RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract Initial JS player signature function name

[meymeynard]

Error on urls with https:

Verbose output:

[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-v', 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wVZJq5EGp8']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2014.08.28
[debug] Python version 2.7.6 - Darwin-14.1.0-x86_64-i386-64bit
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[youtube] Setting language
[youtube] Confirming age
[youtube] 5wVZJq5EGp8: Downloading webpage
[youtube] 5wVZJq5EGp8: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] 5wVZJq5EGp8: Extracting video information
[youtube] 5wVZJq5EGp8: Encrypted signatures detected.
[youtube] {22} signature length 43.40, html5 player en_US-vfl3g8JP2
[youtube] 5wVZJq5EGp8: Downloading js player vfl3g8JP2
ERROR: Signature extraction failed: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 558, in _decrypt_signature
video_id, player_url, s
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 462, in _extract_signature_function
res = self._parse_sig_js(code)
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 533, in _parse_sig_js
u'Initial JS player signature function name')
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 399, 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.
; 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 "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 558, in _decrypt_signature
video_id, player_url, s
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 462, in _extract_signature_function
res = self._parse_sig_js(code)
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 533, in _parse_sig_js
u'Initial JS player signature function name')
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 399, 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 "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 521, in extract_info
ie_result = ie.extract(url)
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 178, in extract
return self._real_extract(url)
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 941, in _real_extract
encrypted_sig, video_id, player_url, age_gate)
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 568, in _decrypt_signature
u'Signature extraction failed: ' + tb, cause=e)
ExtractorError: Signature extraction failed: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 558, in _decrypt_signature
video_id, player_url, s
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 462, in _extract_signature_function
res = self._parse_sig_js(code)
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 533, in _parse_sig_js
u'Initial JS player signature function name')
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 399, in _search_regex
raise RegexNotFoundError('Unable to extract %s' % _name)
RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract Initial JS player signature function name;

[jaimeMF]

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