yt-dl not working even after updating

[Aurosutru]

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Make sure you are using the latest version: run youtube-dl --version and ensure your version is 2019.04.24. 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 Issues with outdated version will be rejected.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 2019.04.24

Well, not really. I just updated 15 minutes ago and got the result:
Updating to version 2019.04.17 ...

What is the purpose of your issue?

• [x ] 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)
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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 ```):

tm@tm-K55A:~$ youtube-dl -f 22 https://youtu.be/A1mdKel2HLQ -v
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'-f', u'22', u'https://youtu.be/A1mdKel2HLQ', u'-v']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2019.04.17
[debug] Python version 2.7.15rc1 (CPython) - Linux-4.15.0-47-generic-x86_64-with-Ubuntu-18.04-bionic
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 3.4.4, ffprobe 3.4.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[youtube] A1mdKel2HLQ: Downloading webpage
[youtube] A1mdKel2HLQ: Downloading video info webpage
ERROR: A1mdKel2HLQ: "token" parameter not in video info for unknown reason; 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/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 796, in extract_info
    ie_result = ie.extract(url)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 529, in extract
    ie_result = self._real_extract(url)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1693, in _real_extract
    video_id=video_id)
ExtractorError: A1mdKel2HLQ: "token" parameter not in video info for unknown reason; 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.

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Description of your issue, suggested solution and other information

Just being a good citizen and filing this bug report, as requested. You would know the best solution. Thanks.

[lathspell]

"youtube-dl -U" updated only to 2019.04.17 in the first run. I had to call "-U" again to get 2019.04.24. Using that version, the bug is not longer reproducible.

[Aurosutru]

OK, works for me now after second update. Thanks again.