[ARD:mediathek] RegexNotFoundError

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Add the -v flag to your command line you run youtube-dl with (youtube-dl -v <your command line>), copy the whole output and insert it here. It should look similar to one below (replace it with your log inserted between triple ```):

[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'-v', u'https://www.ardmediathek.de/ard/player/Y3JpZDovL3dkci5kZS9CZWl0cmFnLTcyY2RlOTlkLTRhNmUtNGRjNi1hMmJkLTY2YTI3ZTBkZDUxYQ/planet-deutschland-300-millionen-jahre-der-grosse-crash-1-3']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2018.11.23
[debug] Python version 2.7.6 (CPython) - Linux-4.4.0-138-generic-x86_64-with-Ubuntu-14.04-trusty
[debug] exe versions: avconv 9.20-6, avprobe 9.20-6, rtmpdump 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[ARD:mediathek] planet-deutschland-300-millionen-jahre-der-grosse-crash-1-3: Downloading webpage
ERROR: Unable to extract title; 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.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 792, in extract_info
    ie_result = ie.extract(url)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 508, in extract
    ie_result = self._real_extract(url)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/ard.py", line 177, in _real_extract
    webpage, 'title')
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 992, in _html_search_regex
    res = self._search_regex(pattern, string, name, default, fatal, flags, group)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 983, in _search_regex
    raise RegexNotFoundError('Unable to extract %s' % _name)
RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract title; 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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ARD lauched their new website today and changed everything.

[goggle]

Since the mentioned video is not available anymore, here is another video, which currently fails:

• https://www.ardmediathek.de/tv/Dokumentarfilm/Das-Salz-der-Erde-Sebasti%C3%A3o-Salgado-im/SWR-Fernsehen/Video?bcastId=1105036&documentId=57927466

Fail log:

youtube-dl "https://www.ardmediathek.de/tv/Dokumentarfilm/Das-Salz-der-Erde-Sebasti%C3%A3o-Salgado-im/SWR-Fernsehen/Video?bcastId=1105036&documentId=57927466" -v
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: ['--netrc', '--retries', '30', '--mark-watched']
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['https://www.ardmediathek.de/tv/Dokumentarfilm/Das-Salz-der-Erde-Sebasti%C3%A3o-Salgado-im/SWR-Fernsehen/Video?bcastId=1105036&documentId=57927466', '-v']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2018.12.03
[debug] Python version 3.7.1 (CPython) - Linux-4.19.4-arch1-1-ARCH-x86_64-with-arch
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg n4.1, ffprobe n4.1, rtmpdump 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[ARD:mediathek] 57927466: Downloading webpage
ERROR: Unable to extract title; 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 "/tmp/youtube/venv/lib/python3.7/site-packages/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 792, in extract_info
    ie_result = ie.extract(url)
  File "/tmp/youtube/venv/lib/python3.7/site-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 508, in extract
    ie_result = self._real_extract(url)
  File "/tmp/youtube/venv/lib/python3.7/site-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/ard.py", line 177, in _real_extract
    webpage, 'title')
  File "/tmp/youtube/venv/lib/python3.7/site-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 992, in _html_search_regex
    res = self._search_regex(pattern, string, name, default, fatal, flags, group)
  File "/tmp/youtube/venv/lib/python3.7/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 title; 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.

And here I found a completely strange behavior: This video (https://www.ardmediathek.de/tv/Menschen-hautnah/Liebe-ohne-Zukunft-Heimliche-Aff%C3%A4ren-un/WDR-Fernsehen/Video?bcastId=7535538&documentId=58092934) sometimes achieves to extract the title, and sometimes does not:

Success log:

youtube-dl "https://www.ardmediathek.de/tv/Menschen-hautnah/Liebe-ohne-Zukunft-Heimliche-Aff%C3%A4ren-un/WDR-Fernsehen/Video?bcastId=7535538&documentId=58092934" -F -v
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: ['--netrc', '--retries', '30', '--mark-watched']
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['https://www.ardmediathek.de/tv/Menschen-hautnah/Liebe-ohne-Zukunft-Heimliche-Aff%C3%A4ren-un/WDR-Fernsehen/Video?bcastId=7535538&documentId=58092934', '-F', '-v']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2018.12.03
[debug] Python version 3.7.1 (CPython) - Linux-4.19.4-arch1-1-ARCH-x86_64-with-arch
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg n4.1, ffprobe n4.1, rtmpdump 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[ARD:mediathek] 58092934: Downloading webpage
[ARD:mediathek] 58092934: Downloading media JSON
[ARD:mediathek] 58092934: Downloading m3u8 information
[info] Available formats for 58092934:
format code  extension  resolution note
hls-56       mp4        audio only   56k , mp4a.40.2
a0-mp4-0     mp4        unknown    
a0-mp4-1-0   mp4        unknown    
a0-mp4-1-1   mp4        unknown    
a0-mp4-1-2   mp4        unknown    
a0-mp4-2-0   mp4        unknown    
a0-mp4-2-1   mp4        unknown    
a0-mp4-3     mp4        unknown    
hls-184      mp4        320x180     184k , avc1.66.30, mp4a.40.2
hls-317      mp4        480x270     317k , avc1.66.30, mp4a.40.2
hls-552      mp4        512x288     552k , avc1.77.30, mp4a.40.2
hls-1103     mp4        640x360    1103k , avc1.77.30, mp4a.40.2
hls-1757     mp4        960x540    1757k , avc1.77.30, mp4a.40.2
hls-3329     mp4        1280x720   3329k , avc1.77.30, mp4a.40.2 (best)

