[chaturbate] youtube-dl occasionally hangs while downloading live stream...

[dustycy]

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[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'-v', u'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKcj']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1251, fs mbcs, out cp866, pref cp1251
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.09.24
[debug] Python version 2.7.11 - Windows-2003Server-5.2.3790-SP2
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-75573-g1d0487f, ffprobe N-75573-g1d0487f, rtmpdump 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
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• Single video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc
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Description of your issue, suggested solution and other information

I have got a power shell script that is scheduled to run by the windows 10 task scheduler every 5 minutes. The power shell script invokes youtube-dl for some performers on chaturbate. If the performer is broadcasting, youtube-dl starts downloading. However, it occasionally hangs forever while downloading. This probably happens because of a bad network connection on the transmitting or receiving end. youtube-dl hangs forever and fails to continue writing to the file. I have found youtube-dl hanging inside the power shell window several times and I have forced it to stop by using Ctrl+C only to get a corrupt file.

I have tried passing low values to --socket-timeout, but that did not help. Are there any parameters that I could use to force youtube-dl exit properly when it hangs forever? My power shell wrapper script is scheduled to invoke youtube-dl every 5 minutes unless it is already running anyways. I would rather have youtube-dl exit properly and have non-corrupt file fragments than have it hanging forever.

[yan12125]

--hls-prefer-native or --hls-use-mpegts can help if you wish to have a working file after hitting Ctrl+C.

On the other hand, please paste stack traces from interrupted youtube-dl. It's absolutely difficult to guess what's going on without a stack trace.

[ericzutter]

I have the same problem on Windows 7. I created a Python 3 script to run youtube-dl.exe in a loop every 15 minutes unless it is already running anyways. When download of chaturbate hangs, I have to hit 2 times Ctrl+C to unblock it. When it hangs the downloaded file is big (= 600 MB or more than 1 GB).

Adding parameter --hls-prefer-native still generates a corrupted .mp4 file after hitting 2 times Ctrl+C.

Adding parameter --hls-use-mpegts (and NOT adding parameter --hls-prefer-native) generates a working .mp4 file after hitting 2 times Ctrl+C.

There is still the problem that you have to click 2 times Ctrl+C manually. It would be better if youtube-dl exits with an error automatically if it hangs.

How do you get a stack trace on Windows 7 ?