No streams available, exception in thread, NoneType object not subscriptable in streams.py

[kkkaamis]

Issue

Videos don't play, this error shows up. Sometimes it works, then goes back to not working.
_No streams available [1/71>

Exception in thread Thread-2 (_preload):
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python3.11/threading.py", line 1038, in _bootstrap_inner
self.run()
File "/usr/lib/python3.11/threading.py", line 975, in run
self._target(*self._args, **self._kwargs)
File "/home/devuan/.local/pipx/venvs/yewtube/lib/python3.11/site-packages/mps_youtube/streams.py", line 196, in preload
get_size(ytid, stream['url'], preloading=True)
~~~~~~^^^^^^^
TypeError: 'NoneType' object is not subscriptable

Your Environment

Devuan linux, using pipx and mpv

[VanackSabbadium]

Same here.

Debian Sid, using pipx, mpv, python 3.12.4.
Yewtube 2.10.5.

[suverino]

same issue here on two different machines.

Both use following environment:
Arch Linux, pipx, python 3.12.4, mpv, Yewtube 2.10.5

[avoidik]

at least audio:

set show_video False

[misterfish]

yewtube has been broken for about 2 weeks, due, I suspect, to a change made by Youtube in how the streams may be accessed. If you do a fresh install of yewtube then you may at least be able to get audio-only default streams.

youtube-dl and ytfzf still work. But ytfzf uses a different URL, which is not optimized for streaming, meaning it often gets stuck buffering, and seeking is a pain.

[VanackSabbadium]

It seems like Yewtube is somehow dead or rarely updated, so i don't think this is gonna be solved in a short time.

Does anyone know an alternative program?

[fgaz]

After a quick look at the source code, I think the issue is not in yewtube itself, but in the youtube-search-python dependency, which is sadly unmaintained.

[VanackSabbadium]

After a quick look at the source code, I think the issue is not in yewtube itself, but in the youtube-search-python dependency, which is sadly unmaintained.

Alright, so we are basically doomed...

[thisIsTheFoxe]

I haven't run into this issue myself, but I did notice a comment about youtube-search-python from a contributor which might be helpful:

youtube-search-python has been archived for months now but its still working. We'll port to another backend .i.e. pytube, invidious api when things will break. For now enjoy!

Originally posted by @iamtalhaasghar in #1204 (comment)

Maybe it is time to switch to a new new lib..

[fgaz]

Seems like it's working again (for me at least). Still, without a maintained search library, it's only a matter of time until it stops working once and for all.