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 # coding: utf-8
 
 # coding: utf-8
 
-import collections
-import errno
-import io
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+
 import itertools
 import json
 import os.path
 import re
 import itertools
 import json
 import os.path
 import re
-import socket
-import string
-import struct
+import time
 import traceback
 import traceback
-import xml.etree.ElementTree
-import zlib
 
 from .common import InfoExtractor, SearchInfoExtractor
 
 from .common import InfoExtractor, SearchInfoExtractor
-from .subtitles import SubtitlesInfoExtractor
-from ..utils import (
+from ..jsinterp import JSInterpreter
+from ..swfinterp import SWFInterpreter
+from ..compat import (
     compat_chr,
     compat_chr,
-    compat_http_client,
     compat_parse_qs,
     compat_parse_qs,
-    compat_urllib_error,
     compat_urllib_parse,
     compat_urllib_request,
     compat_urlparse,
     compat_str,
     compat_urllib_parse,
     compat_urllib_request,
     compat_urlparse,
     compat_str,
-
+)
+from ..utils import (
     clean_html,
     clean_html,
-    get_cachedir,
-    get_element_by_id,
     ExtractorError,
     ExtractorError,
+    float_or_none,
+    get_element_by_attribute,
+    get_element_by_id,
+    int_or_none,
+    OnDemandPagedList,
+    orderedSet,
     unescapeHTML,
     unified_strdate,
     unescapeHTML,
     unified_strdate,
-    orderedSet,
-    write_json_file,
+    uppercase_escape,
 )
 
 )
 
+
 class YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor(InfoExtractor):
     """Provide base functions for Youtube extractors"""
     _LOGIN_URL = 'https://accounts.google.com/ServiceLogin'
 class YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor(InfoExtractor):
     """Provide base functions for Youtube extractors"""
     _LOGIN_URL = 'https://accounts.google.com/ServiceLogin'
-    _LANG_URL = r'https://www.youtube.com/?hl=en&persist_hl=1&gl=US&persist_gl=1&opt_out_ackd=1'
-    _AGE_URL = 'http://www.youtube.com/verify_age?next_url=/&gl=US&hl=en'
+    _TWOFACTOR_URL = 'https://accounts.google.com/SecondFactor'
     _NETRC_MACHINE = 'youtube'
     # If True it will raise an error if no login info is provided
     _LOGIN_REQUIRED = False
 
     _NETRC_MACHINE = 'youtube'
     # If True it will raise an error if no login info is provided
     _LOGIN_REQUIRED = False
 
-    def report_lang(self):
-        """Report attempt to set language."""
-        self.to_screen(u'Setting language')
-
     def _set_language(self):
     def _set_language(self):
-        request = compat_urllib_request.Request(self._LANG_URL)
-        try:
-            self.report_lang()
-            compat_urllib_request.urlopen(request).read()
-        except (compat_urllib_error.URLError, compat_http_client.HTTPException, socket.error) as err:
-            self._downloader.report_warning(u'unable to set language: %s' % compat_str(err))
-            return False
-        return True
+        self._set_cookie(
+            '.youtube.com', 'PREF', 'f1=50000000&hl=en',
+            # YouTube sets the expire time to about two months
+            expire_time=time.time() + 2 * 30 * 24 * 3600)
 
     def _login(self):
 
     def _login(self):
+        """
+        Attempt to log in to YouTube.
+        True is returned if successful or skipped.
+        False is returned if login failed.
+
+        If _LOGIN_REQUIRED is set and no authentication was provided, an error is raised.
+        """
         (username, password) = self._get_login_info()
         # No authentication to be performed
         if username is None:
             if self._LOGIN_REQUIRED:
         (username, password) = self._get_login_info()
         # No authentication to be performed
         if username is None:
             if self._LOGIN_REQUIRED:
-                raise ExtractorError(u'No login info available, needed for using %s.' % self.IE_NAME, expected=True)
-            return False
-
-        request = compat_urllib_request.Request(self._LOGIN_URL)
-        try:
-            login_page = compat_urllib_request.urlopen(request).read().decode('utf-8')
-        except (compat_urllib_error.URLError, compat_http_client.HTTPException, socket.error) as err:
-            self._downloader.report_warning(u'unable to fetch login page: %s' % compat_str(err))
-            return False
+                raise ExtractorError('No login info available, needed for using %s.' % self.IE_NAME, expected=True)
+            return True
+
+        login_page = self._download_webpage(
+            self._LOGIN_URL, None,
+            note='Downloading login page',
+            errnote='unable to fetch login page', fatal=False)
+        if login_page is False:
+            return
 
 
-        galx = None
-        dsh = None
-        match = re.search(re.compile(r'<input.+?name="GALX".+?value="(.+?)"', re.DOTALL), login_page)
-        if match:
-          galx = match.group(1)
-        match = re.search(re.compile(r'<input.+?name="dsh".+?value="(.+?)"', re.DOTALL), login_page)
-        if match:
-          dsh = match.group(1)
+        galx = self._search_regex(r'(?s)<input.+?name="GALX".+?value="(.+?)"',
+                                  login_page, 'Login GALX parameter')
 
         # Log in
         login_form_strs = {
 
         # Log in
         login_form_strs = {
-                u'continue': u'https://www.youtube.com/signin?action_handle_signin=true&feature=sign_in_button&hl=en_US&nomobiletemp=1',
-                u'Email': username,
-                u'GALX': galx,
-                u'Passwd': password,
-                u'PersistentCookie': u'yes',
-                u'_utf8': u'霱',
-                u'bgresponse': u'js_disabled',
-                u'checkConnection': u'',
-                u'checkedDomains': u'youtube',
-                u'dnConn': u'',
-                u'dsh': dsh,
-                u'pstMsg': u'0',
-                u'rmShown': u'1',
-                u'secTok': u'',
-                u'signIn': u'Sign in',
-                u'timeStmp': u'',
-                u'service': u'youtube',
-                u'uilel': u'3',
-                u'hl': u'en_US',
+            'continue': 'https://www.youtube.com/signin?action_handle_signin=true&feature=sign_in_button&hl=en_US&nomobiletemp=1',
+            'Email': username,
+            'GALX': galx,
+            'Passwd': password,
+
+            'PersistentCookie': 'yes',
+            '_utf8': '霱',
+            'bgresponse': 'js_disabled',
+            'checkConnection': '',
+            'checkedDomains': 'youtube',
+            'dnConn': '',
+            'pstMsg': '0',
+            'rmShown': '1',
+            'secTok': '',
+            'signIn': 'Sign in',
+            'timeStmp': '',
+            'service': 'youtube',
+            'uilel': '3',
+            'hl': 'en_US',
         }
         }
+
         # Convert to UTF-8 *before* urlencode because Python 2.x's urlencode
         # chokes on unicode
         # Convert to UTF-8 *before* urlencode because Python 2.x's urlencode
         # chokes on unicode
-        login_form = dict((k.encode('utf-8'), v.encode('utf-8')) for k,v in login_form_strs.items())
+        login_form = dict((k.encode('utf-8'), v.encode('utf-8')) for k, v in login_form_strs.items())
         login_data = compat_urllib_parse.urlencode(login_form).encode('ascii')
         login_data = compat_urllib_parse.urlencode(login_form).encode('ascii')
-        request = compat_urllib_request.Request(self._LOGIN_URL, login_data)
-        try:
-            self.report_login()
-            login_results = compat_urllib_request.urlopen(request).read().decode('utf-8')
-            if re.search(r'(?i)<form[^>]* id="gaia_loginform"', login_results) is not None:
-                self._downloader.report_warning(u'unable to log in: bad username or password')
-                return False
-        except (compat_urllib_error.URLError, compat_http_client.HTTPException, socket.error) as err:
-            self._downloader.report_warning(u'unable to log in: %s' % compat_str(err))
+
+        req = compat_urllib_request.Request(self._LOGIN_URL, login_data)
+        login_results = self._download_webpage(
+            req, None,
+            note='Logging in', errnote='unable to log in', fatal=False)
+        if login_results is False:
             return False
             return False
-        return True
 
 
-    def _confirm_age(self):
-        age_form = {
-                'next_url':     '/',
-                'action_confirm':   'Confirm',
-                }
-        request = compat_urllib_request.Request(self._AGE_URL, compat_urllib_parse.urlencode(age_form))
-        try:
-            self.report_age_confirmation()
-            compat_urllib_request.urlopen(request).read().decode('utf-8')
-        except (compat_urllib_error.URLError, compat_http_client.HTTPException, socket.error) as err:
-            raise ExtractorError(u'Unable to confirm age: %s' % compat_str(err))
+        if re.search(r'id="errormsg_0_Passwd"', login_results) is not None:
+            raise ExtractorError('Please use your account password and a two-factor code instead of an application-specific password.', expected=True)
+
+        # Two-Factor
+        # TODO add SMS and phone call support - these require making a request and then prompting the user
+
+        if re.search(r'(?i)<form[^>]* id="gaia_secondfactorform"', login_results) is not None:
+            tfa_code = self._get_tfa_info()
+
+            if tfa_code is None:
+                self._downloader.report_warning('Two-factor authentication required. Provide it with --twofactor <code>')
+                self._downloader.report_warning('(Note that only TOTP (Google Authenticator App) codes work at this time.)')
+                return False
+
+            # Unlike the first login form, secTok and timeStmp are both required for the TFA form
+
+            match = re.search(r'id="secTok"\n\s+value=\'(.+)\'/>', login_results, re.M | re.U)
+            if match is None:
+                self._downloader.report_warning('Failed to get secTok - did the page structure change?')
+            secTok = match.group(1)
+            match = re.search(r'id="timeStmp"\n\s+value=\'(.+)\'/>', login_results, re.M | re.U)
+            if match is None:
+                self._downloader.report_warning('Failed to get timeStmp - did the page structure change?')
+            timeStmp = match.group(1)
+
+            tfa_form_strs = {
+                'continue': 'https://www.youtube.com/signin?action_handle_signin=true&feature=sign_in_button&hl=en_US&nomobiletemp=1',
+                'smsToken': '',
+                'smsUserPin': tfa_code,
+                'smsVerifyPin': 'Verify',
+
+                'PersistentCookie': 'yes',
+                'checkConnection': '',
+                'checkedDomains': 'youtube',
+                'pstMsg': '1',
+                'secTok': secTok,
+                'timeStmp': timeStmp,
+                'service': 'youtube',
+                'hl': 'en_US',
+            }
+            tfa_form = dict((k.encode('utf-8'), v.encode('utf-8')) for k, v in tfa_form_strs.items())
+            tfa_data = compat_urllib_parse.urlencode(tfa_form).encode('ascii')
+
+            tfa_req = compat_urllib_request.Request(self._TWOFACTOR_URL, tfa_data)
+            tfa_results = self._download_webpage(
+                tfa_req, None,
+                note='Submitting TFA code', errnote='unable to submit tfa', fatal=False)
+
+            if tfa_results is False:
+                return False
+
+            if re.search(r'(?i)<form[^>]* id="gaia_secondfactorform"', tfa_results) is not None:
+                self._downloader.report_warning('Two-factor code expired. Please try again, or use a one-use backup code instead.')
+                return False
+            if re.search(r'(?i)<form[^>]* id="gaia_loginform"', tfa_results) is not None:
+                self._downloader.report_warning('unable to log in - did the page structure change?')
+                return False
+            if re.search(r'smsauth-interstitial-reviewsettings', tfa_results) is not None:
+                self._downloader.report_warning('Your Google account has a security notice. Please log in on your web browser, resolve the notice, and try again.')
+                return False
+
+        if re.search(r'(?i)<form[^>]* id="gaia_loginform"', login_results) is not None:
+            self._downloader.report_warning('unable to log in: bad username or password')
+            return False
         return True
 
     def _real_initialize(self):
         if self._downloader is None:
             return
         return True
 
     def _real_initialize(self):
         if self._downloader is None:
             return
-        if not self._set_language():
-            return
+        self._set_language()
         if not self._login():
             return
         if not self._login():
             return
-        self._confirm_age()
 
 
 
 
-class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor, SubtitlesInfoExtractor):
-    IE_DESC = u'YouTube.com'
-    _VALID_URL = r"""^
+class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
+    IE_DESC = 'YouTube.com'
+    _VALID_URL = r"""(?x)^
                      (
                      (
-                         (?:https?://)?                                       # http(s):// (optional)
-                         (?:(?:(?:(?:\w+\.)?youtube(?:-nocookie)?\.com/|
+                         (?:https?://|//)                                    # http(s):// or protocol-independent URL
+                         (?:(?:(?:(?:\w+\.)?[yY][oO][uU][tT][uU][bB][eE](?:-nocookie)?\.com/|
+                            (?:www\.)?deturl\.com/www\.youtube\.com/|
+                            (?:www\.)?pwnyoutube\.com/|
+                            (?:www\.)?yourepeat\.com/|
                             tube\.majestyc\.net/|
                             youtube\.googleapis\.com/)                        # the various hostnames, with wildcard subdomains
                          (?:.*?\#/)?                                          # handle anchor (#/) redirect urls
                          (?:                                                  # the various things that can precede the ID:
                             tube\.majestyc\.net/|
                             youtube\.googleapis\.com/)                        # the various hostnames, with wildcard subdomains
                          (?:.*?\#/)?                                          # handle anchor (#/) redirect urls
                          (?:                                                  # the various things that can precede the ID:
-                             (?:(?:v|embed|e)/)                               # v/ or embed/ or e/
+                             (?:(?:v|embed|e)/(?!videoseries))                # v/ or embed/ or e/
                              |(?:                                             # or the v= param in all its forms
                              |(?:                                             # or the v= param in all its forms
-                                 (?:(?:watch|movie)(?:_popup)?(?:\.php)?)?    # preceding watch(_popup|.php) or nothing (like /?v=xxxx)
+                                 (?:(?:watch|movie)(?:_popup)?(?:\.php)?/?)?  # preceding watch(_popup|.php) or nothing (like /?v=xxxx)
                                  (?:\?|\#!?)                                  # the params delimiter ? or # or #!
                                  (?:.*?&)?                                    # any other preceding param (like /?s=tuff&v=xxxx)
                                  v=
                              )
                          ))
                          |youtu\.be/                                          # just youtu.be/xxxx
                                  (?:\?|\#!?)                                  # the params delimiter ? or # or #!
                                  (?:.*?&)?                                    # any other preceding param (like /?s=tuff&v=xxxx)
                                  v=
                              )
                          ))
                          |youtu\.be/                                          # just youtu.be/xxxx
+                         |(?:www\.)?cleanvideosearch\.com/media/action/yt/watch\?videoId=
                          )
                      )?                                                       # all until now is optional -> you can pass the naked ID
                      ([0-9A-Za-z_-]{11})                                      # here is it! the YouTube video ID
                          )
                      )?                                                       # all until now is optional -> you can pass the naked ID
                      ([0-9A-Za-z_-]{11})                                      # here is it! the YouTube video ID
+                     (?!.*?&list=)                                            # combined list/video URLs are handled by the playlist IE
                      (?(1).+)?                                                # if we found the ID, everything can follow
                      $"""
     _NEXT_URL_RE = r'[\?&]next_url=([^&]+)'
                      (?(1).+)?                                                # if we found the ID, everything can follow
                      $"""
     _NEXT_URL_RE = r'[\?&]next_url=([^&]+)'
-    # Listed in order of quality
-    _available_formats = ['38', '37', '46', '22', '45', '35', '44', '34', '18', '43', '6', '5', '36', '17', '13',
-                          # Apple HTTP Live Streaming
-                          '96', '95', '94', '93', '92', '132', '151',
-                          # 3D
-                          '85', '84', '102', '83', '101', '82', '100',
-                          # Dash video
-                          '138', '137', '248', '136', '247', '135', '246',
-                          '245', '244', '134', '243', '133', '242', '160',
-                          # Dash audio
-                          '141', '172', '140', '171', '139',
-                          ]
-    _available_formats_prefer_free = ['38', '46', '37', '45', '22', '44', '35', '43', '34', '18', '6', '5', '36', '17', '13',
-                                      # Apple HTTP Live Streaming
-                                      '96', '95', '94', '93', '92', '132', '151',
-                                      # 3D
-                                      '85', '102', '84', '101', '83', '100', '82',
-                                      # Dash video
-                                      '138', '248', '137', '247', '136', '246', '245',
-                                      '244', '135', '243', '134', '242', '133', '160',
-                                      # Dash audio
-                                      '172', '141', '171', '140', '139',
-                                      ]
-    _video_formats_map = {
-        'flv': ['35', '34', '6', '5'],
-        '3gp': ['36', '17', '13'],
-        'mp4': ['38', '37', '22', '18'],
-        'webm': ['46', '45', '44', '43'],
-    }
-    _video_extensions = {
-        '13': '3gp',
-        '17': '3gp',
-        '18': 'mp4',
-        '22': 'mp4',
-        '36': '3gp',
-        '37': 'mp4',
-        '38': 'mp4',
-        '43': 'webm',
-        '44': 'webm',
-        '45': 'webm',
-        '46': 'webm',
+    _formats = {
+        '5': {'ext': 'flv', 'width': 400, 'height': 240},
+        '6': {'ext': 'flv', 'width': 450, 'height': 270},
+        '13': {'ext': '3gp'},
+        '17': {'ext': '3gp', 'width': 176, 'height': 144},
+        '18': {'ext': 'mp4', 'width': 640, 'height': 360},
+        '22': {'ext': 'mp4', 'width': 1280, 'height': 720},
+        '34': {'ext': 'flv', 'width': 640, 'height': 360},
+        '35': {'ext': 'flv', 'width': 854, 'height': 480},
+        '36': {'ext': '3gp', 'width': 320, 'height': 240},
+        '37': {'ext': 'mp4', 'width': 1920, 'height': 1080},
+        '38': {'ext': 'mp4', 'width': 4096, 'height': 3072},
+        '43': {'ext': 'webm', 'width': 640, 'height': 360},
+        '44': {'ext': 'webm', 'width': 854, 'height': 480},
+        '45': {'ext': 'webm', 'width': 1280, 'height': 720},
+        '46': {'ext': 'webm', 'width': 1920, 'height': 1080},
+
 
