Youku now breaks

[Kugel-Blitz]

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youtube-dl http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjc4MTEzNDMwMA==.html --verbose
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjc4MTEzNDMwMA==.html', u'--verbose']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.05.23
[debug] Python version 2.7.12 - Darwin-16.6.0-x86_64-i386-64bit
[debug] exe versions: avconv 12, avprobe 12, ffmpeg 3.3.1, ffprobe 3.3.1
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[youku] XMjc4MTEzNDMwMA: Downloading JSON metadata
ERROR: Youku server reported error -603: 客户端无权播放,603; 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/YoutubeDL.py", line 760, in extract_info
ie_result = ie.extract(url)
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 433, in extract
ie_result = self._real_extract(url)
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youku.py", line 253, in _real_extract
raise ExtractorError(msg)
ExtractorError: Youku server reported error -603: \u5ba2\u6237\u7aef\u65e0\u6743\u64ad\u653e,603; 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.

As shown, Youku fails to download. I think they've changed their API as you-get also fails.

[Kugel-Blitz]

They probably changed their API and ct=10/ct=12 returns 603.

[dream4today18888]

i also have the same problem

[xfort]

i also have the same problem

[yan12125]

Any other example? http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjc4MTEzNDMwMA==.html is limited to China, which makes debugging very hard.

[dream4today18888]

right，you could go to youku ，can't access everyone，those address become failed now。please resolve，maybe youku change their api？

[dream4today18888]

right，you could go to youku ，can't access everyone，those address become failed now。please resolve，maybe youku change their api？ 发自网易邮箱大师 On 05/25/2017 20:55, Yen Chi Hsuan wrote: Any other example? http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjc4MTEzNDMwMA==.html is limited to China, which makes debugging very hard. — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or mute the thread.

[yan12125]

Confirmed that non-georestricted videos are also broken. An example is http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTc1ODE5Njcy.html

[yan12125]

Here's an untested version: https://github.com/yan12125/youtube-dl/tree/wip-youku. Be cautious as it may break at any time.

[dream4today18888]

when release this version wait your new version。 发自网易邮箱大师 On 05/26/2017 14:22, Yen Chi Hsuan wrote: Here's an untested version: https://github.com/yan12125/youtube-dl/tree/wip-youku. Be cautious as it may break at any time. — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or mute the thread.

[leenchan]

Here's an untested version: https://github.com/yan12125/youtube-dl/tree/wip-youku. Be cautious as it may break at any time.

tested. same problem

[yan12125]

@leenchan: which video? Could you paste your logs?

[Kugel-Blitz]

I can confirm that none works. Same output as before.

[yan12125]

I tried several videos and all download fine, and I've pushed the fix to master. If the latest git version doesn't work for you, please paste the full log like this:

$ youtube-dl -v "http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XODgxNjg1Mzk2_ev_1.html"
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-v', 'http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XODgxNjg1Mzk2_ev_1.html']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.05.23
[debug] Git HEAD: 59ed87cbd
[debug] Python version 3.6.1 - Linux-4.11.2-1-ARCH-x86_64-with-arch
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 3.3.1, ffprobe 3.3.1, rtmpdump 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[youku] XODgxNjg1Mzk2: Retrieving cna info
[youku] XODgxNjg1Mzk2: Downloading JSON metadata
[debug] Invoking downloader on 'http://pl-ali.youku.com/playlist/m3u8?vid=XODgxNjg1Mzk2&type=hd2&ups_client_netip=140.112.28.103&ups_ts=1495797790&utid=Hv6uEUDPilACAYxwHGfhyVBw&ccode=0401&psid=be3c3705bdcb5b0c7c94e4c85dce2e2a&ckey=&duration=1999&expire=18000&ups_key=feb5c3089ac40ca418891349a6aa3253'
[hlsnative] Downloading m3u8 manifest
[hlsnative] Total fragments: 203
[download] Destination: 武媚娘传奇 85-XODgxNjg1Mzk2.mp4
[download]   2.9% of ~320.61MiB at 555.32KiB/s ETA 02:03^C
ERROR: Interrupted by user

Please make sure there's a line "Retrieving cna info". If not most likely you have multiple versions installed. Please remove all and install again from git.

[leihuayi]

Hi, I have the same issue as before. My version is 2018.09.10. I am downloading from mainland China.

$ youtube-dl -v "http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XODgxNjg1Mzk2_ev_1.html"
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-v', 'http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XODgxNjg1Mzk2_ev_1.html']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2018.09.10
[debug] Python version 3.6.6 (CPython) - Linux-4.15.0-20-generic-x86_64-with-debian-buster-sid
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 2.8.6, ffprobe 2.8.6
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[youku] XODgxNjg1Mzk2: Retrieving cna info
[youku] XODgxNjg1Mzk2: Downloading JSON metadata
ERROR: Youku server reported error -6004: 客户端无权播放,201; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/manu/anaconda3/envs/thesisenv/lib/python3.6/site-packages/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 792, in extract_info
ie_result = ie.extract(url)
File "/home/manu/anaconda3/envs/thesisenv/lib/python3.6/site-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 502, in extract
ie_result = self._real_extract(url)
File "/home/manu/anaconda3/envs/thesisenv/lib/python3.6/site-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youku.py", line 189, in _real_extract
raise ExtractorError(msg)
youtube_dl.utils.ExtractorError: Youku server reported error -6004: 客户端无权播放,201; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.