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opened 2026-02-21 00:11:00 -05:00 by deekerman · 5 comments

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Originally created by @ballsystemlord on GitHub (Mar 7, 2014).

As you may or may not know, mundofox, the tv station, used to broadcast alcapo2 with en subtitles but it stopped doing. I when to youtube thinking that it was likely that they had several episodes on it and I was right. I also reasoned that it would have subtitles and I was right about that two. I wanted to download the videos with the Spanish subtitles, as my intranet connection is intermittent, for future viewing and translating. However, I can't seem to find a tool to do it yours reports that there are no subtitles yet I've seen them when I visit youtube. Here's the command and it's output:

youtube-dl --all-subs -v --prefer-free-formats -f 22 --no-check-certificate 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GYoxfpy_xo&list=PLwy9RgVchUBlFyckRuq22N1qtyAdXkQOE&index=3'
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['--all-subs', '-v', '--prefer-free-formats', '-f', '22', '--no-check-certificate', 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GYoxfpy_xo&list=PLwy9RgVchUBlFyckRuq22N1qtyAdXkQOE&index=3']
[debug] youtube-dl version 2013.08.02
[debug] Python version 2.7.5 - Linux-3.11.6-4-desktop-x86_64-with-SuSE-13.1-x86_64
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[youtube:playlist] PLwy9RgVchUBlFyckRuq22N1qtyAdXkQOE: Downloading page #1
[youtube:playlist] PLwy9RgVchUBlFyckRuq22N1qtyAdXkQOE: Downloading page #2
[youtube:playlist] PLwy9RgVchUBlFyckRuq22N1qtyAdXkQOE: Downloading page #3
[download] Downloading playlist: EL CAPO 2
[youtube:playlist] playlist 'EL CAPO 2': Collected 68 video ids (downloading 68 of them)
[download] Downloading video #1 of 68
[youtube] Setting language
[youtube] AsRccBSooKw: Downloading video webpage
[youtube] AsRccBSooKw: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] AsRccBSooKw: Extracting video information
[youtube] AsRccBSooKw: Checking available subtitles
WARNING: video doesn't have subtitles
WARNING: Some error while getting the subtitles
[download] Destination: El Capo 2 - Episodio 1. Solo en MundoFOX-AsRccBSooKw.mp4

Originally created by @ballsystemlord on GitHub (Mar 7, 2014). As you may or may not know, mundofox, the tv station, used to broadcast alcapo2 with en subtitles but it stopped doing. I when to youtube thinking that it was likely that they had several episodes on it and I was right. I also reasoned that it would have subtitles and I was right about that two. I wanted to download the videos with the Spanish subtitles, as my intranet connection is intermittent, for future viewing and translating. However, I can't seem to find a tool to do it yours reports that there are no subtitles yet I've seen them when I visit youtube. Here's the command and it's output: youtube-dl --all-subs -v --prefer-free-formats -f 22 --no-check-certificate 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GYoxfpy_xo&list=PLwy9RgVchUBlFyckRuq22N1qtyAdXkQOE&index=3' [debug] System config: [] [debug] User config: [] [debug] Command-line args: ['--all-subs', '-v', '--prefer-free-formats', '-f', '22', '--no-check-certificate', 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GYoxfpy_xo&list=PLwy9RgVchUBlFyckRuq22N1qtyAdXkQOE&index=3'] [debug] youtube-dl version 2013.08.02 [debug] Python version 2.7.5 - Linux-3.11.6-4-desktop-x86_64-with-SuSE-13.1-x86_64 [debug] Proxy map: {} [youtube:playlist] PLwy9RgVchUBlFyckRuq22N1qtyAdXkQOE: Downloading page #1 [youtube:playlist] PLwy9RgVchUBlFyckRuq22N1qtyAdXkQOE: Downloading page #2 [youtube:playlist] PLwy9RgVchUBlFyckRuq22N1qtyAdXkQOE: Downloading page #3 [download] Downloading playlist: EL CAPO 2 [youtube:playlist] playlist 'EL CAPO 2': Collected 68 video ids (downloading 68 of them) [download] Downloading video #1 of 68 [youtube] Setting language [youtube] AsRccBSooKw: Downloading video webpage [youtube] AsRccBSooKw: Downloading video info webpage [youtube] AsRccBSooKw: Extracting video information [youtube] AsRccBSooKw: Checking available subtitles WARNING: video doesn't have subtitles WARNING: Some error while getting the subtitles [download] Destination: El Capo 2 - Episodio 1. Solo en MundoFOX-AsRccBSooKw.mp4

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@jaimeMF commented on GitHub (Mar 7, 2014):

Those videos are blocked from my region, but you are running an outdated version (I think we've fixed some problems with the subtitles since then) you should try with a more recent version (use sudo youtube-dl -U to get the last version).

