KeyError: 'sig' #919

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opened 2026-02-20 22:02:05 -05:00 by deekerman · 2 comments

deekerman commented

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

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Originally created by @MartinBucko on GitHub (Aug 3, 2013).

Hi dears,

after fresh instal on linux mint 15 got this error:

martinez@nb100 ~/Downloads $ youtube-dl http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y_KJAg8bHI
[youtube] Setting language
[youtube] 5y_KJAg8bHI: Downloading video webpage
[youtube] 5y_KJAg8bHI: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] 5y_KJAg8bHI: Extracting video information
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/runpy.py", line 162, in _run_module_as_main
"main", fname, loader, pkg_name)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/runpy.py", line 72, in _run_code
exec code in run_globals
File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/main.py", line 7, in
File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/init.py", line 536, in main
File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/init.py", line 520, in _real_main
File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/FileDownloader.py", line 475, in download
File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/InfoExtractors.py", line 80, in extract
File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/InfoExtractors.py", line 405, in _real_extract
File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/InfoExtractors.py", line 405, in
KeyError: 'sig'

Originally created by @MartinBucko on GitHub (Aug 3, 2013). Hi dears, after fresh instal on linux mint 15 got this error: martinez@nb100 ~/Downloads $ youtube-dl http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y_KJAg8bHI [youtube] Setting language [youtube] 5y_KJAg8bHI: Downloading video webpage [youtube] 5y_KJAg8bHI: Downloading video info webpage [youtube] 5y_KJAg8bHI: Extracting video information Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python2.7/runpy.py", line 162, in _run_module_as_main "__main__", fname, loader, pkg_name) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/runpy.py", line 72, in _run_code exec code in run_globals File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/__main__.py", line 7, in <module> File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/**init**.py", line 536, in main File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/**init**.py", line 520, in _real_main File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/FileDownloader.py", line 475, in download File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/InfoExtractors.py", line 80, in extract File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/InfoExtractors.py", line 405, in _real_extract File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl/InfoExtractors.py", line 405, in <genexpr> KeyError: 'sig'

deekerman closed this issue

2026-02-20 22:02:06 -05:00

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 22:02:07 -05:00

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@jaimeMF commented on GitHub (Aug 3, 2013):

You are running an outdated version, that error was fixed (see #897), run sudo youtube-dl -U to update.

@jaimeMF commented on GitHub (Aug 3, 2013): You are running an outdated version, that error was fixed (see #897), run `sudo youtube-dl -U` to update.

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 22:02:08 -05:00

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@MartinBucko commented on GitHub (Aug 4, 2013):

It works, many thanks jaimeMF! :)

@MartinBucko commented on GitHub (Aug 4, 2013): It works, many thanks jaimeMF! :)

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