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/coub.py:53

        'url': 'http://c-cdn.coub.com/fb-player.swf?bot_type=vk&coubID=7w5a4',
        'only_matching': True,
    }, {
        'url': 'coub:5u5n1',
        'only_matching': True,
    }, {
        # longer video id
        'url': 'http://coub.com/view/237d5l5h',
        'only_matching': True,
    }]

    def _real_extract(self, url):
        video_id = self._match_id(url)

        coub = self._download_json(
            'http://coub.com/api/v2/coubs/%s.json' % video_id, video_id)

        if coub.get('error'):
            raise ExtractorError(
                '%s said: %s' % (self.IE_NAME, coub['error']), expected=True)

        title = coub['title']

        file_versions = coub['file_versions']

        QUALITIES = ('low', 'med', 'high')

        MOBILE = 'mobile'
        IPHONE = 'iphone'
        HTML5 = 'html5'

        SOURCE_PREFERENCE = (MOBILE, IPHONE, HTML5)

        quality_key = qualities(QUALITIES)
        preference_key = qualities(SOURCE_PREFERENCE)

        formats = []

View on GitHub (pinned to 956b8c5855)

Solutions

1. Read the Coub error message; retry later or update youtube-dl if the API changed.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at youtube_dl/extractor/coub.py:53 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/57e18b8381cab388. Report an issue: GitHub.