Script still split the video and fails to upload about youtube-upload HOT 17 CLOSED

python26 ./youtube_upload.py [email protected] --password=wbfhhufdfsdfdsfs 
~/video/sdnjkasdjkasdjasda.mpg --title= bla bla bla

I guess there are some quotes on this title. Anyway, I have to upload it again, 
I made change yesterday, category is required, try to use one.

try please the repository version so I know it's ok and I can upload it. It's 
working for me.

Full line here:

python26 ./youtube_upload.py [email protected] --password=sdnmasdasdad 
~/video/gallery.avi --title="word1 word2 word3 word4 word5" --description="word 
word word word word, word word word word word." --category="Entertainment" 
--keywords="many word via punto"

Also, video was around 7m, it DOES not requires splitting at all.

note that the last version does not split at all. If it gets more than one file 
then it makes the "title [n/total]" thing. So I guess you have to put all your 
options before the argument, this is typical UNIX style.

Regarding the 601 error now I can reproduce it, it seems a change in the API, 
the script worked yesterday for sure. I'll check it.

Actually, I only get this error if the file I am trying to upload does not 
exist. can you check? I can upload a video if the file exists.

Ok, now I get it: for whatever reason your putting the file in the middle of 
the options is making python/optparse/whatever think they are files to upload. 
And obviously they do not exist, thus the error. So just put the filename at 
the end and it should work.

Your command works on my ArchLinux python 2.7, though. 

Which OS are you running this?

Linux/CentSO 5

Hmm, okay, next time I will try to change the order.

python26 here, local gdata install

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I'm having this same error now myself. I have the file name at the end, but 
have still getting this error. 

Here is my command:
youtube-upload [email protected] --password=password 
--title="Test1-AutoUpload_FirstTry" --category=Music 
/users/jasonshaw/Desktop/CamerProject/output_test/HawksHunting.flv

Here is the full trace:

Start upload using basic gdata API: 
/users/jasonshaw/Desktop/CamerProject/output_test/HawksHunting.flv
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-upload", line 445, in <module>
    sys.exit(catch_exceptions(EXIT_CODES, main_upload, sys.argv[1:]))
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-upload", line 104, in catch_exceptions
    fun(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-upload", line 423, in main_upload
    entry = youtube.upload_video(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/local/bin/youtube-upload", line 190, in upload_video
    return self.service.InsertVideoEntry(video_entry, path)
  File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/gdata/youtube/service.py", line 647, in InsertVideoEntry
    'with a .read() method' % type(filename_or_handle))})
gdata.youtube.service.YouTubeError: {'status': 601, 'body': 
'`filename_or_handle` must be a path name or a file-like object', 'reason': 
"Found <type 'str'>, not path name or object with a .read() method"}

@jason: it works for me. I'd a more complete bug report: 

- OS
- python version
- python-gdata version
- youtube-upload version
- wc -c /users/jasonshaw/Desktop/CamerProject/output_test/HawksHunting.flv

Also, try to edit the service.py file and add around line 630:

print repr(filename_or_handle), os.path.exists(filename_or_handle) # new line
if (isinstance(filename_or_handle, (str, unicode))
        and os.path.exists(filename_or_handle)):

And re-run the command and look at the print output.

@jason

I had the same problem, and it turned out to be the following for me:
1. The paths I used were too long. I run the script on a router (WL500W), and 
apparently the firmware I had did not allow for too long commands. So I created 
couple of short symlinks to the appropriate scripts, and used the short 
versions of the options (-p instead of --password=, etc.. )
2. I had a blank space in the path (My Pictures), and even though I escaped it 
in the path(with \), it still didn't work. Again, making a symlink "MyPictures" 
that point to the "My Pictures" folder did the job. 

Some other things to look out for:
- If you are running the script from another script, make sure you use the full 
paths, and don't rely on changing the current script path. (like chdir() in 
php).
- Make sure the paths does not have non-latin chars. 

When using on windows, make sure that the title, description or anything else 
is in Double quotes ("), because if you use single quotes (') it treats it like 
a part of the word and gives errors. That aside, an awesome tool!