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can't get the program youtube.py running from Python IDLE #21

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opened 2026-02-20 22:23:26 -05:00 by deekerman · 1 comment

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2026-02-20 22:23:26 -05:00

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Originally created by @francisgan9 on GitHub (Nov 20, 2010).

Hi,
I get the following error . (Python shell) please help.
when I run the program youtube.py

Usage: youtube2.py [options] url...

youtube2.py: error: you must provide at least one URL
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/francis/.drpython/youtube2.py", line 2367, in
parser.error(u'you must provide at least one URL')
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/optparse.py", line 1578, in error
self.exit(2, "%s: error: %s\n" % (self.get_prog_name(), msg))
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/optparse.py", line 1568, in exit
sys.exit(status)
SystemExit: 2

Originally created by @francisgan9 on GitHub (Nov 20, 2010). Hi, I get the following error . (Python shell) please help. when I run the program youtube.py --- Usage: youtube2.py [options] url... youtube2.py: error: you must provide at least one URL Traceback (most recent call last): File "/home/francis/.drpython/youtube2.py", line 2367, in <module> parser.error(u'you must provide at least one URL') File "/usr/lib/python2.6/optparse.py", line 1578, in error self.exit(2, "%s: error: %s\n" % (self.get_prog_name(), msg)) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/optparse.py", line 1568, in exit sys.exit(status) SystemExit: 2

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deekerman commented

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@rg3 commented on GitHub (Nov 20, 2010):

No idea about how you're trying to run the program. Please follow the instructions in the webpage.

@rg3 commented on GitHub (Nov 20, 2010): No idea about how you're trying to run the program. Please follow the instructions in the webpage.

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