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ERROR: Signature extraction failed #5431
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tux ~ % youtube-dl --version
2014.10.15
tux ~ % youtube-dl -x --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 0 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwjwKn9ARzY'
[youtube] Setting language
[youtube] Confirming age
[youtube] VwjwKn9ARzY: Downloading webpage
[youtube] VwjwKn9ARzY: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] VwjwKn9ARzY: Extracting video information
[youtube] VwjwKn9ARzY: Encrypted signatures detected.
[youtube] VwjwKn9ARzY: Downloading js player vflWLYnud
ERROR: Signature extraction failed: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/cub/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 533, in _decrypt_signature
video_id, player_url, s
File "/home/cub/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 447, in _extract_signature_function
res = self._parse_sig_js(code)
File "/home/cub/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 508, in _parse_sig_js
'Initial JS player signature function name')
File "/home/cub/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 424, 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.