         # 3d videos
 
         # 3d videos
-        '82': 'mp4',
-        '83': 'mp4',
-        '84': 'mp4',
-        '85': 'mp4',
-        '100': 'webm',
-        '101': 'webm',
-        '102': 'webm',
+        '82': {'ext': 'mp4', 'height': 360, 'format_note': '3D', 'preference': -20},
+        '83': {'ext': 'mp4', 'height': 480, 'format_note': '3D', 'preference': -20},
+        '84': {'ext': 'mp4', 'height': 720, 'format_note': '3D', 'preference': -20},
+        '85': {'ext': 'mp4', 'height': 1080, 'format_note': '3D', 'preference': -20},
+        '100': {'ext': 'webm', 'height': 360, 'format_note': '3D', 'preference': -20},
+        '101': {'ext': 'webm', 'height': 480, 'format_note': '3D', 'preference': -20},
+        '102': {'ext': 'webm', 'height': 720, 'format_note': '3D', 'preference': -20},
 
         # Apple HTTP Live Streaming
 
         # Apple HTTP Live Streaming
-        '92': 'mp4',
-        '93': 'mp4',
-        '94': 'mp4',
-        '95': 'mp4',
-        '96': 'mp4',
-        '132': 'mp4',
-        '151': 'mp4',
-
-        # Dash mp4
-        '133': 'mp4',
-        '134': 'mp4',
-        '135': 'mp4',
-        '136': 'mp4',
-        '137': 'mp4',
-        '138': 'mp4',
-        '139': 'mp4',
-        '140': 'mp4',
-        '141': 'mp4',
-        '160': 'mp4',
+        '92': {'ext': 'mp4', 'height': 240, 'format_note': 'HLS', 'preference': -10},
+        '93': {'ext': 'mp4', 'height': 360, 'format_note': 'HLS', 'preference': -10},
+        '94': {'ext': 'mp4', 'height': 480, 'format_note': 'HLS', 'preference': -10},
+        '95': {'ext': 'mp4', 'height': 720, 'format_note': 'HLS', 'preference': -10},
+        '96': {'ext': 'mp4', 'height': 1080, 'format_note': 'HLS', 'preference': -10},
+        '132': {'ext': 'mp4', 'height': 240, 'format_note': 'HLS', 'preference': -10},
+        '151': {'ext': 'mp4', 'height': 72, 'format_note': 'HLS', 'preference': -10},
+
+        # DASH mp4 video
+        '133': {'ext': 'mp4', 'height': 240, 'format_note': 'DASH video', 'acodec': 'none', 'preference': -40},
+        '134': {'ext': 'mp4', 'height': 360, 'format_note': 'DASH video', 'acodec': 'none', 'preference': -40},
+        '135': {'ext': 'mp4', 'height': 480, 'format_note': 'DASH video', 'acodec': 'none', 'preference': -40},
+        '136': {'ext': 'mp4', 'height': 720, 'format_note': 'DASH video', 'acodec': 'none', 'preference': -40},
+        '137': {'ext': 'mp4', 'height': 1080, 'format_note': 'DASH video', 'acodec': 'none', 'preference': -40},
+        '138': {'ext': 'mp4', 'format_note': 'DASH video', 'acodec': 'none', 'preference': -40},  # Height can vary (https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/4559)
+        '160': {'ext': 'mp4', 'height': 144, 'format_note': 'DASH video', 'acodec': 'none', 'preference': -40},
+        '264': {'ext': 'mp4', 'height': 1440, 'format_note': 'DASH video', 'acodec': 'none', 'preference': -40},
+        '298': {'ext': 'mp4', 'height': 720, 'format_note': 'DASH video', 'acodec': 'none', 'preference': -40, 'fps': 60, 'vcodec': 'h264'},
+        '299': {'ext': 'mp4', 'height': 1080, 'format_note': 'DASH video', 'acodec': 'none', 'preference': -40, 'fps': 60, 'vcodec': 'h264'},
+        '266': {'ext': 'mp4', 'height': 2160, 'format_note': 'DASH video', 'acodec': 'none', 'preference': -40, 'vcodec': 'h264'},
+
+        # Dash mp4 audio
+        '139': {'ext': 'm4a', 'format_note': 'DASH audio', 'acodec': 'aac', 'vcodec': 'none', 'abr': 48, 'preference': -50, 'container': 'm4a_dash'},
+        '140': {'ext': 'm4a', 'format_note': 'DASH audio', 'acodec': 'aac', 'vcodec': 'none', 'abr': 128, 'preference': -50, 'container': 'm4a_dash'},
+        '141': {'ext': 'm4a', 'format_note': 'DASH audio', 'acodec': 'aac', 'vcodec': 'none', 'abr': 256, 'preference': -50, 'container': 'm4a_dash'},
 
         # Dash webm
 
         # Dash webm
-        '171': 'webm',
-        '172': 'webm',
-        '242': 'webm',
-        '243': 'webm',
-        '244': 'webm',
-        '245': 'webm',
-        '246': 'webm',
-        '247': 'webm',
-        '248': 'webm',
-    }
-    _video_dimensions = {
-        '5': '240x400',
-        '6': '???',
-        '13': '???',
-        '17': '144x176',
-        '18': '360x640',
-        '22': '720x1280',
-        '34': '360x640',
-        '35': '480x854',
-        '36': '240x320',
-        '37': '1080x1920',
-        '38': '3072x4096',
-        '43': '360x640',
-        '44': '480x854',
-        '45': '720x1280',
-        '46': '1080x1920',
-        '82': '360p',
-        '83': '480p',
-        '84': '720p',
-        '85': '1080p',
-        '92': '240p',
-        '93': '360p',
-        '94': '480p',
-        '95': '720p',
-        '96': '1080p',
-        '100': '360p',
-        '101': '480p',
-        '102': '720p',
-        '132': '240p',
-        '151': '72p',
-        '133': '240p',
-        '134': '360p',
-        '135': '480p',
-        '136': '720p',
-        '137': '1080p',
-        '138': '>1080p',
-        '139': '48k',
-        '140': '128k',
-        '141': '256k',
-        '160': '192p',
-        '171': '128k',
-        '172': '256k',
-        '242': '240p',
-        '243': '360p',
-        '244': '480p',
-        '245': '480p',
-        '246': '480p',
-        '247': '720p',
-        '248': '1080p',
-    }
-    _special_itags = {
-        '82': '3D',
-        '83': '3D',
-        '84': '3D',
-        '85': '3D',
-        '100': '3D',
-        '101': '3D',
-        '102': '3D',
-        '133': 'DASH Video',
-        '134': 'DASH Video',
-        '135': 'DASH Video',
-        '136': 'DASH Video',
-        '137': 'DASH Video',
-        '138': 'DASH Video',
-        '139': 'DASH Audio',
-        '140': 'DASH Audio',
-        '141': 'DASH Audio',
-        '160': 'DASH Video',
-        '171': 'DASH Audio',
-        '172': 'DASH Audio',
-        '242': 'DASH Video',
-        '243': 'DASH Video',
-        '244': 'DASH Video',
-        '245': 'DASH Video',
-        '246': 'DASH Video',
-        '247': 'DASH Video',
-        '248': 'DASH Video',
+        '167': {'ext': 'webm', 'height': 360, 'width': 640, 'format_note': 'DASH video', 'acodec': 'none', 'container': 'webm', 'vcodec': 'VP8', 'preference': -40},
+        '168': {'ext': 'webm', 'height': 480, 'width': 854, 'format_note': 'DASH video', 'acodec': 'none', 'container': 'webm', 'vcodec': 'VP8', 'preference': -40},
+        '169': {'ext': 'webm', 'height': 720, 'width': 1280, 'format_note': 'DASH video', 'acodec': 'none', 'container': 'webm', 'vcodec': 'VP8', 'preference': -40},
+        '170': {'ext': 'webm', 'height': 1080, 'width': 1920, 'format_note': 'DASH video', 'acodec': 'none', 'container': 'webm', 'vcodec': 'VP8', 'preference': -40},
+        '218': {'ext': 'webm', 'height': 480, 'width': 854, 'format_note': 'DASH video', 'acodec': 'none', 'container': 'webm', 'vcodec': 'VP8', 'preference': -40},
+        '219': {'ext': 'webm', 'height': 480, 'width': 854, 'format_note': 'DASH video', 'acodec': 'none', 'container': 'webm', 'vcodec': 'VP8', 'preference': -40},
+        '278': {'ext': 'webm', 'height': 144, 'format_note': 'DASH video', 'acodec': 'none', 'preference': -40, 'container': 'webm', 'vcodec': 'VP9'},
+        '242': {'ext': 'webm', 'height': 240, 'format_note': 'DASH video', 'acodec': 'none', 'preference': -40},
+        '243': {'ext': 'webm', 'height': 360, 'format_note': 'DASH video', 'acodec': 'none', 'preference': -40},
+        '244': {'ext': 'webm', 'height': 480, 'format_note': 'DASH video', 'acodec': 'none', 'preference': -40},
+        '245': {'ext': 'webm', 'height': 480, 'format_note': 'DASH video', 'acodec': 'none', 'preference': -40},
+        '246': {'ext': 'webm', 'height': 480, 'format_note': 'DASH video', 'acodec': 'none', 'preference': -40},
+        '247': {'ext': 'webm', 'height': 720, 'format_note': 'DASH video', 'acodec': 'none', 'preference': -40},
+        '248': {'ext': 'webm', 'height': 1080, 'format_note': 'DASH video', 'acodec': 'none', 'preference': -40},
+        '271': {'ext': 'webm', 'height': 1440, 'format_note': 'DASH video', 'acodec': 'none', 'preference': -40},
+        '272': {'ext': 'webm', 'height': 2160, 'format_note': 'DASH video', 'acodec': 'none', 'preference': -40},
+        '302': {'ext': 'webm', 'height': 720, 'format_note': 'DASH video', 'acodec': 'none', 'preference': -40, 'fps': 60, 'vcodec': 'VP9'},
+        '303': {'ext': 'webm', 'height': 1080, 'format_note': 'DASH video', 'acodec': 'none', 'preference': -40, 'fps': 60, 'vcodec': 'VP9'},
+        '308': {'ext': 'webm', 'height': 1440, 'format_note': 'DASH video', 'acodec': 'none', 'preference': -40, 'fps': 60, 'vcodec': 'VP9'},
+        '313': {'ext': 'webm', 'height': 2160, 'format_note': 'DASH video', 'acodec': 'none', 'preference': -40, 'vcodec': 'VP9'},
+        '315': {'ext': 'webm', 'height': 2160, 'format_note': 'DASH video', 'acodec': 'none', 'preference': -40, 'fps': 60, 'vcodec': 'VP9'},
+
+        # Dash webm audio
+        '171': {'ext': 'webm', 'vcodec': 'none', 'format_note': 'DASH audio', 'abr': 128, 'preference': -50},
+        '172': {'ext': 'webm', 'vcodec': 'none', 'format_note': 'DASH audio', 'abr': 256, 'preference': -50},
+
+        # Dash webm audio with opus inside
+        '249': {'ext': 'webm', 'vcodec': 'none', 'format_note': 'DASH audio', 'acodec': 'opus', 'abr': 50, 'preference': -50},
+        '250': {'ext': 'webm', 'vcodec': 'none', 'format_note': 'DASH audio', 'acodec': 'opus', 'abr': 70, 'preference': -50},
+        '251': {'ext': 'webm', 'vcodec': 'none', 'format_note': 'DASH audio', 'acodec': 'opus', 'abr': 160, 'preference': -50},
+
+        # RTMP (unnamed)
+        '_rtmp': {'protocol': 'rtmp'},
     }
 
     }
 
-    IE_NAME = u'youtube'
+    IE_NAME = 'youtube'
     _TESTS = [
         {
     _TESTS = [
         {
-            u"url":  u"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc",
-            u"file":  u"BaW_jenozKc.mp4",
-            u"info_dict": {
-                u"title": u"youtube-dl test video \"'/\\ä↭𝕐",
-                u"uploader": u"Philipp Hagemeister",
-                u"uploader_id": u"phihag",
-                u"upload_date": u"20121002",
-                u"description": u"test chars:  \"'/\\ä↭𝕐\n\nThis is a test video for youtube-dl.\n\nFor more information, contact phihag@phihag.de ."
+            'url': 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc',
+            'info_dict': {
+                'id': 'BaW_jenozKc',
+                'ext': 'mp4',
+                'title': 'youtube-dl test video "\'/\\ä↭𝕐',
+                'uploader': 'Philipp Hagemeister',
+                'uploader_id': 'phihag',
+                'upload_date': '20121002',
+                'description': 'test chars:  "\'/\\ä↭𝕐\ntest URL: https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/1892\n\nThis is a test video for youtube-dl.\n\nFor more information, contact phihag@phihag.de .',
+                'categories': ['Science & Technology'],
+                'like_count': int,
+                'dislike_count': int,
             }
         },
         {
             }
         },
         {
-            u"url":  u"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ltcDfZMA3U",
-            u"file":  u"1ltcDfZMA3U.flv",
-            u"note": u"Test VEVO video (#897)",
-            u"info_dict": {
-                u"upload_date": u"20070518",
-                u"title": u"Maps - It Will Find You",
-                u"description": u"Music video by Maps performing It Will Find You.",
-                u"uploader": u"MuteUSA",
-                u"uploader_id": u"MuteUSA"
+            'url': 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxxajLWwzqY',
+            'note': 'Test generic use_cipher_signature video (#897)',
+            'info_dict': {
+                'id': 'UxxajLWwzqY',
+                'ext': 'mp4',
+                'upload_date': '20120506',
+                'title': 'Icona Pop - I Love It (feat. Charli XCX) [OFFICIAL VIDEO]',
+                'description': 'md5:fea86fda2d5a5784273df5c7cc994d9f',
+                'uploader': 'Icona Pop',
+                'uploader_id': 'IconaPop',
             }
         },
         {
             }
         },
         {
-            u"url":  u"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxxajLWwzqY",
-            u"file":  u"UxxajLWwzqY.mp4",
-            u"note": u"Test generic use_cipher_signature video (#897)",
-            u"info_dict": {
-                u"upload_date": u"20120506",
-                u"title": u"Icona Pop - I Love It (feat. Charli XCX) [OFFICIAL VIDEO]",
-                u"description": u"md5:5b292926389560516e384ac437c0ec07",
-                u"uploader": u"Icona Pop",
-                u"uploader_id": u"IconaPop"
+            'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07FYdnEawAQ',
+            'note': 'Test VEVO video with age protection (#956)',
+            'info_dict': {
+                'id': '07FYdnEawAQ',
+                'ext': 'mp4',
+                'upload_date': '20130703',
+                'title': 'Justin Timberlake - Tunnel Vision (Explicit)',
+                'description': 'md5:64249768eec3bc4276236606ea996373',
+                'uploader': 'justintimberlakeVEVO',
+                'uploader_id': 'justintimberlakeVEVO',
             }
         },
         {
             }
         },
         {
-            u"url":  u"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07FYdnEawAQ",
-            u"file":  u"07FYdnEawAQ.mp4",
-            u"note": u"Test VEVO video with age protection (#956)",
-            u"info_dict": {
-                u"upload_date": u"20130703",
-                u"title": u"Justin Timberlake - Tunnel Vision (Explicit)",
-                u"description": u"md5:64249768eec3bc4276236606ea996373",
-                u"uploader": u"justintimberlakeVEVO",
-                u"uploader_id": u"justintimberlakeVEVO"
+            'url': '//www.YouTube.com/watch?v=yZIXLfi8CZQ',
+            'note': 'Embed-only video (#1746)',
+            'info_dict': {
+                'id': 'yZIXLfi8CZQ',
+                'ext': 'mp4',
+                'upload_date': '20120608',
+                'title': 'Principal Sexually Assaults A Teacher - Episode 117 - 8th June 2012',
+                'description': 'md5:09b78bd971f1e3e289601dfba15ca4f7',
+                'uploader': 'SET India',
+                'uploader_id': 'setindia'
             }
         },
             }
         },
+        {
+            'url': 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9LDPn-MO4I',
+            'note': '256k DASH audio (format 141) via DASH manifest',
+            'info_dict': {
+                'id': 'a9LDPn-MO4I',
+                'ext': 'm4a',
+                'upload_date': '20121002',
+                'uploader_id': '8KVIDEO',
+                'description': '',
+                'uploader': '8KVIDEO',
+                'title': 'UHDTV TEST 8K VIDEO.mp4'
+            },
+            'params': {
+                'youtube_include_dash_manifest': True,
+                'format': '141',
+            },
+        },
+        # DASH manifest with encrypted signature
+        {
+            'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB3lcPjvWLA',
+            'info_dict': {
+                'id': 'IB3lcPjvWLA',
+                'ext': 'm4a',
+                'title': 'Afrojack, Spree Wilson - The Spark ft. Spree Wilson',
+                'description': 'md5:12e7067fa6735a77bdcbb58cb1187d2d',
+                'uploader': 'AfrojackVEVO',
+                'uploader_id': 'AfrojackVEVO',
+                'upload_date': '20131011',
+            },
+            'params': {
+                'youtube_include_dash_manifest': True,
+                'format': '141',
+            },
+        },
+        # JS player signature function name containing $
+        {
+            'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfWlot6h_JM',
+            'info_dict': {
+                'id': 'nfWlot6h_JM',
+                'ext': 'm4a',
+                'title': 'Taylor Swift - Shake It Off',
+                'description': 'md5:2acfda1b285bdd478ccec22f9918199d',
+                'uploader': 'TaylorSwiftVEVO',
+                'uploader_id': 'TaylorSwiftVEVO',
+                'upload_date': '20140818',
+            },
+            'params': {
+                'youtube_include_dash_manifest': True,
+                'format': '141',
+            },
+        },
+        # Controversy video
+        {
+            'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4XJQO3qol8',
+            'info_dict': {
+                'id': 'T4XJQO3qol8',
+                'ext': 'mp4',
+                'upload_date': '20100909',
+                'uploader': 'The Amazing Atheist',
+                'uploader_id': 'TheAmazingAtheist',
+                'title': 'Burning Everyone\'s Koran',
+                'description': 'SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/saturninefilms\n\nEven Obama has taken a stand against freedom on this issue: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/09/obama-gma-interview-quran_n_710282.html',
+            }
+        },
+        # Normal age-gate video (No vevo, embed allowed)
+        {
+            'url': 'http://youtube.com/watch?v=HtVdAasjOgU',
+            'info_dict': {
+                'id': 'HtVdAasjOgU',
+                'ext': 'mp4',
+                'title': 'The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - The Sword Of Destiny Trailer',
+                'description': 're:(?s).{100,}About the Game\n.*?The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.{100,}',
+                'uploader': 'The Witcher',
+                'uploader_id': 'WitcherGame',
+                'upload_date': '20140605',
+            },
+        },
+        # Age-gate video with encrypted signature
+        {
+            'url': 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kLq3WMV1nU',
+            'info_dict': {
+                'id': '6kLq3WMV1nU',
+                'ext': 'mp4',
+                'title': 'Dedication To My Ex (Miss That) (Lyric Video)',
+                'description': 'md5:33765bb339e1b47e7e72b5490139bb41',
+                'uploader': 'LloydVEVO',
+                'uploader_id': 'LloydVEVO',
+                'upload_date': '20110629',
+            },
+        },
+        # video_info is None (https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/4421)
+        {
+            'url': '__2ABJjxzNo',
+            'info_dict': {
+                'id': '__2ABJjxzNo',
+                'ext': 'mp4',
+                'upload_date': '20100430',
+                'uploader_id': 'deadmau5',
+                'description': 'md5:12c56784b8032162bb936a5f76d55360',
+                'uploader': 'deadmau5',
+                'title': 'Deadmau5 - Some Chords (HD)',
+            },
+            'expected_warnings': [
+                'DASH manifest missing',
+            ]
+        },
+        # Olympics (https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/4431)
+        {
+            'url': 'lqQg6PlCWgI',
+            'info_dict': {
+                'id': 'lqQg6PlCWgI',
+                'ext': 'mp4',
+                'upload_date': '20120731',
+                'uploader_id': 'olympic',
+                'description': 'HO09  - Women -  GER-AUS - Hockey - 31 July 2012 - London 2012 Olympic Games',
+                'uploader': 'Olympics',
+                'title': 'Hockey - Women -  GER-AUS - London 2012 Olympic Games',
+            },
+            'params': {
+                'skip_download': 'requires avconv',
+            }
+        },
+        # Non-square pixels
+        {
+            'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b-2C3KPAM0',
+            'info_dict': {
+                'id': '_b-2C3KPAM0',
+                'ext': 'mp4',
+                'stretched_ratio': 16 / 9.,
+                'upload_date': '20110310',
+                'uploader_id': 'AllenMeow',
+                'description': 'made by Wacom from Korea | 字幕&加油添醋 by TY\'s Allen | 感謝heylisa00cavey1001同學熱情提供梗及翻譯',
+                'uploader': '孫艾倫',
+                'title': '[A-made] 變態妍字幕版 太妍 我就是這樣的人',
+            },
+        }
     ]
 