@jaimeMF commented on GitHub (Mar 7, 2014): Those videos are blocked from my region, but you are running an outdated version (I think we've fixed some problems with the subtitles since then) you should try with a more recent version (use `sudo youtube-dl -U` to get the last version).

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 00:11:05 -05:00

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@ballsystemlord commented on GitHub (Mar 7, 2014):

Hey, it downloads the videos and then the subtitles (it takes a while to download videos so I did not notice before.)

----- Original Message -----
From: Jaime Marquínez Ferrándiz
Sent: 03/07/14 02:39 PM
To: rg3/youtube-dl
Subject: Re: [youtube-dl] Can't download subs (#2526)

Those videos are blocked from my region, but you are running an outdated version (I think we've fixed some problems with the subtitles since then) you should try with a more recent version (use sudo youtube-dl -U to get the last version).

Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub:
https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/2526#issuecomment-37059744

@ballsystemlord commented on GitHub (Mar 7, 2014): Hey, it downloads the videos and then the subtitles (it takes a while to download videos so I did not notice before.) > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jaime Marquínez Ferrándiz > Sent: 03/07/14 02:39 PM > To: rg3/youtube-dl > Subject: Re: [youtube-dl] Can't download subs (#2526) > > Those videos are blocked from my region, but you are running an outdated version (I think we've fixed some problems with the subtitles since then) you should try with a more recent version (use `sudo youtube-dl -U` to get the last version). > > --- > > Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: > https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/2526#issuecomment-37059744

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 00:11:05 -05:00

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@jaimeMF commented on GitHub (Mar 7, 2014):

Is the issue solved then?

@jaimeMF commented on GitHub (Mar 7, 2014): Is the issue solved then?

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 00:11:05 -05:00

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@ballsystemlord commented on GitHub (Mar 12, 2014):

No, sadly, it was actually downloading a second video. I was trying to get 1 file at a time from a play list and it is downloading the whole thing (which I would have done eventually anyway.) I updated to the latest version, Still no go. I'm also getting:

ERROR: YouTube said: This video does not exist.

Which causes it to quit. I know some of the videos don't exist -- I have no choice in the matter, so I think it would be better if it did not quit. I've found that if you pass the --playlist-start NUMB where number is one past where the ofending url is it will continue downloading. Here's the whole out put from downloading one url (I changed the language to es, which I think is spanish, in hopes of getting spanish subtitles but it did not help):

% youtube-dl -f 22 --prefer-free-formats --write-sub --all-subs --sub-lang es --playlist-start 22 --verbose 'http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwy9RgVchUBlFyckRuq22N1qtyAdXkQOE'
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-f', '22', '--prefer-free-formats', '--write-sub', '--all-subs', '--sub-lang', 'es', '--playlist-start', '22', '--verbose', 'http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwy9RgVchUBlFyckRuq22N1qtyAdXkQOE']
[debug] Encodings: locale 'UTF-8', fs 'UTF-8', out 'UTF-8', pref: 'UTF-8'
[debug] youtube-dl version 2014.03.12
[debug] Python version 2.7.5 - Linux-3.11.6-4-desktop-x86_64-with-SuSE-13.1-x86_64
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[youtube:playlist] PLwy9RgVchUBlFyckRuq22N1qtyAdXkQOE: Downloading webpage
[download] Downloading playlist: EL CAPO 2
[youtube:playlist] playlist EL CAPO 2: Collected 76 video ids (downloading 55 of them)
[download] Downloading video #1 of 55
[youtube] Setting language
[youtube] N42ZqyuqEdA: Downloading webpage
[youtube] N42ZqyuqEdA: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] N42ZqyuqEdA: Extracting video information
WARNING: unable to download video subtitles: Unable to download webpage: <urlopen error [Errno 1] _ssl.c:517: error:140770FC:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:unknown protocol>
[download] El Capo 22 - Episodio 22. Solo en MundoFOX-N42ZqyuqEdA.mp4 has already been downloaded
[download] Downloading video #2 of 55
[youtube] 6pX4quOhWCg: Downloading webpage
[youtube] 6pX4quOhWCg: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] 6pX4quOhWCg: Extracting video information
WARNING: unable to download video subtitles: Unable to download webpage: <urlopen error [Errno 1] _ssl.c:517: error:140770FC:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:unknown protocol>
[download] El Capo 2 - Episodio 23. Solo en MundoFOX-6pX4quOhWCg.mp4 has already been downloaded
[download] Downloading video #3 of 55
[youtube] 1Zxk4alycZA: Downloading webpage
[youtube] 1Zxk4alycZA: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] 1Zxk4alycZA: Extracting video information
WARNING: unable to download video subtitles: Unable to download webpage: <urlopen error [Errno 1] _ssl.c:517: error:140770FC:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:unknown protocol>

