Unable to download JSON metadata: HTTP Error 401:

[kikoshiro]

$ youtube-dl --verbose https://soundcloud.com/rizzoknor/live-garbicz-festival-2014
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'--verbose', u'https://soundcloud.com/rizzoknor/live-garbicz-festival-2014']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2015.09.22
[debug] Python version 2.7.3 - Linux-3.5.0-17-generic-x86_64-with-LinuxMint-14-nadia
[debug] exe versions: avconv 0.8.10-6, avprobe 0.8.10-6, ffprobe 0.8.10-6, rtmpdump 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[soundcloud] rizzoknor/live-garbicz-festival-2014: Resolving id
[soundcloud] rizzoknor/live-garbicz-festival-2014: Downloading info JSON
ERROR: Unable to download JSON metadata: HTTP Error 401: Unauthorized (caused by HTTPError()); 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.
File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 326, in _request_webpage
return self._downloader.urlopen(url_or_request)
File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 1865, in urlopen
return self._opener.open(req, timeout=self._socket_timeout)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 407, in open
response = meth(req, response)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 520, in http_response
'http', request, response, code, msg, hdrs)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 445, in error
return self._call_chain(_args)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 379, in _call_chain
result = func(_args)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 528, in http_error_default
raise HTTPError(req.get_full_url(), code, msg, hdrs, fp)

[pricejn2]

Thanks for the quick fix @dstftw. Any idea when we can expect the next release?

[clancye]

@dstftw thanks for the fix.

[clancye]

@pricejn2 see answer on 6933, the tarball works.

[zampl1cg]

@clancye How does one actually use that tarball? I can't get ./bin/youtube-dl to do anything other than spit out

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "youtube-dl", line 3, in
import youtube_dl
ImportError: No module named youtube_dl

[jischein]

will the fix be implemented in an update soon ?

[pricejn2]

@clancye good call, thanks.

@zampl1cg you can use python -m youtube_dl or make; make install

[lakecityransom]

Its confusing as a noob. Thanks yan12125. Here is the easy steps:

1. Download https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/archive/master.zip
2. In cmd prompt "PATH\youtube_dl__main__.py" THEURL
3. Wait for the new .exe to come out

[binhbeer]

client id is expired!

[alfredotavio]

you can use the parameter --playlist-start to jump the videos already downloaded
because the client has expired

[BIGAL117]

What exactly do I need to do to fix my bot so I can play soundcloud music? Ive seen the code but dont know where to put it

[xxzozaxx]

@BIGAL117 same here