No known format

[go-nut]

I get no known format when trying to download "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMKRFxETlY0"
version 2013.02.02

youtube-dl "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMKRFxETlY0" -v
[debug] youtube-dl version 2013.02.02
[debug] Python version 3.3.0 - Linux-3.7.5-1-ARCH-x86_64-with-arch
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[youtube] Setting language
[youtube] wMKRFxETlY0: Downloading video webpage
[youtube] wMKRFxETlY0: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] wMKRFxETlY0: Extracting video information
ERROR: no known formats available for video
File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl", line 6, in
youtube_dl.main()
File "/usr/lib/python3.3/site-packages/youtube_dl/init.py", line 512, in main
_real_main()
File "/usr/lib/python3.3/site-packages/youtube_dl/init.py", line 496, in _real_main
retcode = fd.download(all_urls)
File "/usr/lib/python3.3/site-packages/youtube_dl/FileDownloader.py", line 505, in download
videos = ie.extract(url)
File "/usr/lib/python3.3/site-packages/youtube_dl/InfoExtractors.py", line 93, in extract
return self._real_extract(url)
File "/usr/lib/python3.3/site-packages/youtube_dl/InfoExtractors.py", line 496, in _real_extract
self._downloader.trouble(u'ERROR: no known formats available for video')
File "/usr/lib/python3.3/site-packages/youtube_dl/FileDownloader.py", line 230, in trouble
tb_data = traceback.format_list(traceback.extract_stack())

[phihag]

Thanks for the report. Notably, the video doesn't show for me in my webbrowser as well, so this looks just like a youtube error. Can you see it in a webbrowser?

[inhies]

I'm having the same issue with http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx2g9QlsNdc

[phihag]

@inhies Can you watch that video in your webbrowser? Because for me, the video is displayed as 0:00/0:00 and doesn't play either.

[inhies]

Yep, works fine. Perhaps this is an HTML5 only video, and that is the issue? Also, the video in the original post also plays for me.

[ldo]

Similar issue with this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XSvsFgvWr0

[remitamine]

i tested all the urls mentioned in this issue.
now, youtube-dl doesn't give no known formats available for video error:

youtube-dl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XSvsFgvWr0
[youtube] 1XSvsFgvWr0: Downloading webpage
[youtube] 1XSvsFgvWr0: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] 1XSvsFgvWr0: Extracting video information
WARNING: video doesn't have subtitles
ERROR: rtmpe downloads are not supported, see https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/343 for more information.

youtube-dl -F https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx2g9QlsNdc
[youtube] zx2g9QlsNdc: Downloading webpage
[youtube] zx2g9QlsNdc: Downloading embed webpage
[youtube] zx2g9QlsNdc: Refetching age-gated info webpage
ERROR: zx2g9QlsNdc: YouTube said: Please sign in to view this video.

youtube-dl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMKRFxETlY0
[youtube] wMKRFxETlY0: Downloading webpage
[youtube] wMKRFxETlY0: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] wMKRFxETlY0: Extracting video information
ERROR: rtmpe downloads are not supported, see https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/343 for more information.