[cbc.ca:watch] Add support for authentication

[RyanVoProductions]

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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 ```):

youtube-dl -F https://watch.cbc.ca/media/portlandia/season-2/episode-0/38e815a-00e87e4ea77 -v
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-F', 'https://watch.cbc.ca/media/portlandia/season-2/episode-0/38e815a-00e87e4ea77', '-v']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp437, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2018.06.19
[debug] Python version 3.4.4 (CPython) - Windows-10-10.0.17134
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 3.3.4, ffprobe 3.3.4, rtmpdump 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[debug] Using fake IP 99.248.73.31 (CA) as X-Forwarded-For.
[cbc.ca:watch] 38e815a-00e87e4ea77: Downloading XML
[cbc.ca:watch] 38e815a-00e87e4ea77: Downloading XML
[download] Downloading playlist: Inside Portlandia
[cbc.ca:watch] playlist Inside Portlandia: Collected 1 video ids (downloading 1 of them)
[download] Downloading video 1 of 1
[debug] Using fake IP 99.253.244.93 (CA) as X-Forwarded-For.
[cbc.ca:watch:video] 5cbfecec-3412-4a9e-945e-d6cce810304b: Downloading XML
ERROR: Unable to download XML: HTTP Error 402: Payment Required (caused by HTTPError()); 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.
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp3niajf93\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 598, in _request_webpage
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp3niajf93\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 2211, in urlopen
  File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\urllib\request.py", line 470, in open
  File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\urllib\request.py", line 580, in http_response
  File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\urllib\request.py", line 508, in error
  File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\urllib\request.py", line 442, in _call_chain
  File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\urllib\request.py", line 588, in http_error_default
...
<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://watch.cbc.ca/media/portlandia/season-2/episode-0/38e815a-00e87e4ea77

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

watch.cbc.ca now needs to sign up, but there is some videos that needs log-in like Portlandia, Season 1 is free without log-in, Seasons 2-5 needs sign-in. Would love to see if it bypass log-in feature one day.

[meunierd]

Related Issues:

• #17609 CBC with valid credentials fails to download XML http error 402
• #16764 Error 402: Payment Required

[tylerforesthauser]

Any progress on this?