Unable to find audio from manifest.mpd

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[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-v', '-f', 'bestvideo+bestaudio', 'http://.../manifest.mpd']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp437, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.12.28
[debug] Python version 3.4.4 - Windows-10-10.0.15063
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-85653-gb4330a0, ffprobe N-87353-g183fd30
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[generic] manifest: Requesting header
WARNING: Falling back on generic information extractor.
[generic] manifest: Downloading webpage
[generic] manifest: Extracting information
ERROR: requested format not available
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpheifp6ll\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 795, in extract_info
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpheifp6ll\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 849, in process_ie_result
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpheifp6ll\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 1614, in process_video_result
youtube_dl.utils.ExtractorError: requested format not available

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Description of your issue, suggested solution and other information

Youtube-dl is not detecting the DASH audio format. Reversion to youtube-dl version 2017.12.02 fixes the problem and youtube-dl is able to detect the DASH audio. Neither releases 2017.12.10, 2017.12.14, nor 2017.12.23 are able to detect the DASH audio either.

The output from 2017.12.28:

[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-v', '-F', 'http://.../manifest.mpd']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp437, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.12.28
[debug] Python version 3.4.4 - Windows-10-10.0.15063
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-85653-gb4330a0, ffprobe N-87353-g183fd30
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[generic] manifest: Requesting header
WARNING: Falling back on generic information extractor.
[generic] manifest: Downloading webpage
[generic] manifest: Extracting information
[info] Available formats for manifest:
format code extension resolution note
318368 mp4 320x180 DASH video 318k , avc1.42001f, video only
638355 mp4 480x270 DASH video 638k , avc1.42001f, video only
1022336 mp4 640x360 DASH video 1022k , avc1.4d001f, video only
2046291 mp4 848x480 DASH video 2046k , avc1.4d001f, video only
3997862 mp4 1280x720 DASH video 3997k , avc1.640029, video only
5997908 mp4 1920x1080 DASH video 5997k , avc1.640032, video only (best)

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The output from 2017.12.02:

[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-v', '-F', 'http://.../manifest.mpd']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp437, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.12.02
[debug] Python version 3.4.4 - Windows-10-10.0.15063
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-85653-gb4330a0, ffprobe N-87353-g183fd30
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[generic] manifest: Requesting header
WARNING: Falling back on generic information extractor.
[generic] manifest: Downloading webpage
[generic] manifest: Extracting information
[info] Available formats for manifest:
format code extension resolution note
manifest-318368-0 m4a audio only DASH audio 61k , mp4a.40.2
manifest-318368-1 mp4 320x180 DASH video 318k , avc1.42001f, video only
manifest-638355 mp4 480x270 DASH video 638k , avc1.42001f, video only
manifest-1022336 mp4 640x360 DASH video 1022k , avc1.4d001f, video only
manifest-2046291 mp4 848x480 DASH video 2046k , avc1.4d001f, video only
manifest-3997862 mp4 1280x720 DASH video 3997k , avc1.640029, video only
manifest-5997908 mp4 1920x1080 DASH video 5997k , avc1.640032, video only (best)

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The manifest.mpd

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <MPD xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="urn:mpeg:dash:schema:mpd:2011" type="static" minBufferTime="PT2S" profiles="urn:mpeg:dash:profile:isoff-on-demand:2011" mediaPresentationDuration="PT6600S"> <Period bitstreamSwitching="true"> <AdaptationSet mimeType="audio/mp4" codecs="mp4a.40.2" startWithSAP="1" segmentAlignment="true"> <SegmentTemplate timescale="1000000" presentationTimeOffset="0" initialization="ai_$RepresentationID$.mp4d" media="a_$RepresentationID$_$Number$.mp4d" duration="2001995.9850323624" startNumber="0"></SegmentTemplate> <Representation id="318368" bandwidth="61482"></Representation> </AdaptationSet> <AdaptationSet mimeType="video/mp4" startWithSAP="1" segmentAlignment="true"> <SegmentTemplate timescale="1000000" presentationTimeOffset="0" initialization="vi_$RepresentationID$.mp4d" media="v_$RepresentationID$_$Number$.mp4d" duration="2001995.9850323624" startNumber="0"></SegmentTemplate> <Representation id="318368" codecs="avc1.42001f" width="320" height="180" bandwidth="318368"></Representation> <Representation id="638355" codecs="avc1.42001f" width="480" height="270" bandwidth="638355"></Representation> <Representation id="1022336" codecs="avc1.4d001f" width="640" height="360" bandwidth="1022336"></Representation> <Representation id="2046291" codecs="avc1.4d001f" width="848" height="480" bandwidth="2046291"></Representation> <Representation id="3997862" codecs="avc1.640029" width="1280" height="720" bandwidth="3997862"></Representation> <Representation id="5997908" codecs="avc1.640032" width="1920" height="1080" bandwidth="5997908"></Representation> </AdaptationSet> </Period> </MPD>