     ]
 
-
-    @classmethod
-    def suitable(cls, url):
-        """Receives a URL and returns True if suitable for this IE."""
-        if YoutubePlaylistIE.suitable(url): return False
-        return re.match(cls._VALID_URL, url, re.VERBOSE) is not None
-
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super(YoutubeIE, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self._player_cache = {}
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super(YoutubeIE, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self._player_cache = {}
 
-    def report_video_webpage_download(self, video_id):
-        """Report attempt to download video webpage."""
-        self.to_screen(u'%s: Downloading video webpage' % video_id)
-
     def report_video_info_webpage_download(self, video_id):
         """Report attempt to download video info webpage."""
     def report_video_info_webpage_download(self, video_id):
         """Report attempt to download video info webpage."""
-        self.to_screen(u'%s: Downloading video info webpage' % video_id)
+        self.to_screen('%s: Downloading video info webpage' % video_id)
 
     def report_information_extraction(self, video_id):
         """Report attempt to extract video information."""
 
     def report_information_extraction(self, video_id):
         """Report attempt to extract video information."""
-        self.to_screen(u'%s: Extracting video information' % video_id)
+        self.to_screen('%s: Extracting video information' % video_id)
 
     def report_unavailable_format(self, video_id, format):
         """Report extracted video URL."""
 
     def report_unavailable_format(self, video_id, format):
         """Report extracted video URL."""
-        self.to_screen(u'%s: Format %s not available' % (video_id, format))
+        self.to_screen('%s: Format %s not available' % (video_id, format))
 
     def report_rtmp_download(self):
         """Indicate the download will use the RTMP protocol."""
 
     def report_rtmp_download(self):
         """Indicate the download will use the RTMP protocol."""
-        self.to_screen(u'RTMP download detected')
-
-    def _extract_signature_function(self, video_id, player_url, slen):
-        id_m = re.match(r'.*-(?P<id>[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)\.(?P<ext>[a-z]+)$',
-                        player_url)
+        self.to_screen('RTMP download detected')
+
+    def _signature_cache_id(self, example_sig):
+        """ Return a string representation of a signature """
+        return '.'.join(compat_str(len(part)) for part in example_sig.split('.'))
+
+    def _extract_signature_function(self, video_id, player_url, example_sig):
+        id_m = re.match(
+            r'.*?-(?P<id>[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)(?:/watch_as3|/html5player)?\.(?P<ext>[a-z]+)$',
+            player_url)
+        if not id_m:
+            raise ExtractorError('Cannot identify player %r' % player_url)
         player_type = id_m.group('ext')
         player_id = id_m.group('id')
 
         # Read from filesystem cache
         player_type = id_m.group('ext')
         player_id = id_m.group('id')
 
         # Read from filesystem cache
-        func_id = '%s_%s_%d' % (player_type, player_id, slen)
+        func_id = '%s_%s_%s' % (
+            player_type, player_id, self._signature_cache_id(example_sig))
         assert os.path.basename(func_id) == func_id
         assert os.path.basename(func_id) == func_id
-        cache_dir = get_cachedir(self._downloader.params)
 
 
-        cache_enabled = cache_dir is not None
-        if cache_enabled:
-            cache_fn = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser(cache_dir),
-                                    u'youtube-sigfuncs',
-                                    func_id + '.json')
-            try:
-                with io.open(cache_fn, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as cachef:
-                    cache_spec = json.load(cachef)
-                return lambda s: u''.join(s[i] for i in cache_spec)
-            except IOError:
-                pass  # No cache available
+        cache_spec = self._downloader.cache.load('youtube-sigfuncs', func_id)
+        if cache_spec is not None:
+            return lambda s: ''.join(s[i] for i in cache_spec)
 
 
+        download_note = (
+            'Downloading player %s' % player_url
+            if self._downloader.params.get('verbose') else
+            'Downloading %s player %s' % (player_type, player_id)
+        )
         if player_type == 'js':
             code = self._download_webpage(
                 player_url, video_id,
         if player_type == 'js':
             code = self._download_webpage(
                 player_url, video_id,
-                note=u'Downloading %s player %s' % (player_type, player_id),
-                errnote=u'Download of %s failed' % player_url)
+                note=download_note,
+                errnote='Download of %s failed' % player_url)
             res = self._parse_sig_js(code)
         elif player_type == 'swf':
             urlh = self._request_webpage(
                 player_url, video_id,
             res = self._parse_sig_js(code)
         elif player_type == 'swf':
             urlh = self._request_webpage(
                 player_url, video_id,
-                note=u'Downloading %s player %s' % (player_type, player_id),
-                errnote=u'Download of %s failed' % player_url)
+                note=download_note,
+                errnote='Download of %s failed' % player_url)
             code = urlh.read()
             res = self._parse_sig_swf(code)
         else:
             assert False, 'Invalid player type %r' % player_type
 
             code = urlh.read()
             res = self._parse_sig_swf(code)
         else:
             assert False, 'Invalid player type %r' % player_type
 
-        if cache_enabled:
-            try:
-                test_string = u''.join(map(compat_chr, range(slen)))
-                cache_res = res(test_string)
-                cache_spec = [ord(c) for c in cache_res]
-                try:
-                    os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(cache_fn))
-                except OSError as ose:
-                    if ose.errno != errno.EEXIST:
-                        raise
-                write_json_file(cache_spec, cache_fn)
-            except Exception:
-                tb = traceback.format_exc()
-                self._downloader.report_warning(
-                    u'Writing cache to %r failed: %s' % (cache_fn, tb))
+        test_string = ''.join(map(compat_chr, range(len(example_sig))))
+        cache_res = res(test_string)
+        cache_spec = [ord(c) for c in cache_res]
 
 
+        self._downloader.cache.store('youtube-sigfuncs', func_id, cache_spec)
         return res
 
         return res
 
-    def _print_sig_code(self, func, slen):
+    def _print_sig_code(self, func, example_sig):
         def gen_sig_code(idxs):
             def _genslice(start, end, step):
         def gen_sig_code(idxs):
             def _genslice(start, end, step):
-                starts = u'' if start == 0 else str(start)
-                ends = (u':%d' % (end+step)) if end + step >= 0 else u':'
-                steps = u'' if step == 1 else (u':%d' % step)
-                return u's[%s%s%s]' % (starts, ends, steps)
+                starts = '' if start == 0 else str(start)
+                ends = (':%d' % (end + step)) if end + step >= 0 else ':'
+                steps = '' if step == 1 else (':%d' % step)
+                return 's[%s%s%s]' % (starts, ends, steps)
 
             step = None
 
             step = None
-            start = '(Never used)'  # Quelch pyflakes warnings - start will be
-                                    # set as soon as step is set
+            # Quelch pyflakes warnings - start will be set when step is set
+            start = '(Never used)'
             for i, prev in zip(idxs[1:], idxs[:-1]):
                 if step is not None:
                     if i - prev == step:
             for i, prev in zip(idxs[1:], idxs[:-1]):
                 if step is not None:
                     if i - prev == step:
@@ -493,651 +591,108 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor, SubtitlesInfoExtractor):
                     start = prev
                     continue
                 else:
                     start = prev
                     continue
                 else:
-                    yield u's[%d]' % prev
+                    yield 's[%d]' % prev
             if step is None:
             if step is None:
-                yield u's[%d]' % i
+                yield 's[%d]' % i
             else:
                 yield _genslice(start, i, step)
 
             else:
                 yield _genslice(start, i, step)
 
-        test_string = u''.join(map(compat_chr, range(slen)))
+        test_string = ''.join(map(compat_chr, range(len(example_sig))))
         cache_res = func(test_string)
         cache_spec = [ord(c) for c in cache_res]
         cache_res = func(test_string)
         cache_spec = [ord(c) for c in cache_res]
-        expr_code = u' + '.join(gen_sig_code(cache_spec))
-        code = u'if len(s) == %d:\n    return %s\n' % (slen, expr_code)
-        self.to_screen(u'Extracted signature function:\n' + code)
+        expr_code = ' + '.join(gen_sig_code(cache_spec))
+        signature_id_tuple = '(%s)' % (
+            ', '.join(compat_str(len(p)) for p in example_sig.split('.')))
+        code = ('if tuple(len(p) for p in s.split(\'.\')) == %s:\n'
+                '    return %s\n') % (signature_id_tuple, expr_code)
+        self.to_screen('Extracted signature function:\n' + code)
 
     def _parse_sig_js(self, jscode):
         funcname = self._search_regex(
 
     def _parse_sig_js(self, jscode):
         funcname = self._search_regex(
-            r'signature=([a-zA-Z]+)', jscode,
-            u'Initial JS player signature function name')
-
-        functions = {}
-
-        def argidx(varname):
-            return string.lowercase.index(varname)
-
-        def interpret_statement(stmt, local_vars, allow_recursion=20):
-            if allow_recursion < 0:
-                raise ExtractorError(u'Recursion limit reached')
-
-            if stmt.startswith(u'var '):
-                stmt = stmt[len(u'var '):]
-            ass_m = re.match(r'^(?P<out>[a-z]+)(?:\[(?P<index>[^\]]+)\])?' +
-                             r'=(?P<expr>.*)$', stmt)
-            if ass_m:
-                if ass_m.groupdict().get('index'):
-                    def assign(val):
-                        lvar = local_vars[ass_m.group('out')]
-                        idx = interpret_expression(ass_m.group('index'),
-                                                   local_vars, allow_recursion)
-                        assert isinstance(idx, int)
-                        lvar[idx] = val
-                        return val
-                    expr = ass_m.group('expr')
-                else:
-                    def assign(val):
-                        local_vars[ass_m.group('out')] = val
-                        return val
-                    expr = ass_m.group('expr')
-            elif stmt.startswith(u'return '):
-                assign = lambda v: v
-                expr = stmt[len(u'return '):]
-            else:
-                raise ExtractorError(
-                    u'Cannot determine left side of statement in %r' % stmt)
-
-            v = interpret_expression(expr, local_vars, allow_recursion)
-            return assign(v)
-
-        def interpret_expression(expr, local_vars, allow_recursion):
-            if expr.isdigit():
-                return int(expr)
-
-            if expr.isalpha():
-                return local_vars[expr]
-
-            m = re.match(r'^(?P<in>[a-z]+)\.(?P<member>.*)$', expr)
-            if m:
-                member = m.group('member')
-                val = local_vars[m.group('in')]
-                if member == 'split("")':
-                    return list(val)
-                if member == 'join("")':
-                    return u''.join(val)
-                if member == 'length':
-                    return len(val)
-                if member == 'reverse()':
-                    return val[::-1]
-                slice_m = re.match(r'slice\((?P<idx>.*)\)', member)
-                if slice_m:
-                    idx = interpret_expression(
-                        slice_m.group('idx'), local_vars, allow_recursion-1)
-                    return val[idx:]
-
-            m = re.match(
-                r'^(?P<in>[a-z]+)\[(?P<idx>.+)\]$', expr)
-            if m:
-                val = local_vars[m.group('in')]
-                idx = interpret_expression(m.group('idx'), local_vars,
-                                           allow_recursion-1)
-                return val[idx]
-
-            m = re.match(r'^(?P<a>.+?)(?P<op>[%])(?P<b>.+?)$', expr)
-            if m:
-                a = interpret_expression(m.group('a'),
-                                         local_vars, allow_recursion)
-                b = interpret_expression(m.group('b'),
-                                         local_vars, allow_recursion)
-                return a % b
-
-            m = re.match(
-                r'^(?P<func>[a-zA-Z]+)\((?P<args>[a-z0-9,]+)\)$', expr)
-            if m:
-                fname = m.group('func')
-                if fname not in functions:
-                    functions[fname] = extract_function(fname)
-                argvals = [int(v) if v.isdigit() else local_vars[v]
-                           for v in m.group('args').split(',')]
-                return functions[fname](argvals)
-            raise ExtractorError(u'Unsupported JS expression %r' % expr)
-
-        def extract_function(funcname):
-            func_m = re.search(
-                r'function ' + re.escape(funcname) +
-                r'\((?P<args>[a-z,]+)\){(?P<code>[^}]+)}',
-                jscode)
-            argnames = func_m.group('args').split(',')
-
-            def resf(args):
-                local_vars = dict(zip(argnames, args))
-                for stmt in func_m.group('code').split(';'):
-                    res = interpret_statement(stmt, local_vars)
-                return res
-            return resf
-
-        initial_function = extract_function(funcname)
+            r'\.sig\|\|([a-zA-Z0-9$]+)\(', jscode,
+            'Initial JS player signature function name')
+
+        jsi = JSInterpreter(jscode)
+        initial_function = jsi.extract_function(funcname)
         return lambda s: initial_function([s])
 
     def _parse_sig_swf(self, file_contents):
         return lambda s: initial_function([s])
 
