From 8f61c7d2a017516039499dbf12a310439c576af9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Thomas Grandjean <tgrandje@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:57:53 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] fix empty sirene search bug

---
 pynsee/sirene/search_sirene.py | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/pynsee/sirene/search_sirene.py b/pynsee/sirene/search_sirene.py
index 222641fd..7a43358c 100644
--- a/pynsee/sirene/search_sirene.py
+++ b/pynsee/sirene/search_sirene.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 from functools import lru_cache
 import itertools
 import re
+
+import pandas as pd
 from unidecode import unidecode
 
 from pynsee.utils.save_df import save_df
@@ -251,7 +253,7 @@ def search_sirene(
     data_final = _request_sirene(query=query, kind=kind, number=number)
 
     df = _clean_data(
-        data_final.copy(),
+        data_final.copy() if data_final is not None else pd.DataFrame(),
         kind=kind,
         clean=False,
         activity=activity,

From 964d7b31f8a05fdee59b22a3c3b2a4abd62036fd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Thomas Grandjean <tgrandje@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2025 10:11:45 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] enhance lisibility

---
 pynsee/sirene/search_sirene.py | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/pynsee/sirene/search_sirene.py b/pynsee/sirene/search_sirene.py
index 01fabd84..9c0a69d9 100644
--- a/pynsee/sirene/search_sirene.py
+++ b/pynsee/sirene/search_sirene.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 import string
 import urllib.parse
 
-import pandas as pd
 from unidecode import unidecode
 
 from pynsee.utils.save_df import save_df
@@ -331,9 +330,11 @@ def search_sirene(
     query = "?q=" + string_query
 
     data_final = _request_sirene(query=query, kind=kind, number=number)
+    if data_final is None:
+        return SireneDataFrame()
 
     df = _clean_data(
-        data_final.copy() if data_final is not None else pd.DataFrame(),
+        data_final.copy(),
         kind=kind,
         clean=False,
         activity=activity,