Engine stats - duckduckgo

Engine name	Scores	Result count	Response time	Reliability
duckduckgo				0

Errors and exceptions

Exception	sqlite3.OperationalError	Percentage	65
Filename	searx/engines/duckduckgo.py:129
Function	set_vqd
Code	cache.set(key=key, value=value, expire=3600)

Exception	sqlite3.OperationalError	Percentage	35
Filename	searx/engines/duckduckgo.py:102
Function	get_vqd
Code	value = cache.get(key=key)

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Repository: https://github.com/searxng/searxng
Branch: unknown
Version: 2025.10.05+34eb32f41

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Error
  * Error: sqlite3.OperationalError
  * Percentage: 65
  * Parameters: `()`
  * File name: `searx/engines/duckduckgo.py:129`
  * Function: `set_vqd`
  * Code: `cache.set(key=key, value=value, expire=3600)`

Error
  * Error: sqlite3.OperationalError
  * Percentage: 35
  * Parameters: `()`
  * File name: `searx/engines/duckduckgo.py:102`
  * Function: `get_vqd`
  * Code: `value = cache.get(key=key)`

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