ValueError: '~/.youtube-dl/cache'

[CurtisLeeBolin]

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python3.3/runpy.py", line 160, in _run_module_as_main
"main", fname, loader, pkg_name)
File "/usr/lib/python3.3/runpy.py", line 73, in _run_code
exec(code, run_globals)
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/main.py", line 18, in
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/init.py", line 687, in main
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/init.py", line 568, in _real_main
ValueError: '~/.youtube-dl/cache'

[CurtisLeeBolin]

fixed in '2013.09.24.2'

[phihag]

Sorry for that, some debugging code slipped in. This is fixed in youtube-dl v2013.09.24.2.

[MrPaulAR]

Same issue. I get it when trying to download videos too.

[15:38]:sudo youtube-dl --update
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/runpy.py", line 162, in _run_module_as_main
"main", fname, loader, pkg_name)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/runpy.py", line 72, in _run_code
exec code in run_globals
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/main.py", line 18, in
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/init.py", line 687, in main

File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/init.py", line 568, in _real_main

ValueError: u'~/.youtube-dl/cache'

[15:39]:youtube-dl --version
2013.09.24.1

[MrPaulAR]

Thanks. Working now!

[CurtisLeeBolin]

phihag, thanks for the quick fix.

[RingoTheDog]

I seem to still be pulling 24.1:

C:>youtube-dl.py --version
2013.09.20.1

C:>youtube-dl.py -U
Updating to version 2013.09.24.1...
Updated youtube-dl. Restart youtube-dl to use the new version.

C:>youtube-dl.py -U
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Python27\lib\runpy.py", line 162, in run_module_as_main
"main", fname, loader, pkg_name)
File "C:\Python27\lib\runpy.py", line 72, in run_code
exec code in run_globals
File "C:\youtube-dl.py__main.py", line 18, in
File "C:\youtube-dl.py\youtube_dl__init__.py", line 687, in ma
in
File "C:\youtube-dl.py\youtube_dl__init__.py", line 568, in _r
eal_main
ValueError: u'~/.youtube-dl/cache'

[MrPaulAR]

Check instructions on install page.

http://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/download.html

On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 3:46 PM, RingoTheDog notifications@github.comwrote:

I seem to still be pulling 24.1:

C:>youtube-dl.py --version
2013.09.20.1

C:>youtube-dl.py -U
Updating to version 2013.09.24.1...
Updated youtube-dl. Restart youtube-dl to use the new version.

C:\Transmogrifier>youtube-dl.py -U
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Python27\lib\runpy.py", line 162, in run_module_as_main
"main", fname, loader, pkg_name)
File "C:\Python27\lib\runpy.py", line 72, in run_code
exec code in run_globals
File "C:\Transmogrifier\youtube-dl.py_main.py", line 18, in
File "C:\Transmogrifier\youtube-dl.py\youtube_dl__init_.py", line 687, in
ma
in
File "C:\Transmogrifier\youtube-dl.py\youtube_dl__init__.py", line 568, in
_r
eal_main
ValueError: u'~/.youtube-dl/cache'

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[phihag]

@RingoTheDog github took a while, should be up to date by now (and I've removed the erroneous version from the download servers). To restore youtube-dl, I'm afraid you'll have to reinstall it. Sorry!

[RingoTheDog]

All good now...THANKS as always!!!