Signature extraction failed on Music videos #18091

Roshke · 2018-11-07T01:28:07Z

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[debug] System config: [Ubuntu 18 latest Youtube-DL]
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [ -i --no-call-home --no-playlist -J -x https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpOZblmWQd4]
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1251, fs mbcs, out cp866, pref cp1251
[debug] youtube-dl version 2018.11.03
[debug] Python version 2.7.11 - Windows-2003Server-5.2.3790-SP2
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-75573-g1d0487f, ffprobe N-75573-g1d0487f, rtmpdump 2.4
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Hi,

On YouTube links that contain licensed Music I started to get an error just a few hours ago.
It works normally on "normal" videos.

roshke@nl1:~/sinusbot_viper$ python /home/roshke/sinusbot2/youtube-dl -i --no-call-home --no-playlist -J -x https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpOZblmWQd4
ERROR: Signature extraction failed: Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/roshke/sinusbot2/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1221, in _decrypt_signature
    video_id, player_url, s
  File "/home/roshke/sinusbot2/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1130, in _extract_signature_function
    res = self._parse_sig_js(code)
  File "/home/roshke/sinusbot2/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1193, in _parse_sig_js
    jscode, 'Initial JS player signature function name', group='sig')
  File "/home/roshke/sinusbot2/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 983, 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 . 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.
 (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 . 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.',)); 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.
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DruggedBunny · 2018-11-07T01:38:44Z

Same here as of just now, even with Nov 3 update:

[EDIT: Verbose!]

M:\YTDL>youtube-dl.exe --verbose https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlHFlrXZmKQ
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['--verbose', 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlHFlr
XZmKQ']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp850, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2018.11.03
[debug] Python version 3.4.4 (CPython) - Windows-7-6.1.7601-SP1
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-79075-ga7b8a6e, rtmpdump 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[youtube] hlHFlrXZmKQ: Downloading webpage
[youtube] hlHFlrXZmKQ: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] {43} signature length 41.41, html5 player vfls4aurX
[youtube] hlHFlrXZmKQ: Downloading player https://www.youtube.com/yts/jsbin/play
er-vfls4aurX/en_US/base.js
ERROR: Signature extraction failed: Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpxh4iffn2\bu
ild\youtube_dl\extractor\youtube.py", line 1221, in _decrypt_signature
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpxh4iffn2\bu
ild\youtube_dl\extractor\youtube.py", line 1130, in _extract_signature_function
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpxh4iffn2\bu
ild\youtube_dl\extractor\youtube.py", line 1193, in _parse_sig_js
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpxh4iffn2\bu
ild\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 983, in _search_regex
youtube_dl.utils.RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract Initial JS player signatu
re function name; 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 cal
l youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
 (caused by RegexNotFoundError('Unable to extract Initial JS player signature fu
nction name; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you a
re using the latest version; type  youtube-dl -U  to update. Be sure to call you
tube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.',)); please rep
ort this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest ver
sion; type  youtube-dl -U  to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verb
ose flag and include its complete output.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpxh4iffn2\bu
ild\youtube_dl\extractor\youtube.py", line 1221, in _decrypt_signature
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpxh4iffn2\bu
ild\youtube_dl\extractor\youtube.py", line 1130, in _extract_signature_function
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpxh4iffn2\bu
ild\youtube_dl\extractor\youtube.py", line 1193, in _parse_sig_js
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpxh4iffn2\bu
ild\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 983, in _search_regex
youtube_dl.utils.RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract Initial JS player signatu
re function name; 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 cal
l youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpxh4iffn2\bu
ild\youtube_dl\extractor\youtube.py", line 1221, in _decrypt_signature
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpxh4iffn2\bu
ild\youtube_dl\extractor\youtube.py", line 1130, in _extract_signature_function
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpxh4iffn2\bu
ild\youtube_dl\extractor\youtube.py", line 1193, in _parse_sig_js
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpxh4iffn2\bu
ild\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 983, in _search_regex
youtube_dl.utils.RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract Initial JS player signatu
re function name; 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 cal
l youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpxh4iffn2\bu
ild\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 792, in extract_info
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpxh4iffn2\bu
ild\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 508, in extract
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpxh4iffn2\bu
ild\youtube_dl\extractor\youtube.py", line 1814, in _real_extract
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpxh4iffn2\bu
ild\youtube_dl\extractor\youtube.py", line 1231, in _decrypt_signature
youtube_dl.utils.ExtractorError: Signature extraction failed: Traceback (most re
cent call last):
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpxh4iffn2\bu
ild\youtube_dl\extractor\youtube.py", line 1221, in _decrypt_signature
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpxh4iffn2\bu
ild\youtube_dl\extractor\youtube.py", line 1130, in _extract_signature_function
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpxh4iffn2\bu
ild\youtube_dl\extractor\youtube.py", line 1193, in _parse_sig_js
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpxh4iffn2\bu
ild\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 983, in _search_regex
youtube_dl.utils.RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract Initial JS player signatu
re function name; 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 cal
l youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
 (caused by RegexNotFoundError('Unable to extract Initial JS player signature fu
nction name; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you a
re using the latest version; type  youtube-dl -U  to update. Be sure to call you
tube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.',)); please rep
ort this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest ver
sion; type  youtube-dl -U  to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verb
ose flag and include its complete output.

