youtube-dl fails to download some videos from youtube.com

[orbea]

Make sure you are using the latest version: run youtube-dl --version and ensure your version is 2017.01.05. If it's not read this FAQ entry and update. Issues with outdated version will be rejected.

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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 ```):

~$ youtube-dl --verbose https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEh6JK9ECSU
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: ['--prefer-free-formats', '--format', 'webm/ogg/best']
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['--verbose', 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEh6JK9ECSU']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.01.05
[debug] Python version 3.5.2 - Linux-4.9.0-x86_64-AMD_FX-tm-6350_Six-Core_Processor-with-slackware-14.2
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 3.2, ffprobe 3.2, rtmpdump 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[youtube] OEh6JK9ECSU: Downloading webpage
[youtube] OEh6JK9ECSU: Downloading embed webpage
[youtube] OEh6JK9ECSU: Refetching age-gated info webpage
ERROR: OEh6JK9ECSU: YouTube said: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEh6JK9ECSU&feature=player_embedded" target="_blank">Watch this video on YouTube.</a>
Playback on other websites has been disabled by the video owner.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.5/site-packages/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 694, in extract_info
    ie_result = ie.extract(url)
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.5/site-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 359, in extract
    return self._real_extract(url)
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.5/site-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1327, in _real_extract
    expected=True, video_id=video_id)
youtube_dl.utils.ExtractorError: OEh6JK9ECSU: YouTube said: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEh6JK9ECSU&feature=player_embedded" target="_blank">Watch this video on YouTube.</a>
Playback on other websites has been disabled by the video owner.

Description of your issue, suggested solution and other information

Youtube-dl fails to download some videos from youtube.com.

Example - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEh6JK9ECSU

[dstftw]

This video is only available with YouTube account credentials.

[orbea]

Alright, that is understandable, but unfortunate.