Error with CC, unpack requires a string argument of length 4

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 03:35:42 -05:00

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Originally created by @selvagem on GitHub (Mar 26, 2016).

Here is the error,

youtube-dl http://www.cc.com/full-episodes/k9bdrw/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-march-24--2016---ethan-hawke-season-21-ep-21084
[ComedyCentral] the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-march-24--2016---ethan-hawke-season-21-ep-21084: Downloading webpage
[ComedyCentral] 089f595a-b17b-44ff-831a-92e396084f89: Downloading info
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Applications/Canopy.app/appdata/canopy-1.5.5.3123.macosx-x86_64/Canopy.app/Contents/lib/python2.7/runpy.py", line 162, in _run_module_as_main
"main", fname, loader, pkg_name)
File "/Applications/Canopy.app/appdata/canopy-1.5.5.3123.macosx-x86_64/Canopy.app/Contents/lib/python2.7/runpy.py", line 72, in _run_code
exec code in run_globals
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/main.py", line 19, in
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/init.py", line 419, in main
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/init.py", line 409, in _real_main
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 1719, in download
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 668, in extract_info
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 320, in extract
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/mtv.py", line 216, in _real_extract
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/mtv.py", line 180, in _get_videos_info
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/mtv.py", line 185, in _get_videos_info_from_url
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 496, in _download_xml
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 478, in _download_webpage
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 385, in _download_webpage_handle
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 365, in _request_webpage
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 1929, in urlopen
File "/Applications/Canopy.app/appdata/canopy-1.5.5.3123.macosx-x86_64/Canopy.app/Contents/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 437, in open
response = meth(req, response)
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/utils.py", line 813, in http_response
File "/Applications/Canopy.app/appdata/canopy-1.5.5.3123.macosx-x86_64/Canopy.app/Contents/lib/python2.7/gzip.py", line 261, in read
self._read(readsize)
File "/Applications/Canopy.app/appdata/canopy-1.5.5.3123.macosx-x86_64/Canopy.app/Contents/lib/python2.7/gzip.py", line 303, in _read
self._read_gzip_header()
File "/Applications/Canopy.app/appdata/canopy-1.5.5.3123.macosx-x86_64/Canopy.app/Contents/lib/python2.7/gzip.py", line 202, in _read_gzip_header
self.mtime = read32(self.fileobj)
File "/Applications/Canopy.app/appdata/canopy-1.5.5.3123.macosx-x86_64/Canopy.app/Contents/lib/python2.7/gzip.py", line 25, in read32
return struct.unpack("<I", input.read(4))[0]
struct.error: unpack requires a string argument of length 4

Originally created by @selvagem on GitHub (Mar 26, 2016). Here is the error, youtube-dl http://www.cc.com/full-episodes/k9bdrw/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-march-24--2016---ethan-hawke-season-21-ep-21084 [ComedyCentral] the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-march-24--2016---ethan-hawke-season-21-ep-21084: Downloading webpage [ComedyCentral] 089f595a-b17b-44ff-831a-92e396084f89: Downloading info Traceback (most recent call last): File "/Applications/Canopy.app/appdata/canopy-1.5.5.3123.macosx-x86_64/Canopy.app/Contents/lib/python2.7/runpy.py", line 162, in _run_module_as_main "__main__", fname, loader, pkg_name) File "/Applications/Canopy.app/appdata/canopy-1.5.5.3123.macosx-x86_64/Canopy.app/Contents/lib/python2.7/runpy.py", line 72, in _run_code exec code in run_globals File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/__main__.py", line 19, in <module> File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/**init**.py", line 419, in main File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/**init**.py", line 409, in _real_main File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 1719, in download File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 668, in extract_info File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 320, in extract File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/mtv.py", line 216, in _real_extract File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/mtv.py", line 180, in _get_videos_info File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/mtv.py", line 185, in _get_videos_info_from_url File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 496, in _download_xml File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 478, in _download_webpage File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 385, in _download_webpage_handle File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 365, in _request_webpage File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 1929, in urlopen File "/Applications/Canopy.app/appdata/canopy-1.5.5.3123.macosx-x86_64/Canopy.app/Contents/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 437, in open response = meth(req, response) File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/utils.py", line 813, in http_response File "/Applications/Canopy.app/appdata/canopy-1.5.5.3123.macosx-x86_64/Canopy.app/Contents/lib/python2.7/gzip.py", line 261, in read self._read(readsize) File "/Applications/Canopy.app/appdata/canopy-1.5.5.3123.macosx-x86_64/Canopy.app/Contents/lib/python2.7/gzip.py", line 303, in _read self._read_gzip_header() File "/Applications/Canopy.app/appdata/canopy-1.5.5.3123.macosx-x86_64/Canopy.app/Contents/lib/python2.7/gzip.py", line 202, in _read_gzip_header self.mtime = read32(self.fileobj) File "/Applications/Canopy.app/appdata/canopy-1.5.5.3123.macosx-x86_64/Canopy.app/Contents/lib/python2.7/gzip.py", line 25, in read32 return struct.unpack("<I", input.read(4))[0] struct.error: unpack requires a string argument of length 4

