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Make sure you are using the latest version: run youtube-dl --version and ensure your version is 2017.07.15. If it's not read this FAQ entry and update. Issues with outdated version will be rejected.

• [x ] I've verified and I assure that I'm running youtube-dl 2017.07.15

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• [x ] Searched the bugtracker for similar issues including closed ones

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• [x ] Bug report (encountered problems with youtube-dl)
• Site support request (request for adding support for a new site)
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If the purpose of this issue is a bug report, site support request or you are not completely sure provide the full verbose output as follows:

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 ```):

guest@porteus:~$ youtube-dl -o 'z/vid/%(title)s.%(ext)s' --verbose  http://streamin.to/i0d41qmepz8o  
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'-o', u'z/vid/%(title)s.%(ext)s', u'--verbose', u'http://streamin.to/i0d41qmepz8o']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.07.15
[debug] Python version 2.7.11 - Linux-4.11.2-porteus-x86_64-AMD_Sempron-tm-_140_Processor-with-slackware-14.2
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 3.3, ffprobe 3.3, rtmpdump 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[XFileShare] i0d41qmepz8o: Downloading webpage
[XFileShare] i0d41qmepz8o: Waiting for 5 seconds
[XFileShare] i0d41qmepz8o: Downloading video page
ERROR: Unable to extract packed code; 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 776, 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/xfileshare.py", line 190, in _real_extract
    webpage, 'packed code'))
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 782, in _search_regex
    raise RegexNotFoundError('Unable to extract %s' % _name)
RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract packed code; 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.

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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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc
• Single video: https://youtu.be/BaW_jenozKc
• Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4lCao7KL_QFVb7Iudeipvc2BCavECqzc

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

Requested to report this bug, and it was hard going getting this far :(

[dstftw]

The video does not play in browsers.