Fail log:

youtube-dl "https://www.ardmediathek.de/tv/Menschen-hautnah/Liebe-ohne-Zukunft-Heimliche-Aff%C3%A4ren-un/WDR-Fernsehen/Video?bcastId=7535538&documentId=58092934" -F -v
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: ['--netrc', '--retries', '30', '--mark-watched']
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['https://www.ardmediathek.de/tv/Menschen-hautnah/Liebe-ohne-Zukunft-Heimliche-Aff%C3%A4ren-un/WDR-Fernsehen/Video?bcastId=7535538&documentId=58092934', '-F', '-v']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2018.12.03
[debug] Python version 3.7.1 (CPython) - Linux-4.19.4-arch1-1-ARCH-x86_64-with-arch
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg n4.1, ffprobe n4.1, rtmpdump 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[ARD:mediathek] 58092934: Downloading webpage
ERROR: Unable to extract title; 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 "/tmp/youtube/venv/lib/python3.7/site-packages/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 792, in extract_info
    ie_result = ie.extract(url)
  File "/tmp/youtube/venv/lib/python3.7/site-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 508, in extract
    ie_result = self._real_extract(url)
  File "/tmp/youtube/venv/lib/python3.7/site-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/ard.py", line 177, in _real_extract
    webpage, 'title')
  File "/tmp/youtube/venv/lib/python3.7/site-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 992, in _html_search_regex
    res = self._search_regex(pattern, string, name, default, fatal, flags, group)
  File "/tmp/youtube/venv/lib/python3.7/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 title; 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.

I cannot explain this behavior, it seems as though youtube-dl gets different html websites served...

[w4grfw]

newest commit doesn't work:

$ python -m youtube_dl --verbose --ignore-config https://www.ardmediathek.de/ard/player/Y3JpZDovL2Rhc2Vyc3RlLmRlL3RhZ2VzdGhlbWVuLzlhNWY0YzBjLWQyZGEtNGJjMy1hMjExLWJkM2VhMTU2MjFmNg/tagesthemen
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'--verbose', u'--ignore-config', u'https://www.ardmediathek.de/ard/player/Y3JpZDovL2Rhc2Vyc3RlLmRlL3RhZ2VzdGhlbWVuLzlhNWY0YzBjLWQyZGEtNGJjMy1hMjExLWJkM2VhMTU2MjFmNg/tagesthemen']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs UTF-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2018.12.03
[debug] Git HEAD: 8c5879715
[debug] Python version 2.7.15+ (CPython) - Linux-4.18.0-12-generic-x86_64-with-Ubuntu-18.10-cosmic
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 4.0.2-2, ffprobe 4.0.2-2, phantomjs 2.1.1, rtmpdump 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[ARD:mediathek] tagesthemen: Downloading webpage
ERROR: Unable to extract media id; 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 "youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 792, in extract_info
    ie_result = ie.extract(url)
  File "youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 508, in extract
    ie_result = self._real_extract(url)
  File "youtube_dl/extractor/ard.py", line 219, in _real_extract
    r'/play/(?:config|media)/(\d+)', webpage, 'media id')
  File "youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 983, in _search_regex
    raise RegexNotFoundError('Unable to extract %s' % _name)
RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract media id; 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.

[goggle]

@w4grfw This has nothing to do with the recent commit. I cannot open the posted link (https://www.ardmediathek.de/ard/player/Y3JpZDovL2Rhc2Vyc3RlLmRlL3RhZ2VzdGhlbWVuLzlhNWY0YzBjLWQyZGEtNGJjMy1hMjExLWJkM2VhMTU2MjFmNg/tagesthemen) in the browser: "Leider konnte die gewünschte Seite nicht gefunden werden." Does it work for you? If you can reproduce the issue for an available video, create a new issue.

[w4grfw]

@goggle Yes, the link works (geo-blocked?). I create a new issue.