INNER CODE UNIT · Python

VideoUnplayable

jdepoix/youtube-transcript-api · youtube_transcript_api/_errors.py:97

class VideoUnplayable(CouldNotRetrieveTranscript):
    CAUSE_MESSAGE = "The video is unplayable for the following reason: {reason}"
    SUBREASON_MESSAGE = "\n\nAdditional Details:\n{sub_reasons}"

    def __init__(self, video_id: str, reason: Optional[str], sub_reasons: List[str]):
        self.reason = reason
        self.sub_reasons = sub_reasons
        super().__init__(video_id)

    @property
    def cause(self):
        reason = "No reason specified!" if self.reason is None else self.reason
        if self.sub_reasons:
            sub_reasons = "\n".join(
                f" - {sub_reason}" for sub_reason in self.sub_reasons
            )
            reason = f"{reason}{self.SUBREASON_MESSAGE.format(sub_reasons=sub_reasons)}"
        return self.CAUSE_MESSAGE.format(

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