"Failed to parse JSON' error

[PhilWinger]

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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 -v <your command line>
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'-v', u'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKcj']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1251, fs mbcs, out cp866, pref cp1251
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.05.01
[debug] Python version 2.7.11 - Windows-2003Server-5.2.3790-SP2
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-75573-g1d0487f, ffprobe N-75573-g1d0487f, rtmpdump 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
...
<end of log>

C:\Users\Brad\Downloads\rtmpdump>youtube-dl "http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/rac
ehub/video?vid=907656771601" --verbose
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/racehub/video?vid=9
07656771601', '--verbose']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp437, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.05.01
[debug] Python version 3.4.4 - Windows-7-6.1.7601-SP1
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-81989-g7845c13, ffprobe N-81989-g7845c13, rtmpdum
p 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[FoxSports] video?vid=907656771601: Downloading webpage
ERROR: video?vid=907656771601: Failed to parse JSON (caused by ValueError('Expe
cting property name enclosed in double quotes: line 1 column 2 (char 1)',)); ple
ase report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the lat
est 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 "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp0io2aq9r\bu
ild\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 672, in parse_json
File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\json_init.py", line 318, in loads
File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\json\decoder.py", line 343, in decode
File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\json\decoder.py", line 359, in raw_decode
ValueError: Expecting property name enclosed in double quotes: line 1 column 2 (
char 1)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp0io2aq9r\bu
ild\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 672, in parse_json
File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\json_init.py", line 318, in loads
File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\json\decoder.py", line 343, in decode
File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\json\decoder.py", line 359, in raw_decode
ValueError: Expecting property name enclosed in double quotes: line 1 column 2 (
char 1)

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp0io2aq9r\bu
ild\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 760, in extract_info
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp0io2aq9r\bu
ild\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 429, in extract
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp0io2aq9r\bu
ild\youtube_dl\extractor\foxsports.py", line 36, in _real_extract
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp0io2aq9r\bu
ild\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 676, in _parse_json
youtube_dl.utils.ExtractorError: video?vid=907656771601: Failed to parse JSON (
caused by ValueError('Expecting property name enclosed in double quotes: line 1
column 2 (char 1)',)); 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 t
o call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.

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Youtube-dl fails to download videos from foxsports.com, see the errors from command line output.  This is a BUG report since foxsports.com is a supported site.   These are public videos available from their website.  I currently use youtube-dl to successfully download videos from other supported sites without any problems. 

[PhilWinger]

Sorry, this format was a little confusing at first. I believe I accidentally submitted report before completing form as requested.

[PhilWinger]

Sorry again, my first use of github. I unintenionally closed and am now re-opening.