----- Original Message -----
From: Jaime Marquínez Ferrándiz
Sent: 03/07/14 03:52 PM
To: rg3/youtube-dl
Subject: Re: [youtube-dl] Can't download subs (#2526)

Is the issue solved then?

Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub:
https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/2526#issuecomment-37066408

@ballsystemlord commented on GitHub (Mar 12, 2014): No, sadly, it was actually downloading a second video. I was trying to get 1 file at a time from a play list and it is downloading the whole thing (which I would have done eventually anyway.) I updated to the latest version, Still no go. I'm also getting: ERROR: YouTube said: This video does not exist. Which causes it to quit. I know some of the videos don't exist -- I have no choice in the matter, so I think it would be better if it did not quit. I've found that if you pass the --playlist-start NUMB where number is one past where the ofending url is it will continue downloading. Here's the whole out put from downloading one url (I changed the language to es, which I think is spanish, in hopes of getting spanish subtitles but it did not help): % youtube-dl -f 22 --prefer-free-formats --write-sub --all-subs --sub-lang es --playlist-start 22 --verbose 'http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwy9RgVchUBlFyckRuq22N1qtyAdXkQOE' [debug] System config: [] [debug] User config: [] [debug] Command-line args: ['-f', '22', '--prefer-free-formats', '--write-sub', '--all-subs', '--sub-lang', 'es', '--playlist-start', '22', '--verbose', 'http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwy9RgVchUBlFyckRuq22N1qtyAdXkQOE'] [debug] Encodings: locale 'UTF-8', fs 'UTF-8', out 'UTF-8', pref: 'UTF-8' [debug] youtube-dl version 2014.03.12 [debug] Python version 2.7.5 - Linux-3.11.6-4-desktop-x86_64-with-SuSE-13.1-x86_64 [debug] Proxy map: {} [youtube:playlist] PLwy9RgVchUBlFyckRuq22N1qtyAdXkQOE: Downloading webpage [download] Downloading playlist: EL CAPO 2 [youtube:playlist] playlist EL CAPO 2: Collected 76 video ids (downloading 55 of them) [download] Downloading video #1 of 55 [youtube] Setting language [youtube] N42ZqyuqEdA: Downloading webpage [youtube] N42ZqyuqEdA: Downloading video info webpage [youtube] N42ZqyuqEdA: Extracting video information WARNING: unable to download video subtitles: Unable to download webpage: <urlopen error [Errno 1] _ssl.c:517: error:140770FC:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:unknown protocol> [download] El Capo 22 - Episodio 22. Solo en MundoFOX-N42ZqyuqEdA.mp4 has already been downloaded [download] Downloading video #2 of 55 [youtube] 6pX4quOhWCg: Downloading webpage [youtube] 6pX4quOhWCg: Downloading video info webpage [youtube] 6pX4quOhWCg: Extracting video information WARNING: unable to download video subtitles: Unable to download webpage: <urlopen error [Errno 1] _ssl.c:517: error:140770FC:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:unknown protocol> [download] El Capo 2 - Episodio 23. Solo en MundoFOX-6pX4quOhWCg.mp4 has already been downloaded [download] Downloading video #3 of 55 [youtube] 1Zxk4alycZA: Downloading webpage [youtube] 1Zxk4alycZA: Downloading video info webpage [youtube] 1Zxk4alycZA: Extracting video information WARNING: unable to download video subtitles: Unable to download webpage: <urlopen error [Errno 1] _ssl.c:517: error:140770FC:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:unknown protocol> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jaime Marquínez Ferrándiz > Sent: 03/07/14 03:52 PM > To: rg3/youtube-dl > Subject: Re: [youtube-dl] Can't download subs (#2526) > > Is the issue solved then? > > --- > > Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: > https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/2526#issuecomment-37066408

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@dirkf commented on GitHub (Feb 5, 2024):

Private video.

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