YouTube login fails

[ealgase]

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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: [u':ytrecent', u'-u', u'PRIVATE', u'-p', u'PRIVATE', u'-v']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2018.12.03
[debug] Python version 2.7.12 (CPython) - Linux-3.14.0-x86_64-with-Ubuntu-16.04-xenial
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, ffprobe 2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, phantomjs 2.1.1
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[youtube:recommended] Downloading login page
[youtube:recommended] Looking up account info
[youtube:recommended] Logging in
WARNING: Unable to login: Invalid password
[youtube:recommended] Youtube Recommended videos: Downloading webpage
[download] Downloading playlist: Youtube Recommended videos
[youtube:recommended] playlist Youtube Recommended videos: Downloading 0 videos
[download] Finished downloading playlist: Youtube Recommended videos

Description of your issue, suggested solution and other information

I've been using youtube-dl to download all of my recently watched videos. However, since yesterday, logging in fails, with the "invalid password" message.

I'm willing to privately provide my account credentials if that's what's necessary to solve this problem.

[dstftw]

Can do that via mail in my profile.

[Zipdox]

I'm also unable to login.
WARNING: Unable to login: Invalid password
While I'm 100% entering the correct password

[ealgase]

Looks like it fails on any account/credentials, I tried many of mine, and they all failed.

[Zipdox]

Sometimes it already fails when trying to load the login page.

[Hrxn]

If necessary: https://myaccount.google.com/security

And turn Allow less secure apps: to ON.

[ealgase]

Weird, the setting was on, but now it works (without me making any changes). It's also started working on my other accounts (that also had the issue).