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Originally created by @ghost on GitHub (Aug 17, 2018).

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[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['--proxy', 'socks5://127.0.0.1:1080/', '--user-agent', 'Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/68.0.3440.106 Safari/537.36', '--verbose', '-c', '--skip-unavailable-fragments', '--no-check-certificate', 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy6FxrdZ3VARMcFJobwdA0nsIs2DmtrVh', '--playlist-start', '2731', '--playlist-end', '2800', '-o', '%(playlist_index).%(title)s.%(ext)s']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2018.08.04
[debug] Python version 3.6.6 (CPython) - Linux-4.14.60-1-MANJARO-x86_64-with-arch-Manjaro-Linux
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg n4.0.2, ffprobe n4.0.2, rtmpdump 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {'http': 'socks5://127.0.0.1:1080/', 'https': 'socks5://127.0.0.1:1080/'}
[youtube:playlist] PLy6FxrdZ3VARMcFJobwdA0nsIs2DmtrVh: Downloading webpage
[download] Downloading playlist: YY LIVE 燃舞蹈（Artist・Sing・Music・Dance・Instrument・Talent Shows・DJ・KPOP・Remix・LIVE)
[youtube:playlist] PLy6FxrdZ3VARMcFJobwdA0nsIs2DmtrVh: Downloading page #1
[youtube:playlist] PLy6FxrdZ3VARMcFJobwdA0nsIs2DmtrVh: Downloading page #2
[youtube:playlist] PLy6FxrdZ3VARMcFJobwdA0nsIs2DmtrVh: Downloading page #3
[youtube:playlist] PLy6FxrdZ3VARMcFJobwdA0nsIs2DmtrVh: Downloading page #4
[youtube:playlist] PLy6FxrdZ3VARMcFJobwdA0nsIs2DmtrVh: Downloading page #5
[youtube:playlist] PLy6FxrdZ3VARMcFJobwdA0nsIs2DmtrVh: Downloading page #6
[youtube:playlist] PLy6FxrdZ3VARMcFJobwdA0nsIs2DmtrVh: Downloading page #7
[youtube:playlist] PLy6FxrdZ3VARMcFJobwdA0nsIs2DmtrVh: Downloading page #8
[youtube:playlist] PLy6FxrdZ3VARMcFJobwdA0nsIs2DmtrVh: Downloading page #9
[youtube:playlist] PLy6FxrdZ3VARMcFJobwdA0nsIs2DmtrVh: Downloading page #10
[youtube:playlist] PLy6FxrdZ3VARMcFJobwdA0nsIs2DmtrVh: Downloading page #11
[youtube:playlist] PLy6FxrdZ3VARMcFJobwdA0nsIs2DmtrVh: Downloading page #12
[youtube:playlist] PLy6FxrdZ3VARMcFJobwdA0nsIs2DmtrVh: Downloading page #13
[youtube:playlist] PLy6FxrdZ3VARMcFJobwdA0nsIs2DmtrVh: Downloading page #14
[youtube:playlist] PLy6FxrdZ3VARMcFJobwdA0nsIs2DmtrVh: Downloading page #15
[youtube:playlist] PLy6FxrdZ3VARMcFJobwdA0nsIs2DmtrVh: Downloading page #16
ERROR: Unable to download JSON metadata: <urlopen error [Errno 0] Error> (caused by URLError(OSError(0, 'Error'),))
File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 599, in _request_webpage
return self._downloader.urlopen(url_or_request)
File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 2211, in urlopen
return self._opener.open(req, timeout=self._socket_timeout)
File "/usr/lib/python3.6/urllib/request.py", line 526, in open
response = self._open(req, data)
File "/usr/lib/python3.6/urllib/request.py", line 544, in _open
'_open', req)
File "/usr/lib/python3.6/urllib/request.py", line 504, in _call_chain
result = func(*args)
File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/youtube_dl/utils.py", line 1102, in https_open
req, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python3.6/urllib/request.py", line 1320, in do_open
raise URLError(err)

Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy6FxrdZ3VARMcFJobwdA0nsIs2DmtrVh
It's not my playlist . I do not know why someone add so much videos to a single list .

