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Please follow the guide below
xinto all the boxes [ ] relevant to your issue (like that [x])Make sure you are using the latest version: run
youtube-dl --versionand ensure your version is 2017.06.25. If it's not read this FAQ entry and update. Issues with outdated version will be rejected.Before submitting an issue make sure you have:
What is the purpose of your issue?
$ youtube-dl --verbose https://www.thisoldhouse.com/watch/ask-toh-rain-garden-lighting
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'--verbose', u'https://www.thisoldhouse.com/watch/ask-toh-rain-garden-lighting']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.06.25
[debug] Python version 2.7.9 - Linux-3.16.0-4-686-pae-i686-with-debian-8.7
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 3.2.4-1, ffprobe 3.2.4-1
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[ThisOldHouse] ask-toh-rain-garden-lighting: Downloading webpage
ERROR: An extractor error has occurred. (caused by KeyError(u'jwplatform',)); 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 433, in extract
ie_result = self._real_extract(url)
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/thisoldhouse.py", line 34, in _real_extract
video_id = drupal_settings['jwplatform']['video_id']
KeyError: u'jwplatform'
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 762, in extract_info
ie_result = ie.extract(url)
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 446, in extract
raise ExtractorError('An extractor error has occurred.', cause=e)
ExtractorError: An extractor error has occurred. (caused by KeyError(u'jwplatform',)); 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.
It appears the embedded JSON data has been updated on this site. I will submit a new PR with a fix in place for this shortly.
Cheers,
Parmjit V.