Cannot identify player Python crashes

[moiseyo]

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$ youtube-dl -v
C:\temp\short>youtube-dl -v http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0Xm5D9CGqk
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-v', 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0Xm5D9CGqk']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp437, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.04.26
[debug] Python version 3.4.4 - Windows-10-10.0.14393
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-79056-gd0a9114, ffprobe N-79056-gd0a9114
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[youtube] a0Xm5D9CGqk: Downloading webpage
[youtube] a0Xm5D9CGqk: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] a0Xm5D9CGqk: Extracting video information
WARNING: unable to extract html5 player; 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.
[youtube] {43} signature length 40.40, html5 player None
ERROR: Signature extraction failed: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpi8nwgst1\build\youtube_dl\extractor\youtube.py", line 1081, in _decrypt_signature
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpi8nwgst1\build\youtube_dl\extractor\youtube.py", line 969, in _extract_signature_function
youtube_dl.utils.ExtractorError: Cannot identify player 'https://www.youtube.com/yts/jsbin/player-vflppxuSE/en_US/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.
(caused by ExtractorError("Cannot identify player 'https://www.youtube.com/yts/jsbin/player-vflppxuSE/en_US/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.",)); 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 "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpi8nwgst1\build\youtube_dl\extractor\youtube.py", line 1081, in _decrypt_signature
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpi8nwgst1\build\youtube_dl\extractor\youtube.py", line 969, in _extract_signature_function
youtube_dl.utils.ExtractorError: Cannot identify player 'https://www.youtube.com/yts/jsbin/player-vflppxuSE/en_US/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 "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpi8nwgst1\build\youtube_dl\extractor\youtube.py", line 1081, in _decrypt_signature
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpi8nwgst1\build\youtube_dl\extractor\youtube.py", line 969, in _extract_signature_function
youtube_dl.utils.ExtractorError: Cannot identify player 'https://www.youtube.com/yts/jsbin/player-vflppxuSE/en_US/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.

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\tmpi8nwgst1\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 760, in extract_info
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpi8nwgst1\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 429, in extract
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpi8nwgst1\build\youtube_dl\extractor\youtube.py", line 1642, in _real_extract
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpi8nwgst1\build\youtube_dl\extractor\youtube.py", line 1091, in _decrypt_signature
youtube_dl.utils.ExtractorError: Signature extraction failed: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpi8nwgst1\build\youtube_dl\extractor\youtube.py", line 1081, in _decrypt_signature
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpi8nwgst1\build\youtube_dl\extractor\youtube.py", line 969, in _extract_signature_function
youtube_dl.utils.ExtractorError: Cannot identify player 'https://www.youtube.com/yts/jsbin/player-vflppxuSE/en_US/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.
(caused by ExtractorError("Cannot identify player 'https://www.youtube.com/yts/jsbin/player-vflppxuSE/en_US/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.",)); 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.

[Dave-ts]

Additional environment information, same error

[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-v']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.03.26
[debug] Python version 3.5.3 - Linux-4.10.0-20-generic-x86_64-with-Ubuntu-17.04-zesty
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 3.2.4-1build2, ffprobe 3.2.4-1build2, rtmpdump 2.4

[gnat42]

Same issue Fedora 25 (youtube-dl-2017.04.09-1.fc25.noarch)

[debug] System config: ['--prefer-free-formats']
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['--verbose', '-F', 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHnGJvYmQKg']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.04.09
[debug] Python version 3.5.3 - Linux-4.10.9-200.fc25.x86_64-x86_64-with-fedora-25-Twenty_Five
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 3.1.7, ffprobe 3.1.7
[debug] Proxy map: {}

[maop]

WARNING: unable to extract html5 player; 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.

[gnat42]

I also just updated to 2017.04.17 with the same output.

[maop]

maop ~ $ youtube-dl --version
2017.05.01

i'm using pip pip install -U youtube-dl

[dstftw]

You are using an outdated version of youtube-dl. Read this FAQ entry if you have troubles updating.

[moiseyo]

I use daily update foreach ($lb in $libs) { Invoke-Expression " $pip_exe install --upgrade $lb" 2>&1 | Tee-Object -append -FilePath $LOG_FILE } Invoke-Expression "$pip_exe list" 2>&1 | Tee-Object -append -FilePath $LOG_FILE cd c:\bin c:\bin\youtube-dl.exe -U 2>&1 | Tee-Object -append -FilePath $LOG_FILE and today have a new issue [debug] System config: [] [debug] User config: [] [debug] Custom config: [] [debug] Command-line args: ['-v', ' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMpfqtGMN98'] [debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp437, pref cp1252 [debug] youtube-dl version 2017.05.01 [debug] Python version 3.4.4 - Windows-10-10.0.14393 [debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-79056-gd0a9114, ffprobe N-79056-gd0a9114 [debug] Proxy map: {} [youtube] tMpfqtGMN98: Downloading webpage [youtube] tMpfqtGMN98: Downloading video info webpage ERROR: tMpfqtGMN98: YouTube said: "НОВИНКА! комедия секса! Ген..." The YouTube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third-party notifications of copyright infringement. Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp0io2aq9r\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 760, in extract_info File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp0io2aq9r\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 429, in extract File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp0io2aq9r\build\youtube_dl\extractor\youtube.py", line 1388, in _real_extract youtube_dl.utils.ExtractorError: tMpfqtGMN98: YouTube said: "НОВИНКА! комедия секса! Ген..." The YouTube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third-party notifications of copyright infringement. Moisey O moiseyoys@gmail.com *[image: linkedinbutton] <https://www.linkedin.com/in/oysgeltm>* The view changes only for the leading dog.

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On Mon, May 1, 2017 at 1:20 PM, Sergey M. ***@***.***> wrote: You are using an outdated version of youtube-dl. Read this FAQ entry <https://yt-dl.org/update> if you have troubles updating. — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#12952 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AFEYqkEcja-WdEyzyB43ZcQG7hOIOCvoks5r1hRfgaJpZM4NNGNK> .

[dstftw]

@moiseyo bother to read the error message.