download from d.tube fails

[inv1sible]

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user@mymachine:~$ youtube-dl --verbose
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['--verbose']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2019.01.02
[debug] Python version 3.5.3 (CPython) - Linux-4.9.0-4-amd64-x86_64-with-debian-9.2
[debug] exe versions: none
[debug] Proxy map: {}
Usage: youtube-dl [OPTIONS] URL [URL...]

youtube-dl: error: You must provide at least one URL.
Type youtube-dl --help to see a list of all options.
user@ mymachine:~$ youtube-dl --verbose "https://d.tube/#!/v/dennisxxx/lgfrcata"
bash: !/v/dennisxxx/lgfrcata: event not found

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Download from d.tube failed. I am sorry to not being able to provide more information. If I can help/try anything else I will gladly do though....

[GianlucaFicarelli]

Your problem is not related to youtube-dl, but to the shell.
You need to escape ! with \, or use ' instead of ":
youtube-dl --verbose 'https://d.tube/#!/v/xxxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxx'

[GianlucaFicarelli]

It seems that it's not possible get data for any video format (240p, 480p, Source).
Maybe something is wrong with this link? Is any similar link working?
Sorry but I cannot be more helpful.

[inv1sible]

Hm. I took another random link (https://d.tube/#!/v/steemsistershow/bw35svqm) that plays well but throws the same error when trying to youtube-dl. Is youtube-dl working for you with d.tube so that you can send me a link to try?

[sebilasse]

@4rensiker Please do not post the doxing link in cleartext.

[inv1sible]

I am not sure how this helps in finding bugs @sebilasse. If there is a problem with a certain URL the developer needs this URL. The content was deleted anyway. But thank you for the hint.

[GianlucaFicarelli]

The problem seems to involve every DTube video, so I suppose that something has changed.
I have never used this service, but I was able to get it working, replacing just one line in the file youtube_dl/extractor/dtube.py.
Replace return 'https://ipfs.io/ipfs/' + h with return 'https://video.dtube.top/ipfs/' + h
Hopefully it will be fixed in the next release, but it's better to wait for a response from the developers.
About the links, I suppose that they are allowed if they are public and if they don't violate any copyright.

[sebilasse]

@GianlucaFicarelli No, posting the link above is strictly illegal ! It contained sensitive informations about german politicians (e.g. pictures of their kids) - it was illegal for two reasons : privacy and copyright. Just wanted to save the person posting this from criminally liability !

Read more (in english) here
https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-data-hack-merkel-whacked/
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/01/04/germany_mass_hack_merkel/
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/01/germany-hacked-data-breach-angela-merkel-dilemma.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46757009

[GianlucaFicarelli]

@sebilasse I was not meaning that the specific link above was legal or illegal, because I didn't check it.
So, good that you have checked and warned the poster.

[inv1sible]

thx @GianlucaFicarelli for the hint. Checked it and it works again after applying your change.

[PacoH]

I had the same problem with https://d.tube/#!/v/humanrights2030/QmP2ht7aDbtjg5Q7jvQ2rRKHQWEaRkAd7kSjpVqxHQMeoM. What solved it was to right-click inside the video frame and select Copy Video Address (Google Chrome). The address was https://player.d.tube/btfs/QmP2ht7aDbtjg5Q7jvQ2rRKHQWEaRkAd7kSjpVqxHQMeoM which downloaded as expected.