HOWTO: YouTube on the Raspberry Pi - sans X B-)

I am having trouble getting this to work.
When i put into the terminal ~$ yt
it says
bash: ~$: command not found
I followed the previous instructions and they all worked fine.
How can I fix this.
Also my tilde key looks like this ¬ and my "at" key is this: "
Any idea how to fix any of that?

First of all thanks for this wonderful piece of software. I manged to install and configure this, however some of the videos (like documentaries) suffer from severe interruptions. I'm guessing this is somehow related with the quality/size of the video (there is not enough bandwidth).

I tried to check the speed with youtube-dl and I get about 250 k/s (see below):

pi@raspberrypi /media/LG_EXT_HDD $ youtube-dl http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UtNF-Le2L0
[youtube] Setting language
[youtube] 8UtNF-Le2L0: Downloading video webpage
[youtube] 8UtNF-Le2L0: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] 8UtNF-Le2L0: Extracting video information
[download] Destination: 8UtNF-Le2L0.mp4
[download] 0.3% of 1.76G at 245.66k/s ETA --:--^C


N.B. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UtNF-Le2L0 is one of the video that do not work well at all.

Questions:

1. Is there a way to decide the quality of the video?
2. Is there a way to increase the buffer? I tried pausing the video and then letting it like this for a few minutes (in order to load more of it), but this does not seem to work.

Hi,
i'm a new Raspi user.

I've installed all fine, but when i choose a listet video with a number, only a popup like "playing https://www.youtube.com/watch?..... the video don't play.

What must i do?

thnx
Feba

Here my Traceback errors..

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/bin/yt", line 9, in <module>
load_entry_point('whitey==0.2', 'console_scripts', 'yt')()
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/whitey-0.2-py2.7.egg/yt/__init__.py", line 28, in main
ui.run()
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/whitey-0.2-py2.7.egg/yt/__init__.py", line 71, in run
curses.wrapper(self._curses_main)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/curses/wrapper.py", line 43, in wrapper
return func(stdscr, *args, **kwds)
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/whitey-0.2-py2.7.egg/yt/__init__.py", line 115, in _curses_main
self._run_pager()
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/whitey-0.2-py2.7.egg/yt/__init__.py", line 242, in _run_pager
self._play_video(c - ord('1'))
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/whitey-0.2-py2.7.egg/yt/__init__.py", line 269, in _play_video
play_url(url,self._player)
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/whitey-0.2-py2.7.egg/yt/__init__.py", line 380, in play_url
play_url_mplayer(url)
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/whitey-0.2-py2.7.egg/yt/__init__.py", line 387, in play_url_mplayer
stdout = subprocess.PIPE, stderr = subprocess.PIPE)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 679, in __init__
errread, errwrite)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 1249, in _execute_child
raise child_exception
OSError: [Errno 2] Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden

What is going wrong?

Whenever I try to install setup.py, I receive an error message saying

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python: Can't open file 'setup.py': [Errno2] No such file or directory

How can I get around this? I followed the instructions to a t!

Whenever I try to install setup.py, I receive an error message saying

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python: Can't open file 'setup.py': [Errno2] No such file or directory

How can I get around this? I followed the instructions to a t!

are you running sudo python ./setup.py ?

Hi,
i'm a new Raspi user.

I've installed all fine, but when i choose a listet video with a number, only a popup like "playing https://www.youtube.com/watch?..... the video don't play.

What must i do?

thnx
Feba

I am having the same problem as well......everything is working fine, and OMXPlayer is working fine, but when I select a video, it says "Playing https://youtube....... in a pop-up for about 5 seconds, and then goes back to the search results. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

FigNeutron

So I've been mostly responding to myself But I found the problem. My version of youtube-dl was wrong. Don't use the version mentioned in the post with the latest version of Raspian. Use this one instead: https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/raw/2 ... youtube-dl

For those of you having the problem of no video or audio playback as the only problem (no error messages or anything else) the solution above solved the problem after about 1-2 hours of fiddling around. A worthwhile endeavor nonetheless, and thanks for posting this!

