using python3 breaks youtube-dl in Ubuntu 16.04

[baobab33]

• I've verified and I assure that I'm running youtube-dl version 2016.11.27

(1:2016.11.27-1~webupd8~xenial0)

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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:

$ youtube-dl -v
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'-v']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2016.11.27
[debug] Python version 3.5.2 - Linux-4.4.0-47-generic-x86_64-with-Ubuntu-16.04-xenial
[debug] exe versions: avconv 2.8.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, avprobe 2.8.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, ffmpeg 2.8.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, ffprobe 2.8.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, rtmpdump 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}

...
<end of log>

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Description of your issue

hi, I had to use python 3 instead of 2 (for installing Django framework)

update-alternatives --remove python /usr/bin/python2
update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3 100

after that, it is impossible to use youtube-dl, it says there is a module youtube_dl missing in python.

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl", line 3, in <module>
    import youtube_dl
ImportError: No module named 'youtube_dl'

back to python version 2 solves the issue.

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Best regards

[yan12125]

How did you install youtube-dl?

[baobab33]

Hello, I installed it via official Ubuntu repositories : sudo apt update sudo apt install youtube-dlBRgds,Dani   02.12.2016, 12:55, "Yen Chi Hsuan" <notifications@github.com>:How did you install youtube-dl?—You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or mute the thread. 

[yan12125]

It's not recommended to install youtube-dl from apt as Ubuntu does not maintain it well. Uninstall it fom apt and check our recommended installation methods: https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/README.md#installation

[baobab33]

ok, it worksthough, I had to put youtube-dl into /usr/bin instead of /usr/local/bin which path is not recognized by default in Ubuntu Thanks & have a brilliant day ! BRgds,Dani 05.12.2016, 08:24, "Yen Chi Hsuan" <notifications@github.com>:It's not recommended to install youtube-dl from apt as Ubuntu does not maintain it well. Uninstall it fom apt and check our recommended installation methods: https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/README.md#installation—You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or mute the thread.