     def _parse_sig_swf(self, file_contents):
-        if file_contents[1:3] != b'WS':
-            raise ExtractorError(
-                u'Not an SWF file; header is %r' % file_contents[:3])
-        if file_contents[:1] == b'C':
-            content = zlib.decompress(file_contents[8:])
-        else:
-            raise NotImplementedError(u'Unsupported compression format %r' %
-                                      file_contents[:1])
-
-        def extract_tags(content):
-            pos = 0
-            while pos < len(content):
-                header16 = struct.unpack('<H', content[pos:pos+2])[0]
-                pos += 2
-                tag_code = header16 >> 6
-                tag_len = header16 & 0x3f
-                if tag_len == 0x3f:
-                    tag_len = struct.unpack('<I', content[pos:pos+4])[0]
-                    pos += 4
-                assert pos+tag_len <= len(content)
-                yield (tag_code, content[pos:pos+tag_len])
-                pos += tag_len
-
-        code_tag = next(tag
-                        for tag_code, tag in extract_tags(content)
-                        if tag_code == 82)
-        p = code_tag.index(b'\0', 4) + 1
-        code_reader = io.BytesIO(code_tag[p:])
-
-        # Parse ABC (AVM2 ByteCode)
-        def read_int(reader=None):
-            if reader is None:
-                reader = code_reader
-            res = 0
-            shift = 0
-            for _ in range(5):
-                buf = reader.read(1)
-                assert len(buf) == 1
-                b = struct.unpack('<B', buf)[0]
-                res = res | ((b & 0x7f) << shift)
-                if b & 0x80 == 0:
-                    break
-                shift += 7
-            return res
-
-        def u30(reader=None):
-            res = read_int(reader)
-            assert res & 0xf0000000 == 0
-            return res
-        u32 = read_int
-
-        def s32(reader=None):
-            v = read_int(reader)
-            if v & 0x80000000 != 0:
-                v = - ((v ^ 0xffffffff) + 1)
-            return v
-
-        def read_string(reader=None):
-            if reader is None:
-                reader = code_reader
-            slen = u30(reader)
-            resb = reader.read(slen)
-            assert len(resb) == slen
-            return resb.decode('utf-8')
-
-        def read_bytes(count, reader=None):
-            if reader is None:
-                reader = code_reader
-            resb = reader.read(count)
-            assert len(resb) == count
-            return resb
-
-        def read_byte(reader=None):
-            resb = read_bytes(1, reader=reader)
-            res = struct.unpack('<B', resb)[0]
-            return res
-
-        # minor_version + major_version
-        read_bytes(2 + 2)
-
-        # Constant pool
-        int_count = u30()
-        for _c in range(1, int_count):
-            s32()
-        uint_count = u30()
-        for _c in range(1, uint_count):
-            u32()
-        double_count = u30()
-        read_bytes((double_count-1) * 8)
-        string_count = u30()
-        constant_strings = [u'']
-        for _c in range(1, string_count):
-            s = read_string()
-            constant_strings.append(s)
-        namespace_count = u30()
-        for _c in range(1, namespace_count):
-            read_bytes(1)  # kind
-            u30()  # name
-        ns_set_count = u30()
-        for _c in range(1, ns_set_count):
-            count = u30()
-            for _c2 in range(count):
-                u30()
-        multiname_count = u30()
-        MULTINAME_SIZES = {
-            0x07: 2,  # QName
-            0x0d: 2,  # QNameA
-            0x0f: 1,  # RTQName
-            0x10: 1,  # RTQNameA
-            0x11: 0,  # RTQNameL
-            0x12: 0,  # RTQNameLA
-            0x09: 2,  # Multiname
-            0x0e: 2,  # MultinameA
-            0x1b: 1,  # MultinameL
-            0x1c: 1,  # MultinameLA
-        }
-        multinames = [u'']
-        for _c in range(1, multiname_count):
-            kind = u30()
-            assert kind in MULTINAME_SIZES, u'Invalid multiname kind %r' % kind
-            if kind == 0x07:
-                u30()  # namespace_idx
-                name_idx = u30()
-                multinames.append(constant_strings[name_idx])
-            else:
-                multinames.append('[MULTINAME kind: %d]' % kind)
-                for _c2 in range(MULTINAME_SIZES[kind]):
-                    u30()
-
-        # Methods
-        method_count = u30()
-        MethodInfo = collections.namedtuple(
-            'MethodInfo',
-            ['NEED_ARGUMENTS', 'NEED_REST'])
-        method_infos = []
-        for method_id in range(method_count):
-            param_count = u30()
-            u30()  # return type
-            for _ in range(param_count):
-                u30()  # param type
-            u30()  # name index (always 0 for youtube)
-            flags = read_byte()
-            if flags & 0x08 != 0:
-                # Options present
-                option_count = u30()
-                for c in range(option_count):
-                    u30()  # val
-                    read_bytes(1)  # kind
-            if flags & 0x80 != 0:
-                # Param names present
-                for _ in range(param_count):
-                    u30()  # param name
-            mi = MethodInfo(flags & 0x01 != 0, flags & 0x04 != 0)
-            method_infos.append(mi)
-
-        # Metadata
-        metadata_count = u30()
-        for _c in range(metadata_count):
-            u30()  # name
-            item_count = u30()
-            for _c2 in range(item_count):
-                u30()  # key
-                u30()  # value
-
-        def parse_traits_info():
-            trait_name_idx = u30()
-            kind_full = read_byte()
-            kind = kind_full & 0x0f
-            attrs = kind_full >> 4
-            methods = {}
-            if kind in [0x00, 0x06]:  # Slot or Const
-                u30()  # Slot id
-                u30()  # type_name_idx
-                vindex = u30()
-                if vindex != 0:
-                    read_byte()  # vkind
-            elif kind in [0x01, 0x02, 0x03]:  # Method / Getter / Setter
-                u30()  # disp_id
-                method_idx = u30()
-                methods[multinames[trait_name_idx]] = method_idx
-            elif kind == 0x04:  # Class
-                u30()  # slot_id
-                u30()  # classi
-            elif kind == 0x05:  # Function
-                u30()  # slot_id
-                function_idx = u30()
-                methods[function_idx] = multinames[trait_name_idx]
-            else:
-                raise ExtractorError(u'Unsupported trait kind %d' % kind)
-
-            if attrs & 0x4 != 0:  # Metadata present
-                metadata_count = u30()
-                for _c3 in range(metadata_count):
-                    u30()  # metadata index
-
-            return methods
-
-        # Classes
-        TARGET_CLASSNAME = u'SignatureDecipher'
-        searched_idx = multinames.index(TARGET_CLASSNAME)
-        searched_class_id = None
-        class_count = u30()
-        for class_id in range(class_count):
-            name_idx = u30()
-            if name_idx == searched_idx:
-                # We found the class we're looking for!
-                searched_class_id = class_id
-            u30()  # super_name idx
-            flags = read_byte()
-            if flags & 0x08 != 0:  # Protected namespace is present
-                u30()  # protected_ns_idx
-            intrf_count = u30()
-            for _c2 in range(intrf_count):
-                u30()
-            u30()  # iinit
-            trait_count = u30()
-            for _c2 in range(trait_count):
-                parse_traits_info()
-
-        if searched_class_id is None:
-            raise ExtractorError(u'Target class %r not found' %
-                                 TARGET_CLASSNAME)
-
-        method_names = {}
-        method_idxs = {}
-        for class_id in range(class_count):
-            u30()  # cinit
-            trait_count = u30()
-            for _c2 in range(trait_count):
-                trait_methods = parse_traits_info()
-                if class_id == searched_class_id:
-                    method_names.update(trait_methods.items())
-                    method_idxs.update(dict(
-                        (idx, name)
-                        for name, idx in trait_methods.items()))
-
-        # Scripts
-        script_count = u30()
-        for _c in range(script_count):
-            u30()  # init
-            trait_count = u30()
-            for _c2 in range(trait_count):
-                parse_traits_info()
-
-        # Method bodies
-        method_body_count = u30()
-        Method = collections.namedtuple('Method', ['code', 'local_count'])
-        methods = {}
-        for _c in range(method_body_count):
-            method_idx = u30()
-            u30()  # max_stack
-            local_count = u30()
-            u30()  # init_scope_depth
-            u30()  # max_scope_depth
-            code_length = u30()
-            code = read_bytes(code_length)
-            if method_idx in method_idxs:
-                m = Method(code, local_count)
-                methods[method_idxs[method_idx]] = m
-            exception_count = u30()
-            for _c2 in range(exception_count):
-                u30()  # from
-                u30()  # to
-                u30()  # target
-                u30()  # exc_type
-                u30()  # var_name
-            trait_count = u30()
-            for _c2 in range(trait_count):
-                parse_traits_info()
-
-        assert p + code_reader.tell() == len(code_tag)
-        assert len(methods) == len(method_idxs)
-
-        method_pyfunctions = {}
-
-        def extract_function(func_name):
-            if func_name in method_pyfunctions:
-                return method_pyfunctions[func_name]
-            if func_name not in methods:
-                raise ExtractorError(u'Cannot find function %r' % func_name)
-            m = methods[func_name]
-
-            def resfunc(args):
-                registers = ['(this)'] + list(args) + [None] * m.local_count
-                stack = []
-                coder = io.BytesIO(m.code)
-                while True:
-                    opcode = struct.unpack('!B', coder.read(1))[0]
-                    if opcode == 36:  # pushbyte
-                        v = struct.unpack('!B', coder.read(1))[0]
-                        stack.append(v)
-                    elif opcode == 44:  # pushstring
-                        idx = u30(coder)
-                        stack.append(constant_strings[idx])
-                    elif opcode == 48:  # pushscope
-                        # We don't implement the scope register, so we'll just
-                        # ignore the popped value
-                        stack.pop()
-                    elif opcode == 70:  # callproperty
-                        index = u30(coder)
-                        mname = multinames[index]
-                        arg_count = u30(coder)
-                        args = list(reversed(
-                            [stack.pop() for _ in range(arg_count)]))
-                        obj = stack.pop()
-                        if mname == u'split':
-                            assert len(args) == 1
-                            assert isinstance(args[0], compat_str)
-                            assert isinstance(obj, compat_str)
-                            if args[0] == u'':
-                                res = list(obj)
-                            else:
-                                res = obj.split(args[0])
-                            stack.append(res)
-                        elif mname == u'slice':
-                            assert len(args) == 1
-                            assert isinstance(args[0], int)
-                            assert isinstance(obj, list)
-                            res = obj[args[0]:]
-                            stack.append(res)
-                        elif mname == u'join':
-                            assert len(args) == 1
-                            assert isinstance(args[0], compat_str)
-                            assert isinstance(obj, list)
-                            res = args[0].join(obj)
-                            stack.append(res)
-                        elif mname in method_pyfunctions:
-                            stack.append(method_pyfunctions[mname](args))
-                        else:
-                            raise NotImplementedError(
-                                u'Unsupported property %r on %r'
-                                % (mname, obj))
-                    elif opcode == 72:  # returnvalue
-                        res = stack.pop()
-                        return res
-                    elif opcode == 79:  # callpropvoid
-                        index = u30(coder)
-                        mname = multinames[index]
-                        arg_count = u30(coder)
-                        args = list(reversed(
-                            [stack.pop() for _ in range(arg_count)]))
-                        obj = stack.pop()
-                        if mname == u'reverse':
-                            assert isinstance(obj, list)
-                            obj.reverse()
-                        else:
-                            raise NotImplementedError(
-                                u'Unsupported (void) property %r on %r'
-                                % (mname, obj))
-                    elif opcode == 93:  # findpropstrict
-                        index = u30(coder)
-                        mname = multinames[index]
-                        res = extract_function(mname)
-                        stack.append(res)
-                    elif opcode == 97:  # setproperty
-                        index = u30(coder)
-                        value = stack.pop()
-                        idx = stack.pop()
-                        obj = stack.pop()
-                        assert isinstance(obj, list)
-                        assert isinstance(idx, int)
-                        obj[idx] = value
-                    elif opcode == 98:  # getlocal
-                        index = u30(coder)
-                        stack.append(registers[index])
-                    elif opcode == 99:  # setlocal
-                        index = u30(coder)
-                        value = stack.pop()
-                        registers[index] = value
-                    elif opcode == 102:  # getproperty
-                        index = u30(coder)
-                        pname = multinames[index]
-                        if pname == u'length':
-                            obj = stack.pop()
-                            assert isinstance(obj, list)
-                            stack.append(len(obj))
-                        else:  # Assume attribute access
-                            idx = stack.pop()
-                            assert isinstance(idx, int)
-                            obj = stack.pop()
-                            assert isinstance(obj, list)
-                            stack.append(obj[idx])
-                    elif opcode == 128:  # coerce
-                        u30(coder)
-                    elif opcode == 133:  # coerce_s
-                        assert isinstance(stack[-1], (type(None), compat_str))
-                    elif opcode == 164:  # modulo
-                        value2 = stack.pop()
-                        value1 = stack.pop()
-                        res = value1 % value2
-                        stack.append(res)
-                    elif opcode == 208:  # getlocal_0
-                        stack.append(registers[0])
-                    elif opcode == 209:  # getlocal_1
-                        stack.append(registers[1])
-                    elif opcode == 210:  # getlocal_2
-                        stack.append(registers[2])
-                    elif opcode == 211:  # getlocal_3
-                        stack.append(registers[3])
-                    elif opcode == 214:  # setlocal_2
-                        registers[2] = stack.pop()
-                    elif opcode == 215:  # setlocal_3
-                        registers[3] = stack.pop()
-                    else:
-                        raise NotImplementedError(
-                            u'Unsupported opcode %d' % opcode)
-
-            method_pyfunctions[func_name] = resfunc
-            return resfunc
-
-        initial_function = extract_function(u'decipher')
+        swfi = SWFInterpreter(file_contents)
+        TARGET_CLASSNAME = 'SignatureDecipher'
+        searched_class = swfi.extract_class(TARGET_CLASSNAME)
+        initial_function = swfi.extract_function(searched_class, 'decipher')
         return lambda s: initial_function([s])
 
     def _decrypt_signature(self, s, video_id, player_url, age_gate=False):
         """Turn the encrypted s field into a working signature"""
 
         return lambda s: initial_function([s])
 
     def _decrypt_signature(self, s, video_id, player_url, age_gate=False):
         """Turn the encrypted s field into a working signature"""
 
-        if player_url is not None:
-            try:
-                if player_url not in self._player_cache:
-                    func = self._extract_signature_function(
-                        video_id, player_url, len(s)
-                    )
-                    self._player_cache[player_url] = func
-                func = self._player_cache[player_url]
-                if self._downloader.params.get('youtube_print_sig_code'):
-                    self._print_sig_code(func, len(s))
-                return func(s)
-            except Exception:
-                tb = traceback.format_exc()
-                self._downloader.report_warning(
-                    u'Automatic signature extraction failed: ' + tb)
-
-            self._downloader.report_warning(
-                u'Warning: Falling back to static signature algorithm')
-
-        return self._static_decrypt_signature(
-            s, video_id, player_url, age_gate)
-
-    def _static_decrypt_signature(self, s, video_id, player_url, age_gate):
-        if age_gate:
-            # The videos with age protection use another player, so the
-            # algorithms can be different.
-            if len(s) == 86:
-                return s[2:63] + s[82] + s[64:82] + s[63]
-
-        if len(s) == 93:
-            return s[86:29:-1] + s[88] + s[28:5:-1]
-        elif len(s) == 92:
-            return s[25] + s[3:25] + s[0] + s[26:42] + s[79] + s[43:79] + s[91] + s[80:83]
-        elif len(s) == 91:
-            return s[84:27:-1] + s[86] + s[26:5:-1]
-        elif len(s) == 90:
-            return s[25] + s[3:25] + s[2] + s[26:40] + s[77] + s[41:77] + s[89] + s[78:81]
-        elif len(s) == 89:
-            return s[84:78:-1] + s[87] + s[77:60:-1] + s[0] + s[59:3:-1]
-        elif len(s) == 88:
-            return s[7:28] + s[87] + s[29:45] + s[55] + s[46:55] + s[2] + s[56:87] + s[28]
-        elif len(s) == 87:
-            return s[6:27] + s[4] + s[28:39] + s[27] + s[40:59] + s[2] + s[60:]
-        elif len(s) == 86:
-            return s[80:72:-1] + s[16] + s[71:39:-1] + s[72] + s[38:16:-1] + s[82] + s[15::-1]
-        elif len(s) == 85:
-            return s[3:11] + s[0] + s[12:55] + s[84] + s[56:84]
-        elif len(s) == 84:
-            return s[78:70:-1] + s[14] + s[69:37:-1] + s[70] + s[36:14:-1] + s[80] + s[:14][::-1]
-        elif len(s) == 83:
-            return s[80:63:-1] + s[0] + s[62:0:-1] + s[63]
-        elif len(s) == 82:
-            return s[12] + s[79:12:-1] + s[80] + s[11::-1]
-        elif len(s) == 81:
-            return s[56] + s[79:56:-1] + s[41] + s[55:41:-1] + s[80] + s[40:34:-1] + s[0] + s[33:29:-1] + s[34] + s[28:9:-1] + s[29] + s[8:0:-1] + s[9]
-        elif len(s) == 80:
-            return s[1:19] + s[0] + s[20:68] + s[19] + s[69:80]
-        elif len(s) == 79:
-            return s[54] + s[77:54:-1] + s[39] + s[53:39:-1] + s[78] + s[38:34:-1] + s[0] + s[33:29:-1] + s[34] + s[28:9:-1] + s[29] + s[8:0:-1] + s[9]
+        if player_url is None:
+            raise ExtractorError('Cannot decrypt signature without player_url')
 
 
-        else:
-            raise ExtractorError(u'Unable to decrypt signature, key length %d not supported; retrying might work' % (len(s)))
+        if player_url.startswith('//'):
+            player_url = 'https:' + player_url
+        try:
+            player_id = (player_url, self._signature_cache_id(s))
+            if player_id not in self._player_cache:
+                func = self._extract_signature_function(
+                    video_id, player_url, s
+                )
+                self._player_cache[player_id] = func
+            func = self._player_cache[player_id]
+            if self._downloader.params.get('youtube_print_sig_code'):
+                self._print_sig_code(func, s)
+            return func(s)
+        except Exception as e:
+            tb = traceback.format_exc()
+            raise ExtractorError(
+                'Signature extraction failed: ' + tb, cause=e)
 
