ValueError: unknown url

[florian-j-kuehn]

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[youtube] HWKApJW9AEk: Downloading webpage
[youtube] HWKApJW9AEk: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] HWKApJW9AEk: Extracting video information
[youtube] HWKApJW9AEk: Downloading js player en_US-vflV3n15C
ERROR: Signature extraction failed: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1057, in _decrypt_signature
video_id, player_url, s
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 971, in _extract_signature_function
errnote='Download of %s failed' % player_url)
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 529, in _download_webpage
res = self._download_webpage_handle(url_or_request, video_id, note, errnote, fatal, encoding=encoding, data=data, headers=headers, query=query)
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 436, in _download_webpage_handle
urlh = self._request_webpage(url_or_request, video_id, note, errnote, fatal, data=data, headers=headers, query=query)
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 416, in _request_webpage
return self._downloader.urlopen(url_or_request)
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 2001, in urlopen
return self._opener.open(req, timeout=self._socket_timeout)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 423, in open
protocol = req.get_type()
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 285, in get_type
raise ValueError, "unknown url type: %s" % self.__original
ValueError: unknown url type: /yts/jsbin/player-en_US-vflV3n15C/base.js
(caused by ValueError(u'unknown url type: /yts/jsbin/player-en_US-vflV3n15C/base.js',)); please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type youtube-dl -U to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
/home/flokuehn flokuehn@odin% youtube-dl -f 140 "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWKApJW9AEk" --proxy https://10.48.220.22:8080 --verbose 10:57:14
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'-f', u'140', u'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWKApJW9AEk', u'--proxy', u'https://10.48.220.22:8080', u'--verbose']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.01.29
[debug] Python version 2.7.9 - Linux-3.16.0-4-amd64-x86_64-with-debian-8.6
[debug] exe versions: avconv 11.8-6, avprobe 11.8-6, rtmpdump 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {u'http': u'https://10.48.220.22:8080', u'https': u'https://10.48.220.22:8080'}
[youtube] HWKApJW9AEk: Downloading webpage
[youtube] HWKApJW9AEk: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] HWKApJW9AEk: Extracting video information
[youtube] {22} signature length 42.43, html5 player en_US-vflV3n15C
[youtube] HWKApJW9AEk: Downloading player /yts/jsbin/player-en_US-vflV3n15C/base.js
ERROR: Signature extraction failed: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1057, in _decrypt_signature
video_id, player_url, s
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 971, in _extract_signature_function
errnote='Download of %s failed' % player_url)
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 529, in _download_webpage
res = self._download_webpage_handle(url_or_request, video_id, note, errnote, fatal, encoding=encoding, data=data, headers=headers, query=query)
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 436, in _download_webpage_handle
urlh = self._request_webpage(url_or_request, video_id, note, errnote, fatal, data=data, headers=headers, query=query)
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 416, in _request_webpage
return self._downloader.urlopen(url_or_request)
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 2001, in urlopen
return self._opener.open(req, timeout=self._socket_timeout)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 423, in open
protocol = req.get_type()
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 285, in get_type
raise ValueError, "unknown url type: %s" % self.__original
ValueError: unknown url type: /yts/jsbin/player-en_US-vflV3n15C/base.js
(caused by ValueError(u'unknown url type: /yts/jsbin/player-en_US-vflV3n15C/base.js',)); please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type youtube-dl -U to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1057, in _decrypt_signature
video_id, player_url, s
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 971, in _extract_signature_function
errnote='Download of %s failed' % player_url)
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 529, in _download_webpage
res = self._download_webpage_handle(url_or_request, video_id, note, errnote, fatal, encoding=encoding, data=data, headers=headers, query=query)
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 436, in _download_webpage_handle
urlh = self._request_webpage(url_or_request, video_id, note, errnote, fatal, data=data, headers=headers, query=query)
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 416, in _request_webpage
return self._downloader.urlopen(url_or_request)
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 2001, in urlopen
return self._opener.open(req, timeout=self._socket_timeout)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 423, in open
protocol = req.get_type()
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 285, in get_type
raise ValueError, "unknown url type: %s" % self.__original
ValueError: unknown url type: /yts/jsbin/player-en_US-vflV3n15C/base.js
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 694, in extract_info
ie_result = ie.extract(url)
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 369, in extract
return self._real_extract(url)
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1646, in _real_extract
encrypted_sig, video_id, player_url, age_gate)
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1067, in _decrypt_signature
'Signature extraction failed: ' + tb, cause=e)
ExtractorError: Signature extraction failed: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1057, in _decrypt_signature
video_id, player_url, s
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 971, in _extract_signature_function
errnote='Download of %s failed' % player_url)
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 529, in _download_webpage
res = self._download_webpage_handle(url_or_request, video_id, note, errnote, fatal, encoding=encoding, data=data, headers=headers, query=query)
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 436, in _download_webpage_handle
urlh = self._request_webpage(url_or_request, video_id, note, errnote, fatal, data=data, headers=headers, query=query)
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 416, in _request_webpage
return self._downloader.urlopen(url_or_request)
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 2001, in urlopen
return self._opener.open(req, timeout=self._socket_timeout)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 423, in open
protocol = req.get_type()
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 285, in get_type
raise ValueError, "unknown url type: %s" % self.__original
ValueError: unknown url type: /yts/jsbin/player-en_US-vflV3n15C/base.js
(caused by ValueError(u'unknown url type: /yts/jsbin/player-en_US-vflV3n15C/base.js',)); please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type youtube-dl -U to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.

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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**):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unl8fhQs1GM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWKApJW9AEk

[ThomasChr]

Same as #11900, #11897, #11895, #11894, #11891, #11890.

Fix (which worked for me) is here:
#11892
Commit:
f729f1c

[florian-j-kuehn]

Thanks!