Anki crashed and said to copy and post this code in this forum

Anki 26.09.3 (29bb700b)
Python 3.13.15 Qt 6.11.2 PyQt 6.11.0
Platform: Windows-10-10.0.19045-SP0

Traceback (most recent call last):
File “D:\a\anki\anki\out\installer\build\anki\windows\visualstudio\x64\Release\app_packages\aqt\taskman.py”, line 148, in on_closures_pending
File “D:\a\anki\anki\out\installer\build\anki\windows\visualstudio\x64\Release\app_packages\aqt\taskman.py”, line 88, in
File “D:\a\anki\anki\out\installer\build\anki\windows\visualstudio\x64\Release\app_packages\aqt\taskman.py”, line 111, in wrapped_done
File "D:\a\anki\anki\out\installer\build\anki\windows\visualstudio\x64\Release\app_packages\aqt\operations_init
.py", line 123, in wrapped_done
File “concurrent\futures_base.py”, line 453, in result
File “concurrent\futures_base.py”, line 402, in _get_result
File “concurrent\futures\thread.py”, line 59, in run
File "D:\a\anki\anki\out\installer\build\anki\windows\visualstudio\x64\Release\app_packages\aqt\operations_init
.py", line 108, in wrapped_op
File “D:\a\anki\anki\out\installer\build\anki\windows\visualstudio\x64\Release\app_packages\aqt\operations\note.py”, line 22, in
File “D:\a\anki\anki\out\installer\build\anki\windows\visualstudio\x64\Release\app_packages\anki\collection.py”, line 540, in add_note
File “D:\a\anki\anki\out\installer\build\anki\windows\visualstudio\x64\Release\app_packages\anki_backend_generated.py”, line 1450, in add_note
File “D:\a\anki\anki\out\installer\build\anki\windows\visualstudio\x64\Release\app_packages\anki_backend.py”, line 162, in _run_command
pyo3_runtime.PanicException: assertion left == right failed
left: 1792050922622
right: 0

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I have the exact problem, after upgrading to anki .ver 26.09.3.

Note: When I use .ver 25.09.4, everything works fine.

What is wrong?

  • When I click on Tools > Check Media, Anki crashes.
  • It’s complaining about a file named pronunciation_de_busse.mp3, which I have had in my collection for 7 years now. I have checked, and there is only once instance of the mentioned file and it has no umlauts.

My specs

  • OS: Linux
  • Distro: Kubuntu
  • Desktop Env: KDE Plasma 6.6.6
  • QT ver: 6.10.2

What I have tried already:

  • Check Database

    It says:
    Added last review time to ⁨2⁩ cards.
    Database rebuilt and optimized.

  • Restart Anki
  • Restart OS
  • Try it on other devices
  • Run Anki without addons (holding down Shift)

Debug Info

Anki 26.09.3 (29bb700b) 
Python 3.13.15 Qt 6.11.2 PyQt 6.11.0
Platform: Linux-7.0.0-38-generic-x86_64-with-glibc2.43

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/runner/work/anki/anki/out/installer/build/anki/linux/zip/anki/app_packages/aqt/taskman.py", line 148, in _on_closures_pending
  File "/home/runner/work/anki/anki/out/installer/build/anki/linux/zip/anki/app_packages/aqt/taskman.py", line 88, in <lambda>
  File "/home/runner/work/anki/anki/out/installer/build/anki/linux/zip/anki/app_packages/aqt/mediacheck.py", line 105, in _on_finished
  File "/usr/local/share/anki/python/lib/python3.13/concurrent/futures/_base.py", line 453, in result
    return self.__get_result()
           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^
  File "/usr/local/share/anki/python/lib/python3.13/concurrent/futures/_base.py", line 402, in __get_result
    raise self._exception
  File "/usr/local/share/anki/python/lib/python3.13/concurrent/futures/thread.py", line 59, in run
    result = self.fn(*self.args, **self.kwargs)
  File "/home/runner/work/anki/anki/out/installer/build/anki/linux/zip/anki/app_packages/aqt/mediacheck.py", line 94, in _check
  File "/home/runner/work/anki/anki/out/installer/build/anki/linux/zip/anki/app_packages/anki/media.py", line 181, in check
  File "/home/runner/work/anki/anki/out/installer/build/anki/linux/zip/anki/app_packages/anki/_backend_generated.py", line 2066, in check_media
  File "/home/runner/work/anki/anki/out/installer/build/anki/linux/zip/anki/app_packages/anki/_backend.py", line 162, in _run_command
pyo3_runtime.PanicException: assertion `left != right` failed
  left: "pronunciation_de_busse.mp3"
 right: "pronunciation_de_busse.mp3"