Got server HTTP error: [Errno 104] Connection reset by peer. Retrying (attempt 1 of 10)...

[Crypto90]

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python youtube-dl -v -r 20K -4 -f 171 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pTwQKMrTt0
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'-v', u'-r', u'20K', u'-4', u'-f', u'171', u'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pTwQKMrTt0']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2019.01.10
[debug] Python version 2.7.3 (CPython) - Linux-3.2.0-4-amd64-x86_64-with-debian-7.5
[debug] exe versions: none
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[youtube] 4pTwQKMrTt0: Downloading webpage
[youtube] 4pTwQKMrTt0: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] {22} signature length 43.40, html5 player vfl_235rs
[youtube] {43} signature length 43.40, html5 player vfl_235rs
[youtube] {18} signature length 43.40, html5 player vfl_235rs
[youtube] {36} signature length 43.40, html5 player vfl_235rs
[youtube] {17} signature length 43.40, html5 player vfl_235rs
[youtube] {137} signature length 43.40, html5 player vfl_235rs
[youtube] {248} signature length 43.40, html5 player vfl_235rs
[youtube] {136} signature length 43.40, html5 player vfl_235rs
[youtube] {247} signature length 43.40, html5 player vfl_235rs
[youtube] {135} signature length 43.40, html5 player vfl_235rs
[youtube] {244} signature length 43.40, html5 player vfl_235rs
[youtube] {134} signature length 43.40, html5 player vfl_235rs
[youtube] {243} signature length 43.40, html5 player vfl_235rs
[youtube] {133} signature length 43.40, html5 player vfl_235rs
[youtube] {242} signature length 43.40, html5 player vfl_235rs
[youtube] {160} signature length 43.40, html5 player vfl_235rs
[youtube] {278} signature length 43.40, html5 player vfl_235rs
[youtube] {140} signature length 43.40, html5 player vfl_235rs
[youtube] {171} signature length 43.40, html5 player vfl_235rs
[youtube] {249} signature length 43.40, html5 player vfl_235rs
[youtube] {250} signature length 43.40, html5 player vfl_235rs
[youtube] {251} signature length 43.40, html5 player vfl_235rs
[debug] Invoking downloader on u'https://r3---sn-4g5e6nsd.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?expire=1547337472&itag=171&dur=118.615&mime=audio%2Fwebm&ipbits=0&keepalive=yes&requiressl=yes&clen=1940239&lmt=1496315356985086&sparams=clen%2Cdur%2Cei%2Cgir%2Cid%2Cinitcwndbps%2Cip%2Cipbits%2Citag%2Ckeepalive%2Clmt%2Cmime%2Cmm%2Cmn%2Cms%2Cmv%2Cpl%2Crequiressl%2Csource%2Cexpire&c=WEB&initcwndbps=880000&key=yt6&fvip=3&ms=au%2Crdu&id=o-ACiZN1uoDdTmxrGIgWVHxVuB_wXAylAZu_KFdcX4_Kzb&ei=oCo6XLyWG8zg1gaQkr3wAQ&mv=m&pl=20&mt=1547315689&mn=sn-4g5e6nsd%2Csn-4g5ednsk&source=youtube&mm=31%2C29&gir=yes&ip=5.231.196.147&signature=54B232DEAC01D2A293AB57E7A2E67512D4FB2902.6C4D59952CF15C1317F743C2D3861D5C0203D1F8&ratebypass=yes'
[download] Destination: Baker Cat!-4pTwQKMrTt0.webm
[download]  92.9% of 1.85MiB at 20.01KiB/s ETA 00:06
[download] Got server HTTP error: [Errno 104] Connection reset by peer. Retrying (attempt 1 of 10)...
[download] Destination: Baker Cat!-4pTwQKMrTt0.webm
[download] 100% of 1.85MiB in 01:34
...
<end of log>

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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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pTwQKMrTt0
• Single video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0mX-5q3mrY

Note that youtube-dl does not support sites dedicated to copyright infringement. In order for site support request to be accepted all provided example URLs should not violate any copyrights.

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Description of your issue, suggested solution and other information

I have tested several different videos with a slow download speed enabled.
After 1-2 minutes the following error appears:

[download] Got server HTTP error: [Errno 104] Connection reset by peer. Retrying (attempt 1 of 10)...

I have tried the --continue flag with no success.
This issue appears since a few days. Since yesterday it appears a lot more often.
This command got tested on 11 different linux server systems in 4 different countries.
This issue appears not on every youtube video.
As far as I saw it, it affects every youtube DL format.

If you are working with pipes (fifo), this interruption breaks the pipe and youtube-dl downloads from the beginning instead of downloading at the same position again.

[dstftw]

Connection reset by peer means remote server has terminated the connection so all questions to youtube.

[Crypto90]

rm test;mkfifo test;python yt -r 20K -4 -f 171 -o test http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pTwQKMrTt0
rm: das Entfernen von 'test' ist nicht möglich: Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden
[youtube] 4pTwQKMrTt0: Downloading webpage
[youtube] 4pTwQKMrTt0: Downloading video info webpage
[download] Destination: test
[download]  87.8% of 1.85MiB at 20.05KiB/s ETA 00:11[download] Got server HTTP error: [Errno 104] Connection reset by peer. Retrying (attempt 1 of 10)...
[download] Destination: test
[download]   6.8% of 1.85MiB at  2.86KiB/s ETA 10:16[download] Got server HTTP error: [Errno 104] Connection reset by peer. Retrying (attempt 2 of 10)...
[download] Destination: test
[download]  84.3% of 1.85MiB at 20.21KiB/s ETA 00:14[download] Got server HTTP error: [Errno 104] Connection reset by peer. Retrying (attempt 3 of 10)...

Its an issue of youtube-dl if the --continue flag does not work and the download begins from the beginning.
Any known changes sides youtube?

[Crypto90]

This issue only appears if you slow down the connection.
A fast download does work fine.

[dstftw]

You can't continue if remote party will not allow you to do so. Again: all questions on why youtube drops your connections should be addressed to youtube.
For me slow downloads works fine:

> py -3.6 .\youtube_dl\__main__.py http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0mX-5q3mrY -f 171 -r 10K -o test1
[youtube] c0mX-5q3mrY: Downloading webpage
[youtube] c0mX-5q3mrY: Downloading video info webpage
[download] Destination: test1
[download] 100% of 2.91MiB in 04:58