HTTP Error 403: Forbidden

[rallantan]

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I am getting HTTP Error 403: Forbidden issue when downloading from Edx. I did make the change in the dll

Your environment

• Operating System (name/version):
• Python version: 3.8.5
• youtube-dl version:
• edx-dl version:0.1.13

Steps to reproduce

Tell us how to reproduce this issue. Please provide us the course URL, and the specific subsection or unit if possible.

I am management student trying to download the below course https://courses.edx.org/courses/course-v1:BUx+QD501x+2T2020/course/

Expected behaviour

Download the course.

Actual behaviour

C:\windows\system32>edx-dl -u username@gmail.com https://courses.edx.org/courses/course-v1:BUx+QD501x+2T2020/course/ edx_dl version 0.1.13 Password: Building initial headers for future requests. Getting initial CSRF token. Found CSRF token. Logging into Open edX site: https://courses.edx.org/login_ajax Extracting course information from dashboard. Traceback (most recent call last): File "c:\users\rajal\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\runpy.py", line 194, in _run_module_as_main return _run_code(code, main_globals, None, File "c:\users\rajal\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\runpy.py", line 87, in _run_code exec(code, run_globals) File "C:\Users\rajal\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38-32\Scripts\edx-dl.exe__main__.py", line 7, in File "c:\users\rajal\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\site-packages\edx_dl\edx_dl.py", line 1020, in main all_selections = {selected_course: File "c:\users\rajal\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\site-packages\edx_dl\edx_dl.py", line 1021, in get_available_sections(selected_course.url.replace('info', 'course'), File "c:\users\rajal\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\site-packages\edx_dl\edx_dl.py", line 184, in get_available_sections page = get_page_contents(url, headers) File "c:\users\rajal\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\site-packages\edx_dl\utils.py", line 58, in get_page_contents result = urlopen(Request(url, None, headers)) File "c:\users\rajal\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\urllib\request.py", line 222, in urlopen return opener.open(url, data, timeout) File "c:\users\rajal\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\urllib\request.py", line 531, in open response = meth(req, response) File "c:\users\rajal\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\urllib\request.py", line 640, in http_response response = self.parent.error( File "c:\users\rajal\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\urllib\request.py", line 569, in error return self._call_chain(args) File "c:\users\rajal\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\urllib\request.py", line 502, in _call_chain result = func(args) File "c:\users\rajal\appdata\local\programs\python\python38-32\lib\urllib\request.py", line 649, in http_error_default raise HTTPError(req.full_url, code, msg, hdrs, fp) urllib.error.HTTPError: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden

[vishusgh]

Hi, I am using GitHub first time, basically am a noob but I guess I could help you in this. I faced the same problem & am pasting solution given by other person.

You can fix it by changing line 425 of edx_dl.py which specifies the User-Agent attribute of the http request header. Change 'User-Agent': 'edX-downloader/0.01', to 'User-Agent': 'Mozilla/5.0', and it will work.

if you are using chrome then you could change it to 'Chrome/84.0.4147.125'. Note :

1. here 84.0.4147.125 is chrome version, get yours at chrome://settings/help
2. Search "edx_dl" in the file directory, open folder. Then open file 'edx_dl.py' in text editor & scroll till line 425. See line no. at bottom right corner of the editor.

[suvmpr]

Hi, I am using GitHub first time, basically am a noob but I guess I could help you in this. I faced the same problem & am pasting solution given by other person.

You can fix it by changing line 425 of edx_dl.py which specifies the User-Agent attribute of the http request header. Change 'User-Agent': 'edX-downloader/0.01', to 'User-Agent': 'Mozilla/5.0', and it will work.

if you are using chrome then you could change it to 'Chrome/84.0.4147.125'. Note :

1. here 84.0.4147.125 is chrome version, get yours at chrome://settings/help

2. Search "edx_dl" in the file directory, open folder. Then open file 'edx_dl.py' in text editor & scroll till line 425. See line no. at bottom right corner of the editor.