FigNeutron

Whenever I try to install setup.py, I receive an error message saying

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python: Can't open file 'setup.py': [Errno2] No such file or directory

How can I get around this? I followed the instructions to a t!

Hi, first you need to go to the directory /whitey-0.* and then run sudo python setup.py install
cheers.

I see that this thread has been dormant for a while, but I'll give it a try - I've done all the steps in here on two different RPis, both yield the same result - in yt, I can get a list of videos but when I try and play one it says it's playing but doesn't do anything. I have no idea! HELLPPPPP!

RPi / Raspbian Wheezy.

Fixed my own problem, apparently a simple sim link from /usr/bin/python to /usr/bin/python2.7 was all that was needed.

What do you mean? Teach me master!

I am currently able to run youtube-dl successfully and launch yt and even search. As soon as I make a selection, I receive this error: RuntimeError: Error getting URL. Any help would be most appreciated, thanks!

[root@pi ~]# yt
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/yt", line 9, in <module>
load_entry_point('whitey==0.1', 'console_scripts', 'yt')()
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/whitey-0.1-py2.7.egg/yt/__init__.py", line 16, in main
ui.run()
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/whitey-0.1-py2.7.egg/yt/__init__.py", line 56, in run
curses.wrapper(self._curses_main)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/curses/wrapper.py", line 43, in wrapper
return func(stdscr, *args, **kwds)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/whitey-0.1-py2.7.egg/yt/__init__.py", line 100, in _curses_main
self._run_pager()
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/whitey-0.1-py2.7.egg/yt/__init__.py", line 227, in _run_pager
self._play_video(c - ord('1'))
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/whitey-0.1-py2.7.egg/yt/__init__.py", line 254, in _play_video
play_url(url)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/whitey-0.1-py2.7.egg/yt/__init__.py", line 361, in play_url
raise RuntimeError('Error getting URL.')
RuntimeError: Error getting URL.

Same problem as this one , HELP!

Not that I have it working, but I think my problems relate to the constant morphing of YouTube's inner workings. I am trying to ensure I have the latest youtube-dl, omxplayer and libraries, and yt files.

This tutorial hasn't been updated to reflect a newer version of the Python script:

http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/ ... 0.2.tar.gz

But as i said, what do I know? It doesn't work for me either.
Best,
Chris

I cant get it working. I installed youtube-dl with "apt-get install youtube-dl", and replaced the omxplayer I had with the latest testing version. The whitey 0.2 has the option to chose omxplayer without editing the __init__.py ( with yt --player omxplayer). Anyway I think omxplayer is causing the trouble because after playing anything ( video or audio ) the screen goes black in a weird way ( moving mouse cursor or a window around the screen will "clean" the blackness )

I cant get it working. I installed youtube-dl with "apt-get install youtube-dl", and replaced the omxplayer I had with the latest testing version. The whitey 0.2 has the option to chose omxplayer without editing the __init__.py ( with yt --player omxplayer). Anyway I think omxplayer is causing the trouble because after playing anything ( video or audio ) the screen goes black in a weird way ( moving mouse cursor or a window around the screen will "clean" the blackness )

Hi, I had exactly the same problem, after lots of research I decided to upgrade the firmware raspberry and do the steps once again, I followed the previous instructions and they all worked fine.
https://github.com/Hexxeh/rpi-update

NB: use the __init__.py marktbaldridge file
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/33311875/__init__.py

Cheers

Thanks for the reply suneclipse, but the problem wasnt firmware related.Anyway, I got it working now. The problem seems to be with youtube-dl being out of date. The guide needs to be updated.

