Cannot download site 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj-fytN79qc'

[HarryDolan]

Checklist

• [ x] I'm reporting a broken site support issue
• [x ] I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version 2021.12.17
• [ x] I've checked that all provided URLs are alive and playable in a browser
• [ x] I've checked that all URLs and arguments with special characters are properly quoted or escaped
• [ x] I've searched the bugtracker for similar bug reports including closed ones
• [x ] I've read bugs section in FAQ

Verbose log

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Description

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youtube-dl 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj-fytN79qc'

[youtube] nj-fytN79qc: Downloading webpage
ERROR: Unable to extract uploader id; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.

[nicolaasjan]

[ x] I've searched the bugtracker for similar bug reports including closed ones

https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/issues?q=Unable+to+extract+uploader+id

Please do that first.

And:

Read this before opening a new issue

Known issues, fixed in git master code:

• YouTube: Unable to extract uploader id

[UnicodeMan]

I've had these problems to the point of seemingly making youtube-dl completely broken. If it's fixed in master, why doesn't anyone release a new version?

[nicolaasjan]

If it's fixed in master, why doesn't anyone release a new version?

They're trying to, but it's rather complicated:
#30644

But you could get a "nightly" version from here.

[dirkf]

[ x] I've searched the bugtracker for similar bug reports including closed ones

Yet not well.

[HarryDolan]

Thank you for your help. yt-dlp worked for me. Harry

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