beet convert --format <format> does not override convert: never_convert_lossy_files: yes (it should)

[zacharyburnett]

Problem

if never_convert_lossy_files is set:

convert:
  never_convert_lossy_files: yes

then even if I run, for instance:

beet convert format:mp3 --format opus

the MP3 files will not be converted to OPUS, even though I specifically requested that they be converted

Setup

• OS: linux
• Python version: 3.13.1
• beets version: 2.1.0
• Turning off plugins made problem go away (yes/no): no

My configuration (output of beet config) is:

directory: ~/Music/Music/
plugins: convert fish duplicates badfiles edit chroma fetchart replaygain unimported

import:
  reflink: auto

chroma:
    auto: no

replaygain:
  auto: no
  backend: ffmpeg

clutter:
  - "*.jpg"
  - "*.nfo"
  - "*.png"
  - "*.lrc"

convert:
  auto: yes
  format: flac
  never_convert_lossy_files: yes