From b030ed4a9501bb2ab5136ee7bd3985babe4d5c70 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jade Meister <jmeist@umich.edu>
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2025 22:15:12 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] linting and formatting fixes

---
 beetsplug/musicbrainz.py         |  7 ++++---
 test/plugins/test_musicbrainz.py | 16 +++++++++++-----
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/beetsplug/musicbrainz.py b/beetsplug/musicbrainz.py
index 978d90d94..e17609b54 100644
--- a/beetsplug/musicbrainz.py
+++ b/beetsplug/musicbrainz.py
@@ -516,8 +516,10 @@ class MusicBrainzPlugin(MetadataSourcePlugin):
 
         # If this recording includes a release list, attach album metadata so
         # recording-based matches still write album/album_id.
-        rel_list = recording.get("release-list") or recording.get("release_list")
-        if rel_list:
+        rel_list = recording.get("release-list") or recording.get(
+            "release_list"
+        )
+        if rel_list and len(rel_list) > 0:
             # Pick the first release as a reasonable default.
             rel0 = rel_list[0] or {}
             # Handle both shapes: {'id','title',...} or {'release': {'id','title',...}}
@@ -870,7 +872,6 @@ class MusicBrainzPlugin(MetadataSourcePlugin):
                 # Fall back for test environments where get_recording_by_id is not mocked
                 yield self.track_info(r)
 
-
     def album_for_id(
         self, album_id: str
     ) -> beets.autotag.hooks.AlbumInfo | None:
diff --git a/test/plugins/test_musicbrainz.py b/test/plugins/test_musicbrainz.py
index 38e52bed9..2de151d42 100644
--- a/test/plugins/test_musicbrainz.py
+++ b/test/plugins/test_musicbrainz.py
@@ -990,8 +990,11 @@ class TestMusicBrainzPlugin(PluginMixin):
     plugin = "musicbrainz"
 
     mbid = "d2a6f856-b553-40a0-ac54-a321e8e2da99"
-    RECORDING = {"title": "foo", "id": "90b2fd02-19c8-42b8-8592-d62542604ce9", "length": 42}
-
+    RECORDING = {
+        "title": "foo",
+        "id": "90b2fd02-19c8-42b8-8592-d62542604ce9",
+        "length": 42,
+    }
 
     @pytest.fixture
     def plugin_config(self):
@@ -1042,7 +1045,9 @@ class TestMusicBrainzPlugin(PluginMixin):
         assert len(candidates) == 1
         assert candidates[0].track_id == self.RECORDING["id"]
 
-    def test_item_candidates_includes_album_from_release_list(self, monkeypatch, mb):
+    def test_item_candidates_includes_album_from_release_list(
+        self, monkeypatch, mb
+    ):
         """Ensure that item_candidates now attaches album info when the recording includes a release-list."""
         RECORDING_WITH_RELEASE = {
             "title": "Beautiful in White",
@@ -1068,7 +1073,9 @@ class TestMusicBrainzPlugin(PluginMixin):
             lambda *_, **__: {"recording": RECORDING_WITH_RELEASE},
         )
 
-        candidates = list(mb.item_candidates(Item(), "Shane Filan", "Beautiful in White"))
+        candidates = list(
+            mb.item_candidates(Item(), "Shane Filan", "Beautiful in White")
+        )
 
         # Ensure exactly one candidate was found
         assert len(candidates) == 1
@@ -1081,7 +1088,6 @@ class TestMusicBrainzPlugin(PluginMixin):
         assert candidate.album == "Love Always (Deluxe Edition)"
         assert candidate.album_id == "9ec75bce-60ac-41e9-82a5-3b71a982257d"
 
-
     def test_candidates(self, monkeypatch, mb):
         monkeypatch.setattr(
             "musicbrainzngs.search_releases",