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ERROR: Signature extraction failed: Traceback #18316
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Same issue. [debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8 EDIT: Latest (2018.11.23) version does not have this problem. |
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Installed a fresh copy of youtube-dl 10min ago and this is what I got:
nasko@OptiPlex:
$ youtube-dl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldQ6BcA1X7Y&t=2158s$ [youtube] ldQ6BcA1X7Y: Downloading webpage[1] 29516
nasko@OptiPlex:
[youtube] ldQ6BcA1X7Y: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] ldQ6BcA1X7Y: Extracting video information
[youtube] ldQ6BcA1X7Y: Downloading js player vfl718orE
ERROR: Signature extraction failed: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1191, in _decrypt_signature
video_id, player_url, s
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1102, in _extract_signature_function
res = self._parse_sig_js(code)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1163, in _parse_sig_js
jscode, 'Initial JS player signature function name', group='sig')
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 796, in _search_regex
raise RegexNotFoundError('Unable to extract %s' % _name)
youtube_dl.utils.RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract Initial JS player signature function name; 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.
(caused by RegexNotFoundError('Unable to extract \x1b[0;34mInitial JS player signature function name\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.