[Python] PyRPlidar IndexError: index out of range

Running the example code in the pyrplidar documentation

from pyrplidar import PyRPlidar

lidar = PyRPlidar()
lidar.connect(port="COM8", baudrate=256000, timeout=3)
# Linux : "/dev/ttyUSB0"
# MacOS : "/dev/cu.SLAB_USBtoUART"
# Windows : "COM5"


info = lidar.get_info()
print("info :", info)

health = lidar.get_health()
print("health :", health)

samplerate = lidar.get_samplerate()
print("samplerate :", samplerate)


scan_modes = lidar.get_scan_modes()
print("scan modes :")
for scan_mode in scan_modes:
print(scan_mode)


lidar.disconnect()


give this error message

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\ADMIN\Desktop\RPlidar\test1.py", line 10, in <module>
info = lidar.get_info()
File "C:\Users\ADMIN\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\site-packages\pyrplidar.py", line 73, in get_info
discriptor = self.receive_discriptor()
File "C:\Users\ADMIN\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\site-packages\pyrplidar.py", line 42, in receive_discriptor
discriptor = PyRPlidarResponse(self.lidar_serial.receive_data(RPLIDAR_DESCRIPTOR_LEN))
File "C:\Users\ADMIN\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\site-packages\pyrplidar_protocol.py", line 110, in __init__
self.sync_byte1 = raw_bytes[0]
IndexError: index out of range


How do I solve this? Please help

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