UnboundLocalError: local variable 'ext' referenced before assignment

[zwerfvogel]

I got a traceback trying to download from tvn24.pl with the generic extractor using version 2014.12.01 with Python 2.7 on Debian

$ python -V
Python 2.7.3
$ uname -a
Linux myhost 3.2.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.2.63-2+deb7u1 x86_64 GNU/Linux
$ youtube-dl -U
youtube-dl is up-to-date (2014.12.01)
$ youtube-dl  --verbose  "http://www.tvn24.pl/wideo/z-anteny/02-12-trwa-walka-o-zycie-malego-adasia,1367188.html?playlist_id=17949"
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['--verbose', 'http://www.tvn24.pl/wideo/z-anteny/02-12-trwa-walka-o-zycie-malego-adasia,1367188.html?playlist_id=17949']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2014.12.01
[debug] Python version 2.7.3 - Linux-3.2.0-4-amd64-x86_64-with-debian-7.7
[debug] exe versions: avconv 0.8.16-6, avprobe 0.8.16-6, ffmpeg 0.8.16-6, ffprobe 0.8.16-6, rtmpdump 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[generic] 02-12-trwa-walka-o-zycie-malego-adasia,1367188: Requesting header
WARNING: Falling back on generic information extractor.
[generic] 02-12-trwa-walka-o-zycie-malego-adasia,1367188: Downloading webpage
[generic] 02-12-trwa-walka-o-zycie-malego-adasia,1367188: Extracting information
[generic] Brightcove video detected.
[download] Downloading playlist: 02.12 | Trwa walka o życie małego Adasia - "Fakty" z 2 grudnia
[generic] playlist 02.12 | Trwa walka o życie małego Adasia - "Fakty" z 2 grudnia: Collected 1 video ids (downloading 1 of them)
[download] Downloading video #1 of 1
[Brightcove] ref:1367188: Downloading webpage
[Brightcove] ref:1367188: Extracting information
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/runpy.py", line 162, in _run_module_as_main
    "__main__", fname, loader, pkg_name)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/runpy.py", line 72, in _run_code
    exec code in run_globals
  File "/home/user/bin/youtube-dl/__main__.py", line 19, in <module>
  File "/home/user/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/__init__.py", line 355, in main
  File "/home/user/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/__init__.py", line 345, in _real_main
  File "/home/user/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 1117, in download
  File "/home/user/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 564, in extract_info
  File "/home/user/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 694, in process_ie_result
  File "/home/user/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 617, in process_ie_result
  File "/home/user/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 553, in extract_info
  File "/home/user/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 241, in extract
  File "/home/user/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/brightcove.py", line 204, in _real_extract
  File "/home/user/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/brightcove.py", line 236, in _get_video_info
  File "/home/user/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/brightcove.py", line 284, in _extract_video_info
UnboundLocalError: local variable 'ext' referenced before assignment

[jaimeMF]

Thanks for the report, it will work in the next version.

[phihag]

Fixed in in youtube-dl 2014.12.04 and newer. See our FAQ if you encounter problems updating.

[zwerfvogel]

Yes, that works -- thank you.