies issue, try next client
+            # If it's clearly a bot-check/cookies or client format/signature issue, try next client
-            if ('Sign in to confirm' in msg) or ('Use --cookies' in msg) or ('pass cookies' in msg) or ('HTTP Error 403' in msg):
+            retriable_markers = (
+                'Sign in to confirm', 'Use --cookies', 'pass cookies', 'HTTP Error 403',
+                'Signature extraction failed', 'Requested format is not available',
+                'Only images are available', 'missing a url', 'SABR streaming'
+            )
+            if any(m in msg for m in retriable_markers):
                 continue
             # Otherwise, break early for other errors
             break
@@ -582,8 +588,11 @@ async def play(ctx: commands.Context, *, query: str):
     await ctx.reply("🔎 Searching…")
     item = await _create_audio_source(loop, query, state['volume'])
     if not item:
-        # Give a hint if cookies likely required
+        # Give a hint if cookies or client change likely required
-        hint = "If this is YouTube, try setting YTDL_YT_CLIENT=web and/or provide cookies via YTDL_COOKIES_FILE or YTDL_COOKIES_B64."
+        hint = (
+            "If this is YouTube, try YTDL_YT_CLIENT=android (or web) and/or provide cookies via "
+            "YTDL_COOKIES_FILE or YTDL_COOKIES_B64."
+        )
         await ctx.reply(f"❌ Couldn't get audio from that query.\n{hint}")
         return
     state['queue'].append(item)
@@ -1812,11 +1821,23 @@ async def on_command_error(ctx, error):
         import traceback
         traceback.print_exc()
         
-        # Send detailed error to user if owner
+        # Send detailed error to user if owner; be safe for slash interactions
-        if ctx.author.id == OWNER_ID:
+        try:
-            await ctx.send(f"❌ **Error Details (Owner only):**\n```python\n{type(error).__name__}: {str(error)[:1800]}\n```")
+            content_owner = f"❌ **Error Details (Owner only):**\n```python\n{type(error).__name__}: {str(error)[:1800]}\n```"
-        else:
+            content_user = "❌ An unknown error occurred!"
-            await ctx.send("❌ An unknown error occurred!")
+            if hasattr(ctx, 'interaction') and ctx.interaction is not None:
+                if not ctx.interaction.response.is_done():
+                    await ctx.interaction.response.send_message(content_owner if ctx.author.id == OWNER_ID else content_user, ephemeral=ctx.author.id != OWNER_ID)
+                else:
+                    await ctx.interaction.followup.send(content_owner if ctx.author.id == OWNER_ID else content_user, ephemeral=ctx.author.id != OWNER_ID)
+            else:
+                await ctx.send(content_owner if ctx.author.id == OWNER_ID else content_user)
+        except Exception as send_err:
+            # Final fallback: try reply, then ignore
+            try:
+                await ctx.reply("❌ Error occurred, and sending details failed.")
+            except Exception:
+                pass
 
 async def main():
     """Main function to start the bot"""