From 77d07c87434ad6c562cf318cb05787cb527c6e3d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bnyro <bnyro@tutanota.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:48:27 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] [mod] yandex: simplify request method and drop unused
 params/cookies

We previously set the 'cookie' cookie value with a timestamp
from 2024 to `yq=...`. The cookie is not actually used in Yandex,
instead we probably wanted to set the `yq` cookie instead. But
since the engine works without it, it can be dropped.

Also simplifies the request method a bit to be easier to read.
---
 searx/engines/yandex.py | 41 ++++++++++++++++++-----------------------
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

diff --git a/searx/engines/yandex.py b/searx/engines/yandex.py
index 817ac9624..76dedfac5 100644
--- a/searx/engines/yandex.py
+++ b/searx/engines/yandex.py
@@ -60,33 +60,28 @@ def catch_bad_response(resp: "SXNG_Response") -> None:
 
 
 def request(query: str, params: "OnlineParams") -> None:
-    query_params_web = {
-        "tmpl_version": "releases",
+    args: dict[str, t.Any] = {
         "text": query,
-        "web": "1",
-        "frame": "1",
-        "searchid": "3131712",
     }
+    if params['pageno'] > 1:
+        args["p"] = params["pageno"] - 1
 
-    lang = params["language"].split("-")[0]  # type: ignore
-    if lang in yandex_supported_langs:
-        query_params_web["lang"] = lang
+    if search_type == 'web':
+        lang = params["searxng_locale"].split("-")[0]
+        if lang in yandex_supported_langs:
+            args["lang"] = lang
 
-    query_params_images = {
-        "text": query,
-        "uinfo": "sw-1920-sh-1080-ww-1125-wh-999",
-    }
-
-    if params["pageno"] > 1:
-        query_params_web["p"] = params["pageno"] - 1  # type: ignore
-        query_params_images["p"] = params["pageno"] - 1  # type: ignore
-
-    params["cookies"] = {"cookie": "yp=1716337604.sp.family%3A0#1685406411.szm.1:1920x1080:1920x999"}
-
-    if search_type == "web":
-        params["url"] = f"{base_url_web}?{urlencode(query_params_web)}"
-    elif search_type == "images":
-        params["url"] = f"{base_url_images}?{urlencode(query_params_images)}"
+        args.update(
+            {
+                "tmpl_version": "releases",
+                "web": "1",
+                "frame": "1",
+                "searchid": "3131712",
+            }
+        )
+        params['url'] = f"{base_url_web}?{urlencode(args)}"
+    elif search_type == 'images':
+        params['url'] = f"{base_url_images}?{urlencode(args)}"
 
 
 def _parse_json_results(dom: html.HtmlElement) -> dict[str, t.Any]: