ERROR: unable to download video #131

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opened 2026-02-20 22:26:10 -05:00 by deekerman · 6 comments
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Originally created by @MK3IcebergSlim on GitHub (Oct 6, 2011).

[youtube] RTMP download detected

[download] Destination: 4E9NOoR9t9w.flv

ERROR: unable to download video

This is the above message I get when I type the command below

command: youtube-dl "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4E9NOoR9t9w"
youtube-dl version: 2011.09.30
python version: Python 2.7.1+

Originally created by @MK3IcebergSlim on GitHub (Oct 6, 2011). # [youtube] RTMP download detected # [download] Destination: 4E9NOoR9t9w.flv # ERROR: unable to download video # This is the above message I get when I type the command below command: youtube-dl "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4E9NOoR9t9w" youtube-dl version: 2011.09.30 python version: Python 2.7.1+
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@phihag commented on GitHub (Oct 6, 2011):

May be the same problem as #185 . I'll have a look at it over the weekend. On first sight, looks like we miss the player URL.

@phihag commented on GitHub (Oct 6, 2011): May be the same problem as #185 . I'll have a look at it over the weekend. On first sight, looks like we miss the player URL.
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@MK3IcebergSlim commented on GitHub (Oct 6, 2011):

Ok, I wish I knew about programming and writing scripts. I am at the level of making scripts to download multiple videos but that's where it ends :(

@MK3IcebergSlim commented on GitHub (Oct 6, 2011): Ok, I wish I knew about programming and writing scripts. I am at the level of making scripts to download multiple videos but that's where it ends :(
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@phihag commented on GitHub (Oct 6, 2011):

youtube-dl still has this bug, so I'm leaving it open.

@phihag commented on GitHub (Oct 6, 2011): youtube-dl still has this bug, so I'm leaving it open.
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@MK3IcebergSlim commented on GitHub (Oct 6, 2011):

ok

@MK3IcebergSlim commented on GitHub (Oct 6, 2011): ok
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@michederoide commented on GitHub (Nov 27, 2011):

The video you try to download is private, so you have to login with youtube-dl first

@michederoide commented on GitHub (Nov 27, 2011): The video you try to download is private, so you have to login with youtube-dl first
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@phihag commented on GitHub (Dec 16, 2011):

This video is indeed private, and not accessible (at least for me) in the web interface. Therefore, I'm closing this issue. I'll reopen it if someone can provide a step-by-step list of how to watch the video in the web (or any other) interface, including the IP address (or at least the country) where requests originate from.

@phihag commented on GitHub (Dec 16, 2011): This video is indeed private, and not accessible (at least for me) in the web interface. Therefore, I'm closing this issue. I'll reopen it if someone can provide a step-by-step list of how to watch the video in the web (or any other) interface, including the IP address (or at least the country) where requests originate from.
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