Can not get valid media URLs on New Animate

[pfei-sa]

python3 ~/UsefulPythonScript/bilidan.py http://www.bilibili.com/video/av2331762/ --source overseas
INFO: Loading video info...
INFO: Got video cid: 3641122
INFO: Loading video content...
ERROR: Can not get valid media URLs.

I am not in China

[cthbleachbit]

Bilibili has copyright restrictions on those anime, so you might need a proxy server in mainland china.

[pfei-sa]

Do I still have to use a proxy even I am using the --source overseas parameter? If so, what does that parameter do?

[cnbeining]

• Do I still have to use a proxy even I am using the --source overseas parameter?

Yes. "Overseas" source only means you are using "海外加速" API, also called "CDN" API. You have to deal with the IP restrictions by yourself.

One workaround is to use Proxifier to force Python to use your proxy.

Also you can check Biligrab's IP bypass function, which provides a simple function to bypass those restrictions. Please notice that it is never the goal of Biligrab to download copyright-restricted video.

[pfei-sa]

I see, do you have any recommendations on Chinese proxy? And is it possible to add an porxy parameter in the program in the future? Thank you.

[cnbeining]

Personally I myself do not recommend any proxies.

Technically speaking it is possible to add such function, but it depends of the plan of the author. @m13253

[cthbleachbit]

check proxychains-ng package. this package provides command-wide proxy handling.

[pfei-sa]

Thank you very much.

[m13253]

BiliDan supports setting HTTP proxy via http_proxy and https_proxy environment variables.

For SOCKS protocol, use proxychains_ng.

Also you may try flvcd or bilipr as video source option.

[pfei-sa]

The problem I am having is that I don’t have a chinese proxy(LOL)

[cnbeining]

Well, did you try reverse engineering Hola the Plugin?

[pfei-sa]

Sorry, my programming skill aren’t very good.

[zanderzhng]

merge my commit and use -f. @tonyrft