@any random reader:
if you cant get it working try this:

Get whitey v0.2 ( latest version for now ):

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wget http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/w/whitey/whitey-0.2.tar.gz
tar -zxvf whitey-0.2.tar.gz

Install youtube-dl with apt :

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sudo apt-get install youtube-dl

Update youtube-dl with:

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youtube-dl -U

Note: You might need to do that multiple times. You are ok when it tells you it is up to date.

Also make sure you have the latest firmware. There is a very useful tool for that called rpi-update.
You can get it here : https://github.com/Hexxeh/rpi-update

Install the latest version of omxplayer, from http://omxplayer.sconde.net/ ( the one currently on raspbian repos is outdated and has issues with sound ).
You can install the currently latest version with :

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wget http://omxplayer.sconde.net/builds/omxplayer_0.2.4~git20130208~5c2f65e3_armhf.deb
sudo dpkg -i omxplayer_0.2.4~git20130208~5c2f65e3_armhf.deb

Note that you don't need to edit __init__.py for whitey v0.2 to get it working with omxplayer. After installation though, you need to type:

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yt --player omxplayer

instead of just yt. Default sound output is hdmi so if you need to get it working with the analog output you still need to edit __init__.py , find and remove:

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, '-o hdmi'

before installing.

P.S. : If you are using the desktop ( aka xwindow ) your screen probably goes black after omxplayer finishes playing anything and you need to move your mouse cursor or a window around the desktop to clear the "blackness". There is an easy way to fix this:

Run :

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sudo apt-get install x11-xserver-utils

to get the xrefresh app

After that edit /usr/bin/omxplayer with

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sudo nano /usr/bin/omxplayer

and add to the END of the file the following:

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xrefresh -display :0

Ctrl+O, Enter, Ctrl+X and you are good to go.

Note: You will need to do this procedure each time you update/install/re-install omxplayer to keep the fix ( unless it gets fixed by the developer at some point ).
Source : https://github.com/huceke/omxplayer/issues/44#issuecomment-12192380

P.S.2: Sorry for the double post above. I posted from RasPi with apt working on the background >.<

I figured it out, I edited the file /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/whitey-0.2-py2.7.egg/yt/__init__.py
and changed the line

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['omxplayer', '-ohdmi', url.decode('UTF-8').strip()],
 to
['omxplayer', url.decode('UTF-8').strip()],

Job sorted.

Thanks for your posting! Analog audio works for me as well now, with HDMI!

Thanks for the great posts in this thread!

Cheers

I followed you instructions exactly, I think ... and when I $yt, I get a list of youtube videos. However, when I select a digit, half the screen (with a full screen terminal) is black, and there is no video...

any ideas of what I am missing?

Raspberry Pi B with Rasbain ... latest update and upgrade...

thanks and have a nice day....

David Guest

Im sorry but I get these errors when I try to run it : Any idea where the problem is?

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pi@raspberrypi / $ yt --player omxplayer
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/yt", line 9, in <module>
    load_entry_point('whitey==0.2', 'console_scripts', 'yt')()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/whitey-0.2-py2.7.egg/yt/__init__.py", line 16, in main
    ui.run()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/whitey-0.2-py2.7.egg/yt/__init__.py", line 56, in run
    curses.wrapper(self._curses_main)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/curses/wrapper.py", line 43, in wrapper
    return func(stdscr, *args, **kwds)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/whitey-0.2-py2.7.egg/yt/__init__.py", line 99, in _curses_main
    self._update_screen()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/whitey-0.2-py2.7.egg/yt/__init__.py", line 157, in _update_screen
    self._add_table_row(self._help, 0, 0, w-1, self._bar_attr, max_width=16, win=self._help_bar)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/whitey-0.2-py2.7.egg/yt/__init__.py", line 334, in _add_table_row
    win.addstr(y, x, truncate('%s:%s' % (k,v), min(w-x, cell_w)).encode(self._code), attr)
UnicodeEncodeError: 'latin-1' codec can't encode character u'\u2026' in position 12: ordinal not in range(256)


Hi

In my case... (same error)
I don't remember clearly but I have mixed some AUR/Archlinux package with other one.

