youtube-dl: [adobepass] disneynow: Unable to extract POST URL directv now

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[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['https://disneynow.go.com/shows/elena-of-avalor/season-02/episode-21-movin-on-up/vdka8040775?pid=PL553044961', '--ap-mso', 'ATTOTT', '--ap-username', 'PRIVATE', '--ap-password', 'PRIVATE', '--verbose']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp437, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2019.03.01
[debug] Python version 3.4.4 (CPython) - Windows-10-10.0.17134
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-89439-g1215889bc1, ffprobe N-89439-g1215889bc1
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[Go] vdka8040775: Downloading webpage
[Go] VDKA8040775: Downloading JSON metadata
[Go] VDKA8040775: Downloading Provider Redirect Page
[Go] VDKA8040775: Downloading Provider Login Page
ERROR: Unable to extract post url; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type  youtube-dl -U  to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmplyslo9xs\build\youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.py", line 794, in extract_info
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmplyslo9xs\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 508, in extract
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmplyslo9xs\build\youtube_dl\extractor\go.py", line 137, in _real_extract
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmplyslo9xs\build\youtube_dl\extractor\adobepass.py", line 1508, in _extract_mvpd_auth
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmplyslo9xs\build\youtube_dl\extractor\adobepass.py", line 1360, in post_form
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmplyslo9xs\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 992, in _html_search_regex
  File "C:\Users\dst\AppData\Roaming\Build archive\youtube-dl\rg3\tmplyslo9xs\build\youtube_dl\extractor\common.py", line 983, in _search_regex
youtube_dl.utils.RegexNotFoundError: Unable to extract post url; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug . Make sure you are using the latest version; type  youtube-dl -U  to update. Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.
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Description of your issue, suggested solution and other information

Unable to extract any videos on https://disneynow.go.com that require the adobepass. When trying to use --cookie I get an error that I need to use Adobe Pass. Appears to be similar error to issue #18901. Issue is actually related to #17770 that reports Directv now being broken

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  • State: closed
  • Created 5 years ago
  • Comments: 18

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Any of the videos on disneynow that require Adobe Pass authentication result in the same error. Error occurs still with 2019.03.09