yt-dlp/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE_tmpl/4_bug_report.md

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name: Bug report
about: Report a bug unrelated to any particular site or extractor
title: '[Bug] A short description of the issue'
labels: ['triage', 'bug']
assignees: ''

---

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## Checklist

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- First of, make sure you are using the latest version of yt-dlp. Run `yt-dlp --version` and ensure your version is %(version)s. If it's not, see https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#update on how to update. Issues with outdated version will be REJECTED.
- Make sure that all provided video/audio/playlist URLs (if any) are alive and playable in a browser.
- Make sure that all URLs and arguments with special characters are properly quoted or escaped.
- Search the bugtracker for similar issues: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues. DO NOT post duplicates.
- Read "opening an issue" section in CONTRIBUTING.md: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#opening-an-issue
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- [ ] I'm reporting a bug unrelated to a specific site
- [ ] I've verified that I'm running yt-dlp version **%(version)s**
- [ ] I've checked that all provided URLs are alive and playable in a browser
- [ ] The provided URLs do not contain any DRM to the best of my knowledge
- [ ] I've checked that all URLs and arguments with special characters are properly quoted or escaped
- [ ] I've searched the bugtracker for similar bug reports including closed ones
- [ ] I've read the opening an issue section in CONTRIBUTING.md
- [ ] I have given an appropriate title to the issue


## Verbose log

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Add the `-v` flag to your command line you run yt-dlp with (`yt-dlp -v <your command line>`), copy the WHOLE output and insert it below. It should look similar to this:
 [debug] System config: []
 [debug] User config: []
 [debug] Command-line args: [u'-v', u'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc']
 [debug] Encodings: locale cp1251, fs mbcs, out cp866, pref cp1251
 [debug] yt-dlp version %(version)s
 [debug] Python version 2.7.11 - Windows-2003Server-5.2.3790-SP2
 [debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-75573-g1d0487f, ffprobe N-75573-g1d0487f, rtmpdump 2.4
 [debug] Proxy map: {}
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## Description

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