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[hitman]

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[iamghost]

I am getting below error, how do i fix this? everything was working fine,all of a sudden started getting this

(VT-PR) D:\OPs\VT-PR>poetry run vt dl HS https://www.hotstar.com/in/movies/hungama-2/1260065373
2025-11-29 13:23:36 [I] vt : vinetrimmer - Widevine and Playready DRM downloader and decrypter
2025-11-29 13:23:36 [I] vt : [Root Config]     : D:\OPs\VT-PR\vinetrimmer\vinetrimmer.yml
2025-11-29 13:23:36 [I] vt : [Service Configs] : D:\OPs\VT-PR\vinetrimmer\Services
2025-11-29 13:23:36 [I] vt : [Cookies]         : D:\OPs\VT-PR\vinetrimmer\Cookies
2025-11-29 13:23:36 [I] vt : [CDM Devices]     : D:\OPs\VT-PR\vinetrimmer\devices
2025-11-29 13:23:36 [I] vt : [Cache]           : D:\OPs\VT-PR\vinetrimmer\Cache
2025-11-29 13:23:36 [I] vt : [Logs]            : D:\OPs\VT-PR\vinetrimmer\Logs
2025-11-29 13:23:36 [I] vt : [Temp Files]      : D:\OPs\VT-PR\Temp
2025-11-29 13:23:36 [I] vt : [Downloads]       : D:\OPs\VT-PR\Downloads
2025-11-29 13:23:36 [I] dl :  + 1 Local Vault
2025-11-29 13:23:36 [I] dl :  + 0 Remote Vaults
2025-11-29 13:23:36 [I] dl :  + Loaded Device: 4445 (L3)
2025-11-29 13:23:36 [I] HS : Logging into Hotstar
2025-11-29 13:23:36 [I] HS :  + Calculated HotstarAuth: 
2025-11-29 13:23:36 [I] HS :  + Using cached auth tokens...
2025-11-29 13:23:36 [I] HS :  + Obtained tokens
2025-11-29 13:23:36 [I] HS : Retrieving Titles
2025-11-29 13:23:36 [I] Titles : Title: Hungama 2
2025-11-29 13:23:36 [I] HS : Getting tracks for Hungama 2 (2021) [1260065373]
2025-11-29 13:23:37 [C] HS : Unexpected JSON data returned

wrong forum, wrong thread. we dont use vinetrimmer and paid services. why dont you visit other site, discord or telegram.

[hitman]

wrong forum, wrong thread. we dont use vinetrimmer and paid services.

Sorryabout that. I have edited my post.

Regarding the Paid services > ITs a free service, just need an account.

[A_n_g_e_l_a]

I activate a virtual environment before I run my pip installs so they're all isolated within that environment and not system wide so both

pip install webvtt-py

and

uv add webvtt-py

are correct.

So long as the 'virtual environment' is the the uv one that's fine. And as long as you are happy to do all that extra faff of running activate first!
The advantage of using a simple one line of

uv add webvtt-py

is that webvtt-py gets added to pyproject.toml automagically ready for the next time the project is built

uv clean
uv sync

.

But what I don't quite follow is why you guys just didn't install TwinVine instead of copying envied services and fussing around making them work.
Twinvine is a faultless install - I did it yesterday on an Arch Linux system - and it took all of 10 second to clone the repo; cd TwinVine, and run uv lock;, uv sync; cp packages/envied/src/envied-working-example.yaml packages/envied/src/envied/envied.yaml ready for you to presonalize. But that's it it now works - assuming you have all the binaries as usual. Then TPTV has a graphic interface and you can download all the Maigret's in one go.

[vidsrme]

So long as the 'virtual environment' is the the uv one that's fine. And as long as you are happy to do all that extra faff of running activate first!
The advantage of using a simple one line of

uv add webvtt-py

is that webvtt-py gets added to pyproject.toml automagically ready for the next time the project is built

uv clean
uv sync

Yeah I always have to activate my environment before I do anything. It's not really a lot of extra faff to run "source/.../bin/activate", I just type "so" then press the up arrow and it's inputted from my bash history and takes milliseconds.

But what I don't quite follow is why you guys just didn't install TwinVine instead of copying envied services and fussing around making them work.
Twinvine is a faultless install - I did it yesterday on an Arch Linux system - and it took all of 10 second to clone the repo; cd TwinVine, and run uv lock;, uv sync; cp packages/envied/src/envied-working-example.yaml packages/envied/src/envied/envied.yaml ready for you to presonalize. But that's it it now works - assuming you have all the binaries as usual. Then TPTV has a graphic interface and you can download all the Maigret's in one go.

