fix: handling OpenAI returning None objects (#2280)

MaartenGr · Feb 7, 2025 · f3900ad · f3900ad
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diff --git a/bertopic/representation/_openai.py b/bertopic/representation/_openai.py
@@ -245,7 +245,8 @@ def extract_topics(
 
                 # Check whether content was actually generated
                 # Addresses #1570 for potential issues with OpenAI's content filter
-                if hasattr(response.choices[0].message, "content"):
+                # Addresses #2176 for potential issues when openAI returns a None type object
+                if response and hasattr(response.choices[0].message, "content"):
                     label = response.choices[0].message.content.strip().replace("topic: ", "")
                 else:
                     label = "No label returned"