Windows 10 x64 - Fatal Python error: Py_Initialize: unable to load the file system codec

[esamo]

• I've verified and I assure that I'm running youtube-dl 2016.07.09.2

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

C:\Windows\system32>youtube-dl -v
Fatal Python error: Py_Initialize: unable to load the file system codec
ImportError: No module named 'encodings'

Current thread 0x000019a0 (most recent call first):
...
<end of log>

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Regards & respect

[dstftw]

https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/README.md#installation

place it in any location on their PATH except for %SYSTEMROOT%\System32 (e.g. do not put in C:\Windows\System32).

[weituotian]

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