KeyError: u'playerKey' at livescience.com #1840

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opened 2026-02-21 00:07:29 -05:00 by deekerman · 2 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 00:07:29 -05:00

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Originally created by @jayseye on GitHub (Feb 9, 2014).

Here's the command line and output. Thanks for keeping youtube-dl updated!

youtube-dl --verbose http://www.livescience.com/43117-man-gets-prosthetic-hand-that-can-feel-video.html
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['--verbose', 'http://www.livescience.com/43117-man-gets-prosthetic-hand-that-can-feel-video.html']
[debug] Encodings: locale 'UTF-8', fs 'UTF-8', out 'UTF-8', pref: 'UTF-8'
[debug] youtube-dl version 2014.02.08.2
[debug] Python version 2.6.6 - Linux-2.6.37.6-smp-i686-Intel-R-Core-TM-2_Duo_CPU_____T5450_@_1.66GHz-with-slackware-13.37.0
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[generic] 43117-man-gets-prosthetic-hand-that-can-feel-video: Requesting header
[redirect] Following redirect to http://m.livescience.com/43117-man-gets-prosthetic-hand-that-can-feel-video.html
[generic] 43117-man-gets-prosthetic-hand-that-can-feel-video: Requesting header
WARNING: Falling back on generic information extractor.
[generic] 43117-man-gets-prosthetic-hand-that-can-feel-video: Downloading webpage
[generic] 43117-man-gets-prosthetic-hand-that-can-feel-video: Extracting information
[generic] Brightcove video detected.
[download] Downloading playlist: Man Gets Prosthetic Hand That Can Feel | Video | LiveScience
[generic] playlist Man Gets Prosthetic Hand That Can Feel | Video | LiveScience: Collected 1 video ids (downloading 1 of them)
[download] Downloading video #1 of 1
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/runpy.py", line 122, in _run_module_as_main
"main", fname, loader, pkg_name)
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/runpy.py", line 34, in _run_code
exec code in run_globals
File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/main.py", line 18, in
File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/init.py", line 800, in main
File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/init.py", line 790, in _real_main
File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 982, in download
File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 510, in extract_info
File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 546, in process_ie_result
File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 510, in extract_info
File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 620, in process_ie_result
File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 546, in process_ie_result
File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 493, in extract_info
File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 158, in extract
File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/brightcove.py", line 171, in _real_extract
KeyError: u'playerKey'

Originally created by @jayseye on GitHub (Feb 9, 2014). Here's the command line and output. Thanks for keeping youtube-dl updated! youtube-dl --verbose http://www.livescience.com/43117-man-gets-prosthetic-hand-that-can-feel-video.html [debug] System config: [] [debug] User config: [] [debug] Command-line args: ['--verbose', 'http://www.livescience.com/43117-man-gets-prosthetic-hand-that-can-feel-video.html'] [debug] Encodings: locale 'UTF-8', fs 'UTF-8', out 'UTF-8', pref: 'UTF-8' [debug] youtube-dl version 2014.02.08.2 [debug] Python version 2.6.6 - Linux-2.6.37.6-smp-i686-Intel-R-_Core-TM-2_Duo_CPU_____T5450__@_1.66GHz-with-slackware-13.37.0 [debug] Proxy map: {} [generic] 43117-man-gets-prosthetic-hand-that-can-feel-video: Requesting header [redirect] Following redirect to http://m.livescience.com/43117-man-gets-prosthetic-hand-that-can-feel-video.html [generic] 43117-man-gets-prosthetic-hand-that-can-feel-video: Requesting header WARNING: Falling back on generic information extractor. [generic] 43117-man-gets-prosthetic-hand-that-can-feel-video: Downloading webpage [generic] 43117-man-gets-prosthetic-hand-that-can-feel-video: Extracting information [generic] Brightcove video detected. [download] Downloading playlist: Man Gets Prosthetic Hand That Can Feel | Video | LiveScience [generic] playlist Man Gets Prosthetic Hand That Can Feel | Video | LiveScience: Collected 1 video ids (downloading 1 of them) [download] Downloading video #1 of 1 Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python2.6/runpy.py", line 122, in _run_module_as_main "__main__", fname, loader, pkg_name) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/runpy.py", line 34, in _run_code exec code in run_globals File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/__main__.py", line 18, in <module> File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/**init**.py", line 800, in main File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/**init**.py", line 790, in _real_main File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 982, in download File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 510, in extract_info File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 546, in process_ie_result File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 510, in extract_info File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 620, in process_ie_result File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 546, in process_ie_result File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 493, in extract_info File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 158, in extract File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/brightcove.py", line 171, in _real_extract KeyError: u'playerKey'

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2026-02-21 00:07:29 -05:00

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2026-02-21 00:07:32 -05:00

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@jaimeMF commented on GitHub (Feb 10, 2014):

Fixed, thanks for the report!

@jaimeMF commented on GitHub (Feb 10, 2014): Fixed, thanks for the report!

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 00:07:33 -05:00

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@jayseye commented on GitHub (Feb 10, 2014):

Confirmed the patch, thanks very much for the quick fix! Excellent video, by the way -- a bionic replacement hand, which restores feeling as well as motion.

@jayseye commented on GitHub (Feb 10, 2014): Confirmed the patch, thanks very much for the quick fix! Excellent video, by the way -- a bionic replacement hand, which restores feeling as well as motion.

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