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Errors downloading youtube playlists. Error 404. Python 3 #9861

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opened 2026-02-21 05:15:29 -05:00 by deekerman · 3 comments

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Originally created by @TheTimeTombs on GitHub (Feb 8, 2017).

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Put an x into all the boxes [ ] relevant to your issue (like that [x])
Use Preview tab to see how your issue will actually look like

Make sure you are using the latest version: run `youtube-dl --version` and ensure your version is 2017.02.07. If it's not read this FAQ entry and update. Issues with outdated version will be rejected.

I've verified and I assure that I'm running youtube-dl 2017.02.07

Before submitting an issue make sure you have:

At least skimmed through README and most notably FAQ and BUGS sections
Searched the bugtracker for similar issues including closed ones

What is the purpose of your issue?

Bug report (encountered problems with youtube-dl)
Site support request (request for adding support for a new site)
Feature request (request for a new functionality)
Question
Other

The following sections concretize particular purposed issues, you can erase any section (the contents between triple ---) not applicable to your issue

If the purpose of this issue is a bug report, site support request or you are not completely sure provide the full verbose output as follows:

Add -v flag to your command line you run youtube-dl with, copy the whole output and insert it here. It should look similar to one below (replace it with your log inserted between triple ```):

$ youtube-dl --verbose -x -i --audio-format vorbis --audio-quality 6 "https://www.youtube.com/watch\?v\=XebG4TO_xss\&list\=PLmKbqjSZR8TYD9bf1-N9MYe_cSEwQAx43"
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['--verbose', '-x', '-i', '--audio-format', 'vorbis', '--audio-quality', '6', 'https://www.youtube.com/watch\\?v\\=XebG4TO_xss\\&list\\=PLmKbqjSZR8TYD9bf1-N9MYe_cSEwQAx43']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.02.07
[debug] Python version 3.5.2 - Linux-4.9.7-201.fc25.x86_64-x86_64-with-fedora-25-Twenty_Five
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 3.1.5, ffprobe 3.1.5
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[generic] watch\?v\=XebG4TO_xss\&list\=PLmKbqjSZR8TYD9bf1-N9MYe_cSEwQAx43: Requesting header
WARNING: Could not send HEAD request to https://www.youtube.com/watch\?v\=XebG4TO_xss\&list\=PLmKbqjSZR8TYD9bf1-N9MYe_cSEwQAx43: HTTP Error 404: Not Found
[generic] watch\?v\=XebG4TO_xss\&list\=PLmKbqjSZR8TYD9bf1-N9MYe_cSEwQAx43: Downloading webpage
ERROR: Unable to download webpage: HTTP Error 404: Not Found (caused by <HTTPError 404: 'Not Found'>); please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see  https://yt-dl.org/update  on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
  File "/usr/lib/python3.5/site-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 416, in _request_webpage
    return self._downloader.urlopen(url_or_request)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.5/site-packages/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 2006, in urlopen
    return self._opener.open(req, timeout=self._socket_timeout)
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.5/urllib/request.py", line 472, in open
    response = meth(req, response)
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.5/urllib/request.py", line 582, in http_response
    'http', request, response, code, msg, hdrs)
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.5/urllib/request.py", line 510, in error
    return self._call_chain(*args)
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.5/urllib/request.py", line 444, in _call_chain
    result = func(*args)
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.5/urllib/request.py", line 590, in http_error_default
    raise HTTPError(req.full_url, code, msg, hdrs, fp)
...
<end of log>

If the purpose of this issue is a site support request please provide all kinds of example URLs support for which should be included (replace following example URLs by yours):

Single video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc
Single video: https://youtu.be/BaW_jenozKc
Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4lCao7KL_QFVb7Iudeipvc2BCavECqzc

Note that youtube-dl does not support sites dedicated to copyright infringement. In order for site support request to be accepted all provided example URLs should not violate any copyrights.

