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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 2017.07.09. 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 Issues with outdated version will be rejected.Before submitting an issue make sure you have:
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-vflag 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 ```):...lots of traffic...
The full log is quite verbose, I have uploaded it here: https://spit.mixtape.moe/view/raw/0ccf6994
Description of your issue, suggested solution and other information
When trying to download a channel, youtube returns an HTTP 500 status for this particular video. All previous videos download with no errors. The error is reproducible. Debugging steps I've taken:
First, I tried downloading the video individually. As you can see, this worked perfectly fine:
I then tried sending a HEAD request to youtube with the URL I extracted from the initial run:
Since this seemed normal, I tried dumping the video to console:
However this produced no output. I increased the verbosity:
As you can see, youtube responds with a 500. I am guessing that this is in response to a malformed request submitted by youtube-dl in some way, but not knowing the specifics of how the youtube system works I can only guess. I have replaced my real IP address with
<redacted>throughout this bug report, including in URLs, for privacy reasons. I am more than happy to contribute any other information which may be of assistance. Thank you for your hard work on this great program.