diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py
index d5d5b7334e..ea98fbf693 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py
@@ -1841,6 +1841,28 @@ class YoutubePlaylistIE(YoutubePlaylistBaseInfoExtractor):
'id': 'UUXw-G3eDE9trcvY2sBMM_aA',
},
'playlist_mincout': 21,
+ }, {
+ # Playlist URL that does not actually serve a playlist
+ 'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqZTN594JQw&list=PLMYEtVRpaqY00V9W81Cwmzp6N6vZqfUKD4',
+ 'info_dict': {
+ 'id': 'FqZTN594JQw',
+ 'ext': 'webm',
+ 'title': "Smiley's People 01 detective, Adventure Series, Action",
+ 'uploader': 'STREEM',
+ 'uploader_id': 'UCyPhqAZgwYWZfxElWVbVJng',
+ 'uploader_url': 're:https?://(?:www\.)?youtube\.com/channel/UCyPhqAZgwYWZfxElWVbVJng',
+ 'upload_date': '20150526',
+ 'license': 'Standard YouTube License',
+ 'description': 'md5:507cdcb5a49ac0da37a920ece610be80',
+ 'categories': ['People & Blogs'],
+ 'tags': list,
+ 'like_count': int,
+ 'dislike_count': int,
+ },
+ 'params': {
+ 'skip_download': True,
+ },
+ 'add_ie': [YoutubeIE.ie_key()],
}]
def _real_initialize(self):
@@ -1901,9 +1923,20 @@ class YoutubePlaylistIE(YoutubePlaylistBaseInfoExtractor):
playlist_title = self._html_search_regex(
r'(?s)
',
- page, 'title')
+ page, 'title', default=None)
- return self.playlist_result(self._entries(page, playlist_id), playlist_id, playlist_title)
+ has_videos = True
+
+ if not playlist_title:
+ try:
+ # Some playlist URLs don't actually serve a playlist (e.g.
+ # https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqZTN594JQw&list=PLMYEtVRpaqY00V9W81Cwmzp6N6vZqfUKD4)
+ next(self._entries(page, playlist_id))
+ except StopIteration:
+ has_videos = False
+
+ return has_videos, self.playlist_result(
+ self._entries(page, playlist_id), playlist_id, playlist_title)
def _check_download_just_video(self, url, playlist_id):
# Check if it's a video-specific URL
@@ -1912,9 +1945,11 @@ class YoutubePlaylistIE(YoutubePlaylistBaseInfoExtractor):
video_id = query_dict['v'][0]
if self._downloader.params.get('noplaylist'):
self.to_screen('Downloading just video %s because of --no-playlist' % video_id)
- return self.url_result(video_id, 'Youtube', video_id=video_id)
+ return video_id, self.url_result(video_id, 'Youtube', video_id=video_id)
else:
self.to_screen('Downloading playlist %s - add --no-playlist to just download video %s' % (playlist_id, video_id))
+ return video_id, None
+ return None, None
def _real_extract(self, url):
# Extract playlist id
@@ -1923,7 +1958,7 @@ class YoutubePlaylistIE(YoutubePlaylistBaseInfoExtractor):
raise ExtractorError('Invalid URL: %s' % url)
playlist_id = mobj.group(1) or mobj.group(2)
- video = self._check_download_just_video(url, playlist_id)
+ video_id, video = self._check_download_just_video(url, playlist_id)
if video:
return video
@@ -1931,7 +1966,15 @@ class YoutubePlaylistIE(YoutubePlaylistBaseInfoExtractor):
# Mixes require a custom extraction process
return self._extract_mix(playlist_id)
- return self._extract_playlist(playlist_id)
+ has_videos, playlist = self._extract_playlist(playlist_id)
+ if has_videos or not video_id:
+ return playlist
+
+ # Some playlist URLs don't actually serve a playlist (see
+ # https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/10537).
+ # Fallback to plain video extraction if there is a video id
+ # along with playlist id.
+ return self.url_result(video_id, 'Youtube', video_id=video_id)
class YoutubeChannelIE(YoutubePlaylistBaseInfoExtractor):
@@ -2312,7 +2355,8 @@ class YoutubeWatchLaterIE(YoutubePlaylistIE):
video = self._check_download_just_video(url, 'WL')
if video:
return video
- return self._extract_playlist('WL')
+ _, playlist = self._extract_playlist('WL')
+ return playlist
class YoutubeFavouritesIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):