Description of your issue, suggested solution and other information

While trying to extract audio from Youtube playlists, I seem to always receive an HTTP Error 404 from urllib request.py.

I have used other software programs that function similarly to Youtube-dl and have not had any issues with those so I know the links are fine. In addition, if I right click on an individual video and select "Copy video url" and use that as an argument for youtube-dl the video always downloads and extracts the audio properly. I have updated the youtube-dl script regularly on Fedora using pip3 and I can tell from the verbose command output that youtube-dl is using Python 3 libraries. I know this issue has come up in Python 2 (#8918) so I made sure to run the command with and without forcing the command to run under Python 3.

This seems to have only happened after I upgraded Fedora from 24 to 25. Prior to that I never had any difficulty downloading videos with youtube-dl.

Originally created by @TheTimeTombs on GitHub (Feb 8, 2017). ## Please follow the guide below - You will be asked some questions and requested to provide some information, please read them **carefully** and answer honestly - Put an `x` into all the boxes [ ] relevant to your *issue* (like that [x]) - Use *Preview* tab to see how your issue will actually look like --- ### Make sure you are using the *latest* version: run `youtube-dl --version` and ensure your version is *2017.02.07*. If it's not read [this FAQ entry](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/README.md#how-do-i-update-youtube-dl) and update. Issues with outdated version will be rejected. - [x] I've **verified** and **I assure** that I'm running youtube-dl **2017.02.07** ### Before submitting an *issue* make sure you have: - [x] At least skimmed through [README](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/README.md) and **most notably** [FAQ](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl#faq) and [BUGS](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl#bugs) sections - [x] [Searched](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/search?type=Issues) the bugtracker for similar issues including closed ones ### What is the purpose of your *issue*? - [x] Bug report (encountered problems with youtube-dl) - [ ] Site support request (request for adding support for a new site) - [ ] Feature request (request for a new functionality) - [ ] Question - [ ] Other --- ### The following sections concretize particular purposed issues, you can erase any section (the contents between triple ---) not applicable to your *issue* --- ### If the purpose of this *issue* is a *bug report*, *site support request* or you are not completely sure provide the full verbose output as follows: Add `-v` flag to **your command line** you run youtube-dl with, copy the **whole** output and insert it here. It should look similar to one below (replace it with **your** log inserted between triple ```): ``` $ youtube-dl --verbose -x -i --audio-format vorbis --audio-quality 6 "https://www.youtube.com/watch\?v\=XebG4TO_xss\&list\=PLmKbqjSZR8TYD9bf1-N9MYe_cSEwQAx43" [debug] System config: [] [debug] User config: [] [debug] Custom config: [] [debug] Command-line args: ['--verbose', '-x', '-i', '--audio-format', 'vorbis', '--audio-quality', '6', 'https://www.youtube.com/watch\\?v\\=XebG4TO_xss\\&list\\=PLmKbqjSZR8TYD9bf1-N9MYe_cSEwQAx43'] [debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8 [debug] youtube-dl version 2017.02.07 [debug] Python version 3.5.2 - Linux-4.9.7-201.fc25.x86_64-x86_64-with-fedora-25-Twenty_Five [debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 3.1.5, ffprobe 3.1.5 [debug] Proxy map: {} [generic] watch\?v\=XebG4TO_xss\&list\=PLmKbqjSZR8TYD9bf1-N9MYe_cSEwQAx43: Requesting header WARNING: Could not send HEAD request to https://www.youtube.com/watch\?v\=XebG4TO_xss\&list\=PLmKbqjSZR8TYD9bf1-N9MYe_cSEwQAx43: HTTP Error 404: Not Found [generic] watch\?v\=XebG4TO_xss\&list\=PLmKbqjSZR8TYD9bf1-N9MYe_cSEwQAx43: Downloading webpage ERROR: Unable to download webpage: HTTP Error 404: Not Found (caused by <HTTPError 404: 'Not Found'>); please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output. File "/usr/lib/python3.5/site-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 416, in _request_webpage return self._downloader.urlopen(url_or_request) File "/usr/lib/python3.5/site-packages/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 2006, in urlopen return self._opener.open(req, timeout=self._socket_timeout) File "/usr/lib64/python3.5/urllib/request.py", line 472, in open response = meth(req, response) File "/usr/lib64/python3.5/urllib/request.py", line 582, in http_response 'http', request, response, code, msg, hdrs) File "/usr/lib64/python3.5/urllib/request.py", line 510, in error return self._call_chain(*args) File "/usr/lib64/python3.5/urllib/request.py", line 444, in _call_chain result = func(*args) File "/usr/lib64/python3.5/urllib/request.py", line 590, in http_error_default raise HTTPError(req.full_url, code, msg, hdrs, fp) ... <end of log> ``` --- ### If the purpose of this *issue* is a *site support request* please provide all kinds of example URLs support for which should be included (replace following example URLs by **yours**): - Single video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc - Single video: https://youtu.be/BaW_jenozKc - Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4lCao7KL_QFVb7Iudeipvc2BCavECqzc Note that **youtube-dl does not support sites dedicated to [copyright infringement](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl#can-you-add-support-for-this-anime-video-site-or-site-which-shows-current-movies-for-free)**. In order for site support request to be accepted all provided example URLs should not violate any copyrights. --- ### Description of your *issue*, suggested solution and other information While trying to extract audio from Youtube playlists, I seem to always receive an HTTP Error 404 from urllib request.py. I have used other software programs that function similarly to Youtube-dl and have not had any issues with those so I know the links are fine. In addition, if I right click on an individual video and select "Copy video url" and use that as an argument for youtube-dl the video always downloads and extracts the audio properly. I have updated the youtube-dl script regularly on Fedora using pip3 and I can tell from the verbose command output that youtube-dl is using Python 3 libraries. I know this issue has come up in Python 2 (#8918) so I made sure to run the command with and without forcing the command to run under Python 3. This seems to have only happened after I upgraded Fedora from 24 to 25. Prior to that I never had any difficulty downloading videos with youtube-dl.

