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opened 2026-02-20 22:25:26 -05:00 by deekerman · 4 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 22:25:26 -05:00

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Originally created by @Vincent81 on GitHub (Sep 6, 2011).

Hello,
The syntax youtube-dl-o "\ \ mynetwork \ movie.flv" does not work anymore (it worked with previous versions):

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "youtube-dl-org.py", line 2987, in
File "youtube-dl-org.py", line 604, in download
File "youtube-dl-org.py", line 844, in extract
File "youtube-dl-org.py", line 1135, in _real_extract
File "youtube-dl-org.py", line 567, in process_info
UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xe9 in position 43: ordinal not in range(128)

An idea ?
Thx

Originally created by @Vincent81 on GitHub (Sep 6, 2011). Hello, The syntax youtube-dl-o "\ \ mynetwork \ movie.flv" does not work anymore (it worked with previous versions): Traceback (most recent call last): File "youtube-dl-org.py", line 2987, in <module> File "youtube-dl-org.py", line 604, in download File "youtube-dl-org.py", line 844, in extract File "youtube-dl-org.py", line 1135, in _real_extract File "youtube-dl-org.py", line 567, in process_info UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xe9 in position 43: ordinal not in range(128) An idea ? Thx

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2026-02-20 22:25:27 -05:00

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 22:25:29 -05:00

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@phihag commented on GitHub (Sep 6, 2011):

I fixed an error that may hit you in [https://github.com/phihag/youtube-dl](my fork) (direct download).

UnicodeDecodeError indicates special characters. Are there any in your path name?

If the problem persists, please post:

Your exact command line (you can anonymize host and movie name, but please include any special characters. Also, make sure your it's the exact command line (don't include spaces around backslashes unless there are some in your path)
The output of youtube-dl --version
The output of python --version
The name of your operating system. This looks to be Windows, but which version? You can right click on My Computer and select Properties to find out)

@phihag commented on GitHub (Sep 6, 2011): I fixed an error that may hit you in [https://github.com/phihag/youtube-dl](my fork) ([direct download](https://raw.github.com/phihag/youtube-dl/master/youtube-dl)). UnicodeDecodeError indicates special characters. Are there any in your path name? If the problem persists, please post: - Your exact command line (you can anonymize host and movie name, but please include any special characters. Also, make sure your it's the _exact_ command line (don't include spaces around backslashes unless there are some in your path) - The output of `youtube-dl --version` - The output of `python --version` - The name of your operating system. This looks to be Windows, but which version? You can right click on `My Computer` and select `Properties` to find out)

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 22:25:29 -05:00

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@Vincent81 commented on GitHub (Sep 6, 2011):

Sorry for my inaccuracy. These are the new info:
Path "\PC-VINCENT\F" and "C:\PC-VINCENT\F" exist.

Microsoft Windows [version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. Tous droits réservés.
(Try on W7-64b and XP)

C:\Python27>
C:\Python27>python youtube-dl.py --version
2011.08.04

C:\Python27>python youtube-dl.py -o "\PC-VINCENT\F\test.avi" http://www.you
tube.com/watch?v=o8ccSiH4olo
[youtube] Setting language
[youtube] o8ccSiH4olo: Downloading video webpage
[youtube] o8ccSiH4olo: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] o8ccSiH4olo: Extracting video information
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "youtube-dl.py", line 2987, in
retcode = fd.download(all_urls)
File "youtube-dl.py", line 604, in download
ie.extract(url)
File "youtube-dl.py", line 844, in extract
return self._real_extract(url)
File "youtube-dl.py", line 1135, in _real_extract
'player_url': player_url,
File "youtube-dl.py", line 567, in process_info
self.trouble(u'ERROR: unable to create directories: %s' % str(err))
UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0x92 in position 21: ordinal
not in range(128)

C:\Python27>python youtube-dl.py -o "C:\PC-VINCENT\F\test.avi" http://www.yo
utube.com/watch?v=o8ccSiH4olo
[youtube] Setting language
[youtube] o8ccSiH4olo: Downloading video webpage
[youtube] o8ccSiH4olo: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] o8ccSiH4olo: Extracting video information
[download] Destination: C:\PC-VINCENT\F\test.avi
[download] 100.0% of 21.53M at 223.21k/s ETA 00:00

C:\Python27>

I use Python 2.7.2 because py2exe work with him.