deekerman closed this issue

2026-02-21 03:35:44 -05:00

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 03:35:45 -05:00

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@dstftw commented on GitHub (Mar 26, 2016):

You are using an outdated version of youtube-dl. Read our FAQ if you have troubles updating.

@dstftw commented on GitHub (Mar 26, 2016): You are using an outdated version of youtube-dl. Read [our FAQ](https://yt-dl.org/update) if you have troubles updating.

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 03:35:46 -05:00

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@selvagem commented on GitHub (Mar 26, 2016):

Just updated, same error

@selvagem commented on GitHub (Mar 26, 2016): Just updated, same error

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 03:35:46 -05:00

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@dstftw commented on GitHub (Mar 26, 2016):

How to report bugs.

@dstftw commented on GitHub (Mar 26, 2016): [How to report bugs](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl#bugs).

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 03:35:46 -05:00

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@selvagem commented on GitHub (Mar 26, 2016):

Woops, forgot the verbose.

youtube-dl http://www.cc.com/full-episodes/0d8i55/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-march-22--2016----taavi-roivas-season-21-ep-21082 -v
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'http://www.cc.com/full-episodes/0d8i55/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-march-22--2016----taavi-roivas-season-21-ep-21082', u'-v']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2016.03.26
[debug] Python version 2.7.9 - Darwin-15.3.0-x86_64-i386-64bit
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 2.6.3, ffprobe 2.6.3, rtmpdump 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[ComedyCentral] the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-march-22--2016----taavi-roivas-season-21-ep-21082: Downloading webpage
[ComedyCentral] f6e4b53d-2fcc-4e53-95f8-72c4472f8d8b: Downloading info
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Applications/Canopy.app/appdata/canopy-1.5.5.3123.macosx-x86_64/Canopy.app/Contents/lib/python2.7/runpy.py", line 162, in _run_module_as_main
"main", fname, loader, pkg_name)
File "/Applications/Canopy.app/appdata/canopy-1.5.5.3123.macosx-x86_64/Canopy.app/Contents/lib/python2.7/runpy.py", line 72, in _run_code
exec code in run_globals
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/main.py", line 19, in
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/init.py", line 419, in main
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/init.py", line 409, in _real_main
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 1719, in download
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 668, in extract_info
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 320, in extract
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/mtv.py", line 216, in _real_extract
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/mtv.py", line 180, in _get_videos_info
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/mtv.py", line 185, in _get_videos_info_from_url
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 496, in _download_xml
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 478, in _download_webpage
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 385, in _download_webpage_handle
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 365, in _request_webpage
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 1929, in urlopen
File "/Applications/Canopy.app/appdata/canopy-1.5.5.3123.macosx-x86_64/Canopy.app/Contents/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 437, in open
response = meth(req, response)
File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/utils.py", line 814, in http_response
File "/Applications/Canopy.app/appdata/canopy-1.5.5.3123.macosx-x86_64/Canopy.app/Contents/lib/python2.7/gzip.py", line 261, in read
self._read(readsize)
File "/Applications/Canopy.app/appdata/canopy-1.5.5.3123.macosx-x86_64/Canopy.app/Contents/lib/python2.7/gzip.py", line 303, in _read
self._read_gzip_header()
File "/Applications/Canopy.app/appdata/canopy-1.5.5.3123.macosx-x86_64/Canopy.app/Contents/lib/python2.7/gzip.py", line 202, in _read_gzip_header
self.mtime = read32(self.fileobj)
File "/Applications/Canopy.app/appdata/canopy-1.5.5.3123.macosx-x86_64/Canopy.app/Contents/lib/python2.7/gzip.py", line 25, in read32
return struct.unpack("<I", input.read(4))[0]
struct.error: unpack requires a string argument of length 4

