Filename too long even after using restrict-filenames

[shirishag75]

This is my youtube-dl -

Package: youtube-dl
Version: 2019.09.28-1
Severity: normal

-- System Information:
Debian Release: bullseye/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (900, 'testing'), (500, 'testing-debug'), (100, 'unstable-debug'), (100, 'experimental'), (100, 'unstable'), (50, 'experimental-debug')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 5.2.0-3-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_IN, LC_CTYPE=en_IN (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=en_IN:en (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled

Versions of packages youtube-dl depends on:
ii  python3                3.7.5-1
ii  python3-pkg-resources  41.2.0-1

Versions of packages youtube-dl recommends:
ii  ca-certificates  20190110
ii  curl             7.66.0-1
ii  ffmpeg           7:4.1.4-1+b2
ii  mpv              0.29.1-1
ii  phantomjs        2.1.1+dfsg-2+b1
ii  python3-pyxattr  0.6.1-1
ii  rtmpdump         2.4+20151223.gitfa8646d.1-2
ii  wget             1.20.3-1+b1

youtube-dl suggests no packages.

-- no debconf information

$ youtube-dl -c -v -f hls-832 --restrict-filenames "https://twitter.com/darrengrimes_/status/1182052201629470720"
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-c', '-v', '-f', 'hls-832', '--restrict-filenames', 'https://twitter.com/darrengrimes_/status/1182052201629470720']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2019.09.28
[debug] Python version 3.7.5rc1 (CPython) - Linux-5.2.0-3-amd64-x86_64-with-debian-bullseye-sid
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 4.1.4-1, ffprobe 4.1.4-1, phantomjs 2.1.1, rtmpdump 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[twitter] 1182052201629470720: Downloading webpage
[twitter:card] 1182052201629470720: Downloading webpage
[twitter:card] 1182052201629470720: Downloading guest token
[twitter:card] 1182052201629470720: Downloading JSON metadata
[twitter:card] 1182052201629470720: Downloading m3u8 information
[debug] Invoking downloader on 'https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1182048693601607684/pl/640x360/9FAjlPX7XYbaeklg.m3u8'
[hlsnative] Downloading m3u8 manifest
[hlsnative] Total fragments: 171
[download] Destination: Darren_Grimes_-_If_you_re_legitimately_worried_about_climate_change_and_the_impact_it_will_have_on_your_children_s_future_please_watch_this_interview_with_Extinction_Rebellion_by_@afneil._He_skillfully_deconstructs_their_arguments_as_ignoring_evidence_scaremongering_and_proposals_as_extreme.-1182052201629470720.mp4
ERROR: unable to download video data: [Errno 36] File name too long: 'Darren_Grimes_-_If_you_re_legitimately_worried_about_climate_change_and_the_impact_it_will_have_on_your_children_s_future_please_watch_this_interview_with_Extinction_Rebellion_by_@afneil._He_skillfully_deconstructs_their_arguments_as_ignoring_evidence_scaremongering_and_proposals_as_extreme.-1182052201629470720.mp4.ytdl'
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 1925, in process_info
    success = dl(filename, info_dict)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 1864, in dl
    return fd.download(name, info)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/youtube_dl/downloader/common.py", line 366, in download
    return self.real_download(filename, info_dict)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/youtube_dl/downloader/hls.py", line 110, in real_download
    self._prepare_and_start_frag_download(ctx)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/youtube_dl/downloader/fragment.py", line 69, in _prepare_and_start_frag_download
    self._prepare_frag_download(ctx)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/youtube_dl/downloader/fragment.py", line 179, in _prepare_frag_download
    self._write_ytdl_file(ctx)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/youtube_dl/downloader/fragment.py", line 87, in _write_ytdl_file
    frag_index_stream, _ = sanitize_open(self.ytdl_filename(ctx['filename']), 'w')
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/youtube_dl/utils.py", line 2042, in sanitize_open
    stream = open(encodeFilename(filename), open_mode)
OSError: [Errno 36] File name too long: 'Darren_Grimes_-_If_you_re_legitimately_worried_about_climate_change_and_the_impact_it_will_have_on_your_children_s_future_please_watch_this_interview_with_Extinction_Rebellion_by_@afneil._He_skillfully_deconstructs_their_arguments_as_ignoring_evidence_scaremongering_and_proposals_as_extreme.-1182052201629470720.mp4.ytdl'

[johnhawkinson]

I just ran into this problem and I'm having trouble finding the Issue this is a duplicate of. Could someone please tell me the Issue number?

This problem is particularly annoying because without -v, there is no hint that the problem is easily resolved by specifying a filename:

pb3:Downloads jhawk$ youtube-dl 'https://twitter.com/aaronbgreiner/status/1180949924940263424'
[twitter] 1180949924940263424: Downloading webpage
[twitter:card] 1180949924940263424: Downloading webpage
[twitter:card] 1180949924940263424: Downloading guest token
[twitter:card] 1180949924940263424: Downloading JSON metadata
[twitter:card] 1180949924940263424: Downloading m3u8 information
[hlsnative] Downloading m3u8 manifest
[hlsnative] Total fragments: 10
[download] Destination: Aaron Greiner - The protected intersection at Broadway and Galileo Galilei Way is finally open!!! I may be wrong, but I believe this is the first intersection of its type in Camberville_Boston. @cambbikesafety @cambikelanes @StreetsblogMASS @StreetsBoston @bostonbikeunion @CambMA @jandev-1180949924940263424.mp4
ERROR: unable to download video
pb3:Downloads jhawk$ 

[shirishag75]

@dstftw I have had the same issue. You closed the issue, marked it as duplicate but haven't shared where the original question is.

[shillshocked]

How is this issue solvable?