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2026-02-21 05:15:29 -05:00

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deekerman commented

2026-02-21 05:15:34 -05:00

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@dstftw commented on GitHub (Feb 8, 2017):

You either escape special characters or enclose URL in quotes. Not both at the same time.

@dstftw commented on GitHub (Feb 8, 2017): You either escape special characters or enclose URL in quotes. Not both at the same time.

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 05:15:34 -05:00

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@TheTimeTombs commented on GitHub (Feb 9, 2017):

I see, somehow my ZSH has switched to automatically escaping pasted characters and I did not catch this issue.

@TheTimeTombs commented on GitHub (Feb 9, 2017): I see, somehow my ZSH has switched to automatically escaping pasted characters and I did not catch this issue.

deekerman commented

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@TheTimeTombs commented on GitHub (Feb 9, 2017):

Thanks for the quick response and I am sorry for wasting time on such a simple fix.

@TheTimeTombs commented on GitHub (Feb 9, 2017): Thanks for the quick response and I am sorry for wasting time on such a simple fix.

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Errors downloading youtube playlists. Error 404. Python 3 #9861

Please follow the guide below

Make sure you are using the latest version: run youtube-dl --version and ensure your version is 2017.02.07. If it's not read this FAQ entry and update. Issues with outdated version will be rejected.

Before submitting an issue make sure you have:

What is the purpose of your issue?

The following sections concretize particular purposed issues, you can erase any section (the contents between triple ---) not applicable to your issue

If the purpose of this issue is a bug report, site support request or you are not completely sure provide the full verbose output as follows:

If the purpose of this issue is a site support request please provide all kinds of example URLs support for which should be included (replace following example URLs by yours):

Description of your issue, suggested solution and other information

Make sure you are using the latest version: run `youtube-dl --version` and ensure your version is 2017.02.07. If it's not read this FAQ entry and update. Issues with outdated version will be rejected.