Description of your issue, suggested solution and other information

command line like this ,

youtube-dl --proxy socks5://127.0.0.1:1080/
--user-agent "Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/68.0.3440.106 Safari/537.36"
--verbose -c --skip-unavailable-fragments --no-check-certificate
"https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy6FxrdZ3VARMcFJobwdA0nsIs2DmtrVh"
--playlist-start 2731 --playlist-end 2800
-o "%(playlist_index).%(title)s.%(ext)s"

I hope i did not use it wrong .Is it a network issue or just the playlist too big ?

Originally created by @ghost on GitHub (Aug 17, 2018). ## 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 this: `[x]`) - Use the *Preview* tab to see what your issue will actually look like --- ### Make sure you are using the *latest* version: run `youtube-dl --version` and ensure your version is *2018.08.04*. 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 **2018.08.04** ### Before submitting an *issue* make sure you have: - [ x] At least skimmed through the [README](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/README.md), **most notably** the [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 - [x ] Checked that provided video/audio/playlist URLs (if any) are alive and playable in a browser ### 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 --- [debug] System config: [] [debug] User config: [] [debug] Custom config: [] [debug] Command-line args: ['--proxy', 'socks5://127.0.0.1:1080/', '--user-agent', 'Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/68.0.3440.106 Safari/537.36', '--verbose', '-c', '--skip-unavailable-fragments', '--no-check-certificate', 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy6FxrdZ3VARMcFJobwdA0nsIs2DmtrVh', '--playlist-start', '2731', '--playlist-end', '2800', '-o', '%(playlist_index).%(title)s.%(ext)s'] [debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8 [debug] youtube-dl version 2018.08.04 [debug] Python version 3.6.6 (CPython) - Linux-4.14.60-1-MANJARO-x86_64-with-arch-Manjaro-Linux [debug] exe versions: ffmpeg n4.0.2, ffprobe n4.0.2, rtmpdump 2.4 [debug] Proxy map: {'http': 'socks5://127.0.0.1:1080/', 'https': 'socks5://127.0.0.1:1080/'} [youtube:playlist] PLy6FxrdZ3VARMcFJobwdA0nsIs2DmtrVh: Downloading webpage [download] Downloading playlist: YY LIVE 燃舞蹈（Artist・Sing・Music・Dance・Instrument・Talent Shows・DJ・KPOP・Remix・LIVE) [youtube:playlist] PLy6FxrdZ3VARMcFJobwdA0nsIs2DmtrVh: Downloading page #1 [youtube:playlist] PLy6FxrdZ3VARMcFJobwdA0nsIs2DmtrVh: Downloading page #2 [youtube:playlist] PLy6FxrdZ3VARMcFJobwdA0nsIs2DmtrVh: Downloading page #3 [youtube:playlist] PLy6FxrdZ3VARMcFJobwdA0nsIs2DmtrVh: Downloading page #4 [youtube:playlist] PLy6FxrdZ3VARMcFJobwdA0nsIs2DmtrVh: Downloading page #5 [youtube:playlist] PLy6FxrdZ3VARMcFJobwdA0nsIs2DmtrVh: Downloading page #6 [youtube:playlist] PLy6FxrdZ3VARMcFJobwdA0nsIs2DmtrVh: Downloading page #7 [youtube:playlist] PLy6FxrdZ3VARMcFJobwdA0nsIs2DmtrVh: Downloading page #8 [youtube:playlist] PLy6FxrdZ3VARMcFJobwdA0nsIs2DmtrVh: Downloading page #9 [youtube:playlist] PLy6FxrdZ3VARMcFJobwdA0nsIs2DmtrVh: Downloading page #10 [youtube:playlist] PLy6FxrdZ3VARMcFJobwdA0nsIs2DmtrVh: Downloading page #11 [youtube:playlist] PLy6FxrdZ3VARMcFJobwdA0nsIs2DmtrVh: Downloading page #12 [youtube:playlist] PLy6FxrdZ3VARMcFJobwdA0nsIs2DmtrVh: Downloading page #13 [youtube:playlist] PLy6FxrdZ3VARMcFJobwdA0nsIs2DmtrVh: Downloading page #14 [youtube:playlist] PLy6FxrdZ3VARMcFJobwdA0nsIs2DmtrVh: Downloading page #15 [youtube:playlist] PLy6FxrdZ3VARMcFJobwdA0nsIs2DmtrVh: Downloading page #16 ERROR: Unable to download JSON metadata: <urlopen error [Errno 0] Error> (caused by URLError(OSError(0, 'Error'),)) File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 599, in _request_webpage return self._downloader.urlopen(url_or_request) File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 2211, in urlopen return self._opener.open(req, timeout=self._socket_timeout) File "/usr/lib/python3.6/urllib/request.py", line 526, in open response = self._open(req, data) File "/usr/lib/python3.6/urllib/request.py", line 544, in _open '_open', req) File "/usr/lib/python3.6/urllib/request.py", line 504, in _call_chain result = func(*args) File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/youtube_dl/utils.py", line 1102, in https_open req, **kwargs) File "/usr/lib/python3.6/urllib/request.py", line 1320, in do_open raise URLError(err) --- - Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy6FxrdZ3VARMcFJobwdA0nsIs2DmtrVh It's not my playlist . I do not know why someone add so much videos to a single list . --- ### Description of your *issue*, suggested solution and other information command line like this , > youtube-dl --proxy socks5://127.0.0.1:1080/ \ --user-agent "Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/68.0.3440.106 Safari/537.36" \ --verbose -c --skip-unavailable-fragments --no-check-certificate \ "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy6FxrdZ3VARMcFJobwdA0nsIs2DmtrVh" \ --playlist-start 2731 --playlist-end 2800 \ -o "%(playlist_index).%(title)s.%(ext)s" I hope i did not use it wrong .Is it a network issue or just the playlist too big ?

