NBC Olympics stream unable to extract post url

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[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['--verbose', '--ap-mso', 'Comcast_SSO', '--ap-username', 'PRIVATE', '--ap-password', 'PRIVATE', 'http://stream.nbcolympics.com/figure-skating-exhibition-gala-standard']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp437, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2018.02.26
[debug] Python version 3.4.4 (CPython) - Windows-10-10.0.16299
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 3.4.2
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[nbcolympics:stream] figure-skating-exhibition-gala-standard: Downloading webpage
[nbcolympics:stream] 204138: Downloading JSON metadata
[nbcolympics:stream] 204138: Downloading JSON metadata
[nbcolympics:stream] 204138: Downloading Provider Redirect Page
ERROR: Unable to extract post url; 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 "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpfqykkd7x\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 785, in extract_info
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpfqykkd7x\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 440, in extract
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpfqykkd7x\build\youtube_dl\extractor\nbc.py", line 434, in _real_extract
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpfqykkd7x\build\youtube_dl\extractor\adobepass.py", line 1448, in _extract_mvpd_auth
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpfqykkd7x\build\youtube_dl\extractor\adobepass.py", line 1360, in post_form
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpfqykkd7x\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 805, in _html_search_regex
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpfqykkd7x\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 796, in _search_regex
youtube_dl.utils.RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract post url; 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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NBC Olympics stream unable to extract post url

[Tomoyochan]

Are you able to download other URLS from NBC Olympics?

I suspect that the issue may be with the Comcast_SSO handler with Adobe Pass in lieu of NBC Olympics Directly as I am able to download that URL without issue using my MSO

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[debug] System config: []

[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['http://stream.nbcolympics.com/figure-skating-exhibition-gala-standard','--verbose', '--ap-mso', 'goldenwest', '--ap-username', 'PRIVATE', '--ap-password', 'PRIVATE']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp1252, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2018.02.26
[debug] Python version 3.4.4 (CPython) - Windows-10-10.0.14393
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-90054-g474194a8d0
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[nbcolympics:stream] figure-skating-exhibition-gala-standard: Downloading webpage
[nbcolympics:stream] 204138: Downloading JSON metadata
[nbcolympics:stream] 204138: Downloading JSON metadata
[nbcolympics:stream] 204138: Retrieving Authorization Token
[nbcolympics:stream] 204138: Retrieving Media Token
[nbcolympics:stream] 204138: Downloading webpage
[nbcolympics:stream] 204138: Downloading m3u8 information
[debug] Default format spec: best/bestvideo+bestaudio
[debug] Invoking downloader on 'http://sprtlive31.akamaized.net/hls/live/586451-b/nbc-olympics0224150823/exp=1522055091~acl=%2fhls%2flive%2f586451*~data=hdntl~hmac=
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[remitamine]

Duplicate of #11257