Vivo does not work anymore

[nerdnils]

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Make sure you are using the latest version: run youtube-dl --version and ensure your version is 2019.01.17. 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 Issues with outdated version will be rejected.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 2019.01.17

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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If the purpose of this issue is a bug report, site support request or you are not completely sure provide the full verbose output as follows:

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: ['-v', 'https://vivo.sx/a33b477703']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2019.01.17
[debug] Python version 3.7.2 (CPython) - Linux-4.20.3-arch1-1-ARCH-x86_64-with-arch
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 4.1, ffprobe 4.1, rtmpdump 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[Vivo] a33b477703: Downloading webpage
WARNING: unable to extract title; 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.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl", line 11, in <module>
    load_entry_point('youtube-dl==2019.1.17', 'console_scripts', 'youtube-dl')()
  File "/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/youtube_dl/__init__.py", line 472, in main
    _real_main(argv)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/youtube_dl/__init__.py", line 462, in _real_main
    retcode = ydl.download(all_urls)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 2002, in download
    url, force_generic_extractor=self.params.get('force_generic_extractor', False))
  File "/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 793, in extract_info
    ie_result = ie.extract(url)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 508, in extract
    ie_result = self._real_extract(url)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/shared.py", line 26, in _real_extract
    'full:title', webpage, 'title')).decode('utf-8')
  File "/usr/lib/python3.7/base64.py", line 80, in b64decode
    s = _bytes_from_decode_data(s)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.7/base64.py", line 46, in _bytes_from_decode_data
    "string, not %r" % s.__class__.__name__) from None
TypeError: argument should be a bytes-like object or ASCII string, not 'NoneType'
...
<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=BaW_jenozKc
• Single video: https://youtu.be/BaW_jenozKc
• Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4lCao7KL_QFVb7Iudeipvc2BCavECqzc

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

Comes up with ANY video from vivo since yesterday, worked before.

Explanation of your issue in arbitrary form goes here. Please make sure the description is worded well enough to be understood. Provide as much context and examples as possible.
If work on your issue requires account credentials please provide them or explain how one can obtain them.

[RokerHRO]

Got the same problem on MacOS with Python 2.7:

  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python@2/2.7.15_2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/runpy.py", line 174, in _run_module_as_main
    "__main__", fname, loader, pkg_name)
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python@2/2.7.15_2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/runpy.py", line 72, in _run_code
    exec code in run_globals
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/__main__.py", line 19, in <module>
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/__init__.py", line 472, in main
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/__init__.py", line 462, in _real_main
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 2002, in download
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 793, in extract_info
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 508, in extract
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/shared.py", line 26, in _real_extract
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/compat.py", line 2938, in compat_b64decode
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python@2/2.7.15_2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/base64.py", line 75, in b64decode
    return binascii.a2b_base64(s)
TypeError: a2b_base64() argument 1 must be string or buffer, not None

[TheT3ngu]

Same with me:

[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'--verbose', u'https://vivo.sx/7aee578228']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2019.01.24
[debug] Python version 2.7.15rc1 (CPython) - Linux-4.15.0-43-generic-x86_64-with-Ubuntu-18.04-bionic
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 3.4.4, ffprobe 3.4.4, phantomjs .
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[Vivo] 7aee578228: Downloading webpage
WARNING: unable to extract title; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type  youtube-dl -U  to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/runpy.py", line 174, in _run_module_as_main
    "__main__", fname, loader, pkg_name)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/runpy.py", line 72, in _run_code
    exec code in run_globals
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/__main__.py", line 19, in <module>
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/__init__.py", line 472, in main
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/__init__.py", line 462, in _real_main
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 2005, in download
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 793, in extract_info
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 508, in extract
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/shared.py", line 26, in _real_extract
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/compat.py", line 2938, in compat_b64decode
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/base64.py", line 75, in b64decode
    return binascii.a2b_base64(s)
TypeError: a2b_base64() argument 1 must be string or buffer, not None

youtube-dl version is 2019.01.24 on Ubuntu Server

[fufustinks]

Same Same but not different:

[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'-v', u'https://vivo.sx/c365bac579']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2019.01.24
[debug] Python version 2.7.15rc1 (CPython) - Linux-4.15.0-43-generic-x86_64-with-LinuxMint-19.1-tessa
[debug] exe versions: phantomjs 5
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[Vivo] c365bac579: Downloading webpage
WARNING: unable to extract title; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type youtube-dl -U to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/runpy.py", line 174, in _run_module_as_main
"main", fname, loader, pkg_name)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/runpy.py", line 72, in _run_code
exec code in run_globals
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/main.py", line 19, in
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/init.py", line 472, in main
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/init.py", line 462, in _real_main
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 2005, in download
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 793, in extract_info
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 508, in extract
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/shared.py", line 26, in _real_extract
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/compat.py", line 2938, in compat_b64decode
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/base64.py", line 75, in b64decode
return binascii.a2b_base64(s)
TypeError: a2b_base64() argument 1 must be string or buffer, not None