 
-    def _get_available_subtitles(self, video_id):
+    def _get_subtitles(self, video_id, webpage):
         try:
         try:
-            sub_list = self._download_webpage(
-                'http://video.google.com/timedtext?hl=en&type=list&v=%s' % video_id,
+            subs_doc = self._download_xml(
+                'https://video.google.com/timedtext?hl=en&type=list&v=%s' % video_id,
                 video_id, note=False)
         except ExtractorError as err:
                 video_id, note=False)
         except ExtractorError as err:
-            self._downloader.report_warning(u'unable to download video subtitles: %s' % compat_str(err))
+            self._downloader.report_warning('unable to download video subtitles: %s' % compat_str(err))
             return {}
             return {}
-        lang_list = re.findall(r'name="([^"]*)"[^>]+lang_code="([\w\-]+)"', sub_list)
 
         sub_lang_list = {}
 
         sub_lang_list = {}
-        for l in lang_list:
-            lang = l[1]
-            params = compat_urllib_parse.urlencode({
-                'lang': lang,
-                'v': video_id,
-                'fmt': self._downloader.params.get('subtitlesformat'),
-            })
-            url = u'http://www.youtube.com/api/timedtext?' + params
-            sub_lang_list[lang] = url
+        for track in subs_doc.findall('track'):
+            lang = track.attrib['lang_code']
+            if lang in sub_lang_list:
+                continue
+            sub_formats = []
+            for ext in ['sbv', 'vtt', 'srt']:
+                params = compat_urllib_parse.urlencode({
+                    'lang': lang,
+                    'v': video_id,
+                    'fmt': ext,
+                    'name': track.attrib['name'].encode('utf-8'),
+                })
+                sub_formats.append({
+                    'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/api/timedtext?' + params,
+                    'ext': ext,
+                })
+            sub_lang_list[lang] = sub_formats
         if not sub_lang_list:
         if not sub_lang_list:
-            self._downloader.report_warning(u'video doesn\'t have subtitles')
+            self._downloader.report_warning('video doesn\'t have subtitles')
             return {}
         return sub_lang_list
 
             return {}
         return sub_lang_list
 
-    def _get_available_automatic_caption(self, video_id, webpage):
+    def _get_automatic_captions(self, video_id, webpage):
         """We need the webpage for getting the captions url, pass it as an
            argument to speed up the process."""
         """We need the webpage for getting the captions url, pass it as an
            argument to speed up the process."""
-        sub_format = self._downloader.params.get('subtitlesformat')
-        self.to_screen(u'%s: Looking for automatic captions' % video_id)
+        self.to_screen('%s: Looking for automatic captions' % video_id)
         mobj = re.search(r';ytplayer.config = ({.*?});', webpage)
         mobj = re.search(r';ytplayer.config = ({.*?});', webpage)
-        err_msg = u'Couldn\'t find automatic captions for %s' % video_id
+        err_msg = 'Couldn\'t find automatic captions for %s' % video_id
         if mobj is None:
             self._downloader.report_warning(err_msg)
             return {}
         player_config = json.loads(mobj.group(1))
         try:
         if mobj is None:
             self._downloader.report_warning(err_msg)
             return {}
         player_config = json.loads(mobj.group(1))
         try:
-            args = player_config[u'args']
-            caption_url = args[u'ttsurl']
-            timestamp = args[u'timestamp']
+            args = player_config['args']
+            caption_url = args['ttsurl']
+            timestamp = args['timestamp']
             # We get the available subtitles
             list_params = compat_urllib_parse.urlencode({
                 'type': 'list',
             # We get the available subtitles
             list_params = compat_urllib_parse.urlencode({
                 'type': 'list',
@@ -1145,25 +700,31 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor, SubtitlesInfoExtractor):
                 'asrs': 1,
             })
             list_url = caption_url + '&' + list_params
                 'asrs': 1,
             })
             list_url = caption_url + '&' + list_params
-            list_page = self._download_webpage(list_url, video_id)
-            caption_list = xml.etree.ElementTree.fromstring(list_page.encode('utf-8'))
+            caption_list = self._download_xml(list_url, video_id)
             original_lang_node = caption_list.find('track')
             original_lang_node = caption_list.find('track')
-            if original_lang_node.attrib.get('kind') != 'asr' :
-                self._downloader.report_warning(u'Video doesn\'t have automatic captions')
+            if original_lang_node is None:
+                self._downloader.report_warning('Video doesn\'t have automatic captions')
                 return {}
             original_lang = original_lang_node.attrib['lang_code']
                 return {}
             original_lang = original_lang_node.attrib['lang_code']
+            caption_kind = original_lang_node.attrib.get('kind', '')
 
             sub_lang_list = {}
             for lang_node in caption_list.findall('target'):
                 sub_lang = lang_node.attrib['lang_code']
 
             sub_lang_list = {}
             for lang_node in caption_list.findall('target'):
                 sub_lang = lang_node.attrib['lang_code']
-                params = compat_urllib_parse.urlencode({
-                    'lang': original_lang,
-                    'tlang': sub_lang,
-                    'fmt': sub_format,
-                    'ts': timestamp,
-                    'kind': 'asr',
-                })
-                sub_lang_list[sub_lang] = caption_url + '&' + params
+                sub_formats = []
+                for ext in ['sbv', 'vtt', 'srt']:
+                    params = compat_urllib_parse.urlencode({
+                        'lang': original_lang,
+                        'tlang': sub_lang,
+                        'fmt': ext,
+                        'ts': timestamp,
+                        'kind': caption_kind,
+                    })
+                    sub_formats.append({
+                        'url': caption_url + '&' + params,
+                        'ext': ext,
+                    })
+                sub_lang_list[sub_lang] = sub_formats
             return sub_lang_list
         # An extractor error can be raise by the download process if there are
         # no automatic captions but there are subtitles
             return sub_lang_list
         # An extractor error can be raise by the download process if there are
         # no automatic captions but there are subtitles
@@ -1171,103 +732,89 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor, SubtitlesInfoExtractor):
             self._downloader.report_warning(err_msg)
             return {}
 
             self._downloader.report_warning(err_msg)
             return {}
 
-    def _print_formats(self, formats):
-        print('Available formats:')
-        for x in formats:
-            print('%s\t:\t%s\t[%s]%s' %(x, self._video_extensions.get(x, 'flv'),
-                                        self._video_dimensions.get(x, '???'),
-                                        ' ('+self._special_itags[x]+')' if x in self._special_itags else ''))
-
-    def _extract_id(self, url):
-        mobj = re.match(self._VALID_URL, url, re.VERBOSE)
+    @classmethod
+    def extract_id(cls, url):
+        mobj = re.match(cls._VALID_URL, url, re.VERBOSE)
         if mobj is None:
         if mobj is None:
-            raise ExtractorError(u'Invalid URL: %s' % url)
+            raise ExtractorError('Invalid URL: %s' % url)
         video_id = mobj.group(2)
         return video_id
 
         video_id = mobj.group(2)
         return video_id
 
-    def _get_video_url_list(self, url_map):
-        """
-        Transform a dictionary in the format {itag:url} to a list of (itag, url)
-        with the requested formats.
-        """
-        req_format = self._downloader.params.get('format', None)
-        format_limit = self._downloader.params.get('format_limit', None)
-        available_formats = self._available_formats_prefer_free if self._downloader.params.get('prefer_free_formats', False) else self._available_formats
-        if format_limit is not None and format_limit in available_formats:
-            format_list = available_formats[available_formats.index(format_limit):]
-        else:
-            format_list = available_formats
-        existing_formats = [x for x in format_list if x in url_map]
-        if len(existing_formats) == 0:
-            raise ExtractorError(u'no known formats available for video')
-        if self._downloader.params.get('listformats', None):
-            self._print_formats(existing_formats)
-            return
-        if req_format is None or req_format == 'best':
-            video_url_list = [(existing_formats[0], url_map[existing_formats[0]])] # Best quality
-        elif req_format == 'worst':
-            video_url_list = [(existing_formats[-1], url_map[existing_formats[-1]])] # worst quality
-        elif req_format in ('-1', 'all'):
-            video_url_list = [(f, url_map[f]) for f in existing_formats] # All formats
-        else:
-            # Specific formats. We pick the first in a slash-delimeted sequence.
-            # Format can be specified as itag or 'mp4' or 'flv' etc. We pick the highest quality
-            # available in the specified format. For example,
-            # if '1/2/3/4' is requested and '2' and '4' are available, we pick '2'.
-            # if '1/mp4/3/4' is requested and '1' and '5' (is a mp4) are available, we pick '1'.
-            # if '1/mp4/3/4' is requested and '4' and '5' (is a mp4) are available, we pick '5'.
-            req_formats = req_format.split('/')
-            video_url_list = None
-            for rf in req_formats:
-                if rf in url_map:
-                    video_url_list = [(rf, url_map[rf])]
-                    break
-                if rf in self._video_formats_map:
-                    for srf in self._video_formats_map[rf]:
-                        if srf in url_map:
-                            video_url_list = [(srf, url_map[srf])]
-                            break
-                    else:
-                        continue
-                    break
-            if video_url_list is None:
-                raise ExtractorError(u'requested format not available')
-        return video_url_list
-
     def _extract_from_m3u8(self, manifest_url, video_id):
         url_map = {}
     def _extract_from_m3u8(self, manifest_url, video_id):
         url_map = {}
+
         def _get_urls(_manifest):
             lines = _manifest.split('\n')
             urls = filter(lambda l: l and not l.startswith('#'),
         def _get_urls(_manifest):
             lines = _manifest.split('\n')
             urls = filter(lambda l: l and not l.startswith('#'),
-                            lines)
+                          lines)
             return urls
             return urls
-        manifest = self._download_webpage(manifest_url, video_id, u'Downloading formats manifest')
+        manifest = self._download_webpage(manifest_url, video_id, 'Downloading formats manifest')
         formats_urls = _get_urls(manifest)
         for format_url in formats_urls:
             itag = self._search_regex(r'itag/(\d+?)/', format_url, 'itag')
             url_map[itag] = format_url
         return url_map
 
         formats_urls = _get_urls(manifest)
         for format_url in formats_urls:
             itag = self._search_regex(r'itag/(\d+?)/', format_url, 'itag')
             url_map[itag] = format_url
         return url_map
 
+    def _extract_annotations(self, video_id):
+        url = 'https://www.youtube.com/annotations_invideo?features=1&legacy=1&video_id=%s' % video_id
+        return self._download_webpage(url, video_id, note='Searching for annotations.', errnote='Unable to download video annotations.')
+
+    def _parse_dash_manifest(
+            self, video_id, dash_manifest_url, player_url, age_gate):
+        def decrypt_sig(mobj):
+            s = mobj.group(1)
+            dec_s = self._decrypt_signature(s, video_id, player_url, age_gate)
+            return '/signature/%s' % dec_s
+        dash_manifest_url = re.sub(r'/s/([\w\.]+)', decrypt_sig, dash_manifest_url)
+        dash_doc = self._download_xml(
+            dash_manifest_url, video_id,
+            note='Downloading DASH manifest',
+            errnote='Could not download DASH manifest')
+
+        formats = []
+        for r in dash_doc.findall('.//{urn:mpeg:DASH:schema:MPD:2011}Representation'):
+            url_el = r.find('{urn:mpeg:DASH:schema:MPD:2011}BaseURL')
+            if url_el is None:
+                continue
+            format_id = r.attrib['id']
+            video_url = url_el.text
+            filesize = int_or_none(url_el.attrib.get('{http://youtube.com/yt/2012/10/10}contentLength'))
+            f = {
+                'format_id': format_id,
+                'url': video_url,
+                'width': int_or_none(r.attrib.get('width')),
+                'height': int_or_none(r.attrib.get('height')),
+                'tbr': int_or_none(r.attrib.get('bandwidth'), 1000),
+                'asr': int_or_none(r.attrib.get('audioSamplingRate')),
+                'filesize': filesize,
+                'fps': int_or_none(r.attrib.get('frameRate')),
+            }
+            try:
+                existing_format = next(
+                    fo for fo in formats
+                    if fo['format_id'] == format_id)
+            except StopIteration:
+                full_info = self._formats.get(format_id, {}).copy()
+                full_info.update(f)
+                formats.append(full_info)
+            else:
+                existing_format.update(f)
+        return formats
+
     def _real_extract(self, url):
     def _real_extract(self, url):
-        if re.match(r'(?:https?://)?[^/]+/watch\?feature=[a-z_]+$', url):
-            self._downloader.report_warning(u'Did you forget to quote the URL? Remember that & is a meta-character in most shells, so you want to put the URL in quotes, like  youtube-dl \'http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=foo&v=BaW_jenozKc\' (or simply  youtube-dl BaW_jenozKc  ).')
+        proto = (
+            'http' if self._downloader.params.get('prefer_insecure', False)
+            else 'https')
 
         # Extract original video URL from URL with redirection, like age verification, using next_url parameter
         mobj = re.search(self._NEXT_URL_RE, url)
         if mobj:
 
         # Extract original video URL from URL with redirection, like age verification, using next_url parameter
         mobj = re.search(self._NEXT_URL_RE, url)
         if mobj:
-            url = 'https://www.youtube.com/' + compat_urllib_parse.unquote(mobj.group(1)).lstrip('/')
-        video_id = self._extract_id(url)
+            url = proto + '://www.youtube.com/' + compat_urllib_parse.unquote(mobj.group(1)).lstrip('/')
+        video_id = self.extract_id(url)
 
         # Get video webpage
 
         # Get video webpage
-        self.report_video_webpage_download(video_id)
-        url = 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=%s&gl=US&hl=en&has_verified=1' % video_id
-        request = compat_urllib_request.Request(url)
-        try:
-            video_webpage_bytes = compat_urllib_request.urlopen(request).read()
-        except (compat_urllib_error.URLError, compat_http_client.HTTPException, socket.error) as err:
-            raise ExtractorError(u'Unable to download video webpage: %s' % compat_str(err))
-
-        video_webpage = video_webpage_bytes.decode('utf-8', 'ignore')
+        url = proto + '://www.youtube.com/watch?v=%s&gl=US&hl=en&has_verified=1&bpctr=9999999999' % video_id
+        video_webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
 
         # Attempt to extract SWF player URL
         mobj = re.search(r'swfConfig.*?"(https?:\\/\\/.*?watch.*?-.*?\.swf)"', video_webpage)
 
         # Attempt to extract SWF player URL
         mobj = re.search(r'swfConfig.*?"(https?:\\/\\/.*?watch.*?-.*?\.swf)"', video_webpage)
@@ -1277,52 +824,78 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor, SubtitlesInfoExtractor):
             player_url = None
 
         # Get video info
             player_url = None
 
         # Get video info
-        self.report_video_info_webpage_download(video_id)
+        embed_webpage = None
         if re.search(r'player-age-gate-content">', video_webpage) is not None:
         if re.search(r'player-age-gate-content">', video_webpage) is not None:
-            self.report_age_confirmation()
             age_gate = True
             # We simulate the access to the video from www.youtube.com/v/{video_id}
             # this can be viewed without login into Youtube
             age_gate = True
             # We simulate the access to the video from www.youtube.com/v/{video_id}
             # this can be viewed without login into Youtube
-            data = compat_urllib_parse.urlencode({'video_id': video_id,
-                                                  'el': 'embedded',
-                                                  'gl': 'US',
-                                                  'hl': 'en',
-                                                  'eurl': 'https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/' + video_id,
-                                                  'asv': 3,
-                                                  'sts':'1588',
-                                                  })
-            video_info_url = 'https://www.youtube.com/get_video_info?' + data
-            video_info_webpage = self._download_webpage(video_info_url, video_id,
-                                    note=False,
-                                    errnote='unable to download video info webpage')
+            url = proto + '://www.youtube.com/embed/%s' % video_id
+            embed_webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id, 'Downloading embed webpage')
+            data = compat_urllib_parse.urlencode({
+                'video_id': video_id,
+                'eurl': 'https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/' + video_id,
+                'sts': self._search_regex(
+                    r'"sts"\s*:\s*(\d+)', embed_webpage, 'sts', default=''),
+            })
+            video_info_url = proto + '://www.youtube.com/get_video_info?' + data
+            video_info_webpage = self._download_webpage(
+                video_info_url, video_id,
+                note='Refetching age-gated info webpage',
+                errnote='unable to download video info webpage')
             video_info = compat_parse_qs(video_info_webpage)
         else:
             age_gate = False
             video_info = compat_parse_qs(video_info_webpage)
         else:
             age_gate = False
-            for el_type in ['&el=embedded', '&el=detailpage', '&el=vevo', '']:
-                video_info_url = ('https://www.youtube.com/get_video_info?&video_id=%s%s&ps=default&eurl=&gl=US&hl=en'
-                        % (video_id, el_type))
-                video_info_webpage = self._download_webpage(video_info_url, video_id,
-                                        note=False,
-                                        errnote='unable to download video info webpage')
-                video_info = compat_parse_qs(video_info_webpage)
-                if 'token' in video_info:
-                    break
+            try:
+                # Try looking directly into the video webpage
+                mobj = re.search(r';ytplayer\.config\s*=\s*({.*?});', video_webpage)
+                if not mobj:
+                    raise ValueError('Could not find ytplayer.config')  # caught below
+                json_code = uppercase_escape(mobj.group(1))
+                ytplayer_config = json.loads(json_code)
+                args = ytplayer_config['args']
+                # Convert to the same format returned by compat_parse_qs
+                video_info = dict((k, [v]) for k, v in args.items())
+                if 'url_encoded_fmt_stream_map' not in args:
+                    raise ValueError('No stream_map present')  # caught below
+            except ValueError:
+                # We fallback to the get_video_info pages (used by the embed page)
+                self.report_video_info_webpage_download(video_id)
+                for el_type in ['&el=embedded', '&el=detailpage', '&el=vevo', '']:
+                    video_info_url = (
+                        '%s://www.youtube.com/get_video_info?&video_id=%s%s&ps=default&eurl=&gl=US&hl=en'
+                        % (proto, video_id, el_type))
+                    video_info_webpage = self._download_webpage(
+                        video_info_url,
+                        video_id, note=False,
+                        errnote='unable to download video info webpage')
+                    video_info = compat_parse_qs(video_info_webpage)
+                    if 'token' in video_info:
+                        break
         if 'token' not in video_info:
             if 'reason' in video_info:
         if 'token' not in video_info:
             if 'reason' in video_info:
-                raise ExtractorError(u'YouTube said: %s' % video_info['reason'][0], expected=True)
+                raise ExtractorError(
+                    'YouTube said: %s' % video_info['reason'][0],
+                    expected=True, video_id=video_id)
             else:
             else:
-                raise ExtractorError(u'"token" parameter not in video info for unknown reason')
+                raise ExtractorError(
+                    '"token" parameter not in video info for unknown reason',
+                    video_id=video_id)
+
+        if 'view_count' in video_info:
+            view_count = int(video_info['view_count'][0])
+        else:
+            view_count = None
 
         # Check for "rental" videos
         if 'ypc_video_rental_bar_text' in video_info and 'author' not in video_info:
 
         # Check for "rental" videos
         if 'ypc_video_rental_bar_text' in video_info and 'author' not in video_info:
-            raise ExtractorError(u'"rental" videos not supported')
+            raise ExtractorError('"rental" videos not supported')
 
         # Start extracting information
         self.report_information_extraction(video_id)
 
         # uploader
         if 'author' not in video_info:
 
         # Start extracting information
         self.report_information_extraction(video_id)
 
         # uploader
         if 'author' not in video_info:
-            raise ExtractorError(u'Unable to extract uploader name')
+            raise ExtractorError('Unable to extract uploader name')
         video_uploader = compat_urllib_parse.unquote_plus(video_info['author'][0])
 
         # uploader_id
         video_uploader = compat_urllib_parse.unquote_plus(video_info['author'][0])
 
         # uploader_id
@@ -1331,14 +904,14 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor, SubtitlesInfoExtractor):
         if mobj is not None:
             video_uploader_id = mobj.group(1)
         else:
         if mobj is not None:
             video_uploader_id = mobj.group(1)
         else:
-            self._downloader.report_warning(u'unable to extract uploader nickname')
+            self._downloader.report_warning('unable to extract uploader nickname')
 