@Vincent81 commented on GitHub (Sep 6, 2011): Sorry for my inaccuracy. These are the new info: Path "\\PC-VINCENT\F\" and "C:\PC-VINCENT\F\" exist. --- Microsoft Windows [version 6.1.7601] Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. Tous droits réservés. (Try on W7-64b and XP) C:\Python27> C:\Python27>python youtube-dl.py --version 2011.08.04 C:\Python27>python youtube-dl.py -o "\\PC-VINCENT\F\test.avi" http://www.you tube.com/watch?v=o8ccSiH4olo [youtube] Setting language [youtube] o8ccSiH4olo: Downloading video webpage [youtube] o8ccSiH4olo: Downloading video info webpage [youtube] o8ccSiH4olo: Extracting video information Traceback (most recent call last): File "youtube-dl.py", line 2987, in <module> retcode = fd.download(all_urls) File "youtube-dl.py", line 604, in download ie.extract(url) File "youtube-dl.py", line 844, in extract return self._real_extract(url) File "youtube-dl.py", line 1135, in _real_extract 'player_url': player_url, File "youtube-dl.py", line 567, in process_info self.trouble(u'ERROR: unable to create directories: %s' % str(err)) UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0x92 in position 21: ordinal not in range(128) C:\Python27>python youtube-dl.py -o "C:\PC-VINCENT\F\test.avi" http://www.yo utube.com/watch?v=o8ccSiH4olo [youtube] Setting language [youtube] o8ccSiH4olo: Downloading video webpage [youtube] o8ccSiH4olo: Downloading video info webpage [youtube] o8ccSiH4olo: Extracting video information [download] Destination: C:\PC-VINCENT\F\test.avi [download] 100.0% of 21.53M at 223.21k/s ETA 00:00 ## C:\Python27> I use Python 2.7.2 because py2exe work with him.

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 22:25:29 -05:00

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@phihag commented on GitHub (Sep 6, 2011):

I'm very sorry, but I can't reproduce the problem, and I can't understand how this exact error could be caused with all-ASCII file names. Are you sure there isn't an é or Ç in there?

I'm trying to grab a french copy of Windows 7 and try to reproduce it with a real SMB network, but that may take some time. Would you mind trying it with my forked version?

@phihag commented on GitHub (Sep 6, 2011): I'm very sorry, but I can't reproduce the problem, and I can't understand how this exact error could be caused with all-ASCII file names. Are you sure there isn't an é or Ç in there? I'm trying to grab a french copy of Windows 7 and try to reproduce it with a real SMB network, but that may take some time. Would you mind trying it with my [forked version](https://raw.github.com/phihag/youtube-dl/master/youtube-dl)?

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 22:25:30 -05:00

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@Vincent81 commented on GitHub (Sep 6, 2011):

Great, thank you it works very well:

C:\Python27>python youtube-dl.py --version
2011.09.06-phihag

C:\Python27>

Thx
Vincent

@Vincent81 commented on GitHub (Sep 6, 2011): ## Great, thank you it works very well: C:\Python27>python youtube-dl.py --version 2011.09.06-phihag C:\Python27>python youtube-dl.py -o "\\PC-VINCENT\F\test.avi" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8ccSiH4olo [youtube] Setting language [youtube] o8ccSiH4olo: Downloading video webpage [youtube] o8ccSiH4olo: Downloading video info webpage [youtube] o8ccSiH4olo: Extracting video information [download] Destination: \\PC-VINCENT\F\test.avi [download] 100.0% of 27.66M at 234.16k/s ETA 00:00 ## C:\Python27> Thx Vincent

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