Unable to extract info section - RegexNotFoundError

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[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['https://www.therealskinnyonfat.com/episodes/episode-1.html', '--verbose']
[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-10-10.0.10240
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 3.4.1, ffprobe 3.4.1
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[generic] episode-1: Requesting header
WARNING: Falling back on generic information extractor.
[generic] episode-1: Downloading webpage
[generic] episode-1: Extracting information
[download] Downloading playlist: The Real Skinny on FAT - Worldwide Documentary Premiere
[generic] playlist The Real Skinny on FAT - Worldwide Documentary Premiere: Collected 2 video ids (downloading 2 of them)
[download] Downloading video 1 of 2
[vimeo] 273418341: Downloading webpage
[vimeo] 273418341: Extracting information
ERROR: Unable to extract info section (caused by RegexNotFoundError('Unable to extract info section; 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.',)); 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\tmp4etivjk5\build\youtube_dl\extractor\vimeo.py", line 528, in _real_extract
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp4etivjk5\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 972, in _search_regex
youtube_dl.utils.RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract vimeo clip page config; 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.

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp4etivjk5\build\youtube_dl\extractor\vimeo.py", line 546, in _real_extract
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp4etivjk5\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 972, in _search_regex
youtube_dl.utils.RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract info section; 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\tmp4etivjk5\build\youtube_dl\extractor\vimeo.py", line 528, in _real_extract
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp4etivjk5\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 972, in _search_regex
youtube_dl.utils.RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract vimeo clip page config; 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.

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp4etivjk5\build\youtube_dl\extractor\vimeo.py", line 546, in _real_extract
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp4etivjk5\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 972, in _search_regex
youtube_dl.utils.RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract info section; 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.

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp4etivjk5\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 792, in extract_info
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp4etivjk5\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 502, in extract
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp4etivjk5\build\youtube_dl\extractor\vimeo.py", line 560, in _real_extract
youtube_dl.utils.ExtractorError: Unable to extract info section (caused by RegexNotFoundError('Unable to extract info section; 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.',)); 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.

[rollopack]

Same problem here
`youtube-dl https://player.vimeo.com/video/280688454 -v
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: ['-o', '/home/rollopack/Scrivania/']
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['https://player.vimeo.com/video/280688454', '-v']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2018.06.18
[debug] Python version 3.6.6 (CPython) - Linux-4.16.0-2-amd64-x86_64-with-debian-buster-sid
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 4.0-2, ffprobe 4.0-2, phantomjs 2.1.1, rtmpdump 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[vimeo] 280688454: Downloading webpage
[vimeo] 280688454: Extracting information
ERROR: Unable to extract info section (caused by RegexNotFoundError('Unable to extract \x1b[0;34minfo section\x1b[0m; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.',)); please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/vimeo.py", line 528, in _real_extract
'vimeo clip page config')
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 880, in _search_regex
raise RegexNotFoundError('Unable to extract %s' % _name)
youtube_dl.utils.RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract vimeo clip page config; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/vimeo.py", line 546, in _real_extract
flags=re.DOTALL)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 880, in _search_regex
raise RegexNotFoundError('Unable to extract %s' % _name)
youtube_dl.utils.RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract info section; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/vimeo.py", line 528, in _real_extract
'vimeo clip page config')
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 880, in _search_regex
raise RegexNotFoundError('Unable to extract %s' % _name)
youtube_dl.utils.RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract vimeo clip page config; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/vimeo.py", line 546, in _real_extract
flags=re.DOTALL)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 880, in _search_regex
raise RegexNotFoundError('Unable to extract %s' % _name)
youtube_dl.utils.RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract info section; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 792, in extract_info
ie_result = ie.extract(url)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 500, in extract
ie_result = self._real_extract(url)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/vimeo.py", line 560, in _real_extract
cause=e)
youtube_dl.utils.ExtractorError: Unable to extract info section (caused by RegexNotFoundError('Unable to extract \x1b[0;34minfo section\x1b[0m; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.',)); please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.`

[ghost]

I ran into the same issue, I pasted mine as well because Python version is different. I verified that my version is the latest

$ youtube-dl --verbose https://player.vimeo.com/video/278398462
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'--verbose', u'https://player.vimeo.com/video/278398462']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2018.07.10
[debug] Python version 2.7.15 (CPython) - Darwin-17.7.0-x86_64-i386-64bit
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 4.0.1, ffprobe 4.0.1
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[vimeo] 278398462: Downloading webpage
[vimeo] 278398462: Extracting information
ERROR: Unable to extract info section (caused by RegexNotFoundError(u'Unable to extract \x1b[0;34minfo section\x1b[0m; 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.',)); 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 "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/vimeo.py", line 546, in _real_extract
    flags=re.DOTALL)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 972, in _search_regex
    raise RegexNotFoundError('Unable to extract %s' % _name)
RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract info section; 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 "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 792, in extract_info
    ie_result = ie.extract(url)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 502, in extract
    ie_result = self._real_extract(url)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/vimeo.py", line 560, in _real_extract
    cause=e)
ExtractorError: Unable to extract info section (caused by RegexNotFoundError(u'Unable to extract \x1b[0;34minfo section\x1b[0m; 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.',)); 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.