akcho · 2018-11-07T01:39:29Z

cho$ youtube-dl -x --audio-format wav --audio-quality 0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvgXibRjjps
[youtube] tvgXibRjjps: Downloading webpage
[youtube] tvgXibRjjps: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] tvgXibRjjps: Downloading js player vfl6LN1Nj
ERROR: Signature extraction failed: Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.6.4_2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.6/lib/python3.6/site-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1221, in _decrypt_signature
    video_id, player_url, s
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.6.4_2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.6/lib/python3.6/site-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1130, in _extract_signature_function
    res = self._parse_sig_js(code)
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.6.4_2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.6/lib/python3.6/site-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1193, in _parse_sig_js
    jscode, 'Initial JS player signature function name', group='sig')
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.6.4_2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.6/lib/python3.6/site-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.

MrOplus · 2018-11-07T01:47:13Z


youtube-dl --proxy socks5://127.0.0.1:1080 -f bestaudio --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 0 --embed-thumbnail --add-metadata --verbose https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsidqyx9IoE
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['--proxy', 'socks5://127.0.0.1:1080', '-f', 'bestaudio', '--extract-audio', '--audio-format', 'mp3', '--audio-quality', '0', '--embed-thumbnail', '--add-metadata', '--verbose', 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsidqyx9IoE']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2018.11.03
[debug] Python version 3.5.3 (CPython) - Linux-4.4.0-17763-Microsoft-x86_64-with-debian-9.5
[debug] exe versions: none
[debug] Proxy map: {'http': 'socks5://127.0.0.1:1080', 'https': 'socks5://127.0.0.1:1080'}
[youtube] nsidqyx9IoE: Downloading webpage
[youtube] nsidqyx9IoE: Downloading video info webpage
WARNING: unable to extract html5 player; 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] {18} signature length 41.41, html5 player None
[youtube] nsidqyx9IoE: Downloading player https://www.youtube.com/yts/jsbin/player_ias-vfl6LN1Nj/en_US/base.js
ERROR: Signature extraction failed: Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1221, in _decrypt_signature
    video_id, player_url, s
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1130, in _extract_signature_function
    res = self._parse_sig_js(code)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1193, in _parse_sig_js
    jscode, 'Initial JS player signature function name', group='sig')
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/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.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1221, in _decrypt_signature
    video_id, player_url, s
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1130, in _extract_signature_function
    res = self._parse_sig_js(code)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1193, in _parse_sig_js
    jscode, 'Initial JS player signature function name', group='sig')
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/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.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1221, in _decrypt_signature
    video_id, player_url, s
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1130, in _extract_signature_function
    res = self._parse_sig_js(code)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1193, in _parse_sig_js
    jscode, 'Initial JS player signature function name', group='sig')
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/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.

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 792, in extract_info
    ie_result = ie.extract(url)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 508, in extract
    ie_result = self._real_extract(url)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1814, in _real_extract
    encrypted_sig, video_id, player_url, age_gate)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1231, in _decrypt_signature
    'Signature extraction failed: ' + tb, cause=e)
youtube_dl.utils.ExtractorError: Signature extraction failed: Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1221, in _decrypt_signature
    video_id, player_url, s
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1130, in _extract_signature_function
    res = self._parse_sig_js(code)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1193, in _parse_sig_js
    jscode, 'Initial JS player signature function name', group='sig')
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/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.

NoirPi · 2018-11-07T01:48:49Z

youtube-dl -x --audio-format wav --audio-quality 0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvgXibRjjps
[youtube] tvgXibRjjps: Downloading webpage
[youtube] tvgXibRjjps: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] tvgXibRjjps: Downloading js player vfls4aurX
ERROR: Signature extraction failed: Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1221, in _decrypt_signature
    video_id, player_url, s
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1130, in _extract_signature_function
    res = self._parse_sig_js(code)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1193, in _parse_sig_js
    jscode, 'Initial JS player signature function name', group='sig')
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/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; type  youtube-dl-U  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; type youtube-dl -U  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; type  youtube-dl -U  to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.```

