playlist download error #1947

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opened 2026-02-20 22:19:39 -05:00 by deekerman · 1 comment

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 22:19:39 -05:00

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Originally created by @amebel on GitHub (Feb 23, 2014).

I get the following error when running the following command

youtube-dl -civwf 18/43/5 -R 100 -o "~/Downloads/youtube/%(playlist)s/%(playlist_index)s-%(title)s.%(ext)s" -a "/home/user/indexed.txt" -r 100k

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[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-civwf', '18/43/5', '-R', '100', '-o', '~/Downloads/youtube/%(playlist)s/%(playlist_index)s-%(title)s.%(ext)s', '-a', '/home/user/indexed.txt', '-r', '77841657894678946934785k']
[debug] Encodings: locale 'UTF-8', fs 'UTF-8', out 'UTF-8', pref: 'UTF-8'
[debug] Batch file urls: ['https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5BE1545D8486D66D']
[debug] youtube-dl version 2014.02.20
[debug] Python version 2.7.3 - Linux-3.5.0-46-generic-x86_64-with-Ubuntu-12.04-precise
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[youtube:playlist] PL5BE1545D8486D66D: Downloading page #1
WARNING: [youtube:playlist] PL5BE1545D8486D66D: Playlist page is missing OpenGraph title, falling back ...
ERROR: Unable to extract title; 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.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1512, in _real_extract
playlist_title = self._og_search_title(page)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 428, in _og_search_title
return self._og_search_property('title', html, *_kargs)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 416, in _og_search_property
escaped = self._search_regex(self._og_regexes(prop), html, name, flags=re.DOTALL, _kargs)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 356, in _search_regex
raise RegexNotFoundError(u'Unable to extract %s' % _name)
RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract OpenGraph title; 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.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 493, in extract_info
ie_result = ie.extract(url)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 158, in extract
return self._real_extract(url)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1518, in _real_extract
r'

(.?)

', page, u'title')
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 366, in _html_search_regex
res = self._search_regex(pattern, string, name, default, fatal, flags)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 356, in _search_regex
raise RegexNotFoundError(u'Unable to extract %s' % _name)
RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract title; 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.

Originally created by @amebel on GitHub (Feb 23, 2014). I get the following error when running the following command youtube-dl -civwf 18/43/5 -R 100 -o "~/Downloads/youtube/%(playlist)s/%(playlist_index)s-%(title)s.%(ext)s" -a "/home/user/indexed.txt" -r 100k ==> [debug] System config: [] [debug] User config: [] [debug] Command-line args: ['-civwf', '18/43/5', '-R', '100', '-o', '~/Downloads/youtube/%(playlist)s/%(playlist_index)s-%(title)s.%(ext)s', '-a', '/home/user/indexed.txt', '-r', '77841657894678946934785k'] [debug] Encodings: locale 'UTF-8', fs 'UTF-8', out 'UTF-8', pref: 'UTF-8' [debug] Batch file urls: ['https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5BE1545D8486D66D'] [debug] youtube-dl version 2014.02.20 [debug] Python version 2.7.3 - Linux-3.5.0-46-generic-x86_64-with-Ubuntu-12.04-precise [debug] Proxy map: {} [youtube:playlist] PL5BE1545D8486D66D: Downloading page #1 WARNING: [youtube:playlist] PL5BE1545D8486D66D: Playlist page is missing OpenGraph title, falling back ... ERROR: Unable to extract title; 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. Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1512, in _real_extract playlist_title = self._og_search_title(page) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 428, in _og_search_title return self._og_search_property('title', html, *_kargs) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 416, in _og_search_property escaped = self._search_regex(self._og_regexes(prop), html, name, flags=re.DOTALL, *_kargs) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 356, in _search_regex raise RegexNotFoundError(u'Unable to extract %s' % _name) RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract OpenGraph title; 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. Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 493, in extract_info ie_result = ie.extract(url) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 158, in extract return self._real_extract(url) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 1518, in _real_extract r'<h1 class="pl-header-title">(.*?)</h1>', page, u'title') File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 366, in _html_search_regex res = self._search_regex(pattern, string, name, default, fatal, flags) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 356, in _search_regex raise RegexNotFoundError(u'Unable to extract %s' % _name) RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract title; 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.

deekerman closed this issue

2026-02-20 22:19:40 -05:00

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 22:19:41 -05:00

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@dstftw commented on GitHub (Feb 23, 2014):

This issue was fixed in youtube-dl 2014.02.21. You should update with youtube-dl -U or using your package manager.

@dstftw commented on GitHub (Feb 23, 2014): This issue was fixed in `youtube-dl 2014.02.21`. You should update with `youtube-dl -U` or using your package manager.

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