ERROR: Unable to extract uploader id

[mirodil1]

Getting error while downloading youtube:

ERROR: Unable to extract video url; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see  https://yt-dl.org/update  on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.

[odrotbohm]

Have been running into the same original issue and can confirm that it works on current master as described by @sleibrock.

[nicolaasjan]

@YOONSEOKHEO
This is a known issue.
See the pinned issue in the yt-dlp issue tracker.

Is fixed in the master branch of that repo. 🙂

[download] 100% of 50.12MiB in 00:00:04 at 10.73MiB/s

[dirkf]

#30839

The issue title doesn't match the actual error message!

[Vangelis66]

@aalub

Python versions don't matter in this case; youtube-dl strives to be compatible with py2.6/2.7 and py3.2+ 👍 ; the standalone youtube-dl.exe binary has been compiled bundled with a py3.4.4 interpreter and it's fine...

Since your actual issue seems indeed to be
ERROR: Unable to extract uploader id,
what you (and the rest of the high-jackers, as well as OP) should have done in the first place is start with PINNED #30839, read it carefully, and hopefully you'll then find yourself in #31530; read the available fixes documented in the description of said issue...