ytdl-org/youtube-dl · error · ExtractorError

%s said: %s

Error message

%s said: %s

What it means

Error "%s said: %s" thrown in ytdl-org/youtube-dl.

Source

Thrown at youtube_dl/extractor/nrk.py:57

                re.sub(self._CDN_REPL_REGEX, '://nrk-od-%02d.akamaized.net/no/' % random.randint(0, 99), asset_url),
                video_id, 'mp4', 'm3u8_native', fatal=False)
        return formats

    def _raise_error(self, data):
        MESSAGES = {
            'ProgramRightsAreNotReady': 'Du kan dessverre ikke se eller høre programmet',
            'ProgramRightsHasExpired': 'Programmet har gått ut',
            'NoProgramRights': 'Ikke tilgjengelig',
            'ProgramIsGeoBlocked': 'NRK har ikke rettigheter til å vise dette programmet utenfor Norge',
        }
        message_type = data.get('messageType', '')
        # Can be ProgramIsGeoBlocked or ChannelIsGeoBlocked*
        if 'IsGeoBlocked' in message_type or try_get(data, lambda x: x['usageRights']['isGeoBlocked']) is True:
            self.raise_geo_restricted(
                msg=MESSAGES.get('ProgramIsGeoBlocked'),
                countries=self._GEO_COUNTRIES)
        message = data.get('endUserMessage') or MESSAGES.get(message_type, message_type)
        raise ExtractorError('%s said: %s' % (self.IE_NAME, message), expected=True)

    def _call_api(self, path, video_id, item=None, note=None, fatal=True, query=None):
        return self._download_json(
            urljoin('https://psapi.nrk.no/', path),
            video_id, note or 'Downloading %s JSON' % item,
            fatal=fatal, query=query)


class NRKIE(NRKBaseIE):
    _VALID_URL = r'''(?x)
                        (?:
                            nrk:|
                            https?://
                                (?:
                                    (?:www\.)?nrk\.no/video/(?:PS\*|[^_]+_)|
                                    v8[-.]psapi\.nrk\.no/mediaelement/
                                )
                            )

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Solutions

1. Read the NRK error message; the content may be geo-blocked — try --proxy.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at youtube_dl/extractor/nrk.py:57 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of ytdl-org/youtube-dl@956b8c5855 (2026-08-14). Data as JSON: /api/errors/4fbe2a75d059771a. Report an issue: GitHub.