History.ca only downloads an html file, not the video.

[level42ca]

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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 --ap-mso Rogers -n http://www.history.ca/the-world-without-canada/video/full-episodes/natural-resources/video.html?v=955054659646#video

SUCCESS: Specified value was saved.
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: [u'-o', u'c:/YouTube-DL/%(series)s - S0%(season_number)sE0%(episode_number)s - %(title)s.%(ext)s', u'-n', u'--ap-mso', u'Rogers']
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'http://www.history.ca/the-world-without-canada/video/full-episodes/natural-resources/video.html?v=955054659646', u'-v']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp437, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.06.12
[debug] Python version 2.7.12 - Windows-10-10.0.14393
[debug] exe versions: none
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[generic] video: Requesting header
WARNING: Falling back on generic information extractor.
[generic] video: Downloading webpage
[generic] video: Extracting information
[debug] Invoking downloader on u'http://www.history.ca/the-world-without-canada/video/full-episodes/natural-resources/video.html?v=955054659646'
[download] c:\YouTube-DL\NA - S0NAE0NA - The World Without Canada Video - Natural Resources _ Season 1 Episode 1 - history.ca.html has already been downloaded
[download] 100% of 50.05KiB
...
<end of log>

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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.history.ca/the-world-without-canada/video/full-episodes/natural-resources/video.html?v=955054659646#video

Note that youtube-dl does not support sites dedicated to copyright infringement. In order for site support request to be accepted all provided example URLs should not violate any copyrights.

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Description of your issue, suggested solution and other information

I haven't used YDL in a long time, however, when ever I try to download something from history.ca I get nothing but a 50kb .html file. that is all. Not sure what is going on and I've been unable to find any info online.

[level42ca]

I appreciate the quick response, however now I get the following error with -v

I double checked my corous.py file to ensure it included the changes that you've made, but still, no go.

SUCCESS: Specified value was saved.
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: [u'-o', u'c:/YouTube-DL/%(series)s - S0%(season_number)sE0%(episode_number)s - %(title)s.%(ext)s', u'-n', u'--ap-mso', u'Rogers']
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'http://www.history.ca/the-world-without-canada/video/full-episodes/natural-resources/video.html?v=955054659646', u'-v']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp437, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.06.12
[debug] Python version 2.7.12 - Windows-10-10.0.14393
[debug] exe versions: none
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[Corus] 955054659646: Downloading JSON metadata
[Corus] 955054659646: Downloading SMIL data for MP4 MBR
[Corus] 955054659646: Downloading SMIL data for HDS
[Corus] 955054659646: Downloading SMIL data for HLS
ERROR: No video formats found; 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 "c:\python27\youtube-dl-master\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 762, in extract_info
    ie_result = ie.extract(url)
  File "c:\python27\youtube-dl-master\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 433, in extract
    ie_result = self._real_extract(url)
  File "c:\python27\youtube-dl-master\youtube_dl\extractor\corus.py", line 95, in _real_extract
    }, feed_info['account_id'])
  File "c:\python27\youtube-dl-master\youtube_dl\extractor\theplatform.py", line 362, in _extract_feed_info
    self._sort_formats(formats)
  File "c:\python27\youtube-dl-master\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 1056, in _sort_formats
    raise ExtractorError('No video formats found')
ExtractorError: No video formats found; 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.