@selvagem commented on GitHub (Mar 26, 2016): Woops, forgot the verbose. youtube-dl http://www.cc.com/full-episodes/0d8i55/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-march-22--2016----taavi-roivas-season-21-ep-21082 -v [debug] System config: [] [debug] User config: [] [debug] Command-line args: [u'http://www.cc.com/full-episodes/0d8i55/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-march-22--2016----taavi-roivas-season-21-ep-21082', u'-v'] [debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8 [debug] youtube-dl version 2016.03.26 [debug] Python version 2.7.9 - Darwin-15.3.0-x86_64-i386-64bit [debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 2.6.3, ffprobe 2.6.3, rtmpdump 2.4 [debug] Proxy map: {} [ComedyCentral] the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-march-22--2016----taavi-roivas-season-21-ep-21082: Downloading webpage [ComedyCentral] f6e4b53d-2fcc-4e53-95f8-72c4472f8d8b: Downloading info Traceback (most recent call last): File "/Applications/Canopy.app/appdata/canopy-1.5.5.3123.macosx-x86_64/Canopy.app/Contents/lib/python2.7/runpy.py", line 162, in _run_module_as_main "__main__", fname, loader, pkg_name) File "/Applications/Canopy.app/appdata/canopy-1.5.5.3123.macosx-x86_64/Canopy.app/Contents/lib/python2.7/runpy.py", line 72, in _run_code exec code in run_globals File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/__main__.py", line 19, in <module> File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/**init**.py", line 419, in main File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/**init**.py", line 409, in _real_main File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 1719, in download File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 668, in extract_info File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 320, in extract File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/mtv.py", line 216, in _real_extract File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/mtv.py", line 180, in _get_videos_info File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/mtv.py", line 185, in _get_videos_info_from_url File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 496, in _download_xml File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 478, in _download_webpage File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 385, in _download_webpage_handle File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 365, in _request_webpage File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 1929, in urlopen File "/Applications/Canopy.app/appdata/canopy-1.5.5.3123.macosx-x86_64/Canopy.app/Contents/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 437, in open response = meth(req, response) File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl/youtube_dl/utils.py", line 814, in http_response File "/Applications/Canopy.app/appdata/canopy-1.5.5.3123.macosx-x86_64/Canopy.app/Contents/lib/python2.7/gzip.py", line 261, in read self._read(readsize) File "/Applications/Canopy.app/appdata/canopy-1.5.5.3123.macosx-x86_64/Canopy.app/Contents/lib/python2.7/gzip.py", line 303, in _read self._read_gzip_header() File "/Applications/Canopy.app/appdata/canopy-1.5.5.3123.macosx-x86_64/Canopy.app/Contents/lib/python2.7/gzip.py", line 202, in _read_gzip_header self.mtime = read32(self.fileobj) File "/Applications/Canopy.app/appdata/canopy-1.5.5.3123.macosx-x86_64/Canopy.app/Contents/lib/python2.7/gzip.py", line 25, in read32 return struct.unpack("<I", input.read(4))[0] struct.error: unpack requires a string argument of length 4

deekerman commented

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@selvagem commented on GitHub (Mar 31, 2016):

I discovered that this error does not occur if I change networks, can you tell me how exactly this error is dependent on the network/isp you are connected to? It seems strange to me.

@selvagem commented on GitHub (Mar 31, 2016): I discovered that this error does not occur if I change networks, can you tell me how exactly this error is dependent on the network/isp you are connected to? It seems strange to me.

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