         # title
         if 'title' in video_info:
 
         # title
         if 'title' in video_info:
-            video_title = compat_urllib_parse.unquote_plus(video_info['title'][0])
+            video_title = video_info['title'][0]
         else:
         else:
-            self._downloader.report_warning(u'Unable to extract video title')
-            video_title = u'_'
+            self._downloader.report_warning('Unable to extract video title')
+            video_title = '_'
 
         # thumbnail image
         # We try first to get a high quality image:
 
         # thumbnail image
         # We try first to get a high quality image:
@@ -1347,187 +920,354 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor, SubtitlesInfoExtractor):
         if m_thumb is not None:
             video_thumbnail = m_thumb.group(1)
         elif 'thumbnail_url' not in video_info:
         if m_thumb is not None:
             video_thumbnail = m_thumb.group(1)
         elif 'thumbnail_url' not in video_info:
-            self._downloader.report_warning(u'unable to extract video thumbnail')
+            self._downloader.report_warning('unable to extract video thumbnail')
             video_thumbnail = None
         else:   # don't panic if we can't find it
             video_thumbnail = compat_urllib_parse.unquote_plus(video_info['thumbnail_url'][0])
 
         # upload date
         upload_date = None
             video_thumbnail = None
         else:   # don't panic if we can't find it
             video_thumbnail = compat_urllib_parse.unquote_plus(video_info['thumbnail_url'][0])
 
         # upload date
         upload_date = None
-        mobj = re.search(r'id="eow-date.*?>(.*?)</span>', video_webpage, re.DOTALL)
+        mobj = re.search(r'(?s)id="eow-date.*?>(.*?)</span>', video_webpage)
+        if mobj is None:
+            mobj = re.search(
+                r'(?s)id="watch-uploader-info".*?>.*?(?:Published|Uploaded|Streamed live) on (.*?)</strong>',
+                video_webpage)
         if mobj is not None:
             upload_date = ' '.join(re.sub(r'[/,-]', r' ', mobj.group(1)).split())
             upload_date = unified_strdate(upload_date)
 
         if mobj is not None:
             upload_date = ' '.join(re.sub(r'[/,-]', r' ', mobj.group(1)).split())
             upload_date = unified_strdate(upload_date)
 
+        m_cat_container = self._search_regex(
+            r'(?s)<h4[^>]*>\s*Category\s*</h4>\s*<ul[^>]*>(.*?)</ul>',
+            video_webpage, 'categories', default=None)
+        if m_cat_container:
+            category = self._html_search_regex(
+                r'(?s)<a[^<]+>(.*?)</a>', m_cat_container, 'category',
+                default=None)
+            video_categories = None if category is None else [category]
+        else:
+            video_categories = None
+
         # description
         video_description = get_element_by_id("eow-description", video_webpage)
         if video_description:
         # description
         video_description = get_element_by_id("eow-description", video_webpage)
         if video_description:
+            video_description = re.sub(r'''(?x)
+                <a\s+
+                    (?:[a-zA-Z-]+="[^"]+"\s+)*?
+                    title="([^"]+)"\s+
+                    (?:[a-zA-Z-]+="[^"]+"\s+)*?
+                    class="yt-uix-redirect-link"\s*>
+                [^<]+
+                </a>
+            ''', r'\1', video_description)
             video_description = clean_html(video_description)
         else:
             fd_mobj = re.search(r'<meta name="description" content="([^"]+)"', video_webpage)
             if fd_mobj:
                 video_description = unescapeHTML(fd_mobj.group(1))
             else:
             video_description = clean_html(video_description)
         else:
             fd_mobj = re.search(r'<meta name="description" content="([^"]+)"', video_webpage)
             if fd_mobj:
                 video_description = unescapeHTML(fd_mobj.group(1))
             else:
-                video_description = u''
+                video_description = ''
+
+        def _extract_count(count_name):
+            count = self._search_regex(
+                r'id="watch-%s"[^>]*>.*?([\d,]+)\s*</span>' % re.escape(count_name),
+                video_webpage, count_name, default=None)
+            if count is not None:
+                return int(count.replace(',', ''))
+            return None
+        like_count = _extract_count('like')
+        dislike_count = _extract_count('dislike')
 
         # subtitles
         video_subtitles = self.extract_subtitles(video_id, video_webpage)
 
         # subtitles
         video_subtitles = self.extract_subtitles(video_id, video_webpage)
-
-        if self._downloader.params.get('listsubtitles', False):
-            self._list_available_subtitles(video_id, video_webpage)
-            return
+        automatic_captions = self.extract_automatic_captions(video_id, video_webpage)
 
         if 'length_seconds' not in video_info:
 
         if 'length_seconds' not in video_info:
-            self._downloader.report_warning(u'unable to extract video duration')
-            video_duration = ''
+            self._downloader.report_warning('unable to extract video duration')
+            video_duration = None
         else:
         else:
-            video_duration = compat_urllib_parse.unquote_plus(video_info['length_seconds'][0])
-
-        # Decide which formats to download
-
-        try:
-            mobj = re.search(r';ytplayer.config = ({.*?});', video_webpage)
-            if not mobj:
-                raise ValueError('Could not find vevo ID')
-            info = json.loads(mobj.group(1))
-            args = info['args']
-            # Easy way to know if the 's' value is in url_encoded_fmt_stream_map
-            # this signatures are encrypted
-            if 'url_encoded_fmt_stream_map' not in args:
-                raise ValueError(u'No stream_map present')  # caught below
-            m_s = re.search(r'[&,]s=', args['url_encoded_fmt_stream_map'])
-            if m_s is not None:
-                self.to_screen(u'%s: Encrypted signatures detected.' % video_id)
-                video_info['url_encoded_fmt_stream_map'] = [args['url_encoded_fmt_stream_map']]
-            m_s = re.search(r'[&,]s=', args.get('adaptive_fmts', u''))
-            if m_s is not None:
-                if 'url_encoded_fmt_stream_map' in video_info:
-                    video_info['url_encoded_fmt_stream_map'][0] += ',' + args['adaptive_fmts']
-                else:
-                    video_info['url_encoded_fmt_stream_map'] = [args['adaptive_fmts']]
-            elif 'adaptive_fmts' in video_info:
-                if 'url_encoded_fmt_stream_map' in video_info:
-                    video_info['url_encoded_fmt_stream_map'][0] += ',' + video_info['adaptive_fmts'][0]
-                else:
-                    video_info['url_encoded_fmt_stream_map'] = video_info['adaptive_fmts']
-        except ValueError:
-            pass
+            video_duration = int(compat_urllib_parse.unquote_plus(video_info['length_seconds'][0]))
+
+        # annotations
+        video_annotations = None
+        if self._downloader.params.get('writeannotations', False):
+            video_annotations = self._extract_annotations(video_id)
+
+        def _map_to_format_list(urlmap):
+            formats = []
+            for itag, video_real_url in urlmap.items():
+                dct = {
+                    'format_id': itag,
+                    'url': video_real_url,
+                    'player_url': player_url,
+                }
+                if itag in self._formats:
+                    dct.update(self._formats[itag])
+                formats.append(dct)
+            return formats
 
         if 'conn' in video_info and video_info['conn'][0].startswith('rtmp'):
             self.report_rtmp_download()
 
         if 'conn' in video_info and video_info['conn'][0].startswith('rtmp'):
             self.report_rtmp_download()
-            video_url_list = [(None, video_info['conn'][0])]
-        elif 'url_encoded_fmt_stream_map' in video_info and len(video_info['url_encoded_fmt_stream_map']) >= 1:
-            if 'rtmpe%3Dyes' in video_info['url_encoded_fmt_stream_map'][0]:
+            formats = [{
+                'format_id': '_rtmp',
+                'protocol': 'rtmp',
+                'url': video_info['conn'][0],
+                'player_url': player_url,
+            }]
+        elif len(video_info.get('url_encoded_fmt_stream_map', [''])[0]) >= 1 or len(video_info.get('adaptive_fmts', [''])[0]) >= 1:
+            encoded_url_map = video_info.get('url_encoded_fmt_stream_map', [''])[0] + ',' + video_info.get('adaptive_fmts', [''])[0]
+            if 'rtmpe%3Dyes' in encoded_url_map:
                 raise ExtractorError('rtmpe downloads are not supported, see https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/343 for more information.', expected=True)
             url_map = {}
                 raise ExtractorError('rtmpe downloads are not supported, see https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/343 for more information.', expected=True)
             url_map = {}
-            for url_data_str in video_info['url_encoded_fmt_stream_map'][0].split(','):
+            for url_data_str in encoded_url_map.split(','):
                 url_data = compat_parse_qs(url_data_str)
                 url_data = compat_parse_qs(url_data_str)
-                if 'itag' in url_data and 'url' in url_data:
-                    url = url_data['url'][0]
-                    if 'sig' in url_data:
-                        url += '&signature=' + url_data['sig'][0]
-                    elif 's' in url_data:
-                        encrypted_sig = url_data['s'][0]
-                        if self._downloader.params.get('verbose'):
-                            if age_gate:
-                                if player_url is None:
-                                    player_version = 'unknown'
-                                else:
-                                    player_version = self._search_regex(
-                                        r'-(.+)\.swf$', player_url,
-                                        u'flash player', fatal=False)
+                if 'itag' not in url_data or 'url' not in url_data:
+                    continue
+                format_id = url_data['itag'][0]
+                url = url_data['url'][0]
+
+                if 'sig' in url_data:
+                    url += '&signature=' + url_data['sig'][0]
+                elif 's' in url_data:
+                    encrypted_sig = url_data['s'][0]
+                    ASSETS_RE = r'"assets":.+?"js":\s*("[^"]+")'
+
+                    jsplayer_url_json = self._search_regex(
+                        ASSETS_RE,
+                        embed_webpage if age_gate else video_webpage,
+                        'JS player URL (1)', default=None)
+                    if not jsplayer_url_json and not age_gate:
+                        # We need the embed website after all
+                        if embed_webpage is None:
+                            embed_url = proto + '://www.youtube.com/embed/%s' % video_id
+                            embed_webpage = self._download_webpage(
+                                embed_url, video_id, 'Downloading embed webpage')
+                        jsplayer_url_json = self._search_regex(
+                            ASSETS_RE, embed_webpage, 'JS player URL')
+
+                    player_url = json.loads(jsplayer_url_json)
+                    if player_url is None:
+                        player_url_json = self._search_regex(
+                            r'ytplayer\.config.*?"url"\s*:\s*("[^"]+")',
+                            video_webpage, 'age gate player URL')
+                        player_url = json.loads(player_url_json)
+
+                    if self._downloader.params.get('verbose'):
+                        if player_url is None:
+                            player_version = 'unknown'
+                            player_desc = 'unknown'
+                        else:
+                            if player_url.endswith('swf'):
+                                player_version = self._search_regex(
+                                    r'-(.+?)(?:/watch_as3)?\.swf$', player_url,
+                                    'flash player', fatal=False)
                                 player_desc = 'flash player %s' % player_version
                             else:
                                 player_version = self._search_regex(
                                 player_desc = 'flash player %s' % player_version
                             else:
                                 player_version = self._search_regex(
-                                    r'html5player-(.+?)\.js', video_webpage,
+                                    r'html5player-([^/]+?)(?:/html5player)?\.js',
+                                    player_url,
                                     'html5 player', fatal=False)
                                     'html5 player', fatal=False)
-                                player_desc = u'html5 player %s' % player_version
-
-                            parts_sizes = u'.'.join(compat_str(len(part)) for part in encrypted_sig.split('.'))
-                            self.to_screen(u'encrypted signature length %d (%s), itag %s, %s' %
-                                (len(encrypted_sig), parts_sizes, url_data['itag'][0], player_desc))
-
-                        if not age_gate:
-                            jsplayer_url_json = self._search_regex(
-                                r'"assets":.+?"js":\s*("[^"]+")',
-                                video_webpage, u'JS player URL')
-                            player_url = json.loads(jsplayer_url_json)
-
-                        signature = self._decrypt_signature(
-                            encrypted_sig, video_id, player_url, age_gate)
-                        url += '&signature=' + signature
-                    if 'ratebypass' not in url:
-                        url += '&ratebypass=yes'
-                    url_map[url_data['itag'][0]] = url
-            video_url_list = self._get_video_url_list(url_map)
-            if not video_url_list:
-                return
+                                player_desc = 'html5 player %s' % player_version
+
+                        parts_sizes = self._signature_cache_id(encrypted_sig)
+                        self.to_screen('{%s} signature length %s, %s' %
+                                       (format_id, parts_sizes, player_desc))
+
+                    signature = self._decrypt_signature(
+                        encrypted_sig, video_id, player_url, age_gate)
+                    url += '&signature=' + signature
+                if 'ratebypass' not in url:
+                    url += '&ratebypass=yes'
+                url_map[format_id] = url
+            formats = _map_to_format_list(url_map)
         elif video_info.get('hlsvp'):
             manifest_url = video_info['hlsvp'][0]
             url_map = self._extract_from_m3u8(manifest_url, video_id)
         elif video_info.get('hlsvp'):
             manifest_url = video_info['hlsvp'][0]
             url_map = self._extract_from_m3u8(manifest_url, video_id)
-            video_url_list = self._get_video_url_list(url_map)
-            if not video_url_list:
-                return
-
+            formats = _map_to_format_list(url_map)
         else:
         else:
-            raise ExtractorError(u'no conn, hlsvp or url_encoded_fmt_stream_map information found in video info')
-
-        results = []
-        for format_param, video_real_url in video_url_list:
-            # Extension
-            video_extension = self._video_extensions.get(format_param, 'flv')
-
-            video_format = '{0} - {1}{2}'.format(format_param if format_param else video_extension,
-                                              self._video_dimensions.get(format_param, '???'),
-                                              ' ('+self._special_itags[format_param]+')' if format_param in self._special_itags else '')
-
-            results.append({
-                'id':       video_id,
-                'url':      video_real_url,
-                'uploader': video_uploader,
-                'uploader_id': video_uploader_id,
-                'upload_date':  upload_date,
-                'title':    video_title,
-                'ext':      video_extension,
-                'format':   video_format,
-                'thumbnail':    video_thumbnail,
-                'description':  video_description,
-                'player_url':   player_url,
-                'subtitles':    video_subtitles,
-                'duration':     video_duration
-            })
-        return results
+            raise ExtractorError('no conn, hlsvp or url_encoded_fmt_stream_map information found in video info')
 
 
-class YoutubePlaylistIE(InfoExtractor):
-    IE_DESC = u'YouTube.com playlists'
-    _VALID_URL = r"""(?:
+        # Look for the DASH manifest
+        if self._downloader.params.get('youtube_include_dash_manifest', True):
+            dash_mpd = video_info.get('dashmpd')
+            if dash_mpd:
+                dash_manifest_url = dash_mpd[0]
+                try:
+                    dash_formats = self._parse_dash_manifest(
+                        video_id, dash_manifest_url, player_url, age_gate)
+                except (ExtractorError, KeyError) as e:
+                    self.report_warning(
+                        'Skipping DASH manifest: %r' % e, video_id)
+                else:
+                    # Hide the formats we found through non-DASH
+                    dash_keys = set(df['format_id'] for df in dash_formats)
+                    for f in formats:
+                        if f['format_id'] in dash_keys:
+                            f['format_id'] = 'nondash-%s' % f['format_id']
+                            f['preference'] = f.get('preference', 0) - 10000
+                    formats.extend(dash_formats)
+
+        # Check for malformed aspect ratio
+        stretched_m = re.search(
+            r'<meta\s+property="og:video:tag".*?content="yt:stretch=(?P<w>[0-9]+):(?P<h>[0-9]+)">',
+            video_webpage)
+        if stretched_m:
+            ratio = float(stretched_m.group('w')) / float(stretched_m.group('h'))
+            for f in formats:
+                if f.get('vcodec') != 'none':
+                    f['stretched_ratio'] = ratio
+
+        self._sort_formats(formats)
+
+        return {
+            'id': video_id,
+            'uploader': video_uploader,
+            'uploader_id': video_uploader_id,
+            'upload_date': upload_date,
+            'title': video_title,
+            'thumbnail': video_thumbnail,
+            'description': video_description,
+            'categories': video_categories,
+            'subtitles': video_subtitles,
+            'automatic_captions': automatic_captions,
+            'duration': video_duration,
+            'age_limit': 18 if age_gate else 0,
+            'annotations': video_annotations,
+            'webpage_url': proto + '://www.youtube.com/watch?v=%s' % video_id,
+            'view_count': view_count,
+            'like_count': like_count,
+            'dislike_count': dislike_count,
+            'average_rating': float_or_none(video_info.get('avg_rating', [None])[0]),
+            'formats': formats,
+        }
+
+
+class YoutubePlaylistIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
+    IE_DESC = 'YouTube.com playlists'
+    _VALID_URL = r"""(?x)(?:
                         (?:https?://)?
                         (?:\w+\.)?
                         youtube\.com/
                         (?:
                         (?:https?://)?
                         (?:\w+\.)?
                         youtube\.com/
                         (?:
-                           (?:course|view_play_list|my_playlists|artist|playlist|watch)
+                           (?:course|view_play_list|my_playlists|artist|playlist|watch|embed/videoseries)
                            \? (?:.*?&)*? (?:p|a|list)=
                         |  p/
                         )
                            \? (?:.*?&)*? (?:p|a|list)=
                         |  p/
                         )
-                        ((?:PL|EC|UU|FL)?[0-9A-Za-z-_]{10,})
+                        (
+                            (?:PL|LL|EC|UU|FL|RD|UL)?[0-9A-Za-z-_]{10,}
+                            # Top tracks, they can also include dots
+                            |(?:MC)[\w\.]*
+                        )
                         .*
                      |
                         .*
                      |
-                        ((?:PL|EC|UU|FL)[0-9A-Za-z-_]{10,})
+                        ((?:PL|LL|EC|UU|FL|RD|UL)[0-9A-Za-z-_]{10,})
                      )"""
                      )"""
-    _TEMPLATE_URL = 'https://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/playlists/%s?max-results=%i&start-index=%i&v=2&alt=json&safeSearch=none'
-    _MAX_RESULTS = 50
-    IE_NAME = u'youtube:playlist'
+    _TEMPLATE_URL = 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=%s'
+    _VIDEO_RE = r'href="\s*/watch\?v=(?P<id>[0-9A-Za-z_-]{11})&amp;[^"]*?index=(?P<index>\d+)'
+    IE_NAME = 'youtube:playlist'
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwiyx1dc3P2JR9N8gQaQN_BCvlSlap7re',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'title': 'ytdl test PL',
+            'id': 'PLwiyx1dc3P2JR9N8gQaQN_BCvlSlap7re',
+        },
+        'playlist_count': 3,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtPgu7CB4gbZDA7i_euNxn75ISqxwZPYx',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'PLtPgu7CB4gbZDA7i_euNxn75ISqxwZPYx',
+            'title': 'YDL_Empty_List',
+        },
+        'playlist_count': 0,
+    }, {
+        'note': 'Playlist with deleted videos (#651). As a bonus, the video #51 is also twice in this list.',
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwP_SiAcdui0KVebT0mU9Apz359a4ubsC',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'title': '29C3: Not my department',
+            'id': 'PLwP_SiAcdui0KVebT0mU9Apz359a4ubsC',
+        },
+        'playlist_count': 95,
+    }, {
+        'note': 'issue #673',
+        'url': 'PLBB231211A4F62143',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'title': '[OLD]Team Fortress 2 (Class-based LP)',
+            'id': 'PLBB231211A4F62143',
+        },
+        'playlist_mincount': 26,
+    }, {
+        'note': 'Large playlist',
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UUBABnxM4Ar9ten8Mdjj1j0Q',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'title': 'Uploads from Cauchemar',
+            'id': 'UUBABnxM4Ar9ten8Mdjj1j0Q',
+        },
+        'playlist_mincount': 799,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'PLtPgu7CB4gbY9oDN3drwC3cMbJggS7dKl',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'title': 'YDL_safe_search',
+            'id': 'PLtPgu7CB4gbY9oDN3drwC3cMbJggS7dKl',
+        },
+        'playlist_count': 2,
+    }, {
+        'note': 'embedded',
+        'url': 'http://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PL6IaIsEjSbf96XFRuNccS_RuEXwNdsoEu',
+        'playlist_count': 4,
+        'info_dict': {
+            'title': 'JODA15',
+            'id': 'PL6IaIsEjSbf96XFRuNccS_RuEXwNdsoEu',
+        }
+    }, {
+        'note': 'Embedded SWF player',
+        'url': 'http://www.youtube.com/p/YN5VISEtHet5D4NEvfTd0zcgFk84NqFZ?hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0',
+        'playlist_count': 4,
+        'info_dict': {
+            'title': 'JODA7',
+            'id': 'YN5VISEtHet5D4NEvfTd0zcgFk84NqFZ',
+        }
+    }, {
+        'note': 'Buggy playlist: the webpage has a "Load more" button but it doesn\'t have more videos',
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UUXw-G3eDE9trcvY2sBMM_aA',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'title': 'Uploads from Interstellar Movie',
+            'id': 'UUXw-G3eDE9trcvY2sBMM_aA',
+        },
+        'playlist_mincout': 21,
+    }]
 
