WSJ: error:14077410:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO

[RingoTheDog]

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If the purpose of this issue is a bug report, site support request or you are not completely sure provide the full verbose output as follows:

Add the -v flag to your command line you run youtube-dl with (youtube-dl -v <your command line>), copy the whole output and insert it here. It should look similar to one below (replace it with your log inserted between triple ```):

>youtube-dl.py -v "https://www.wsj.com/video/series/a-brief-history-of/the-modern-cell-carrier-how-we-got-here/980E2187-401D-48A1-B82B-1486CEE06CB9"
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'-v', u'https://www.wsj.com/video/series/a-brief-history-of/the-modern-cell-carrier-how-we-got-here/980E2187-401D-48A1-B82B-1486CEE06CB9']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp850, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.11.06
[debug] Python version 2.7.6 - Windows-7-6.1.7601-SP1
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-83410-gb1e2192, rtmpdump 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[generic] 980E2187-401D-48A1-B82B-1486CEE06CB9: Requesting header
WARNING: Could not send HEAD request to https://www.wsj.com/video/series/a-brief-history-of/the-modern-cell-carrier-how-we-got-here/980E2187-401D-48A1-B82B-1486CEE06CB9: <urlopen error [Errno 1] _ssl.c:507: error:14077410:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:sslv3 alert handshake failure>
[generic] 980E2187-401D-48A1-B82B-1486CEE06CB9: Downloading webpage
ERROR: Unable to download webpage: <urlopen error [Errno 1] _ssl.c:507: error:14
077410:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:sslv3 alert handshake failure> (cause
d by URLError(SSLError(1, '_ssl.c:507: error:14077410:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SER
VER_HELLO:sslv3 alert handshake failure'),))
  File "C:\Transmogrifier\youtube-dl.py\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 50
6, in _request_webpage
    return self._downloader.urlopen(url_or_request)
  File "C:\Transmogrifier\youtube-dl.py\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 2195, in
urlopen
    return self._opener.open(req, timeout=self._socket_timeout)
  File "C:\Python27\lib\urllib2.py", line 404, in open
    response = self._open(req, data)
  File "C:\Python27\lib\urllib2.py", line 422, in _open
    '_open', req)
  File "C:\Python27\lib\urllib2.py", line 382, in _call_chain
    result = func(*args)
  File "C:\Transmogrifier\youtube-dl.py\youtube_dl\utils.py", line 1086, in http
s_open
    req, **kwargs)
  File "C:\Python27\lib\urllib2.py", line 1184, in do_open
    raise URLError(err)

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If the purpose of this issue is a site support request please provide all kinds of example URLs support for which should be included (replace following example URLs by yours):

• Single video: https://www.wsj.com/video/series/a-brief-history-of/the-modern-cell-carrier-how-we-got-here/980E2187-401D-48A1-B82B-1486CEE06CB9

Pointing directly to video on akamai does work:
https://wsjvod-i.akamaihd.net/i/video/20171106/110617telecom/110617telecom_v2_ec,464,174,264,664,1264,1864,2564,5064,k.mp4.csmil/index_7_av.m3u8

Note that youtube-dl does not support sites dedicated to copyright infringement. In order for site support request to be accepted all provided example URLs should not violate any copyrights.

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Thanks
Ringo

[yan12125]

youtube-dl "wsj:980E2187-401D-48A1-B82B-1486CEE06CB9" works on Python 2.7.9+. wsj.com uses SNI, so you can't use it with old Python.

[RingoTheDog]

Sad Face:

`youtube-dl.py -v "http://live.wsj.com/video/the-modern-cell-ca
rrier-how-we-got-here/980E2187-401D-48A1-B82B-1486CEE06CB9.html"
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-v', 'http://live.wsj.com/video/the-modern-cell-car
rier-how-we-got-here/980E2187-401D-48A1-B82B-1486CEE06CB9.html']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs utf-8, out utf-8, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.11.06
[debug] Python version 3.6.3 - Windows-2012ServerR2-6.3.9600-SP0
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-71727-g46778ab, ffprobe N-87871-g7480f232d2
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[generic] 980E2187-401D-48A1-B82B-1486CEE06CB9: Requesting header
WARNING: Could not send HEAD request to http://live.wsj.com/video/the-modern-cel
l-carrier-how-we-got-here/980E2187-401D-48A1-B82B-1486CEE06CB9.html: <urlopen er
ror [SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed (_ssl.c:777)>
[generic] 980E2187-401D-48A1-B82B-1486CEE06CB9: Downloading webpage
ERROR: Unable to download webpage: <urlopen error [SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILE
D] certificate verify failed (_ssl.c:777)> (caused by URLError(SSLError(1, '[SSL
: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed (_ssl.c:777)'),))
File "C:\Transmogrifier\youtube-dl.py\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 50
6, in _request_webpage
return self._downloader.urlopen(url_or_request)
File "C:\Transmogrifier\youtube-dl.py\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 2195, in
urlopen
return self._opener.open(req, timeout=self._socket_timeout)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 532, in open
response = meth(req, response)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 642, in http_resp
onse
'http', request, response, code, msg, hdrs)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 564, in error
result = self._call_chain(*args)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 504, in _call_cha
in
result = func(*args)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 756, in http_erro
r_302
return self.parent.open(new, timeout=req.timeout)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 532, in open
response = meth(req, response)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 642, in http_resp
onse
'http', request, response, code, msg, hdrs)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 564, in error
result = self._call_chain(*args)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 504, in _call_cha
in
result = func(*args)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 756, in http_erro
r_302
return self.parent.open(new, timeout=req.timeout)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 532, in open
response = meth(req, response)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 642, in http_resp
onse
'http', request, response, code, msg, hdrs)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 564, in error
result = self._call_chain(*args)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 504, in _call_cha
in
result = func(*args)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 756, in http_erro
r_302
return self.parent.open(new, timeout=req.timeout)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 526, in open
response = self._open(req, data)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 544, in _open
'_open', req)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 504, in _call_cha
in
result = func(*args)
File "C:\Transmogrifier\youtube-dl.py\youtube_dl\utils.py", line 1086, in http
s_open
req, **kwargs)
File "C:\Program Files\Python36\lib\urllib\request.py", line 1320, in do_open
raise URLError(err)

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[yan12125]

Well, there are too many reasons for CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED. My first guess is https://bugs.python.org/issue20916 - you need to visit a website (wsj.com) first before Python can correctly connect to it. Other reasons/fixes can be found in #7309.

[yan12125]

BTW, Python 3.7a1 gives more info about CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED - worth a try.

[RingoTheDog]

OK...
As always...thank you!

[yan12125]

Well, some lines still need a change to make the original url https://www.wsj.com/video/series/a-brief-history-of/the-modern-cell-carrier-how-we-got-here/980E2187-401D-48A1-B82B-1486CEE06CB9 work. Reopening as a reminder.

[yan12125]

OK. Such URLs will be recognized in the next version. Thanks for the report!