CBC Radio Functionality

[corvaxmuzzy]

Please follow the guide below

Make sure you are using the latest version: run youtube-dl --version and ensure your version is 2017.02.24.1. If it's not read this FAQ entry and update. Issues with outdated version will be rejected.

• I've verified and I assure that I'm running youtube-dl 2017.02.24.1

Before submitting an issue make sure you have:

• 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?

• Site support request (request for adding support for a new site)

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The following sections concretize particular purposed issues, you can erase any section (the contents between triple ---) not applicable to your issue

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# youtube-dl --verbose http://www.cbc.ca/radio/popup/audio/player.html?autoPlay=true&clipIds=2678738964&mediaIds=2678739061
[1] 22764
[2] 22765
xxx@xxx:/home/xxx# [debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'--verbose', u'http://www.cbc.ca/radio/popup/audio/player.html?autoPlay=true']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.02.24.1
[debug] Python version 2.7.9 - Linux-3.16.0-4-amd64-x86_64-with-debian-8.7
[debug] exe versions: avconv 11.8-6, avprobe 11.8-6, rtmpdump 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[cbc.ca] player.html: Downloading webpage
ERROR: An extractor error has occurred. (caused by KeyError(u'clipId',)); 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/common.py", line 427, in extract
    ie_result = self._real_extract(url)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/cbc.py", line 128, in _real_extract
    for player_init in re.findall(r'CBC\.APP\.Caffeine\.initInstance\(({.+?})\);', webpage)]
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/cbc.py", line 111, in _extract_player_init
    clip_id = player_info['clipId']
KeyError: u'clipId'
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 761, in extract_info
    ie_result = ie.extract(url)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 440, in extract
    raise ExtractorError('An extractor error has occurred.', cause=e)
ExtractorError: An extractor error has occurred. (caused by KeyError(u'clipId',)); 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):

• Single video: http://www.cbc.ca/radio/popup/audio/listen.html?autoPlay=true&clipIds=2678738964
• Single video: http://www.cbc.ca/radio/popup/audio/listen.html?autoPlay=true&clipIds=2678738964&mediaIds=2678739061&contentarea=radio&subsection1=radio1&subsection2=currentaffairs&subsection3=back_story&contenttype=audio&title=2016/12/23/1.3317621-the-earthquake-and-the-aftermath-david-gutnick-haiti-2010&contentid=1.3317621

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Description of your issue, suggested solution and other information

CBC Radio support is stated for youtube-dl. I could not make it work. If it is supported, could you please provide an example command & URL?

[dstftw]

You have to either put the URL into quotes or manually escape all the special shell characters. Read FAQ entry for details.

[corvaxmuzzy]

I just wanted to apologize for not thinking of trying that. Thank you for all of your hard work.