[Question] Suddenly unable to extract video data?

[FlyingThunder]

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Question

Using version youtube-dlc 2020.10.31, im suddenly getting an "ERROR: T_OwE897Aw8: YouTube said: Unable to extract video data" - was there an update that i cant see on github, or is this a known issue? I was thinking that it might only be a matter of time until youtube tries to do something against this neat tool so just wanna know :I

[pukkandan]

The latest version is 2020.11.11-3

[pukkandan]

I was thinking that it might only be a matter of time until youtube tries to do something against this neat tool so just wanna know :I

youtube changes stuff all the time for various reasons - they are probably not actively trying to break yt-dl. That's why its important to always be on the latest release

[merval]

I've seen weirdness like this as well. Some of the newer YT videos seem to be provided differently and it throws a wrench in the process. However I've found if I retry a few times it works. Might be one of the many video servers they have returning the video in unique format. I haven't had time to dig into it much though.

[pukkandan]

@merval In the release version, or in the current master branch?