[Youku.com] Youku server reported error -6004

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Make sure you are using the latest version: run youtube-dl --version and ensure your version is 2018.09.26. If it's not, read this FAQ entry and update. Issues with outdated version will be rejected.

• I've verified and I assure that I'm running youtube-dl 2018.09.26

Before submitting an issue make sure you have:

• At least skimmed through the README, most notably the FAQ and BUGS sections
• Searched the bugtracker for similar issues including closed ones
• Checked that provided video/audio/playlist URLs (if any) are alive and playable in a browser

What is the purpose of your issue?

• Bug report (encountered problems with youtube-dl)
• Site support request (request for adding support for a new site)
• Feature request (request for a new functionality)
• Question
• Other

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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 ```):

C:\Users\Administrator>youtube-dl -v http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzIyNzU5NTk1M
g==.html
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: ['--external-downloader', 'aria2c', '--external-downloader-
args', '-x 16 -k 1M', '-o', '%(title)s.%(ext)s']
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-v', 'http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzIyNzU5NTk1Mg=
=.html']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp936, fs utf-8, out utf-8, pref cp936
[debug] youtube-dl version 2018.09.26
[debug] Python version 3.7.0 (CPython)
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 4.0.2, ffprobe 4.0.2
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[youku] XMzIyNzU5NTk1Mg: Retrieving cna info
[youku] XMzIyNzU5NTk1Mg: Downloading JSON metadata
ERROR: Youku server reported error -6004: 客户端无权播放,201; please report this
issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; se
e https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with t
he --verbose flag and include its complete output.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "c:\users\administrator\appdata\local\programs\python\python37-32\lib\sit
e-packages\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 792, in extract_info
ie_result = ie.extract(url)
File "c:\users\administrator\appdata\local\programs\python\python37-32\lib\sit
e-packages\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 507, in extract
ie_result = self._real_extract(url)
File "c:\users\administrator\appdata\local\programs\python\python37-32\lib\sit
e-packages\youtube_dl\extractor\youku.py", line 189, in _real_extract
raise ExtractorError(msg)
youtube_dl.utils.ExtractorError: Youku server reported error -6004: 客户端无权播
放,201; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are us
ing 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.

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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:
• Single video: https://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzc3ODI0NzAwOA==.html
• Playlist: https://list.youku.com/show/id_zefbfbd4f66efbfbdefbf.html