Archlinux provide python 3.3 and 2.7, the 3.3 is the default one,
the python2 executable is a link to python 2 (true !)
and some script need to be modificated to use this python or other one

I have just intalled python2, and youtube-dl was trying to use only python.
After change python to python2 in the first line of youtube-dl file, error has disappear
Maybe it can help

I've updated the documentation for yt and raspytube - check out viewtopic.php?f=22&t=37417

Hope that helps!

Cor - that was interesting.

Up until recently my YT install worked fine (using the original install, after updating youtube-dl a few times), but I tried to run it today and got:

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pi@raspberrypi ~ $ yt
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/yt", line 9, in <module>
    load_entry_point('whitey==0.1', 'console_scripts', 'yt')()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/whitey-0.1-py2.7.egg/yt/__init__.py", line 16, in main
    ui.run()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/whitey-0.1-py2.7.egg/yt/__init__.py", line 56, in run
    curses.wrapper(self._curses_main)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/curses/wrapper.py", line 43, in wrapper
    return func(stdscr, *args, **kwds)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/whitey-0.1-py2.7.egg/yt/__init__.py", line 99, in _curses_main
    self._update_screen()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/whitey-0.1-py2.7.egg/yt/__init__.py", line 157, in _update_screen
    self._add_table_row(self._help, 0, 0, w-1, self._bar_attr, max_width=16, win=self._help_bar)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/whitey-0.1-py2.7.egg/yt/__init__.py", line 334, in _add_table_row
    win.addstr(y, x, truncate('%s:%s' % (k,v), min(w-x, cell_w)).encode(self._code), attr)
UnicodeEncodeError: 'ascii' codec can't encode character u'\u2026' in position 12: ordinal not in range(128)


So I read around the threads and discovered I'm running version 1 - so I tried to update hoping that would help.

Incidentally - I had trouble updating/installing with all the methods posted on this PyPi page - it kept using using /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/whitey-0.1-py2.7.egg and not the newer version and GitHub complained about "Not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git"...anyway - the "One line install for the Raspberry Pi" worked, but it didn't fix the error:

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pi@raspberrypi ~ $ yt
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/yt", line 9, in <module>
    load_entry_point('whitey==0.3', 'console_scripts', 'yt')()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/whitey-0.3-py2.7.egg/yt/__init__.py", line 31, in main
    ui.run()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/whitey-0.3-py2.7.egg/yt/__init__.py", line 84, in run
    curses.wrapper(self._curses_main)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/curses/wrapper.py", line 43, in wrapper
    return func(stdscr, *args, **kwds)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/whitey-0.3-py2.7.egg/yt/__init__.py", line 127, in _curses_main
    self._update_screen()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/whitey-0.3-py2.7.egg/yt/__init__.py", line 185, in _update_screen
    self._add_table_row(self._help, 0, 0, w-1, self._bar_attr, max_width=16, win=self._help_bar)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/whitey-0.3-py2.7.egg/yt/__init__.py", line 362, in _add_table_row
    win.addstr(y, x, truncate('%s:%s' % (k,v), min(w-x, cell_w)).encode(self._code), attr)
UnicodeEncodeError: 'ascii' codec can't encode character u'\u2026' in position 12: ordinal not in range(128)


Same deal - different version.

So I noticed someone suggested adding:

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export LANG=en_US.utf-8

to .profile in your home directory, but that didn't work for me - I guess that conflicts with other locale settings, I figured we're just trying to add UTF-8 support so tried:

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export LANG=en_GB.utf-8

That did the job after restarting my ssh session - so I learned something today. I think...

Anyway YT lives once again

I just want to mention Whitey v0.3 is out and with a better tutorial. (By better, I mean easier to setup and has troubleshooting solutions.) You can get it at https://pypi.python.org/pypi/whitey.