On 8/2/23 20:31, Carl Spitzer wrote:

cwsiv@localhost:~> yt-dlp --version
2023.01.06
cwsiv@localhost:~> yt-dlp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GcdY5wtpso
[youtube] Extracting URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GcdY5wtpso
[youtube] 6GcdY5wtpso: Downloading webpage
[youtube] 6GcdY5wtpso: Downloading android player API JSON
ERROR: [youtube] 6GcdY5wtpso: Unable to extract uploader id; please report this issue on  https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues?q= , filling out the appropriate issue template. Confirm you are on the latest version using  yt-dlp -U
cwsiv@localhost:~>


I extracted the file without issue, and I'm running yt-dlp 2023.01.06 too.

Just install Anaconda, Carl.  It goes in your home directory and doesn't
touch Leap's python.  It's free and works well.  You can turn it off and
on by editing ~/.bashrc.

https://www.anaconda.com/

Then run sudo yt-dlp -U again.

Regards,
Lew