Public bug reported: Attempting to use the -u and -p options results in an AttributeError,
Addtl info: - Account has 2-factor auth enabled - The provided password is a app-specific password generated at https://accounts.google.com/b/0/IssuedAuthSubTokens Log: $ youtube-dl -u username -p app_specific_password private_video_id [youtube] Setting language Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/youtube-dl", line 6, in <module> youtube_dl.main() File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/__init__.py", line 666, in main _real_main(argv) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/__init__.py", line 650, in _real_main retcode = ydl.download(all_urls) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 573, in download videos = self.extract_info(url) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py", line 324, in extract_info ie_result = ie.extract(url) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 102, in extract self.initialize() File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py", line 97, in initialize self._real_initialize() File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 129, in _real_initialize if not self._login(): File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 97, in _login login_form = dict((k.encode('utf-8'), v.encode('utf-8')) for k,v in login_form_strs.items()) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py", line 97, in <genexpr> login_form = dict((k.encode('utf-8'), v.encode('utf-8')) for k,v in login_form_strs.items()) AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'encode' ** Affects: youtube-dl (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1292794 Title: Cannot use authenticated download To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/youtube-dl/+bug/1292794/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
