Trying to use youtube-dl and getting the following error message
by rainsnow19 from LinuxQuestions.org on (#4Q8A7)
Code:youtube-dl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ0o_WVlyoQ
[youtube] dJ0o_WVlyoQ: Downloading webpage
[youtube] dJ0o_WVlyoQ: Downloading embed webpage
[youtube] dJ0o_WVlyoQ: Refetching age-gated info webpage
WARNING: Unable to extract video title
[youtube] dJ0o_WVlyoQ: Downloading js player vfl2pEEGH
ERROR: Signature extraction failed: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1232, in _decrypt_signature
video_id, player_url, s
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1140, in _extract_signature_function
res = self._parse_sig_js(code)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1204, in _parse_sig_js
jscode, 'Initial JS player signature function name', group='sig')
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 983, in _search_regex
raise RegexNotFoundError('Unable to extract %s' % _name)
youtube_dl.utils.RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract Initial JS player signature function name; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
(caused by RegexNotFoundError('Unable to extract \x1b[0;34mInitial JS player signature function name\x1b[0m; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.')); please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
[youtube] dJ0o_WVlyoQ: Downloading webpage
[youtube] dJ0o_WVlyoQ: Downloading embed webpage
[youtube] dJ0o_WVlyoQ: Refetching age-gated info webpage
WARNING: Unable to extract video title
[youtube] dJ0o_WVlyoQ: Downloading js player vfl2pEEGH
ERROR: Signature extraction failed: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1232, in _decrypt_signature
video_id, player_url, s
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1140, in _extract_signature_function
res = self._parse_sig_js(code)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1204, in _parse_sig_js
jscode, 'Initial JS player signature function name', group='sig')
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 983, in _search_regex
raise RegexNotFoundError('Unable to extract %s' % _name)
youtube_dl.utils.RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract Initial JS player signature function name; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
(caused by RegexNotFoundError('Unable to extract \x1b[0;34mInitial JS player signature function name\x1b[0m; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.')); please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.