import youtube_dl def download_youtube_video(url): ydl_opts = { 'format': 'bestvideo+bestaudio/best', 'outtmpl': '%(title)s.%(ext)s', } with youtube_dl.YoutubeDL(ydl_opts) as ydl: try: info_dict = ydl.extract_info(url, download=True) video_title = info_dict.get('title', None) print(f"Downloaded '{video_title}' successfully!") except Exception as e: print("An error occurred during the download:") print(str(e)) video_url = 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWxB9yiYAgo' download_youtube_video(video_url) This returns: ERROR: Unable to extract uploader id; 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. What am I missing here? I tried changing the structure of the code a few times. Calling YouTube_dl with the link itself and nothing changes. Continue reading...
