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RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract Initial JS player signature function name #6526
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Error downloading the following URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eIXGMRLqXM
WARNING: Warning: Falling back to static signature algorithm
[youtube] encrypted signature length 84 (40.43), itag 135, html5 player new-en_US-vflo_te46/html5player-new
[youtube] 3eIXGMRLqXM: Downloading js player new
WARNING: Automatic signature extraction failed: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 957, in _decrypt_signature
video_id, player_url, len(s)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 356, in _extract_signature_function
res = self._parse_sig_js(code)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 424, in _parse_sig_js
u'Initial JS player signature function name')
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 356, in _search_regex
raise RegexNotFoundError(u'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.