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This error occurs: Signature extraction failed #21797
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sudo youtube-dl -citw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX1ljYx3g3k
[sudo] senha para laslo:
WARNING: --title is deprecated. Use -o "%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s" instead.
[youtube] BX1ljYx3g3k: Downloading webpage
[youtube] BX1ljYx3g3k: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] BX1ljYx3g3k: Extracting video information
[youtube] BX1ljYx3g3k: Downloading js player vflK6rDhN
ERROR: Signature extraction failed: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1191, in _decrypt_signature
video_id, player_url, s
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1102, in _extract_signature_function
res = self._parse_sig_js(code)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1163, in _parse_sig_js
jscode, 'Initial JS player signature function name', group='sig')
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 796, in _search_regex
raise RegexNotFoundError('Unable to extract %s' % _name)
youtube_dl.utils.RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract Initial JS player signature function name; 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.
(caused by RegexNotFoundError('Unable to extract \x1b[0;34mInitial JS player signature function name\x1b[0m; 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.',)); 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.