# Buggy code
def _prepare_config_scope(
    scope, author: Union[discord.abc.User, int] = None, guild: discord.Guild = None
):
    scope = standardize_scope(scope)

    if scope == PlaylistScope.GLOBAL.value:
        config_scope = [PlaylistScope.GLOBAL.value]
    elif scope == PlaylistScope.USER.value:
        if author is None:
            raise MissingAuthor("Invalid author for user scope.")
        config_scope = [PlaylistScope.USER.value, str(getattr(author, "id", author))]
    else:
        if guild is None:
            raise MissingGuild("Invalid guild for guild scope.")
        config_scope = [PlaylistScope.GUILD.value, str(getattr(guild, "id", guild))]
    return config_scope


# Traceback (RuntimeError)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/martinebots/martinebotsvenv/lib/python3.7/site-packages/discord/ext/commands/core.py", line 79, in wrapped
ret = await coro(*args, **kwargs)
File "/home/martinebots/martinebotscogs/cogs_modified/audio/audio.py", line 3183, in play
await self._enqueue_tracks(ctx, query)
File "/home/martinebots/martinebotscogs/cogs_modified/audio/audio.py", line 3885, in _enqueue_tracks
result, called_api = await self.music_cache.lavalink_query(ctx, player, query)
File "/home/martinebots/martinebotscogs/cogs_modified/audio/apis.py", line 911, in lavalink_query
results = await player.load_tracks(query)
File "/home/martinebots/martinebotsvenv/lib/python3.7/site-packages/lavalink/rest_api.py", line 300, in load_tracks
self.__check_node_ready()
File "/home/martinebots/martinebotsvenv/lib/python3.7/site-packages/lavalink/rest_api.py", line 268, in __check_node_ready
raise RuntimeError("Cannot execute REST request when node not ready.")
RuntimeError: Cannot execute REST request when node not ready.

The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/martinebots/martinebotsvenv/lib/python3.7/site-packages/discord/ext/commands/bot.py", line 863, in invoke
await ctx.command.invoke(ctx)
File "/home/martinebots/martinebotsvenv/lib/python3.7/site-packages/discord/ext/commands/core.py", line 728, in invoke
await injected(*ctx.args, **ctx.kwargs)
File "/home/martinebots/martinebotsvenv/lib/python3.7/site-packages/discord/ext/commands/core.py", line 88, in wrapped
raise CommandInvokeError(exc) from exc
discord.ext.commands.errors.CommandInvokeError: Command raised an exception: RuntimeError: Cannot execute REST request when node not ready.```

# Fixed code
def _prepare_config_scope(
    scope,
    author: Union[discord.abc.User, int] = None,
    guild: Union[discord.Guild, int] = None,
):
    scope = standardize_scope(scope)

    if scope == PlaylistScope.GLOBAL.value:
        config_scope = [PlaylistScope.GLOBAL.value, _bot.user.id]
    elif scope == PlaylistScope.USER.value:
        if author is None:
            raise MissingAuthor("Invalid author for user scope.")
        config_scope = [PlaylistScope.USER.value, int(getattr(author, "id", author))]
    else:
        if guild is None:
            raise MissingGuild("Invalid guild for guild scope.")
        config_scope = [PlaylistScope.GUILD.value, int(getattr(guild, "id", guild))]
    return config_scope