Trouble downloading videos that require a cable provider

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Add the -v flag to your command line you run youtube-dl with (youtube-dl -v <your command line>), copy the whole output and insert it here. It should look similar to one below (replace it with your log inserted between triple ```):

[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['http://www.adultswim.com/videos/joe-pera-talks-with-you/joe-pera-shows-you-iron/', '--ap-mso=Comcast_SSO', '--ap-username=PRIVATE', '--ap-password=PRIVATE', '-v']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp437, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2018.06.04
[debug] Python version 3.4.4 (CPython) - Windows-10-10.0.17134
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 3.4, ffprobe 3.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[AdultSwim] joe-pera-shows-you-iron: Downloading webpage
[AdultSwim] AWNfUf_ZHAeP4-pUPfOc: Downloading XML
ERROR: Could not find XML element's text headline; 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\tmptg2apcao\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 792, in extract_info
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmptg2apcao\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 500, in extract
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmptg2apcao\build\youtube_dl\extractor\adultswim.py", line 138, in _real_extract
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmptg2apcao\build\youtube_dl\extractor\turner.py", line 54, in _extract_cvp_info
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmptg2apcao\build\youtube_dl\utils.py", line 321, in xpath_text
youtube_dl.utils.ExtractorError: Could not find XML element's text headline; 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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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: http://www.adultswim.com/videos/joe-pera-talks-with-you/joe-pera-shows-you-iron
• Single video: http://www.adultswim.com/videos/joe-pera-talks-with-you/joe-pera-takes-you-to-breakfast
• Single video: http://www.adultswim.com/videos/joe-pera-talks-with-you/joe-pera-takes-you-on-a-fall-drive
• Single video: http://www.adultswim.com/videos/joe-pera-talks-with-you/joe-pera-shows-you-how-to-dance

Note that youtube-dl does not support sites dedicated to copyright infringement. In order for site support request to be accepted all provided example URLs should not violate any copyrights.

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Description of your issue, suggested solution and other information

Every time I attempt to download videos that require a cable provider login, I get this error message below:

ERROR: Could not find XML element's text headline; 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.

I tried the following formats:
Code:
youtube-dl -U
youtube-dl --verbose
youtube-dl -F url
youtube-dl url --ap-mso=Comcast_SSO --ap-username=USERNAME --ap-password=PASSWORD
I tried: cleaning my cache, TVDownloader, reconnecting to the Internet, restarting my computer.

I need help downloading the videos.

[DragonVsKira]

SAME plz fix it
i try this code
youtube-dl --ap-mso Charter_Direct --ap-username PRIVATE --ap-password PRIVATE URL

[BlohoJo]

Same issue on Adult Swim.

(I missed this post and opened a duplicate issue. Sorry about that).

Youtube-dl version 2018.07.10, "Could not find XML element's text headline", tried both cookies and mso.

--cookies:

K:\temp_ytdl>youtube-dl.exe --verbose --all-subs --embed-subs --cookies cookies.
txt "http://www.adultswim.com/videos/mostly-4-millennials/diversity/"
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['--verbose', '--all-subs', '--embed-subs', '--cookie
s', 'cookies.txt', 'http://www.adultswim.com/videos/mostly-4-millennials/diversi
ty/']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp437, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2018.07.10
[debug] Python version 3.4.4 (CPython) - Windows-XP-5.1.2600-SP3
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-86763-g341f012-Reino, ffprobe N-72220-gd0ac2f5
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[AdultSwim] diversity: Downloading webpage
[AdultSwim] AWRc13fHTdxzjxdCmuVQ: Downloading XML
ERROR: Could not find XML element's text headline; please report this issue on h
ttps://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 includ
e its complete output.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp4etivjk5\bu
ild\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 792, in extract_info
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp4etivjk5\bu
ild\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 502, in extract
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp4etivjk5\bu
ild\youtube_dl\extractor\adultswim.py", line 138, in _real_extract
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp4etivjk5\bu
ild\youtube_dl\extractor\turner.py", line 54, in _extract_cvp_info
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp4etivjk5\bu
ild\youtube_dl\utils.py", line 322, in xpath_text
youtube_dl.utils.ExtractorError: Could not find XML element's text headline; ple
ase report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the lat
est 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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--ap-mso:

K:\temp_ytdl>youtube-dl.exe --verbose --all-subs --embed-subs --ap-mso Charter_D
irect --ap-username PRIVATE --ap-password PRIVATE "http://
www.adultswim.com/videos/mostly-4-millennials/diversity/"
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['--verbose', '--all-subs', '--embed-subs', '--ap-mso
', 'Charter_Direct', '--ap-username', 'PRIVATE', '--ap-password', 'PRIVATE', 'ht
tp://www.adultswim.com/videos/mostly-4-millennials/diversity/']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp437, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2018.07.10
[debug] Python version 3.4.4 (CPython) - Windows-XP-5.1.2600-SP3
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-86763-g341f012-Reino, ffprobe N-72220-gd0ac2f5
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[AdultSwim] diversity: Downloading webpage
[AdultSwim] AWRc13fHTdxzjxdCmuVQ: Downloading XML
ERROR: Could not find XML element's text headline; please report this issue on h
ttps://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 includ
e its complete output.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp4etivjk5\bu
ild\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 792, in extract_info
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp4etivjk5\bu
ild\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 502, in extract
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp4etivjk5\bu
ild\youtube_dl\extractor\adultswim.py", line 138, in _real_extract
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp4etivjk5\bu
ild\youtube_dl\extractor\turner.py", line 54, in _extract_cvp_info
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp4etivjk5\bu
ild\youtube_dl\utils.py", line 322, in xpath_text
youtube_dl.utils.ExtractorError: Could not find XML element's text headline; ple
ase report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the lat
est version; type  youtube-dl -U  to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the
 --verbose flag and include its complete output.
...
<end of log>