[BUG] 404 exception using pytube with Python 3.8.5

[haimavni]

I am using the latest version
pytube @ git+https://github.com/pytube/pytube@10989d2b7a5c1825958904638932c0a3d8147d71

Describe the bug
I can create the YouTube object. However, when I try to access any of its properties an exception occurs.

To Reproduce
This is the code that demonstrates the bug:

from pytube import YouTube
yt = YouTube('https://youtu.be/2lAe1cqCOXo')
print(yt.title)
print(yt.thumbnail_url)

Expected behavior
I expect the title and thumbnail_url properties to be displayed. Instead I see an exception.

Output
If pytube raises an exception, please provide the full traceback for the exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "try_pytube.py", line 3, in
print(yt.title)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/dist-packages/pytube/main.py", line 366, in title
self._title = self.player_response['videoDetails']['title']
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/dist-packages/pytube/main.py", line 168, in player_response
if isinstance(self.player_config_args["player_response"], str):
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/dist-packages/pytube/main.py", line 188, in player_config_args
self._player_config_args = self.vid_info
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/dist-packages/pytube/main.py", line 291, in vid_info
return dict(parse_qsl(self.vid_info_raw))
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/dist-packages/pytube/main.py", line 109, in vid_info_raw
self._vid_info_raw = request.get(self.vid_info_url)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/dist-packages/pytube/request.py", line 53, in get
response = _execute_request(url, headers=extra_headers, timeout=timeout)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/dist-packages/pytube/request.py", line 37, in _execute_request
return urlopen(request, timeout=timeout) # nosec
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/urllib/request.py", line 222, in urlopen
return opener.open(url, data, timeout)
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/urllib/request.py", line 531, in open
response = meth(req, response)
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/urllib/request.py", line 640, in http_response
response = self.parent.error(
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/urllib/request.py", line 569, in error
return self._call_chain(*args)
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/urllib/request.py", line 502, in _call_chain
result = func(*args)
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/urllib/request.py", line 649, in http_error_default
raise HTTPError(req.full_url, code, msg, hdrs, fp)
urllib.error.HTTPError: HTTP Error 404: Not Found

System information
Please provide the following information:

• Python version (run python --version):
• Python 3.8.5
• Pytube version (run print(pytube.__version__) in python):
• 10.9.3
• Command used to install pytube:
• python -m pip install git+https://github.com/pytube/pytube

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[TutorialDoctor]

I am using the latest version
pytube @ git+https://github.com/pytube/pytube@10989d2b7a5c1825958904638932c0a3d8147d71

Describe the bug

Getting a 404 when attempting to download a youtube video. It was working last week I'm sure.

To Reproduce

This is the code that demonstrates the bug:

from pytube import YouTube
YouTube('https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLTN4IEYltM').streams.first().download()

Expected behavior

Vide should be downloaded

Output

If pytube raises an exception, please provide the full traceback for the exception:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/RamonSuthers/Documents/DEVELOPER/Python/Flask_Apps/MY FLASK APPS/COMPLETED/youtube_downloader/download.py", line 6, in <module>
    YouTube('https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLTN4IEYltM').streams.first().download()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pytube/__main__.py", line 321, in streams
    return StreamQuery(self.fmt_streams)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pytube/__main__.py", line 214, in fmt_streams
    if "adaptive_fmts" in self.player_config_args:
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pytube/__main__.py", line 188, in player_config_args
    self._player_config_args = self.vid_info
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pytube/__main__.py", line 291, in vid_info
    return dict(parse_qsl(self.vid_info_raw))
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pytube/__main__.py", line 109, in vid_info_raw
    self._vid_info_raw = request.get(self.vid_info_url)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pytube/request.py", line 53, in get
    response = _execute_request(url, headers=extra_headers, timeout=timeout)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pytube/request.py", line 37, in _execute_request
    return urlopen(request, timeout=timeout)  # nosec
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python@3.9/3.9.1_5/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/urllib/request.py", line 214, in urlopen
    return opener.open(url, data, timeout)
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python@3.9/3.9.1_5/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/urllib/request.py", line 523, in open
    response = meth(req, response)
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python@3.9/3.9.1_5/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/urllib/request.py", line 632, in http_response
    response = self.parent.error(
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python@3.9/3.9.1_5/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/urllib/request.py", line 561, in error
    return self._call_chain(*args)
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python@3.9/3.9.1_5/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/urllib/request.py", line 494, in _call_chain
    result = func(*args)
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python@3.9/3.9.1_5/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/urllib/request.py", line 641, in http_error_default
    raise HTTPError(req.full_url, code, msg, hdrs, fp)
urllib.error.HTTPError: HTTP Error 404: Not Found

System information
Please provide the following information:

Python version (run python --version):

Python 3.9.1

Pytube version (run print(pytube.version) in python):

10.9.3

Command used to install pytube:
pip3 install pytube

[fundamentalista]

since yesterday i have same problem..

[chudleycannon]

Also getting same issue with python 3.8,.8

[klcstaysbusy]

Same bug as of today, 100% failing, tried upgrading from python 3.8 to 3.9 only after pulling 10.9.3+Py3.8, same issue when using Py3.9+10.9.3.

Yesterday their was taddle-tail hints of failure where the first, or second attempt at pulling a video would fail, whereist usually on the second/third try it went through.

These same symptoms have occured in this pattern in the past before becoming fully inoperable, else I'm sure the fix is being worked on in a near future update.

[JacquesJacob]

same issue here...

[Cedric-Chen]

same issue~

[dragonwu0919]

same issue here

[KyleRusscher]

Also having this issue

[cdelaof26]

I think it might be a YouTube side-server change, I got same results with pytube 10.9.3, 10.8.2 and ssuwani's fork.

Python 3.9.4 on ARM64 Darwin

[glee1228]

same issue

[sirodus]

Request like this works as expected:

POST /youtubei/v1/player HTTP/1.1
Host: www.youtube.com
X-Goog-Api-Key: AIzaSyAO_FJ2SlqU8Q4STEHLGCilw_Y9_11qcW8

{"context":{"client":{"clientName":"ANDROID","clientVersion":"16.05"}},
"videoId":"kLTN4IEYltM"}

How to use it?
I use pytube in my project to download many videos a day from multiple channels. I need this very much today, please give some clue, I don't know the pytube very well and I've been working on it since morning.

[johngrindall]

I am having the same exact issue, running on pytube 10.8.5 and Python 3.9.1. I recall this same issue cropping up about a month ago, the problem likely being a server-side change on YouTube's end.

[ebrahimMaher]

same issue here, anyone got a solution?

[rishabh3354]

can anybody tell me when it is going to fix..?

[axornet]

same issue

[Eolien55]

same issue here

[Mahmoudgarwallane]

same issue with python 3.6

[elyas1877]

same issue

[glubsy]

Stop spamming "same" here please. This does not add anything of value but useless noise.

[tfdahlin]

Closing because this is a duplicate.

[tfdahlin]

@89z There are 5 issues that are all about 404 errors being returned by the get_video_info url

See: #1065, #1064, #1062, #1061, #1060

I close new issues in favor of older ones, unless the quality of information in a newer issues is drastically higher than an older one.