MaartenGr / MaartenGr/BERTopic

list index out of range error in topic reduction

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Description

I am using the following code for topic modelling with bertopic version 0.16.0 and getting list index out of range error in topic reduction

![image](https://github.com/MaartenGr/BERTopic/assets/139199834/7b064e20-3f37-41bb-a004-b34332f546b2)

![image](https://github.com/MaartenGr/BERTopic/assets/139199834/f245769b-2cd9-4b8a-a3fc-9e89a36ea851)

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The issue provides only screenshots of the BERTopic 0.16.0 usage and the list-index error; it names no source file, test, or entry point. Start by reproducing the topic-reduction failure from the shown example and inspect the traceback to locate the failing code. Done means the reported reduction case no longer raises the error.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
machine-learning
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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