Youtube-dl Error #17985

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opened 2026-02-21 09:45:15 -05:00 by deekerman · 0 comments

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2026-02-21 09:45:15 -05:00

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Originally created by @HeadacheSN on GitHub (Sep 19, 2019).

I have some troubles with Youtube-dl. When i want to use it, it gives me the following error:

ERROR: Signature extraction failed: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1232, in _decrypt_signature
video_id, player_url, s
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1140, in _extract_signature_function
res = self._parse_sig_js(code)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1204, in _parse_sig_js
jscode, 'Initial JS player signature function name', group='sig')
File "/usr/lib/python3/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.

If somebody can help me, thank you very much!

Originally created by @HeadacheSN on GitHub (Sep 19, 2019). I have some troubles with Youtube-dl. When i want to use it, it gives me the following error: ERROR: Signature extraction failed: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1232, in _decrypt_signature video_id, player_url, s File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1140, in _extract_signature_function res = self._parse_sig_js(code) File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1204, in _parse_sig_js jscode, 'Initial JS player signature function name', group='sig') File "/usr/lib/python3/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. If somebody can help me, thank you very much!

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