lynda returned error: Session has expired

[iitjee]

• I've verified and I assure that I'm running youtube-dl 2016.10.16

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• At least skimmed through README and most notably FAQ and BUGS sections
• Searched the bugtracker for similar issues including closed ones

What is the purpose of your issue?

• Bug report (encountered problems with youtube-dl)

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youtube-dl -v https://www.lynda.com/Web-tutorials/role-HTML/483022/505734-4.html --username abc@gmail.com --password abc

[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'-v', u'https://www.lynda.com/Web-tutorials/role-HTML/483022/505734-4.html', u'--username', u'PRIVATE', u'--password', u'PRIVATE']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2016.07.30
[debug] Python version 2.7.10 - Darwin-16.0.0-x86_64-i386-64bit
[debug] exe versions: none
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[lynda] Downloading signin page
[lynda] Submitting email
[lynda] Submitting password
[lynda] 505734: Downloading video JSON
ERROR: lynda returned error: Session has expired
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 682, in extract_info
    ie_result = ie.extract(url)
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 347, in extract
    return self._real_extract(url)
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/lynda.py", line 124, in _real_extract
    'lynda returned error: %s' % video['Message'], expected=True)
ExtractorError: lynda returned error: Session has expired

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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.lynda.com/Web-tutorials/role-HTML/483022/505734-4

- Playlist: https://www.lynda.com/Web-tutorials/Becoming-Web-Developer-Full-Stack-vs-Front-End/483022-2.html

Description of your issue, suggested solution and other information

I'm a BASIC-MONTHLY user of Lynda.com

[dstftw]

You are using an outdated version of youtube-dl. Read this FAQ entry if you have troubles updating.

[iitjee]

No use even after updating it. Kindly see into it!

[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'-v', u'https://www.lynda.com/Web-tutorials/role-HTML/483022/505734-4.html', u'--username', u'PRIVATE', u'--password', u'PRIVATE']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2016.07.30
[debug] Python version 2.7.10 - Darwin-16.0.0-x86_64-i386-64bit
[debug] exe versions: none
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[lynda] Downloading signin page
[lynda] Submitting email
[lynda] Submitting password
[lynda] 505734: Downloading video JSON
ERROR: lynda returned error: Session has expired
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 682, in extract_info
    ie_result = ie.extract(url)
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 347, in extract
    return self._real_extract(url)
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/lynda.py", line 124, in _real_extract
    'lynda returned error: %s' % video['Message'], expected=True)
ExtractorError: lynda returned error: Session has expired

[yan12125]

[debug] youtube-dl version 2016.07.30

FYI: the latest version is 2016.10.16.

[iitjee]

Ah right! I'd to restart the terminal to run with the updated version. Thanks! :)