diff --git a/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py b/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py index d214a6449..33b4fb3ca 100644 --- a/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py +++ b/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py @@ -2557,7 +2557,7 @@ def sanitize_numeric_fields(info): formats = self._get_formats(info_dict) # Backward compatibility with InfoExtractor._sort_formats - field_preference = formats[0].pop('__sort_fields', None) + field_preference = (formats or [{}])[0].pop('__sort_fields', None) if field_preference: info_dict['_format_sort_fields'] = field_preference