deekerman

2026-02-21 06:27:01 -05:00

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deekerman commented

2026-02-21 06:27:04 -05:00

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@dstftw commented on GitHub (Aug 17, 2018):

Most likey caused by your proxy.

@dstftw commented on GitHub (Aug 17, 2018): Most likey caused by your proxy.

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 06:27:05 -05:00

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@ghost commented on GitHub (Aug 21, 2018):

Other tools with my proxy works fine .

@ghost commented on GitHub (Aug 21, 2018): Other tools with my proxy works fine .

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 06:27:05 -05:00

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@ghost commented on GitHub (Aug 21, 2018):

Does youtube-dl need credentials from my google Data API ? client_secret.json , is it the file .

@ghost commented on GitHub (Aug 21, 2018): Does youtube-dl need credentials from my google Data API ? client_secret.json , is it the file .

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 06:27:05 -05:00

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@ghost commented on GitHub (Aug 23, 2018):

@dstftw It's buffer related ,i think.

I add --http-chunk-size 1M --buffer-size 10M --no-resize-buffer min-sleep-interal 5 --max-sleep-interval 10 . and it works fine.
This is the playlist in question

"https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy6FxrdZ3VARMcFJobwdA0nsIs2DmtrVh"

It's a big playlist , has 1000+ videos .
maybe you can test ,which parameter works .

--With best wish .

@ghost commented on GitHub (Aug 23, 2018): @dstftw It's buffer related ,i think. I add --http-chunk-size 1M --buffer-size 10M --no-resize-buffer min-sleep-interal 5 --max-sleep-interval 10 . and it works fine. This is the playlist in question > "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy6FxrdZ3VARMcFJobwdA0nsIs2DmtrVh" It's a big playlist , has 1000+ videos . maybe you can test ,which parameter works . --With best wish .

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 06:27:05 -05:00

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@dstftw commented on GitHub (Aug 23, 2018):

These options have nothing to do with your issue. As already said it most likely that your proxy fails from time to time.

@dstftw commented on GitHub (Aug 23, 2018): These options have nothing to do with your issue. As already said it most likely that your proxy fails from time to time.

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Please follow the guide below

Make sure you are using the latest version: run youtube-dl --version and ensure your version is 2018.08.04. 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?

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 2018.08.04. If it's not, read this FAQ entry and update. Issues with outdated version will be rejected.