CBS Episodes Not Downloadable

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[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'--prefer-ffmpeg', u'-o', u'Episode 01.mp4', u'http://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis-new-orleans/video/k1h2PHncp7gfeLweU9z0Mm_feo_1KGSq/ncis-new-orleans-aftershocks/', u'-v']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2018.03.10
[debug] Python version 2.7.14 (CPython) - Linux-4.13.0-36-generic-x86_64-with-Ubuntu-17.10-artful
[debug] exe versions: avconv 3.3.4-2, avprobe 3.3.4-2, ffmpeg 3.3.4-2, ffprobe 3.3.4-2, rtmpdump 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[CBS] k1h2PHncp7gfeLweU9z0Mm_feo_1KGSq: Downloading XML
[CBS] k1h2PHncp7gfeLweU9z0Mm_feo_1KGSq: Downloading StreamPack SMIL data
[CBS] k1h2PHncp7gfeLweU9z0Mm_feo_1KGSq: Downloading m3u8 information
[CBS] k1h2PHncp7gfeLweU9z0Mm_feo_1KGSq: Downloading RTMP SMIL data
[CBS] k1h2PHncp7gfeLweU9z0Mm_feo_1KGSq: Downloading HLS_FPS SMIL data
[CBS] k1h2PHncp7gfeLweU9z0Mm_feo_1KGSq: Downloading m3u8 information
[CBS] k1h2PHncp7gfeLweU9z0Mm_feo_1KGSq: Downloading DASH_CENC SMIL data
ERROR: None of the available releases match the specified AssetType, ProtectionScheme, and/or Format preferences
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 785, in extract_info
    ie_result = ie.extract(url)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 440, in extract
    ie_result = self._real_extract(url)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/cbs.py", line 100, in _real_extract
    return self._extract_video_info(content_id)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/cbs.py", line 79, in _extract_video_info
    'Downloading %s SMIL data' % asset_type)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/theplatform.py", line 42, in _extract_theplatform_smil
    raise ExtractorError(error_element.attrib['abstract'], expected=True)
ExtractorError: None of the available releases match the specified AssetType, ProtectionScheme, and/or Format preferences
<end of log>

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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

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Description of your issue, suggested solution and other information

TV show episodes unable to download

Explanation of your issue in arbitrary form goes here. Please make sure the description is worded well enough to be understood. Provide as much context and examples as possible.

Some TV show episodes or complete seasons are unable to be downloaded. It's not every show or even all episodes of every season.

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[ghost]

Duplicate of what ticket exactly? I saw no duplicates and I saw none with any solutions.

[ghost]

Found another ticket here with code I test and it works to get around issues on CBS.
Changed the block starting at line 77 in /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/cbs.py from:

tp_formats, tp_subtitles = self._extract_theplatform_smil( update_url_query(tp_release_url, query), content_id, 'Downloading %s SMIL data' % asset_type) formats.extend(tp_formats) subtitles = self._merge_subtitles(subtitles, tp_subtitles) self._sort_formats(formats)

to this:

try: tp_formats, tp_subtitles = self._extract_theplatform_smil( update_url_query(tp_release_url, query), content_id, 'Downloading %s SMIL data' % asset_type) formats.extend(tp_formats) subtitles = self._merge_subtitles(subtitles, tp_subtitles) except: print("ERROR!") self._sort_formats(formats)

This gets around the errors which were preventing downloading. Thanks to a response in #15737

[rcached]

@mannweb @dstftw

Is there a comparable solutions under Windows?

I don't believe there is an option to manually edit .py extractors or a way to call a specific external extractor. But please someone correct me if I am wrong there.

[ghost]

I would assume that since Windows is using a .exe file, you would need to compile it from source. The problem is that sometimes the program runs into an issue and should simply fail that part of the task. At least that is what I am seeing here. Sometimes a part will hang, even with this fix in place, so I need to cancel that part with a ctrl+c to force it on to the next part.

Simply put, when youtube-dl encounters an error, it should simply state it was an error and try the next resource available for the item you are attempting to download. I see this issue with resources which are either improper (contain errors) or items that wish to take me down the sample-AES route. which is authentication not built into youtube-dl. Not sure if this is accidental on the providers end (CBS in this case) or purposely in place to "prevent" downloading.

Not sure why this simple "fix" has not been rolled into youtube-dl yet. It's basically an error catcher.

[JoshuaSCochrane]

@rcached you could install python & download the source, make the changes mentioned (careful of whitespace - it matters with Python), and then run python youtube-dl/youtube_dl/__main__.py {all the rest of your args} - a bit of work, but not too bad (literally took me <20 mins, but YMMV), and it worked for me (at least it's currently downloading the one file it refused to before)

[patdavid]

To clarify on @mannweb's code, the original section:

            tp_formats, tp_subtitles = self._extract_theplatform_smil(
                update_url_query(tp_release_url, query), content_id,
                'Downloading %s SMIL data' % asset_type)

should be replaced with:

            try:
                tp_formats, tp_subtitles = self._extract_theplatform_smil(
                    update_url_query(tp_release_url, query), content_id,
                    'Downloading %s SMIL data' % asset_type)
                formats.extend(tp_formats)
                subtitles = self._merge_subtitles(subtitles, tp_subtitles)
            except:
                print("ERROR!")

Watch your spaces, make sure indents match with source lines being replaced as appropriate.