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Signature extraction failed (version 2014.10.27) #4226
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I'm seeing this error when trying to download some videos:-
youtube-dl --verbose "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWtHI5IIamc"
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['--verbose', 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWtHI5IIamc']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2014.10.27
[debug] Python version 2.7.3 - Linux-3.2.0-37-generic-x86_64-with-Ubuntu-12.04-precise
[debug] exe versions: avconv 0.8.10-4, avprobe 0.8.10-4, ffmpeg 0.8.10-4, ffprobe 0.8.10-4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[youtube] Confirming age
[youtube] fWtHI5IIamc: Downloading webpage
[youtube] fWtHI5IIamc: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] fWtHI5IIamc: Extracting video information
[youtube] fWtHI5IIamc: Encrypted signatures detected.
[youtube] {18} signature length 40.42, html5 player en_US-vflM7pYrM
[youtube] fWtHI5IIamc: Downloading js player vflM7pYrM
ERROR: Signature extraction failed: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/scripts/youtube/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 534, in _decrypt_signature
video_id, player_url, s
File "/home/scripts/youtube/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 448, in _extract_signature_function
res = self._parse_sig_js(code)
File "/home/scripts/youtube/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 509, in _parse_sig_js
'Initial JS player signature function name')
File "/home/scripts/youtube/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 431, in _search_regex
raise RegexNotFoundError('Unable to extract %s' % _name)
RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract Initial JS player signature function name; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output. Make sure you are using the latest version; type youtube-dl -U to update.
(caused by RegexNotFoundError(u'Unable to extract \x1b[0;34mInitial JS player signature function name\x1b[0m; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output. Make sure you are using the latest version; type youtube-dl -U to update.',)); please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output. Make sure you are using the latest version; type youtube-dl -U to update.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/scripts/youtube/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 534, in _decrypt_signature
video_id, player_url, s
File "/home/scripts/youtube/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 448, in _extract_signature_function
res = self._parse_sig_js(code)
File "/home/scripts/youtube/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 509, in _parse_sig_js
'Initial JS player signature function name')
File "/home/scripts/youtube/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 431, in _search_regex
raise RegexNotFoundError('Unable to extract %s' % _name)
RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract Initial JS player signature function name; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output. Make sure you are using the latest version; type youtube-dl -U to update.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/scripts/youtube/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 529, in extract_info
ie_result = ie.extract(url)
File "/home/scripts/youtube/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 197, in extract
return self._real_extract(url)
File "/home/scripts/youtube/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 929, in _real_extract
encrypted_sig, video_id, player_url, age_gate)
File "/home/scripts/youtube/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 544, in _decrypt_signature
'Signature extraction failed: ' + tb, cause=e)
ExtractorError: Signature extraction failed: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/scripts/youtube/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 534, in _decrypt_signature
video_id, player_url, s
File "/home/scripts/youtube/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 448, in _extract_signature_function
res = self._parse_sig_js(code)
File "/home/scripts/youtube/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 509, in _parse_sig_js
'Initial JS player signature function name')
File "/home/scripts/youtube/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 431, in _search_regex
raise RegexNotFoundError('Unable to extract %s' % _name)
RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract Initial JS player signature function name; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output. Make sure you are using the latest version; type youtube-dl -U to update.
(caused by RegexNotFoundError(u'Unable to extract \x1b[0;34mInitial JS player signature function name\x1b[0m; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output. Make sure you are using the latest version; type youtube-dl -U to update.',)); please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output. Make sure you are using the latest version; type youtube-dl -U to update.