"beet update" updates acoustid_fingerprint for no apparent reason

Hi!

I can’t understand why beet update would write to the data base acoustic fingerprints which are already there. I fingerprint my music on import, but when I run an update later I get many entries like this:

acoustid_fingerprint: AQADtFKiRlGURcHxIDmCPA-aPThp6Asarce457iPi4QiarrwJEceJaSQ_lBuB3maBpWSjRKmKBSON8g3BrouRAqTo0coZxYhfhA1LU_BSEly3DK4Z8Olc8iSRUdF0cjJoR4PSVpceNZ0tHiOT8ezRsMr9CAX7fBzaD30jrikGJWUD86DzxTSB52SrfjG4UdzgdSY41OLchrYLo2KzDr-QzzeJTUutNEFu0U9MscjjtB-NJbyoNSRw-HAsOzwKadQ8nhyOJnaoQ_KnIMnoT_6GN6KUJUKWQ7aC7kOHz26EvFOeDx-6IR5HLcuQrTxQ_xx46ZwmORxND9OfDjR48Kdwj-u43DuI4VPI3DOouXx9ML-4__Ra1CdDn6x18iPH94RPSdOiGuUIfyFH2WE88MbF4384DrOo4-OZImSNFGEXMd1TEfzSMUv5Dt-XEpINLj34Uf140OhUjWuIzcLk_pw_OiLI7zQkJC7S8PVY8IVHjn-4EKzKTpe9BWe4feRqlLR51Bb6Awu5cITa8JbNE5QiysxHWKsHOEaXDqOvoYrBpVz5HgIGX0N8bWBsPhx9INPhPxRH_fxC35w41KQ2uiP3zh-hC-Oog_hX8SN6YR-NER99IHj6XiaQT-KfwiP9_CVYw9JxNGNz2hiEjqOmkoOH38O1znkHs6PndAVXGcxvcfR8EcuXHGRUyL4QwyP6xKR1hN-4kemM8KP7zh8fLCmw5bQ40N7-OgbfDteND-0h7i2C-001MePHzd6HiahbRx-_Aivo3kW4lyO13hIgmvCFv-E8-BDhD3EB_3xyUf8WWjEyPjRHz965PLwzNCzCb3x4zkqZx7MB32g5_gaCu1CwfmhPziNC6lz3NPwjPiPrtmH5zhyYUo-aLiO-vBlwdmPHho5RvB-5MX14upx2DrydngDXQ_eI-wXGaOO9zGqrwhTHV8S4cW3oJdCWM2WQfyFN_xwwr-QDz_qDd9wNRq-4-9QUjvC3sO13fiK7mjW4wqO5niyHB_-w8eLO4cJXLhT-Ce-Q9eOfRd-3EPKTcckE9eC8kfOoN7w6qhqQ1LyoD8-5BV6wz_i42-E44FOxgFPsMd16OjRH36Ob4K_gT_0RcdhqaiVPYVe9DvSEt6FkzlcFQ_SUKyE8tAj49TRB82VQw_x5MGH8-gD8Uffoy90-Cg7I-fx9OgZ2JFQOUfJD6cS5IrwIyf-w0mPs_jwHHkP0TmR40pSzL7w5DKMb0EpZcY9NB-DPldwC_nhJHIGPaqxP0EOPwpiVwo-6hL-4dLRQzx-dM_xY9-xG7qEqiJyHat-XDumnMbF4zvCG35O6D6mRsWP8LlwLsAvDbaCH7eKI89DHU0lqF2OB7qU4fOCy07Qp4e7HX-h50jjBO8xSTp-9IFDZQj_AXpO_DI62tCTIyU6Bz-uozealQieHto_iDqO6_CJ_shtPDtQkheO_OjRk4aPH8cOLQ9-NKEm9Bk0pS8OvBzy48QeBbZHPOqN9Efl4Pygi0efBV6FH64I6z9-4rh0fMeNwzxcVeB52DKhHu5p5Ar8C9dx7UUewesM7QcD60cbMdDx5WDyI8vxo5UPdzhy4od4HYe7HD2PnJGO8wgvwvbRVvih_cKJ1Dt6CnfQ6TmuJUdfE2_wTfgR_tBCBk-z4RzCURH8L-iFvsVP_Lg0I-ehZxoqHE8eVBsPP-gDmVmPR9ygncYP5wo-PMhHOBxx8biPPtmxHz_CNUdz6MeFUP_wIzgF8fiRHz-uHThyrxCr5Xhk5Ee1KxLW8MK_ohfCVMEX7dDTUAjlRIMfKnB3dCxl_Dzq8UiPvvhFGjpR4yZu4sZu4YJ_nDhPmEP1oM-xnzjxBPqN48h9HNWDn_g9hFfgH-bRNSlROA6-w892-PBKI8a2Hv2OnJGOo6cKP_hx3BiOG_eRH79w_CXsGIerGhecH4mRPoss1Ecv-LjkCVZ7_IOfI_zR_vCL_7hmyBceC8ct4YclzvjhB9XxF2hyHJYzPDf8w3GI54ePHz_OD8WZHF8x9bAYvFCO47ORdhJ-fEeaZ0XyoT_qE3Z4oz6aH32MoxmZIekjGWE0MXg_vAuaSczw4UgZfBDTot_wHVpqVCf60EhPXDjyBSalFNpxI8cb5Wh3-EbP40Z_uJMQTodQ60jTxvjx5cOpRB_y4cwe6MvgEOUpnNITNC-k4A8cLsKlHNJYC82z4KgVXOmG73gP7TyMXsHF4MN3Qg-PF6FcNN5OYZ2yC6-OXwjDfeijQOcafK_Q8kLjSEEN78X84wrCaZXx9OgP5EQyC_-HV08wW2gX4oNz1OLxCE915DeUK0TzFKGTRAfH40KnnfCzoPbxIJYVonl0aGSPH_RanEfZlGh0_LoAhNiAAgAJADEMEMUANgZIR4yShBBigCAUECGREQY7hCBAhBiMmCEAISQMEuIIIyyAHgCjlADIKAUVIgIR6oQDhAFhlAPJEeTAQUooo4wIRAChDCBAACEEQEh5Q5BQgjoCGEOMSESQUMxwgBgSwBIhpEHAKAQAWYohKxAwQBFghXCMEGAAIoRYY4ASAXIDAIHOCiKogQICSxigQBQKmAAEEA-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 -> AQADtFKiRlGURcHxIDmCPA-aPThp6Asarce457iPi4QiarrwJEceJaSQ_lBuB3maBpWSjRKmKBSON8g3BrouRAqTo0coZxYhfhA1LU_BSEly3DK4Z8Olc8iSRUdF0cjJoR4PSVpceNZ0tHiOT8ezRsMr9CAX7fBzaD30jrikGJWUD86DzxTSB52SrfjG4UdzgdSY41OLchrYLo2KzDr-QzzeJTUutNEFu0U9MscjjtB-NJbyoNSRw-HAsOzwKadQ8nhyOJnaoQ_KnIMnoT_6GN6KUJUKWQ7aC7kOHz26EvFOeDx-6IR5HLcuQrTxQ_xx46ZwmORxND9OfDjR48Kdwj-u43DuI4VPI3DOouXx9ML-4__Ra1CdDn6x18iPH94RPSdOiGuUIfyFH2WE88MbF4384DrOo4-OZImSNFGEXMd1TEfzSMUv5Dt-XEpINLj34Uf140OhUjWuIzcLk_pw_OiLI7zQkJC7S8PVY8IVHjn-4EKzKTpe9BWe4feRqlLR51Bb6Awu5cITa8JbNE5QiysxHWKsHOEaXDqOvoYrBpVz5HgIGX0N8bWBsPhx9INPhPxRH_fxC35w41KQ2uiP3zh-hC-Oog_hX8SN6YR-NER99IHj6XiaQT-KfwiP9_CVYw9JxNGNz2hiEjqOmkoOH38O1znkHs6PndAVXGcxvcfR8EcuXHGRUyL4QwyP6xKR1hN-4kemM8KP7zh8fLCmw5bQ40N7-OgbfDteND-0h7i2C-001MePHzd6HiahbRx-_Aivo3kW4lyO13hIgmvCFv-E8-BDhD3EB_3xyUf8WWjEyPjRHz965PLwzNCzCb3x4zkqZx7MB32g5_gaCu1CwfmhPziNC6lz3NPwjPiPrtmH5zhyYUo-aLiO-vBlwdmPHho5RvB-5MX14upx2DrydngDXQ_eI-wXGaOO9zGqrwhTHV8S4cW3oJdCWM2WQfyFN_xwwr-QDz_qDd9wNRq-4-9QUjvC3sO13fiK7mjW4wqO5niyHB_-w8eLO4cJXLhT-Ce-Q9eOfRd-3EPKTcckE9eC8kfOoN7w6qhqQ1LyoD8-5BV6wz_i42-E44FOxgFPsMd16OjRH36Ob4K_gT_0RcdhqaiVPYVe9DvSEt6FkzlcFQ_SUKyE8tAj49TRB82VQw_x5MGH8-gD8Uffoy90-Cg7I-fx9OgZ2JFQOUfJD6cS5IrwIyf-w0mPs_jwHHkP0TmR40pSzL7w5DKMb0EpZcY9NB-DPldwC_nhJHIGPaqxP0EOPwpiVwo-6hL-4dLRQzx-dM_xY9-xG7qEqiJyHat-XDumnMbF4zvCG35O6D6mRsWP8LlwLsAvDbaCH7eKI89DHU0lqF2OB7qU4fOCy07Qp4e7HX-h50jjBO8xSTp-9IFDZQj_AXpO_DI62tCTIyU6Bz-uozealQieHto_iDqO6_CJ_shtPDtQkheO_OjRk4aPH8cOLQ9-NKEm9Bk0pS8OvBzy48QeBbZHPOqN9Efl4Pygi0efBV6FH64I6z9-4rh0fMeNwzxcVeB52DKhHu5p5Ar8C9dx7UUewesM7QcD60cbMdDx5WDyI8vxo5UPdzhy4od4HYe7HD2PnJGO8wgvwvbRVvih_cKJ1Dt6CnfQ6TmuJUdfE2_wTfgR_tBCBk-z4RzCURH8L-iFvsVP_Lg0I-ehZxoqHE8eVBsPP-gDmVmPR9ygncYP5wo-PMhHOBxx8biPPtmxHz_CNUdz6MeFUP_wIzgF8fiRHz-uHThyrxCr5Xhk5Ee1KxLW8MK_ohfCVMEX7dDTUAjlRIMfKnB3dCxl_Dzq8UiPvvhFGjpR4yZu4sZu4YJ_nDhPmEP1oM-xnzjxBPqN48h9HNWDn_g9hFfgH-bRNSlROA6-w892-PBKI8a2Hv2OnJGOo6cKP_hx3BiOG_eRH79w_CXsGIerGhecH4mRPoss1Ecv-LjkCVZ7_IOfI_zR_vCL_7hmyBceC8ct4YclzvjhB9XxF2hyHJYzPDf8w3GI54ePHz_OD8WZHF8x9bAYvFCO47ORdhJ-fEeaZ0XyoT_qE3Z4oz6aH32MoxmZIekjGWE0MXg_vAuaSczw4UgZfBDTot_wHVpqVCf60EhPXDjyBSalFNpxI8cb5Wh3-EbP40Z_uJMQTodQ60jTxvjx5cOpRB_y4cwe6MvgEOUpnNITNC-k4A8cLsKlHNJYC82z4KgVXOmG73gP7TyMXsHF4MN3Qg-PF6FcNN5OYZ2yC6-OXwjDfeijQOcafK_Q8kLjSEEN78X84wrCaZXx9OgP5EQyC_-HV08wW2gX4oNz1OLxCE915DeUK0TzFKGTRAfH40KnnfCzoPbxIJYVonl0aGSPH_RanEfZlGh0_LoAhNiAAgAJADEMEMUANgZIR4yShBBigCAUECGREQY7hCBAhBiMmCEAISQMEuIIIyyAHgCjlADIKAUVIgIR6oQDhAFhlAPJEeTAQUooo4wIRAChDCBAACEEQEh5Q5BQgjoCGEOMSESQUMxwgBgSwBIhpEHAKAQAWYohKxAwQBFghXCMEGAAIoRYY4ASAXIDAIHOCiKogQICSxigQBQKmAAEEA-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
  bitrate: 1076kbps -> 1075kbps

The two fingerprints seem identical, yet the data base is updated. Why?

Sorry; I don’t see an obvious answer! It could be worth trying to debug it by printing stuff out in the code for the update command if you’re really interested.