[YouTube] RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract JS player URL

[TheBoroer]

Command: ./youtube-dl -s --verbose http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ-XtBvPj0I

Output:

[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-s', '--verbose', 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ-XtBvPj0I']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2015.01.15.1
[debug] Python version 2.6.6 - Linux-3.10.23-xxxx-std-ipv6-64-x86_64-with-centos-6.6-Final
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 0.6.5, ffprobe 0.6.5
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[youtube] LZ-XtBvPj0I: Downloading webpage
[youtube] LZ-XtBvPj0I: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] LZ-XtBvPj0I: Extracting video information
ERROR: Unable to extract JS player URL; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type  youtube-dl -U  to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "./youtube-link/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 836, in _real_extract
    raise ValueError('Could not find ytplayer.config')  # caught below
ValueError: Could not find ytplayer.config
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "./youtube-link/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 600, in extract_info
    ie_result = ie.extract(url)
  File "./youtube-link/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 260, in extract
    return self._real_extract(url)
  File "./youtube-link/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1022, in _real_extract
    embed_webpage if age_gate else video_webpage, 'JS player URL')
  File "./youtube-link/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 516, in _search_regex
    raise RegexNotFoundError('Unable to extract %s' % _name)
RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract JS player URL; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type  youtube-dl -U  to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.

Other affected URLs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVyB-ai9z3I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHQAElxHdHg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_OCUERNKLw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI7GjcpdI4A

The url/video below says it's unavailable but for some reason it still shows the same 'JS Player URL' error: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc4lQvU9BCs

[docsuleman]

issue is fixed in master. kindly update youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py file

[phihag]

@docsuleman This bug report is for a release version; and we have not changed anything in master since the 2015.01.15.1 release.

[phihag]

Mmm, all mentioned URLs work fine for me. Can you post the (warning: large) output you get when you add --dump-intermediate-pages to the command line?

[TheBoroer]

hmm that's strange. Here's the output from --dump-intermediate-pages:
http://pastebin.com/15p3xx5Z

[phihag]

According to that output, the video webpage is blocked in your country. Do you see the error message The uploader has not made this video available in your country. when visiting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ-XtBvPj0I from the same machine that youtube-dl is running on?

In any case, strangely enough, the metadata seems to be present, so we may just need to conjure a player URL to get the download running. However, I don't think I'll be able to do that without a way to test. Can you tell me the ISP/country where you are, or even better, give me access to a machine/proxy/VPN in that network? Feel free to contact me in private.

[eerie]

Same here:
youtube-dl --verbose https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImHOSOML4Gkb 2>&1 | sprunge
http://sprunge.us/abGg

[dstftw]

@eerie update to at least 2015.01.15.1.

[eerie]

Sorry, I had it installed with pacman and the latest upstream release is not yet in the repos. Now, manually installed, it works.

[TheBoroer]

@phihag okay, I'll setup a proxy and will email you the user/pass in a couple minutes. Thank you for investigating this! oh and just an fyi, the server is in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

UPDATE: Sent you the email with the proxy info!

[ad-m]

$ youtube-dl --verbose -s --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJUL_TrT_q8&list=RDEJUL_TrT_q8" --get-filename  
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['--verbose', '-s', '--extract-audio', '--audio-format', 'mp3', 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJUL_TrT_q8&list=RDEJUL_TrT_q8', '--get-filename']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2015.01.16
[debug] Python version 2.7.5+ - Linux-2.6.32-042stab102.9-x86_64-with-Ubuntu-13.10-saucy
[debug] exe versions: avconv 0.8.13-6, avprobe 0.8.13-6, ffprobe 0.8.13-6
[debug] Proxy map: {}
Ras Luta - Jak promień słońca-EJUL_TrT_q8.m4a
Ras Luta - Mała-V10QBVdIS8E.m4a
Mesajah - Każdego dnia-WbTuQ4S4jQc.m4a
Junior Stress - Znam Ten Stan-J2aRGzpin7o.m4a
Bas Tajpan - Trzy życzenia-42h5gOzj5DE.m4a
Eastwest Rockers - Kawałek Szczęścia [Official Video]-KhJBnwQE8Fo.m4a
Ras Luta - Milosc w kazdym domu-FGLAjbdyA0s.m4a
Ras Luta - Walcz caly czas-70h0m5MIu84.m4a
♫ Junior Stress - Kiedy nie myślę o niczym ♫-WXJDREmFJyQ.m4a
TaLLib - moja lady-GqAUB8jmpqg.m4a
EastWest Rockers - Dokąd tak biegniesz-hDNd1ZYb_IM.m4a
Eastwest Rockers - Będę na pewno-TBz8gdy2xaY.m4a
GrubSon - Na szczycie (official video)-6BnT_wkuMBA.m4a
EastWest Rockers - Wstaje Rano (Feat. Junior Stress)-I8lPXMLvdPE.m4a
Ras Luta - Miłość to wszystko-DS6L3qZyOig.m4a
Ras Luta- Nie mam Hajsu-HFD3JRb9EBE.m4a
MESAJAH -  Tylko raz dane-7yjy38XKDfs.m4a
Bas Tajpan- Złap mnie za rękę + tekst-5IeKuaIGT-g.m4a
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East West Rockers - Wszystkie dziewczyny-YWTP8tn1trY.m4a
ERROR: Unable to extract JS player URL; 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.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 836, in _real_extract
    raise ValueError('Could not find ytplayer.config')  # caught below
ValueError: Could not find ytplayer.config
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 600, in extract_info
    ie_result = ie.extract(url)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 260, in extract
    return self._real_extract(url)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1022, in _real_extract
    embed_webpage if age_gate else video_webpage, 'JS player URL')
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 516, in _search_regex
    raise RegexNotFoundError('Unable to extract %s' % _name)
RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract JS player URL; 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.

From OVH box. I can set up proxy or share openvpn-key for individual dev.

Edit: Unfortunately I can't find way to extract urls from playlist only to workaround by skip this video from playlist, so I can download a few and youtube-dl stopping.

[TheBoroer]

Hey @phihag, did you have some times yet to take a look at this issue using the proxy i emailed you?

[idanPickit]

I have the same problem a lot, I have the latest python and latest youtube_dl.
I don't think its related to blocked content cause I have this issue with videos from my own country..

[samiq]

I don't know if it has to do with the fact that google turn on html5 player by default today http://venturebeat.com/2015/01/27/youtube-ditches-flash-for-html5-video-by-default/ most of my video url's stopped working this afternoon and the server is in the USA

[phihag]

The message "The uploader has not made this video available in your country." is a red hering, I get it too but it still works fine.

[phihag]

Thank you for the report! I believe this issue to be fixed in youtube-dl 2015.01.30.2 and newer. See our FAQ if you need help updating.