knaik · 2018-11-07T01:57:39Z

C:\Users\Karan\Desktop>"C:\Users\kn\ytd.exe" "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDcFryDXQ7U" -F --verbose
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDcFryDXQ7U', '-F', '--verbose']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp437, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2018.09.10
[debug] Python version 3.4.4 (CPython) - Windows-8.1-6.3.9600
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-92372-gbeaa350e24, ffprobe N-92372-gbeaa350e24
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[youtube] qDcFryDXQ7U: Downloading webpage
[youtube] qDcFryDXQ7U: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] {18} signature length 41.41, html5 player vfls4aurX
[youtube] qDcFryDXQ7U: Downloading player https://www.youtube.com/yts/jsbin/player-vfls4aurX/en_US/base.js
ERROR: Signature extraction failed: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp0icdbhzn\build\youtube_dl\extractor\youtube.py
", line 1212, in _decrypt_signature
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp0icdbhzn\build\youtube_dl\extractor\youtube.py
", line 1121, in _extract_signature_function
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp0icdbhzn\build\youtube_dl\extractor\youtube.py
", line 1184, in _parse_sig_js
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp0icdbhzn\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py"
, line 972, in _search_regex
youtube_dl.utils.RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract Initial JS player signature function name; please report thi
s issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type youtube-dl -U to update. Be s
ure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
(caused by RegexNotFoundError('Unable to extract Initial JS player signature function name; please report this iss
ue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type youtube-dl -U to update. Be sure t
o 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; type youtube-dl -U to update. Be sure to call youtub
e-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp0icdbhzn\build\youtube_dl\extractor\youtube.py
", line 1212, in _decrypt_signature
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp0icdbhzn\build\youtube_dl\extractor\youtube.py
", line 1121, in _extract_signature_function
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp0icdbhzn\build\youtube_dl\extractor\youtube.py
", line 1184, in _parse_sig_js
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp0icdbhzn\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py"
, line 972, in _search_regex
youtube_dl.utils.RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract Initial JS player signature function name; please report thi
s issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type youtube-dl -U to update. Be s
ure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp0icdbhzn\build\youtube_dl\extractor\youtube.py
", line 1212, in _decrypt_signature
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp0icdbhzn\build\youtube_dl\extractor\youtube.py
", line 1121, in _extract_signature_function
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp0icdbhzn\build\youtube_dl\extractor\youtube.py
", line 1184, in _parse_sig_js
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp0icdbhzn\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py"
, line 972, in _search_regex
youtube_dl.utils.RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract Initial JS player signature function name; please report thi
s issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type youtube-dl -U to update. Be s
ure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp0icdbhzn\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line
792, in extract_info
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp0icdbhzn\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py"
, line 502, in extract
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp0icdbhzn\build\youtube_dl\extractor\youtube.py
", line 1805, in _real_extract
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp0icdbhzn\build\youtube_dl\extractor\youtube.py
", line 1222, in _decrypt_signature
youtube_dl.utils.ExtractorError: Signature extraction failed: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp0icdbhzn\build\youtube_dl\extractor\youtube.py
", line 1212, in _decrypt_signature
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp0icdbhzn\build\youtube_dl\extractor\youtube.py
", line 1121, in _extract_signature_function
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp0icdbhzn\build\youtube_dl\extractor\youtube.py
", line 1184, in _parse_sig_js
File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmp0icdbhzn\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py"
, line 972, in _search_regex
youtube_dl.utils.RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract Initial JS player signature function name; please report thi
s issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type youtube-dl -U to update. Be s
ure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
(caused by RegexNotFoundError('Unable to extract Initial JS player signature function name; please report this iss
ue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type youtube-dl -U to update. Be sure t
o 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; type youtube-dl -U to update. Be sure to call youtub
e-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.

MasterOfTheTiger · 2018-11-07T02:18:20Z

I am having the same problems on pretty much any video I want to download.

ptdel · 2018-11-07T02:23:28Z

 (caused by 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.')); 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.

also starting to get this sporatically

MasterOfTheTiger · 2018-11-07T02:37:18Z

I believe this is something deeper and more sinister. Possibly YouTube has disabled some way youtube-dl downloads videos. I am going to do more research myself on this.

EDIT: This applies to any music I try to download to far, but not other videos yet.

jonathonball · 2018-11-07T02:38:08Z

same issue

$ ./youtube-dl -U
youtube-dl is up-to-date (2018.11.03)

DruggedBunny · 2018-11-07T02:45:13Z

Some stuff definitely still works -- example URL:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIYZYSqj1UA

* 'master' of https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl: (186 commits) release 2018.11.07 [ChangeLog] Actualize [ci skip] [youtube] Add another JS signature function name regex (closes #18091, closes #18093, closes #18094) [facebook] fix tahoe request(closes #17171) [cliphinter] Fix extraction (closes #18083) [youtube:playlist] Add support for invidio.us (closes #18077) [osnateltv] Update host [zattoo] Arrange API hosts for derived extractors (closes #18035) [README.md] Improve documentation on safe metadata extraction and add more examples [youtube] Add fallback metadata extraction from videoDetails (closes #18052) release 2018.11.03 [ChangeLog] Actualize [ci skip] [laola1tv:embed] Set correct stream access URL scheme (closes #16341) [ehftv] Add extractor (closes #15408) [azmedien] Simplify (closes #17746) [azmedien] Adopt to major site redesign (closes #17745) [extractor/common] Ensure response handle is not prematurely closed before it can be read if it matches expected_status (resolves #17195, closes #17846, resolves #17447) [twitcasting] Improve extraction and fix issues (closes #17981) [twitcasting] Add extractor [orf:tvthek] Improve extraction and remove unused code (closes #17956, closes #18024) ...

…, closes #18093, closes #18094)

iamtraction mentioned this issue Nov 7, 2018

Getting error when playing music TheBastionBot/Bastion#413

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