Im having the same issue, i tried that method but didnt work

[MATRIX30]

Facing the same issue too with this course https://courses.edx.org/courses/course-v1:IsraelX+infosec101+3T2019a/course/

[maggielovedd]

Hi, I am using GitHub first time, basically am a noob but I guess I could help you in this. I faced the same problem & am pasting solution given by other person.

You can fix it by changing line 425 of edx_dl.py which specifies the User-Agent attribute of the http request header. Change 'User-Agent': 'edX-downloader/0.01', to 'User-Agent': 'Mozilla/5.0', and it will work.

if you are using chrome then you could change it to 'Chrome/84.0.4147.125'. Note :

1. here 84.0.4147.125 is chrome version, get yours at chrome://settings/help

2. Search "edx_dl" in the file directory, open folder. Then open file 'edx_dl.py' in text editor & scroll till line 425. See line no. at bottom right corner of the editor.

Thanks so much, it works for me. I am using FireFox 79.0.

[suvmpr]

Hi, I am using GitHub first time, basically am a noob but I guess I could help you in this. I faced the same problem & am pasting solution given by other person. You can fix it by changing line 425 of edx_dl.py which specifies the User-Agent attribute of the http request header. Change 'User-Agent': 'edX-downloader/0.01', to 'User-Agent': 'Mozilla/5.0', and it will work. if you are using chrome then you could change it to 'Chrome/84.0.4147.125'. Note :

1. here 84.0.4147.125 is chrome version, get yours at chrome://settings/help

2. Search "edx_dl" in the file directory, open folder. Then open file 'edx_dl.py' in text editor & scroll till line 425. See line no. at bottom right corner of the editor.

Thanks so much, it works for me. I am using FireFox 79.0.

what did you change exactly?

[maggielovedd]

Thanks so much, it works for me. I am using FireFox 79.0.

what did you change exactly?

'User-Agent': 'Mozilla/5.0'

[rallantan]

Thank a ton

It is working thank you all

[Laddo481]

Hi guys I am having the same/similar problem. Kindly help. Below is what shows when I run my cmd command. Thank you

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Building initial headers for future requests. Getting initial CSRF token. Found CSRF token. Logging into Open edX site: https://courses.edx.org/login_ajax Extracting course information from dashboard. Traceback (most recent call last): File "c:\python3.9\lib\runpy.py", line 197, in _run_module_as_main return _run_code(code, main_globals, None, File "c:\python3.9\lib\runpy.py", line 87, in _run_code exec(code, run_globals) File "C:\Python3.9\Scripts\edx-dl.exe__main__.py", line 7, in File "c:\python3.9\lib\site-packages\edx_dl\edx_dl.py", line 1020, in main all_selections = {selected_course: File "c:\python3.9\lib\site-packages\edx_dl\edx_dl.py", line 1021, in get_available_sections(selected_course.url.replace('info', 'course'), File "c:\python3.9\lib\site-packages\edx_dl\edx_dl.py", line 184, in get_available_sections page = get_page_contents(url, headers) File "c:\python3.9\lib\site-packages\edx_dl\utils.py", line 58, in get_page_contents result = urlopen(Request(url, None, headers)) File "c:\python3.9\lib\urllib\request.py", line 214, in urlopen return opener.open(url, data, timeout) File "c:\python3.9\lib\urllib\request.py", line 523, in open response = meth(req, response) File "c:\python3.9\lib\urllib\request.py", line 632, in http_response response = self.parent.error( File "c:\python3.9\lib\urllib\request.py", line 561, in error return self._call_chain(args) File "c:\python3.9\lib\urllib\request.py", line 494, in _call_chain result = func(args) File "c:\python3.9\lib\urllib\request.py", line 641, in http_error_default raise HTTPError(req.full_url, code, msg, hdrs, fp) urllib.error.HTTPError: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden

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