Downloader errors #10063

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opened 2026-02-21 05:22:08 -05:00 by deekerman · 1 comment

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2026-02-21 05:22:08 -05:00

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Originally created by @Rubueno on GitHub (Feb 25, 2017).

I've verified and I assure that I'm running youtube-dl 2017.02.24.1
At least skimmed through README and most notably FAQ and BUGS sections
Searched the bugtracker for similar issues including closed ones

What is the purpose of your issue?

Bug report (encountered problems with youtube-dl)

B:\Temp>youtube-dl.exe --no-check-certificate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wY53N1y6mU -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" --audio-quality 0 -v
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['--no-check-certificate', 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wY53N1y6mU', '-o', '%(title)s.%(ext)s', '--audio-quality', '0', '-v']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp437, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.02.24.1
[debug] Python version 3.4.4 - Windows-10-10.0.14393
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-82579-g28d8789, ffprobe N-82579-g28d8789
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[youtube] -wY53N1y6mU: Downloading webpage
[youtube] -wY53N1y6mU: Downloading video info webpage
ERROR: unable to download video info webpage: [WinError 10054] An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host (caused by ConnectionResetError(10054, 'An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host', None, 10054, None)); 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 "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpl89hv5ts\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 496, in _request_webpage
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpl89hv5ts\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 2093, in urlopen
  File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\urllib\request.py", line 464, in open
  File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\urllib\request.py", line 482, in _open
  File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\urllib\request.py", line 442, in _call_chain
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpl89hv5ts\build\youtube_dl\utils.py", line 1082, in https_open
  File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\urllib\request.py", line 1186, in do_open
  File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\http\client.py", line 1227, in getresponse
  File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\http\client.py", line 386, in begin
  File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\http\client.py", line 348, in _read_status
  File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\socket.py", line 378, in readinto
  File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\ssl.py", line 748, in recv_into
  File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\ssl.py", line 620, in read

<end of log>

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When downloading a video, youtube-dl normally goes through the download process and does not prompt me with any errors. I had no issues running it exactly a week ago. The error requested me to report this, so I'm doing so.

Originally created by @Rubueno on GitHub (Feb 25, 2017). - [x] I've **verified** and **I assure** that I'm running youtube-dl **2017.02.24.1** - [x] At least skimmed through [README](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/README.md) and **most notably** [FAQ](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl#faq) and [BUGS](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl#bugs) sections - [x] [Searched](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/search?type=Issues) the bugtracker for similar issues including closed ones ### What is the purpose of your *issue*? - [x] Bug report (encountered problems with youtube-dl) --- ``` B:\Temp>youtube-dl.exe --no-check-certificate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wY53N1y6mU -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" --audio-quality 0 -v [debug] System config: [] [debug] User config: [] [debug] Custom config: [] [debug] Command-line args: ['--no-check-certificate', 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wY53N1y6mU', '-o', '%(title)s.%(ext)s', '--audio-quality', '0', '-v'] [debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp437, pref cp1252 [debug] youtube-dl version 2017.02.24.1 [debug] Python version 3.4.4 - Windows-10-10.0.14393 [debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-82579-g28d8789, ffprobe N-82579-g28d8789 [debug] Proxy map: {} [youtube] -wY53N1y6mU: Downloading webpage [youtube] -wY53N1y6mU: Downloading video info webpage ERROR: unable to download video info webpage: [WinError 10054] An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host (caused by ConnectionResetError(10054, 'An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host', None, 10054, None)); 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 "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpl89hv5ts\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 496, in _request_webpage File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpl89hv5ts\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 2093, in urlopen File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\urllib\request.py", line 464, in open File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\urllib\request.py", line 482, in _open File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\urllib\request.py", line 442, in _call_chain File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmpl89hv5ts\build\youtube_dl\utils.py", line 1082, in https_open File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\urllib\request.py", line 1186, in do_open File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\http\client.py", line 1227, in getresponse File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\http\client.py", line 386, in begin File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\http\client.py", line 348, in _read_status File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\socket.py", line 378, in readinto File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\ssl.py", line 748, in recv_into File "C:\Python\Python34\lib\ssl.py", line 620, in read <end of log> ``` --- ### Description of your *issue*, suggested solution and other information When downloading a video, youtube-dl normally goes through the download process and does not prompt me with any errors. I had no issues running it exactly a week ago. The error requested me to report this, so I'm doing so.

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@yan12125 commented on GitHub (Feb 26, 2017):

In general that indicates unstable or censored networks. That's a duplicate of #8203. Please move there for further discussions.

@yan12125 commented on GitHub (Feb 26, 2017): In general that indicates unstable or censored networks. That's a duplicate of #8203. Please move there for further discussions.

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