{"record":{"id":"8d868ae67a060957","repo":"ytdl-org/youtube-dl","slug":"xml-playlist-is-missing-the-track-element","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"XML playlist is missing the 'track' element","messagePattern":"XML playlist is missing the 'track' element","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"ExtractorError","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"youtube_dl/extractor/nosvideo.py","lineNumber":56,"sourceCode":"            'id': video_id,\n            'op': 'download1',\n            'method_free': 'Continue to Video',\n        }\n        req = sanitized_Request(url, urlencode_postdata(fields))\n        req.add_header('Content-type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded')\n        webpage = self._download_webpage(req, video_id,\n                                         'Downloading download page')\n        if re.search(self._FILE_DELETED_REGEX, webpage) is not None:\n            raise ExtractorError('Video %s does not exist' % video_id,\n                                 expected=True)\n\n        xml_id = self._search_regex(r'php\\|([^\\|]+)\\|', webpage, 'XML ID')\n        playlist_url = self._PLAYLIST_URL.format(xml_id=xml_id)\n        playlist = self._download_xml(playlist_url, video_id)\n\n        track = playlist.find(_x('.//xspf:track'))\n        if track is None:\n            raise ExtractorError(\n                'XML playlist is missing the \\'track\\' element',\n                expected=True)\n        title = xpath_text(track, _x('./xspf:title'), 'title')\n        url = xpath_text(track, _x('./xspf:file'), 'URL', fatal=True)\n        thumbnail = xpath_text(track, _x('./xspf:image'), 'thumbnail')\n        if title is not None:\n            title = title.strip()\n\n        formats = [{\n            'format_id': 'sd',\n            'url': url,\n        }]\n\n        return {\n            'id': video_id,\n            'title': title,\n            'thumbnail': thumbnail,\n            'formats': formats,","sourceCodeStart":38,"sourceCodeEnd":74,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/blob/956b8c585591b401a543e409accb163eeaaa1193/youtube_dl/extractor/nosvideo.py#L38-L74","documentation":"Error \"XML playlist is missing the 'track' element\" thrown in ytdl-org/youtube-dl.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at youtube_dl/extractor/nosvideo.py:56 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":["Update youtube-dl; the playlist XML structure changed."],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":null,"validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"956b8c585591b401a543e409accb163eeaaa1193","analyzedAt":"2026-08-14T18:59:47.863Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-15T22:17:37.221Z"}