Well it started a few days ago when tvdownloaderfan asked:

Can TPTV / Encore be added please ?

And I suggested he could use the Devine migration method to copy tptv from Envied to Unshackle.

Personally I have Twinvine and Unshackle installed, it just good to have multiple options and it's really no time or effort to migrate the services, on linux its a 1 line command:

find unshackle/services/ -type f -name "*.py" -exec sed -i 's/from envied/from unshackle/g' {} +

[A_n_g_e_l_a]

Well it started a few days ago when tvdownloaderfan asked:

Can TPTV / Encore be added please ?

And I suggested he could use the Devine migration method to copy tptv from Envied to Unshackle.

Personally I have Twinvine and Unshackle installed, it just good to have multiple options and it's really no time or effort to migrate the services, on linux its a 1 line command:

find unshackle/services/ -type f -name "*.py" -exec sed -i 's/from envied/from unshackle/g' {} +

tvdownloaderfan has been found to be a time-wasting idiot - don't waste your time. I refused to deal with him in UK Free To Air thread; that's why he's been bothering people here. Some people will not help themselves.

Just updated TwinVine this morning to match v2.1.0 of upstream. Envied was updated similarly last evening. Don't forget --list-titles !!
Happy Days!

[vidsrme]

tvdownloaderfan has been found to be a time-wasting idiot - don't waste your time. I refused to deal with him in UK Free To Air thread; that's why he's been bothering people here. Some people will not help themselves.

Lol I wasn't gonna say anything about that, but seeing as you mention it - I wrote 3 very simple steps for him how to migrate the Envied service and he's still asking what to do

I'm on linux so I used:

find unshackle/services/ -type f -name "*.py" -exec sed -i 's/from envied/from unshackle/g' {} +

Then needed to install a couple of dependencies

pip install webvtt-py isodate

Then added credentials in yaml, then it worked...

What did you add in unnshackle.yaml ?

[Tom Saurus]

I'm going to try to get Twinvine up and running as well. I think my main blockage is configuring the .yaml Also getting a grasp on hellyes. Actually setting unshackle up it took me awhile with the .yaml on the Beelink Mini PC but once I found a backed up version of my .yaml from the other mini pc that broke down and dropped that in and configured I had Unshackle back and working.

I keep waiting for my ISP to bring in Fibre Optic and it will be cheaper and a lot faster than this DSL. Looking at the speed that some are getting is showing me what I am missing out on. It is very weird a company went through a few years back and strung up new cable on the Hydro polls and there is a curled up portion over on the pole closest to our house. This spring a couple guys were strolling through our property and I asked what was going on and they said "we are just looking at the poles" and fibre optic it won't be any problem to string it over to your house". My ISP is cagey about when it is finally going to be hooked up. I was talking to a Lady at the ISP and I asked and I said "probably got wait another year" and she said "not that long". But DSL is better than dial up and up to 10 mbps for just under $130.00 a month which works out to be 1 mbps when downloading. It gets the job done eventually and we have a lot of blessings in our lives so enough grumbling. Eventually they will set up Fibre Optic.

[Tom Saurus]

I am reporting in Unshackle that I can download multiple episodes from CBC as long as I use -V -A -C and bypass asking for subs. If I don't do that I get the CCExtractor error.

A question when it comes to Services if the service has you set up a profile does this interfere with downloading? Also if one Profile has a PIN does that interfere with downloading?

[iamghost]

I am reporting in Unshackle that I can download multiple episodes from CBC as long as I use -V -A -C and bypass asking for subs. If I don't do that I get the CCExtractor error.

A question when it comes to Services if the service has you set up a profile does this interfere with downloading? Also if one Profile has a PIN does that interfere with downloading?

you can use -ns to skip subtitle

[Tom Saurus]

I am reporting in Unshackle that I can download multiple episodes from CBC as long as I use -V -A -C and bypass asking for subs. If I don't do that I get the CCExtractor error.

A question when it comes to Services if the service has you set up a profile does this interfere with downloading? Also if one Profile has a PIN does that interfere with downloading?

you can use -ns to skip subtitle

Thank you for this information. I better put that in my document of things to refer to when using unshackle.