Brightcove extractor fails with "empty playlist" #2213

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opened 2026-02-20 22:24:30 -05:00 by deekerman · 1 comment

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Originally created by @jillh510 on GitHub (Apr 16, 2014).

python -m youtube_dl --skip-download --write-info-json --no-playlist --format mp4 -v http://www.threadsmagazine.com/videos
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['--skip-download', '--write-info-json', '--no-playlist', '--format', 'mp4', '-v', 'http://www.threadsmagazine.com/videos']
[debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8
[debug] youtube-dl version 2014.04.13
[debug] Python version 2.7.5 - Darwin-13.1.0-x86_64-i386-64bit
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[generic] videos: Requesting header
WARNING: Falling back on generic information extractor.
[generic] videos: Downloading webpage
[generic] videos: Extracting information
[generic] Brightcove video detected.
[download] Downloading playlist: Free Sewing Videos on Garment Construction, Couture Techniques, Beginner Sewing, Fitting, Quick Tips, and More | ThreadsMagazine.com
[generic] playlist Free Sewing Videos on Garment Construction, Couture Techniques, Beginner Sewing, Fitting, Quick Tips, and More | ThreadsMagazine.com: Collected 1 video ids (downloading 1 of them)
[download] Downloading video #1 of 1
[Brightcove] AQ~~,AAAADA1lRGE~,jMAjzcjFPEVR550Rjq3x5TqC96pcWvG6: Downloading playlist information
ERROR: Empty playlist; 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 "/Users/jill/june/.virtualenv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 514, in extract_info
ie_result = ie.extract(url)
File "/Users/jill/june/.virtualenv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 161, in extract
return self._real_extract(url)
File "/Users/jill/june/.virtualenv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/brightcove.py", line 177, in _real_extract
return self._get_playlist_info(player_key[0])
File "/Users/jill/june/.virtualenv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/brightcove.py", line 204, in _get_playlist_info
raise ExtractorError('Empty playlist')
ExtractorError: Empty playlist; 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 @jillh510 on GitHub (Apr 16, 2014). python -m youtube_dl --skip-download --write-info-json --no-playlist --format mp4 -v http://www.threadsmagazine.com/videos [debug] System config: [] [debug] User config: [] [debug] Command-line args: ['--skip-download', '--write-info-json', '--no-playlist', '--format', 'mp4', '-v', 'http://www.threadsmagazine.com/videos'] [debug] Encodings: locale UTF-8, fs utf-8, out UTF-8, pref UTF-8 [debug] youtube-dl version 2014.04.13 [debug] Python version 2.7.5 - Darwin-13.1.0-x86_64-i386-64bit [debug] Proxy map: {} [generic] videos: Requesting header WARNING: Falling back on generic information extractor. [generic] videos: Downloading webpage [generic] videos: Extracting information [generic] Brightcove video detected. [download] Downloading playlist: Free Sewing Videos on Garment Construction, Couture Techniques, Beginner Sewing, Fitting, Quick Tips, and More | ThreadsMagazine.com [generic] playlist Free Sewing Videos on Garment Construction, Couture Techniques, Beginner Sewing, Fitting, Quick Tips, and More | ThreadsMagazine.com: Collected 1 video ids (downloading 1 of them) [download] Downloading video #1 of 1 [Brightcove] AQ~~,AAAADA1lRGE~,jMAjzcjFPEVR550Rjq3x5TqC96pcWvG6: Downloading playlist information ERROR: Empty playlist; 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 "/Users/jill/june/.virtualenv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 514, in extract_info ie_result = ie.extract(url) File "/Users/jill/june/.virtualenv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 161, in extract return self._real_extract(url) File "/Users/jill/june/.virtualenv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/brightcove.py", line 177, in _real_extract return self._get_playlist_info(player_key[0]) File "/Users/jill/june/.virtualenv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/brightcove.py", line 204, in _get_playlist_info raise ExtractorError('Empty playlist') ExtractorError: Empty playlist; 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.

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deekerman commented

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@remitamine commented on GitHub (Oct 15, 2018):

works with the latest version:

youtube-dl https://www.threadsmagazine.com/2018/06/22/drafting-one-collars
[generic] drafting-one-collars: Requesting header
WARNING: Falling back on generic information extractor.
[generic] drafting-one-collars: Downloading webpage
[generic] drafting-one-collars: Extracting information
[download] Downloading playlist: Draft an All-in-one Stand-up Collar - Threads
[generic] playlist Draft an All-in-one Stand-up Collar - Threads: Collected 1 video ids (downloading 1 of them)
[download] Downloading video 1 of 1
[brightcove:new] 5794928469001: Downloading webpage
[brightcove:new] 5794928469001: Downloading JSON metadata
[brightcove:new] 5794928469001: Downloading m3u8 information
[brightcove:new] 5794928469001: Downloading m3u8 information
[brightcove:new] 5794928469001: Downloading m3u8 information
[brightcove:new] 5794928469001: Downloading m3u8 information
[brightcove:new] 5794928469001: Downloading MPD manifest
[brightcove:new] 5794928469001: Downloading MPD manifest
[download] Destination: Draft a Standing All-in-One Collar-5794928469001.mp4
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
  0  134M    0  384k    0     0  60889      0  0:38:35  0:00:06  0:38:29 78656

@remitamine commented on GitHub (Oct 15, 2018): works with the latest version: ``` youtube-dl https://www.threadsmagazine.com/2018/06/22/drafting-one-collars [generic] drafting-one-collars: Requesting header WARNING: Falling back on generic information extractor. [generic] drafting-one-collars: Downloading webpage [generic] drafting-one-collars: Extracting information [download] Downloading playlist: Draft an All-in-one Stand-up Collar - Threads [generic] playlist Draft an All-in-one Stand-up Collar - Threads: Collected 1 video ids (downloading 1 of them) [download] Downloading video 1 of 1 [brightcove:new] 5794928469001: Downloading webpage [brightcove:new] 5794928469001: Downloading JSON metadata [brightcove:new] 5794928469001: Downloading m3u8 information [brightcove:new] 5794928469001: Downloading m3u8 information [brightcove:new] 5794928469001: Downloading m3u8 information [brightcove:new] 5794928469001: Downloading m3u8 information [brightcove:new] 5794928469001: Downloading MPD manifest [brightcove:new] 5794928469001: Downloading MPD manifest [download] Destination: Draft a Standing All-in-One Collar-5794928469001.mp4 % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 0 134M 0 384k 0 0 60889 0 0:38:35 0:00:06 0:38:29 78656 ```

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