 
-    @classmethod
-    def suitable(cls, url):
-        """Receives a URL and returns True if suitable for this IE."""
-        return re.match(cls._VALID_URL, url, re.VERBOSE) is not None
+    def _real_initialize(self):
+        self._login()
+
+    def _ids_to_results(self, ids):
+        return [
+            self.url_result(vid_id, 'Youtube', video_id=vid_id)
+            for vid_id in ids]
+
+    def _extract_mix(self, playlist_id):
+        # The mixes are generated from a single video
+        # the id of the playlist is just 'RD' + video_id
+        url = 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=%s&list=%s' % (playlist_id[-11:], playlist_id)
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(
+            url, playlist_id, 'Downloading Youtube mix')
+        search_title = lambda class_name: get_element_by_attribute('class', class_name, webpage)
+        title_span = (
+            search_title('playlist-title') or
+            search_title('title long-title') or
+            search_title('title'))
+        title = clean_html(title_span)
+        ids = orderedSet(re.findall(
+            r'''(?xs)data-video-username=".*?".*?
+                       href="/watch\?v=([0-9A-Za-z_-]{11})&amp;[^"]*?list=%s''' % re.escape(playlist_id),
+            webpage))
+        url_results = self._ids_to_results(ids)
+
+        return self.playlist_result(url_results, playlist_id, title)
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         # Extract playlist id
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         # Extract playlist id
-        mobj = re.match(self._VALID_URL, url, re.VERBOSE)
+        mobj = re.match(self._VALID_URL, url)
         if mobj is None:
         if mobj is None:
-            raise ExtractorError(u'Invalid URL: %s' % url)
+            raise ExtractorError('Invalid URL: %s' % url)
         playlist_id = mobj.group(1) or mobj.group(2)
 
         # Check if it's a video-specific URL
         playlist_id = mobj.group(1) or mobj.group(2)
 
         # Check if it's a video-specific URL
@@ -1535,55 +1275,71 @@ class YoutubePlaylistIE(InfoExtractor):
         if 'v' in query_dict:
             video_id = query_dict['v'][0]
             if self._downloader.params.get('noplaylist'):
         if 'v' in query_dict:
             video_id = query_dict['v'][0]
             if self._downloader.params.get('noplaylist'):
-                self.to_screen(u'Downloading just video %s because of --no-playlist' % video_id)
-                return self.url_result('https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=' + video_id, 'Youtube')
+                self.to_screen('Downloading just video %s because of --no-playlist' % video_id)
+                return self.url_result(video_id, 'Youtube', video_id=video_id)
             else:
             else:
-                self.to_screen(u'Downloading playlist PL%s - add --no-playlist to just download video %s' % (playlist_id, video_id))
+                self.to_screen('Downloading playlist %s - add --no-playlist to just download video %s' % (playlist_id, video_id))
 
 
-        # Download playlist videos from API
-        videos = []
+        if playlist_id.startswith('RD') or playlist_id.startswith('UL'):
+            # Mixes require a custom extraction process
+            return self._extract_mix(playlist_id)
 
 
-        for page_num in itertools.count(1):
-            start_index = self._MAX_RESULTS * (page_num - 1) + 1
-            if start_index >= 1000:
-                self._downloader.report_warning(u'Max number of results reached')
-                break
-            url = self._TEMPLATE_URL % (playlist_id, self._MAX_RESULTS, start_index)
-            page = self._download_webpage(url, playlist_id, u'Downloading page #%s' % page_num)
+        url = self._TEMPLATE_URL % playlist_id
+        page = self._download_webpage(url, playlist_id)
+        more_widget_html = content_html = page
 
 
-            try:
-                response = json.loads(page)
-            except ValueError as err:
-                raise ExtractorError(u'Invalid JSON in API response: ' + compat_str(err))
+        # Check if the playlist exists or is private
+        if re.search(r'<div class="yt-alert-message">[^<]*?(The|This) playlist (does not exist|is private)[^<]*?</div>', page) is not None:
+            raise ExtractorError(
+                'The playlist doesn\'t exist or is private, use --username or '
+                '--netrc to access it.',
+                expected=True)
 
 
-            if 'feed' not in response:
-                raise ExtractorError(u'Got a malformed response from YouTube API')
-            playlist_title = response['feed']['title']['$t']
-            if 'entry' not in response['feed']:
-                # Number of videos is a multiple of self._MAX_RESULTS
+        # Extract the video ids from the playlist pages
+        ids = []
+
+        for page_num in itertools.count(1):
+            matches = re.finditer(self._VIDEO_RE, content_html)
+            # We remove the duplicates and the link with index 0
+            # (it's not the first video of the playlist)
+            new_ids = orderedSet(m.group('id') for m in matches if m.group('index') != '0')
+            ids.extend(new_ids)
+
+            mobj = re.search(r'data-uix-load-more-href="/?(?P<more>[^"]+)"', more_widget_html)
+            if not mobj:
                 break
 
                 break
 
-            for entry in response['feed']['entry']:
-                index = entry['yt$position']['$t']
-                if 'media$group' in entry and 'yt$videoid' in entry['media$group']:
-                    videos.append((
-                        index,
-                        'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=' + entry['media$group']['yt$videoid']['$t']
-                    ))
+            more = self._download_json(
+                'https://youtube.com/%s' % mobj.group('more'), playlist_id,
+                'Downloading page #%s' % page_num,
+                transform_source=uppercase_escape)
+            content_html = more['content_html']
+            if not content_html.strip():
+                # Some webpages show a "Load more" button but they don't
+                # have more videos
+                break
+            more_widget_html = more['load_more_widget_html']
 
 
-        videos = [v[1] for v in sorted(videos)]
+        playlist_title = self._html_search_regex(
+            r'(?s)<h1 class="pl-header-title[^"]*">\s*(.*?)\s*</h1>',
+            page, 'title')
 
 
-        url_results = [self.url_result(vurl, 'Youtube') for vurl in videos]
-        return [self.playlist_result(url_results, playlist_id, playlist_title)]
+        url_results = self._ids_to_results(ids)
+        return self.playlist_result(url_results, playlist_id, playlist_title)
 
 
 class YoutubeChannelIE(InfoExtractor):
 
 
 class YoutubeChannelIE(InfoExtractor):
-    IE_DESC = u'YouTube.com channels'
-    _VALID_URL = r"^(?:https?://)?(?:youtu\.be|(?:\w+\.)?youtube(?:-nocookie)?\.com)/channel/([0-9A-Za-z_-]+)"
-    _TEMPLATE_URL = 'http://www.youtube.com/channel/%s/videos?sort=da&flow=list&view=0&page=%s&gl=US&hl=en'
-    _MORE_PAGES_INDICATOR = 'yt-uix-load-more'
-    _MORE_PAGES_URL = 'http://www.youtube.com/c4_browse_ajax?action_load_more_videos=1&flow=list&paging=%s&view=0&sort=da&channel_id=%s'
-    IE_NAME = u'youtube:channel'
+    IE_DESC = 'YouTube.com channels'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:youtu\.be|(?:\w+\.)?youtube(?:-nocookie)?\.com)/channel/(?P<id>[0-9A-Za-z_-]+)'
+    IE_NAME = 'youtube:channel'
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'note': 'paginated channel',
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
+        'playlist_mincount': 91,
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
+        }
+    }]
 
     def extract_videos_from_page(self, page):
         ids_in_page = []
 
     def extract_videos_from_page(self, page):
         ids_in_page = []
@@ -1593,141 +1349,150 @@ class YoutubeChannelIE(InfoExtractor):
         return ids_in_page
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         return ids_in_page
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
-        # Extract channel id
-        mobj = re.match(self._VALID_URL, url)
-        if mobj is None:
-            raise ExtractorError(u'Invalid URL: %s' % url)
+        channel_id = self._match_id(url)
 
 
-        # Download channel page
-        channel_id = mobj.group(1)
         video_ids = []
         video_ids = []
-        pagenum = 1
-
-        url = self._TEMPLATE_URL % (channel_id, pagenum)
-        page = self._download_webpage(url, channel_id,
-                                      u'Downloading page #%s' % pagenum)
-
-        # Extract video identifiers
-        ids_in_page = self.extract_videos_from_page(page)
-        video_ids.extend(ids_in_page)
-
-        # Download any subsequent channel pages using the json-based channel_ajax query
-        if self._MORE_PAGES_INDICATOR in page:
+        url = 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/%s/videos' % channel_id
+        channel_page = self._download_webpage(url, channel_id)
+        autogenerated = re.search(r'''(?x)
+                class="[^"]*?(?:
+                    channel-header-autogenerated-label|
+                    yt-channel-title-autogenerated
+                )[^"]*"''', channel_page) is not None
+
+        if autogenerated:
+            # The videos are contained in a single page
+            # the ajax pages can't be used, they are empty
+            video_ids = self.extract_videos_from_page(channel_page)
+            entries = [
+                self.url_result(video_id, 'Youtube', video_id=video_id)
+                for video_id in video_ids]
+            return self.playlist_result(entries, channel_id)
+
+        def _entries():
+            more_widget_html = content_html = channel_page
             for pagenum in itertools.count(1):
             for pagenum in itertools.count(1):
-                url = self._MORE_PAGES_URL % (pagenum, channel_id)
-                page = self._download_webpage(url, channel_id,
-                                              u'Downloading page #%s' % pagenum)
-
-                page = json.loads(page)
 
 
-                ids_in_page = self.extract_videos_from_page(page['content_html'])
-                video_ids.extend(ids_in_page)
+                ids_in_page = self.extract_videos_from_page(content_html)
+                for video_id in ids_in_page:
+                    yield self.url_result(
+                        video_id, 'Youtube', video_id=video_id)
 
 
-                if self._MORE_PAGES_INDICATOR  not in page['load_more_widget_html']:
+                mobj = re.search(
+                    r'data-uix-load-more-href="/?(?P<more>[^"]+)"',
+                    more_widget_html)
+                if not mobj:
                     break
 
                     break
 
-        self._downloader.to_screen(u'[youtube] Channel %s: Found %i videos' % (channel_id, len(video_ids)))
+                more = self._download_json(
+                    'https://youtube.com/%s' % mobj.group('more'), channel_id,
+                    'Downloading page #%s' % (pagenum + 1),
+                    transform_source=uppercase_escape)
+                content_html = more['content_html']
+                more_widget_html = more['load_more_widget_html']
 
 
-        urls = ['http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=%s' % id for id in video_ids]
-        url_entries = [self.url_result(eurl, 'Youtube') for eurl in urls]
-        return [self.playlist_result(url_entries, channel_id)]
+        return self.playlist_result(_entries(), channel_id)
 
 
 class YoutubeUserIE(InfoExtractor):
 
 
 class YoutubeUserIE(InfoExtractor):
-    IE_DESC = u'YouTube.com user videos (URL or "ytuser" keyword)'
-    _VALID_URL = r'(?:(?:(?:https?://)?(?:\w+\.)?youtube\.com/(?:user/)?)|ytuser:)(?!feed/)([A-Za-z0-9_-]+)'
-    _TEMPLATE_URL = 'http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/%s'
+    IE_DESC = 'YouTube.com user videos (URL or "ytuser" keyword)'
+    _VALID_URL = r'(?:(?:(?:https?://)?(?:\w+\.)?youtube\.com/(?:user/)?(?!(?:attribution_link|watch|results)(?:$|[^a-z_A-Z0-9-])))|ytuser:)(?!feed/)(?P<id>[A-Za-z0-9_-]+)'
+    _TEMPLATE_URL = 'https://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/%s'
     _GDATA_PAGE_SIZE = 50
     _GDATA_PAGE_SIZE = 50
-    _GDATA_URL = 'http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/%s/uploads?max-results=%d&start-index=%d&alt=json'
-    IE_NAME = u'youtube:user'
+    _GDATA_URL = 'https://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/%s/uploads?max-results=%d&start-index=%d&alt=json'
+    IE_NAME = 'youtube:user'
+
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/user/TheLinuxFoundation',
+        'playlist_mincount': 320,
+        'info_dict': {
+            'title': 'TheLinuxFoundation',
+        }
+    }, {
+        'url': 'ytuser:phihag',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }]
 
     @classmethod
     def suitable(cls, url):
         # Don't return True if the url can be extracted with other youtube
         # extractor, the regex would is too permissive and it would match.
         other_ies = iter(klass for (name, klass) in globals().items() if name.endswith('IE') and klass is not cls)
 
     @classmethod
     def suitable(cls, url):
         # Don't return True if the url can be extracted with other youtube
         # extractor, the regex would is too permissive and it would match.
         other_ies = iter(klass for (name, klass) in globals().items() if name.endswith('IE') and klass is not cls)
-        if any(ie.suitable(url) for ie in other_ies): return False
-        else: return super(YoutubeUserIE, cls).suitable(url)
+        if any(ie.suitable(url) for ie in other_ies):
+            return False
+        else:
+            return super(YoutubeUserIE, cls).suitable(url)
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
-        # Extract username
-        mobj = re.match(self._VALID_URL, url)
-        if mobj is None:
-            raise ExtractorError(u'Invalid URL: %s' % url)
-
-        username = mobj.group(1)
+        username = self._match_id(url)
 
         # Download video ids using YouTube Data API. Result size per
         # query is limited (currently to 50 videos) so we need to query
         # page by page until there are no video ids - it means we got
         # all of them.
 
 
         # Download video ids using YouTube Data API. Result size per
         # query is limited (currently to 50 videos) so we need to query
         # page by page until there are no video ids - it means we got
         # all of them.
 
