CSPAN - KeyError: u'files'

[isez]

Getting it on most new videos now seems like.

youtube-dl -v http://www.c-span.org/video/?321432-1/discussion-us-national-security-threats

[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-v', 'http://www.c-span.org/video/?321432-1/discussion-us-national-security-threats']
[debug] Encodings: locale ISO-8859-1, fs ISO-8859-1, out ISO-8859-1, pref ISO-8859-1
[debug] youtube-dl version 2014.09.10.1
[debug] Python version 2.6.6 - Linux-3.2.13-grsec-xxxx-grs-ipv6-64-x86_64-with-debian-6.0.10
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[CSpan] 321432: Downloading webpage
[CSpan] 366211: Downloading JSON metadata
[CSpan] 366211: Downloading XML
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl", line 9, in
load_entry_point('youtube-dl==2014.09.10.1', 'console_scripts', 'youtube-dl')()
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/youtube_dl-2014.09.10.1-py2.6.egg/youtube_dl/init.py", line 897, in main
_real_main(argv)
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/youtube_dl-2014.09.10.1-py2.6.egg/youtube_dl/init.py", line 887, in _real_main
retcode = ydl.download(all_urls)
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/youtube_dl-2014.09.10.1-py2.6.egg/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 1065, in download
self.extract_info(url)
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/youtube_dl-2014.09.10.1-py2.6.egg/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 523, in extract_info
ie_result = ie.extract(url)
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/youtube_dl-2014.09.10.1-py2.6.egg/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 178, in extract
return self._real_extract(url)
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/youtube_dl-2014.09.10.1-py2.6.egg/youtube_dl/extractor/cspan.py", line 72, in _real_extract
files = data['video']['files']
KeyError: u'files'

[juancri]

It works fine for me.

On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 5:25 PM, isez notifications@github.com wrote:

Getting it on most new videos now seems like.

youtube-dl -v
http://www.c-span.org/video/?321432-1/discussion-us-national-security-threats

[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-v', '
http://www.c-span.org/video/?321432-1/discussion-us-national-security-threats'
]
[debug] Encodings: locale ISO-8859-1, fs ISO-8859-1, out ISO-8859-1, pref
ISO-8859-1
[debug] youtube-dl version 2014.09.10.1
[debug] Python version 2.6.6 -
Linux-3.2.13-grsec-xxxx-grs-ipv6-64-x86_64-with-debian-6.0.10
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[CSpan] 321432: Downloading webpage
[CSpan] 366211: Downloading JSON metadata
[CSpan] 366211: Downloading XML
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl", line 9, in
load_entry_point('youtube-dl==2014.09.10.1', 'console_scripts',
'youtube-dl')()
File
"/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/youtube_dl-2014.09.10.1-py2.6.egg/youtube_dl/
init.py", line 897, in main

_real_main(argv) File
"/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/youtube_dl-2014.09.10.1-py2.6.egg/youtube_dl/init.py",
line 887, in _real_main
retcode = ydl.download(all_urls)
File
"/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/youtube_dl-2014.09.10.1-py2.6.egg/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py",
line 1065, in download
self.extract_info(url)
File
"/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/youtube_dl-2014.09.10.1-py2.6.egg/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py",
line 523, in extract_info
ie_result = ie.extract(url)
File
"/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/youtube_dl-2014.09.10.1-py2.6.egg/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py",
line 178, in extract
return self._real_extract(url)
File
"/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/youtube_dl-2014.09.10.1-py2.6.egg/youtube_dl/extractor/cspan.py",
line 72, in _real_extract
files = data['video']['files']
KeyError: u'files'

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[isez]

Actually my bad, I did a clean install of 09.12 version and it works now

[pricejn2]

@isez please close issue if resolved. thanks!

[ralexx]

I also have this issue for several C-SPAN URIs. One attempt was successful, that terminal output pasted at bottom.

OS X 10.10.1

$ youtube-dl --version
2014.11.25

$ python --version
Python 2.7.8

$ youtube-dl "http://www.c-span.org/video/?293077-4/2008-lehman-brothers-failure-panel-4"
[CSpan] 293077: Downloading webpage
[CSpan] 222787: Downloading JSON metadata
[CSpan] 222787: Downloading XML
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python/2.7.8_2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/runpy.py", line 162, in _run_module_as_main
    "__main__", fname, loader, pkg_name)
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python/2.7.8_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 18, in <module>
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/__init__.py", line 355, in main
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/__init__.py", line 345, in _real_main
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 1117, in download
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 553, in extract_info
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 240, in extract
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/cspan.py", line 72, in _real_extract
KeyError: u'files'

Successful attempt:

$ youtube-dl "http://www.c-span.org/video/?281618-2/financial-market-regulation-practices-panel-2" -o '/Users/me/Downloads/%(title)s-%(upload_date)s.%(ext)s'
[CSpan] 281618: Downloading webpage
[CSpan] 195774: Downloading JSON metadata
[CSpan] 195774: Downloading XML
[download] Downloading playlist: Financial Market Regulation and Practices, Panel 2
[CSpan] playlist Financial Market Regulation and Practices, Panel 2: Collected 2 video ids (downloading 2 of them)
[download] Downloading video #1 of 2
[download] Destination: /Users/me/Downloads/Financial Market Regulation and Practices, Panel 2 part 1-NA.mp4
[download] 100% of 538.26MiB in 15:13
[download] Downloading video #2 of 2
[download] Destination: /Users/me/Downloads/Financial Market Regulation and Practices, Panel 2 part 2-NA.mp4
[download] 100% of 295.22MiB in 07:24

[mcepl]

Happened to me as well.

matej@mitmanek: ~$ youtube-dl --verbose 'http://www.c-span.org/video/?63955-1/book-discussion-creating-new-civilization'
[debug] System config: ['--prefer-free-formats']
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['--verbose', 'http://www.c-span.org/video/?63955-1/book-discussion-creating-new-civilization']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2014.12.10.3
[debug] Python version 2.7.5 - Linux-3.10.0-210.el7.x86_64-x86_64-with-redhat-7.1-Maipo
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 2.3.4, ffprobe 2.3.4, rtmpdump 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[CSpan] 63955: Downloading webpage
[CSpan] 171511: Downloading JSON metadata
[CSpan] 171511: Downloading XML
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/runpy.py", line 162, in _run_module_as_main
    "__main__", fname, loader, pkg_name)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/runpy.py", line 72, in _run_code
    exec code in run_globals
  File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/__main__.py", line 19, in <module>
  File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/__init__.py", line 355, in main
  File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/__init__.py", line 345, in _real_main
  File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 1133, in download
  File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 554, in extract_info
  File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 242, in extract
  File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/cspan.py", line 72, in _real_extract
KeyError: u'files'
matej@mitmanek: ~$