Doesn't download a valid youtube playlist #4938

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opened 2026-02-21 00:28:20 -05:00 by deekerman · 2 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 00:28:20 -05:00

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Originally created by @thecoolroot on GitHub (Jun 16, 2015).

The url works well in browser but in youtube-dl gives the below output and stops. I once downloaded the playlist using older version of youtube-dl and it did the download well. I tried to download any updates of the youtube list with the latest version of the tool and this is the error i get. Apart from this there are no other troubles. I use Linux Mint 17 (Cinnamon). Message me for any additional info.

COMMAND: youtube-dl -v -c https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6gx4Cwl9DGAcbMi1sH6oAMk4JHw91mC_
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['-v', '-c', 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6gx4Cwl9DGAcbMi1sH6oAMk4JHw91mC_']
[debug] Encodings: locale 'UTF-8', fs 'UTF-8', out 'UTF-8', pref: 'UTF-8'
[debug] youtube-dl version 2014.02.17
[debug] Python version 2.7.6 - Linux-3.13.0-37-generic-x86_64-with-LinuxMint-17.1-rebecca
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[youtube:playlist] PL6gx4Cwl9DGAcbMi1sH6oAMk4JHw91mC_: Downloading page #1
WARNING: [youtube:playlist] PL6gx4Cwl9DGAcbMi1sH6oAMk4JHw91mC_: 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 1511, 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 1517, 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 @thecoolroot on GitHub (Jun 16, 2015). The url works well in browser but in youtube-dl gives the below output and stops. I once downloaded the playlist using older version of youtube-dl and it did the download well. I tried to download any updates of the youtube list with the latest version of the tool and this is the error i get. Apart from this there are no other troubles. I use Linux Mint 17 (Cinnamon). Message me for any additional info. COMMAND: youtube-dl -v -c https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6gx4Cwl9DGAcbMi1sH6oAMk4JHw91mC_ [debug] System config: [] [debug] User config: [] [debug] Command-line args: ['-v', '-c', 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6gx4Cwl9DGAcbMi1sH6oAMk4JHw91mC_'] [debug] Encodings: locale 'UTF-8', fs 'UTF-8', out 'UTF-8', pref: 'UTF-8' [debug] youtube-dl version 2014.02.17 [debug] Python version 2.7.6 - Linux-3.13.0-37-generic-x86_64-with-LinuxMint-17.1-rebecca [debug] Proxy map: {} [youtube:playlist] PL6gx4Cwl9DGAcbMi1sH6oAMk4JHw91mC_: Downloading page #1 WARNING: [youtube:playlist] PL6gx4Cwl9DGAcbMi1sH6oAMk4JHw91mC_: 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 1511, 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 1517, 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. ![screenshot from 2015-06-16 15 16 46](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/9497492/8180461/a1801b46-143b-11e5-911b-b253170cf6de.png)

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2026-02-21 00:28:21 -05:00

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 00:28:22 -05:00

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@yan12125 commented on GitHub (Jun 16, 2015):

You are using a quite old version (2014.02.17). Please update your copy. The update instructions may help.

@yan12125 commented on GitHub (Jun 16, 2015): You are using a quite old version (2014.02.17). Please update your copy. The [update instructions](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl#how-do-i-update-youtube-dl) may help.

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 00:28:22 -05:00

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@thecoolroot commented on GitHub (Jun 16, 2015):

Thank you. I downloaded it from mint repository so i thought it was latest. Now followed your instructions and it worked. Thanks for quick response :) 👍

@thecoolroot commented on GitHub (Jun 16, 2015): Thank you. I downloaded it from mint repository so i thought it was latest. Now followed your instructions and it worked. Thanks for quick response :) :+1:

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