Crashes on playlist; I can download every video induvidually #6923

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opened 2026-02-21 02:19:00 -05:00 by deekerman · 1 comment

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 02:19:00 -05:00

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Originally created by @MenyeW on GitHub (Feb 9, 2016).

Command :

$ youtube-dl "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjfRI58wo2w&list=PLcHXCoaLlBY4H64Q2sKxDZhxjOJahcw0H&index=4" --verbose

Output :

[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjfRI58wo2w&list=PLcHXCoaLlBY4H64Q2sKxDZhxjOJahcw0H&index=4', '--verbose']
[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-3.19.0-49-generic-x86_64-with-Ubuntu-14.04-trusty
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[youtube:playlist] Downloading playlist PLPLcHXCoaLlBY4H64Q2sKxDZhxjOJahcw0H - add --no-playlist to just download video SjfRI58wo2w
[youtube:playlist] PLcHXCoaLlBY4H64Q2sKxDZhxjOJahcw0H: Downloading page #1
WARNING: [youtube:playlist] PLcHXCoaLlBY4H64Q2sKxDZhxjOJahcw0H: 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

I was able to download every induvidual video, but it keeps crashing on the playlist. I tried swapping indexes/videos around (to see if i could start at the second video, etc.) but it kept giving the exact same erro

Originally created by @MenyeW on GitHub (Feb 9, 2016). > Command : `$ youtube-dl "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjfRI58wo2w&list=PLcHXCoaLlBY4H64Q2sKxDZhxjOJahcw0H&index=4" --verbose` > Output : ``` [debug] System config: [] [debug] User config: [] [debug] Command-line args: ['https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjfRI58wo2w&list=PLcHXCoaLlBY4H64Q2sKxDZhxjOJahcw0H&index=4', '--verbose'] [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-3.19.0-49-generic-x86_64-with-Ubuntu-14.04-trusty [debug] Proxy map: {} [youtube:playlist] Downloading playlist PLPLcHXCoaLlBY4H64Q2sKxDZhxjOJahcw0H - add --no-playlist to just download video SjfRI58wo2w [youtube:playlist] PLcHXCoaLlBY4H64Q2sKxDZhxjOJahcw0H: Downloading page #1 WARNING: [youtube:playlist] PLcHXCoaLlBY4H64Q2sKxDZhxjOJahcw0H: 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 ``` I was able to download every induvidual video, but it keeps crashing on the playlist. I tried swapping indexes/videos around (to see if i could start at the second video, etc.) but it kept giving the exact same erro

deekerman closed this issue

2026-02-21 02:19:04 -05:00

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 02:19:09 -05:00

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@dstftw commented on GitHub (Feb 9, 2016):

You are using an outdated version of youtube-dl. Read our FAQ if you have troubles updating.

@dstftw commented on GitHub (Feb 9, 2016): You are using an outdated version of youtube-dl. Read [our FAQ](https://yt-dl.org/update) if you have troubles updating.

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