---
title: "ElevenLabs API Python SDK v2.69.0 play raises an error when ffplay fails: 2026-09-21 | Harbyn"
description: "ElevenLabs API Python SDK v2.69.0 play raises an error when ffplay fails, announced Sep 21, 2026."
canonical: "https://harbyn.com/changes/elevenlabs/2026-09-21-sdk-releases-5"
last-updated: 2026-10-03
---

# ElevenLabs API Python SDK v2.69.0 play raises an error when ffplay fails

Markdown version of <https://harbyn.com/changes/elevenlabs/2026-09-21-sdk-releases-5>.

Behavior change - ElevenLabs API. low severity. In effect.

In Python SDK v2.69.0, the play helper now raises an error when ffplay fails.

## Facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Vendor | [ElevenLabs API](https://harbyn.com/vendors/elevenlabs.md) |
| Kind | Behavior change |
| Severity | low |
| Status | In effect |
| Announced | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Added to Harbyn | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Lead time | No dated deadline |
| Symbols | `play` |
| Review | Reviewed by a person, extracted by a model |

## Find it in your code

```sh
npx harbyn scan
```

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## Sources

Where this event comes from: the page we read, when we read it, and the hash of that snapshot.

- <https://elevenlabs.io/docs/changelog.md> (changelog, fetched 2026-10-03 05:35 UTC, sha256 `5575f5dfbcd506d19362058aec6fa8c7e6a97aab7577bdcaece5bdcb0a8e118a`)

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