Logging into CrunchyRoll generates 302 error on Linux

[shinji257]

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[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'https://www.crunchyroll.com/ssssgridman', u'--embed-thumbnail', u'--add-metadata', u'--write-sub', u'--sub-lang', u'enUS', u'--netrc', u'-f', u'[format_id *= jaJP]', u'--verbose']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2019.01.24
[debug] Python version 2.7.12 (CPython) - Linux-4.4.0-17763-Microsoft-x86_64-with-Ubuntu-16.04-xenial
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 2.8.15, ffprobe 2.8.15
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[crunchyroll:playlist] Logging in
ERROR: Wrong login info: HTTP Error 302: The HTTP server returned a redirect error that would lead to an infinite loop.
The last 30x error message was:
Moved Temporarily (caused by HTTPError()); 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.
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 605, in _request_webpage
    return self._downloader.urlopen(url_or_request)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 2215, in urlopen
    return self._opener.open(req, timeout=self._socket_timeout)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 435, in open
    response = meth(req, response)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 548, in http_response
    'http', request, response, code, msg, hdrs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 467, in error
    result = self._call_chain(*args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 407, in _call_chain
    result = func(*args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 654, in http_error_302
    return self.parent.open(new, timeout=req.timeout)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 435, in open
    response = meth(req, response)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 548, in http_response
    'http', request, response, code, msg, hdrs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 467, in error
    result = self._call_chain(*args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 407, in _call_chain
    result = func(*args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 654, in http_error_302
    return self.parent.open(new, timeout=req.timeout)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 435, in open
    response = meth(req, response)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 548, in http_response
    'http', request, response, code, msg, hdrs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 467, in error
    result = self._call_chain(*args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 407, in _call_chain
    result = func(*args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 654, in http_error_302
    return self.parent.open(new, timeout=req.timeout)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 435, in open
    response = meth(req, response)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 548, in http_response
    'http', request, response, code, msg, hdrs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 467, in error
    result = self._call_chain(*args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 407, in _call_chain
    result = func(*args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 654, in http_error_302
    return self.parent.open(new, timeout=req.timeout)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 435, in open
    response = meth(req, response)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 548, in http_response
    'http', request, response, code, msg, hdrs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 467, in error
    result = self._call_chain(*args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 407, in _call_chain
    result = func(*args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 644, in http_error_302
    self.inf_msg + msg, headers, fp)
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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):

• https://www.crunchyroll.com/squid-girl/squid-girl-season-1-squid-girl-preview-2-560300

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

When attempting to download from CrunchyRoll and logging in the script fails to complete the login citing an infinite loop on a 302 Moved Temporary message. This issue doesn't happen on Windows. Initially discovered on a dedicated server where I was attempting to use this with a proxy. After tested again on my local systems. Even on the same computer issue persists where I tested the same commandline using youtube-dl inside Windows Subsystem for Linux (essentially Ubuntu 16.04) and natively in Windows 10. The copy running inside WSL gave the above log where the native copy worked perfectly fine.

The same error is validated on a Ubuntu 16.04 install running on a laptop and the Debian 9.6 install running remotely.

I also attempted this against Python 3.5 by installing via pip on that install. I got a similar error to the above with the same response code. Otherwise the above log came from a built binary downloaded from here.

Workaround: Using a cookies file is able to workaround the authentication issue.

This is not the 403 Forbidden error.

EDIT: Added an example url to a series preview and fixed the version of Ubuntu that is running in WSL. It's 16.04 not 18.04 right now.

[remitamine]

Duplicate of #17190.

[shinji257]

I'd contribute there but it was locked/limited and there has been no updates since.

[remitamine]

the issue has been locked because users kept bumping the issue in a short period, will lock it again if the same behaviour continues.