-        video_ids = []
-
-        for pagenum in itertools.count(0):
+        def download_page(pagenum):
             start_index = pagenum * self._GDATA_PAGE_SIZE + 1
 
             gdata_url = self._GDATA_URL % (username, self._GDATA_PAGE_SIZE, start_index)
             start_index = pagenum * self._GDATA_PAGE_SIZE + 1
 
             gdata_url = self._GDATA_URL % (username, self._GDATA_PAGE_SIZE, start_index)
-            page = self._download_webpage(gdata_url, username,
-                                          u'Downloading video ids from %d to %d' % (start_index, start_index + self._GDATA_PAGE_SIZE))
+            page = self._download_webpage(
+                gdata_url, username,
+                'Downloading video ids from %d to %d' % (
+                    start_index, start_index + self._GDATA_PAGE_SIZE))
 
             try:
                 response = json.loads(page)
             except ValueError as err:
 
             try:
                 response = json.loads(page)
             except ValueError as err:
-                raise ExtractorError(u'Invalid JSON in API response: ' + compat_str(err))
+                raise ExtractorError('Invalid JSON in API response: ' + compat_str(err))
             if 'entry' not in response['feed']:
             if 'entry' not in response['feed']:
-                # Number of videos is a multiple of self._MAX_RESULTS
-                break
+                return
 
             # Extract video identifiers
 
             # Extract video identifiers
-            ids_in_page = []
-            for entry in response['feed']['entry']:
-                ids_in_page.append(entry['id']['$t'].split('/')[-1])
-            video_ids.extend(ids_in_page)
-
-            # A little optimization - if current page is not
-            # "full", ie. does not contain PAGE_SIZE video ids then
-            # we can assume that this page is the last one - there
-            # are no more ids on further pages - no need to query
-            # again.
-
-            if len(ids_in_page) < self._GDATA_PAGE_SIZE:
-                break
+            entries = response['feed']['entry']
+            for entry in entries:
+                title = entry['title']['$t']
+                video_id = entry['id']['$t'].split('/')[-1]
+                yield {
+                    '_type': 'url',
+                    'url': video_id,
+                    'ie_key': 'Youtube',
+                    'id': video_id,
+                    'title': title,
+                }
+        url_results = OnDemandPagedList(download_page, self._GDATA_PAGE_SIZE)
+
+        return self.playlist_result(url_results, playlist_title=username)
 
 
-        urls = ['http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=%s' % video_id for video_id in video_ids]
-        url_results = [self.url_result(rurl, 'Youtube') for rurl in urls]
-        return [self.playlist_result(url_results, playlist_title = username)]
 
 class YoutubeSearchIE(SearchInfoExtractor):
 
 class YoutubeSearchIE(SearchInfoExtractor):
-    IE_DESC = u'YouTube.com searches'
+    IE_DESC = 'YouTube.com searches'
     _API_URL = 'https://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos?q=%s&start-index=%i&max-results=50&v=2&alt=jsonc'
     _MAX_RESULTS = 1000
     _API_URL = 'https://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos?q=%s&start-index=%i&max-results=50&v=2&alt=jsonc'
     _MAX_RESULTS = 1000
-    IE_NAME = u'youtube:search'
+    IE_NAME = 'youtube:search'
     _SEARCH_KEY = 'ytsearch'
 
     _SEARCH_KEY = 'ytsearch'
 
-    def report_download_page(self, query, pagenum):
-        """Report attempt to download search page with given number."""
-        self._downloader.to_screen(u'[youtube] query "%s": Downloading page %s' % (query, pagenum))
-
     def _get_n_results(self, query, n):
         """Get a specified number of results for a query"""
 
         video_ids = []
         pagenum = 0
         limit = n
     def _get_n_results(self, query, n):
         """Get a specified number of results for a query"""
 
         video_ids = []
         pagenum = 0
         limit = n
-
-        while (50 * pagenum) < limit:
-            self.report_download_page(query, pagenum+1)
-            result_url = self._API_URL % (compat_urllib_parse.quote_plus(query), (50*pagenum)+1)
-            request = compat_urllib_request.Request(result_url)
-            try:
-                data = compat_urllib_request.urlopen(request).read().decode('utf-8')
-            except (compat_urllib_error.URLError, compat_http_client.HTTPException, socket.error) as err:
-                raise ExtractorError(u'Unable to download API page: %s' % compat_str(err))
-            api_response = json.loads(data)['data']
-
-            if not 'items' in api_response:
-                raise ExtractorError(u'[youtube] No video results')
+        PAGE_SIZE = 50
+
+        while (PAGE_SIZE * pagenum) < limit:
+            result_url = self._API_URL % (
+                compat_urllib_parse.quote_plus(query.encode('utf-8')),
+                (PAGE_SIZE * pagenum) + 1)
+            data_json = self._download_webpage(
+                result_url, video_id='query "%s"' % query,
+                note='Downloading page %s' % (pagenum + 1),
+                errnote='Unable to download API page')
+            data = json.loads(data_json)
+            api_response = data['data']
+
+            if 'items' not in api_response:
+                raise ExtractorError(
+                    '[youtube] No video results', expected=True)
 
             new_ids = list(video['id'] for video in api_response['items'])
             video_ids += new_ids
 
             new_ids = list(video['id'] for video in api_response['items'])
             video_ids += new_ids
@@ -1737,23 +1502,95 @@ class YoutubeSearchIE(SearchInfoExtractor):
 
         if len(video_ids) > n:
             video_ids = video_ids[:n]
 
         if len(video_ids) > n:
             video_ids = video_ids[:n]
-        videos = [self.url_result('http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=%s' % id, 'Youtube') for id in video_ids]
+        videos = [self.url_result(video_id, 'Youtube', video_id=video_id)
+                  for video_id in video_ids]
         return self.playlist_result(videos, query)
 
 
         return self.playlist_result(videos, query)
 
 
+class YoutubeSearchDateIE(YoutubeSearchIE):
+    IE_NAME = YoutubeSearchIE.IE_NAME + ':date'
+    _API_URL = 'https://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos?q=%s&start-index=%i&max-results=50&v=2&alt=jsonc&orderby=published'
+    _SEARCH_KEY = 'ytsearchdate'
+    IE_DESC = 'YouTube.com searches, newest videos first'
+
+
+class YoutubeSearchURLIE(InfoExtractor):
+    IE_DESC = 'YouTube.com search URLs'
+    IE_NAME = 'youtube:search_url'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?youtube\.com/results\?(.*?&)?search_query=(?P<query>[^&]+)(?:[&]|$)'
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/results?baz=bar&search_query=youtube-dl+test+video&filters=video&lclk=video',
+        'playlist_mincount': 5,
+        'info_dict': {
+            'title': 'youtube-dl test video',
+        }
+    }]
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        mobj = re.match(self._VALID_URL, url)
+        query = compat_urllib_parse.unquote_plus(mobj.group('query'))
+
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, query)
+        result_code = self._search_regex(
+            r'(?s)<ol class="item-section"(.*?)</ol>', webpage, 'result HTML')
+
+        part_codes = re.findall(
+            r'(?s)<h3 class="yt-lockup-title">(.*?)</h3>', result_code)
+        entries = []
+        for part_code in part_codes:
+            part_title = self._html_search_regex(
+                [r'(?s)title="([^"]+)"', r'>([^<]+)</a>'], part_code, 'item title', fatal=False)
+            part_url_snippet = self._html_search_regex(
+                r'(?s)href="([^"]+)"', part_code, 'item URL')
+            part_url = compat_urlparse.urljoin(
+                'https://www.youtube.com/', part_url_snippet)
+            entries.append({
+                '_type': 'url',
+                'url': part_url,
+                'title': part_title,
+            })
+
+        return {
+            '_type': 'playlist',
+            'entries': entries,
+            'title': query,
+        }
+
+
 class YoutubeShowIE(InfoExtractor):
 class YoutubeShowIE(InfoExtractor):
-    IE_DESC = u'YouTube.com (multi-season) shows'
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://www\.youtube\.com/show/(.*)'
-    IE_NAME = u'youtube:show'
+    IE_DESC = 'YouTube.com (multi-season) shows'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://www\.youtube\.com/show/(?P<id>[^?#]*)'
+    IE_NAME = 'youtube:show'
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'http://www.youtube.com/show/airdisasters',
+        'playlist_mincount': 3,
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'airdisasters',
+            'title': 'Air Disasters',
+        }
+    }]
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         mobj = re.match(self._VALID_URL, url)
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         mobj = re.match(self._VALID_URL, url)
-        show_name = mobj.group(1)
-        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, show_name, u'Downloading show webpage')
+        playlist_id = mobj.group('id')
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(
+            url, playlist_id, 'Downloading show webpage')
         # There's one playlist for each season of the show
         m_seasons = list(re.finditer(r'href="(/playlist\?list=.*?)"', webpage))
         # There's one playlist for each season of the show
         m_seasons = list(re.finditer(r'href="(/playlist\?list=.*?)"', webpage))
-        self.to_screen(u'%s: Found %s seasons' % (show_name, len(m_seasons)))
-        return [self.url_result('https://www.youtube.com' + season.group(1), 'YoutubePlaylist') for season in m_seasons]
+        self.to_screen('%s: Found %s seasons' % (playlist_id, len(m_seasons)))
+        entries = [
+            self.url_result(
+                'https://www.youtube.com' + season.group(1), 'YoutubePlaylist')
+            for season in m_seasons
+        ]
+        title = self._og_search_title(webpage, fatal=False)
+
+        return {
+            '_type': 'playlist',
+            'id': playlist_id,
+            'title': title,
+            'entries': entries,
+        }
 
 
 class YoutubeFeedsInfoExtractor(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
 
 
 class YoutubeFeedsInfoExtractor(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
@@ -1763,7 +1600,6 @@ class YoutubeFeedsInfoExtractor(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
     Subclasses must define the _FEED_NAME and _PLAYLIST_TITLE properties.
     """
     _LOGIN_REQUIRED = True
     Subclasses must define the _FEED_NAME and _PLAYLIST_TITLE properties.
     """
     _LOGIN_REQUIRED = True
-    _PAGING_STEP = 30
     # use action_load_personal_feed instead of action_load_system_feed
     _PERSONAL_FEED = False
 
     # use action_load_personal_feed instead of action_load_system_feed
     _PERSONAL_FEED = False
 
@@ -1772,59 +1608,170 @@ class YoutubeFeedsInfoExtractor(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
         action = 'action_load_system_feed'
         if self._PERSONAL_FEED:
             action = 'action_load_personal_feed'
         action = 'action_load_system_feed'
         if self._PERSONAL_FEED:
             action = 'action_load_personal_feed'
-        return 'http://www.youtube.com/feed_ajax?%s=1&feed_name=%s&paging=%%s' % (action, self._FEED_NAME)
+        return 'https://www.youtube.com/feed_ajax?%s=1&feed_name=%s&paging=%%s' % (action, self._FEED_NAME)
 
     @property
     def IE_NAME(self):
 
     @property
     def IE_NAME(self):
-        return u'youtube:%s' % self._FEED_NAME
+        return 'youtube:%s' % self._FEED_NAME
 
     def _real_initialize(self):
         self._login()
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         feed_entries = []
 
     def _real_initialize(self):
         self._login()
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         feed_entries = []
-        # The step argument is available only in 2.7 or higher
-        for i in itertools.count(0):
-            paging = i*self._PAGING_STEP
-            info = self._download_webpage(self._FEED_TEMPLATE % paging,
-                                          u'%s feed' % self._FEED_NAME,
-                                          u'Downloading page %s' % i)
-            info = json.loads(info)
-            feed_html = info['feed_html']
+        paging = 0
+        for i in itertools.count(1):
+            info = self._download_json(
+                self._FEED_TEMPLATE % paging,
+                '%s feed' % self._FEED_NAME,
+                'Downloading page %s' % i,
+                transform_source=uppercase_escape)
+            feed_html = info.get('feed_html') or info.get('content_html')
+            load_more_widget_html = info.get('load_more_widget_html') or feed_html
             m_ids = re.finditer(r'"/watch\?v=(.*?)["&]', feed_html)
             ids = orderedSet(m.group(1) for m in m_ids)
             m_ids = re.finditer(r'"/watch\?v=(.*?)["&]', feed_html)
             ids = orderedSet(m.group(1) for m in m_ids)
-            feed_entries.extend(self.url_result(id, 'Youtube') for id in ids)
-            if info['paging'] is None:
+            feed_entries.extend(
+                self.url_result(video_id, 'Youtube', video_id=video_id)
+                for video_id in ids)
+            mobj = re.search(
+                r'data-uix-load-more-href="/?[^"]+paging=(?P<paging>\d+)',
+                load_more_widget_html)
+            if mobj is None:
                 break
                 break
+            paging = mobj.group('paging')
         return self.playlist_result(feed_entries, playlist_title=self._PLAYLIST_TITLE)
 
         return self.playlist_result(feed_entries, playlist_title=self._PLAYLIST_TITLE)
 
-class YoutubeSubscriptionsIE(YoutubeFeedsInfoExtractor):
-    IE_DESC = u'YouTube.com subscriptions feed, "ytsubs" keyword(requires authentication)'
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://www\.youtube\.com/feed/subscriptions|:ytsubs(?:criptions)?'
-    _FEED_NAME = 'subscriptions'
-    _PLAYLIST_TITLE = u'Youtube Subscriptions'
 
 class YoutubeRecommendedIE(YoutubeFeedsInfoExtractor):
 
 class YoutubeRecommendedIE(YoutubeFeedsInfoExtractor):
-    IE_DESC = u'YouTube.com recommended videos, "ytrec" keyword (requires authentication)'
+    IE_DESC = 'YouTube.com recommended videos, ":ytrec" for short (requires authentication)'
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://www\.youtube\.com/feed/recommended|:ytrec(?:ommended)?'
     _FEED_NAME = 'recommended'
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://www\.youtube\.com/feed/recommended|:ytrec(?:ommended)?'
     _FEED_NAME = 'recommended'
-    _PLAYLIST_TITLE = u'Youtube Recommended videos'
+    _PLAYLIST_TITLE = 'Youtube Recommended videos'
+
 
 class YoutubeWatchLaterIE(YoutubeFeedsInfoExtractor):
 
 class YoutubeWatchLaterIE(YoutubeFeedsInfoExtractor):
-    IE_DESC = u'Youtube watch later list, "ytwatchlater" keyword (requires authentication)'
+    IE_DESC = 'Youtube watch later list, ":ytwatchlater" for short (requires authentication)'
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://www\.youtube\.com/feed/watch_later|:ytwatchlater'
     _FEED_NAME = 'watch_later'
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://www\.youtube\.com/feed/watch_later|:ytwatchlater'
     _FEED_NAME = 'watch_later'
-    _PLAYLIST_TITLE = u'Youtube Watch Later'
-    _PAGING_STEP = 100
+    _PLAYLIST_TITLE = 'Youtube Watch Later'
     _PERSONAL_FEED = True
 
     _PERSONAL_FEED = True
 
+
+class YoutubeHistoryIE(YoutubeFeedsInfoExtractor):
+    IE_DESC = 'Youtube watch history, ":ythistory" for short (requires authentication)'
+    _VALID_URL = 'https?://www\.youtube\.com/feed/history|:ythistory'
+    _FEED_NAME = 'history'
+    _PERSONAL_FEED = True
+    _PLAYLIST_TITLE = 'Youtube Watch History'
+
+
 class YoutubeFavouritesIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
 class YoutubeFavouritesIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
-    IE_NAME = u'youtube:favorites'
-    IE_DESC = u'YouTube.com favourite videos, "ytfav" keyword (requires authentication)'
+    IE_NAME = 'youtube:favorites'
+    IE_DESC = 'YouTube.com favourite videos, ":ytfav" for short (requires authentication)'
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://www\.youtube\.com/my_favorites|:ytfav(?:ou?rites)?'
     _LOGIN_REQUIRED = True
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         webpage = self._download_webpage('https://www.youtube.com/my_favorites', 'Youtube Favourites videos')
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://www\.youtube\.com/my_favorites|:ytfav(?:ou?rites)?'
     _LOGIN_REQUIRED = True
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         webpage = self._download_webpage('https://www.youtube.com/my_favorites', 'Youtube Favourites videos')
-        playlist_id = self._search_regex(r'list=(.+?)["&]', webpage, u'favourites playlist id')
+        playlist_id = self._search_regex(r'list=(.+?)["&]', webpage, 'favourites playlist id')
         return self.url_result(playlist_id, 'YoutubePlaylist')
         return self.url_result(playlist_id, 'YoutubePlaylist')
+
+
+class YoutubeSubscriptionsIE(YoutubePlaylistIE):
+    IE_NAME = 'youtube:subscriptions'
+    IE_DESC = 'YouTube.com subscriptions feed, "ytsubs" keyword (requires authentication)'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://www\.youtube\.com/feed/subscriptions|:ytsubs(?:criptions)?'
+    _TESTS = []
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        title = 'Youtube Subscriptions'
+        page = self._download_webpage('https://www.youtube.com/feed/subscriptions', title)
+
+        # The extraction process is the same as for playlists, but the regex
+        # for the video ids doesn't contain an index
+        ids = []
+        more_widget_html = content_html = page
+
+        for page_num in itertools.count(1):
+            matches = re.findall(r'href="\s*/watch\?v=([0-9A-Za-z_-]{11})', content_html)
+            new_ids = orderedSet(matches)
+            ids.extend(new_ids)
+
+            mobj = re.search(r'data-uix-load-more-href="/?(?P<more>[^"]+)"', more_widget_html)
+            if not mobj:
+                break
+
+            more = self._download_json(
+                'https://youtube.com/%s' % mobj.group('more'), title,
+                'Downloading page #%s' % page_num,
+                transform_source=uppercase_escape)
+            content_html = more['content_html']
+            more_widget_html = more['load_more_widget_html']
+
+        return {
+            '_type': 'playlist',
+            'title': title,
+            'entries': self._ids_to_results(ids),
+        }
+
+
+class YoutubeTruncatedURLIE(InfoExtractor):
+    IE_NAME = 'youtube:truncated_url'
+    IE_DESC = False  # Do not list
+    _VALID_URL = r'''(?x)
+        (?:https?://)?
+        (?:\w+\.)?[yY][oO][uU][tT][uU][bB][eE](?:-nocookie)?\.com/
+        (?:watch\?(?:
+            feature=[a-z_]+|
+            annotation_id=annotation_[^&]+|
+            x-yt-cl=[0-9]+|
+            hl=[^&]*|
+        )?
+        |
+            attribution_link\?a=[^&]+
+        )
+        $
+    '''
+
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_3951667041',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?x-yt-cl=84503534',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=foo',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?hl=en-GB',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }]
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        raise ExtractorError(
+            'Did you forget to quote the URL? Remember that & is a meta '
+            'character in most shells, so you want to put the URL in quotes, '
+            'like  youtube-dl '
+            '"http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=foo&v=BaW_jenozKc" '
+            ' or simply  youtube-dl BaW_jenozKc  .',
+            expected=True)
+
+
+class YoutubeTruncatedIDIE(InfoExtractor):
+    IE_NAME = 'youtube:truncated_id'
+    IE_DESC = False  # Do not list
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?youtube\.com/watch\?v=(?P<id>[0-9A-Za-z_-]{1,10})$'
+
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_708QY7Ob',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }]
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        video_id = self._match_id(url)
+        raise ExtractorError(
+            'Incomplete YouTube ID %s. URL %s looks truncated.' % (video_id, url),
+            expected=True)