Can't download youtube 1080p #2573

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opened 2026-02-21 00:25:17 -05:00 by deekerman · 1 comment

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 00:25:17 -05:00

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Originally created by @prashantjain on GitHub (Jul 12, 2014).

getting the following error:-
WARNING: Warning: Falling back to static signature algorithm
WARNING: Automatic signature extraction failed: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 881, in _decrypt_signature
return func(s)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 449, in
return lambda s: initial_function([s])
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/jsinterp.py", line 113, in resf
res = self.interpret_statement(stmt, local_vars)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/jsinterp.py", line 43, in interpret_statement
'Cannot determine left side of statement in %r' % stmt)
ExtractorError: Cannot determine left side of statement in u'xh(this.j,a)'; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output. Make sure you are using the latest version; type youtube-dl -U to update.

WARNING: Warning: Falling back to static signature algorithm
ERROR: unable to download video data: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden

Originally created by @prashantjain on GitHub (Jul 12, 2014). getting the following error:- WARNING: Warning: Falling back to static signature algorithm WARNING: Automatic signature extraction failed: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 881, in _decrypt_signature return func(s) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 449, in <lambda> return lambda s: initial_function([s]) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/jsinterp.py", line 113, in resf res = self.interpret_statement(stmt, local_vars) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/jsinterp.py", line 43, in interpret_statement 'Cannot determine left side of statement in %r' % stmt) ExtractorError: Cannot determine left side of statement in u'xh(this.j,a)'; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output. Make sure you are using the latest version; type youtube-dl -U to update. WARNING: Warning: Falling back to static signature algorithm ERROR: unable to download video data: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden

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2026-02-21 00:25:19 -05:00

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 00:25:21 -05:00

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@phihag commented on GitHub (Jul 12, 2014):

Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output in this post. The output should start with something along the lines of [debug] System config: []. Most likely, you'll find that you are using an outdated version of youtube-dl (if not, please actually include the complete output with --verbose).

Make sure you are using the latest version. This error looks a lot like #3232, which has been fixed in recent versions.

You seem to have installed youtube-dl with a package manager or pip. Use the tool you used to install youtube-dl to update youtube-dl.

@phihag commented on GitHub (Jul 12, 2014): Be sure to call youtube-dl with the `--verbose` flag and include its complete output in this post. The output should start with something along the lines of `[debug] System config: []`. Most likely, you'll find that you are using an outdated version of youtube-dl (if not, please actually **include** the **complete** output **with** `--verbose`). Make sure you are using the latest version. This error looks a lot like #3232, which has been fixed in recent versions. You seem to have installed youtube-dl with a package manager or pip. Use the tool you used to install youtube-dl to update youtube-dl.

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