RELEASE PLEASE #31067

rofl0r · 2022-07-02T15:07:14Z

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last release was in december last year, and that was before the code to circumvent the yt bandwidth throttling was merged. a release is direly needed so distros can update to the current codebase.

dirkf · 2022-07-04T20:17:06Z

#28859 (comment) applies.

afterdelight · 2022-07-04T21:30:17Z

use this
https://github.com/ytdl-patched/youtube-dl/releases

afterdelight · 2022-07-10T21:49:58Z

this has latest release
https://github.com/ytdl-patched/youtube-dl/releases

afterdelight · 2022-07-12T02:37:48Z

this has latest release
https://github.com/ytdl-patched/youtube-dl/releases

gamer191 · 2022-07-13T15:54:20Z

when you have to compile python3 from source, it's no longer that easy

Use the standalone binary, and then you can run yt-dlp without installing/compiling Python 3 :)

afterdelight · 2022-07-13T17:48:13Z

this has latest daily release but no linux

https://github.com/ytdl-patched/youtube-dl/releases

afterdelight · 2022-07-13T17:55:04Z

well this one is for yt-dlp and have daily linux release

https://github.com/ytdl-patched/yt-dlp/releases

rofl0r · 2022-07-13T21:52:22Z

@afterdelight thanks for the ytdl-patched linked, it took me a while to scrutinize the repo in order to figure out whether it can be trusted. this is also the main issue with it: it's not official, and it would be highly preferable if @dirkf can be bothered to finally roll a release, or at least copy/paste the github action that does it automatically from that link.

@ anyone else: could you please finally stop with your "just use yt-dlp bro" talk ? thanks.

gamer191 · 2022-07-15T17:36:08Z

i used this version for a long time and it doesnt have any problem, so you may try it

https://github.com/ytdl-patched/ytdl-patched

Um, that link is a yt-dlp fork, and won't work on Python 2, which the OP uses.

this has latest daily release but no linux

https://github.com/ytdl-patched/youtube-dl/releases

Yeah, use this!

it took me a while to scrutinize the repo in order to figure out whether it can be trusted

The ytdl-patched repo is maintained by Lesmiscore, who is a yt-dlp collaborator. As such, I personally trust those daily builds (and I run the yt-dlp daily builds sometimes). Obviously, it's your call what to install on your computer.

copy/paste the github action that does it automatically from that link

see #30644

Lesmiscore · 2022-07-21T05:14:39Z

@dirkf Sorry for ping but I strongly advise you to block afterdelight. Reason is obvious.

dirkf · 2022-07-21T17:14:22Z

Use the standalone binary, and then you can run yt-dlp without installing/compiling Python 3 :)

Provided that a binary is available for your machine architecture ...

afterdelight · 2022-07-21T19:01:24Z

@dirkf Sorry for ping but I strongly advise you to block afterdelight. Reason is obvious.

???

rofl0r · 2022-07-21T23:13:16Z

Provided that a binary is available for your machine architecture ...

not only that, even a libc difference makes a precompiled binary unusable (unless everything is statically linked). in my case i use musl libc, not glibc.

afterdelight · 2022-07-22T19:08:31Z

ok

Rekrullurker · 2022-09-01T02:00:05Z

I just tried the latest release from that ytdl-patched page and it doesn't work. It runs, it'll print the help or the version info, but when I try to actually use it with an URL, it just dumps an unending stream of what looks like source code to the window.

Here's a sample;

"Kva=function(a,b,c){return b=b.filter(function(d){if(d.video.j<=a.zc)return!0;c[d.itag]="maxquality";return!1})};IB=function(a){return Pk(a,function(b,c){return Math.max(b,c.video.j)},0)};Wva=function(a){a=void 0===a?{}:a;var b=void 0===a.Om?!1:a.Om,c=void 0===a.defraggedFromSubfragments?!1:"

That went on for about 30 pages before I canceled it. I tried a few others from August and got the same result. I then went back to July 1st, and that one technically worked. It printed a paragraph of crap at the start, but it did function. Unfortunately, it had no advantage that I could see over the last official release from Dec. 17th, 2021. It downloaded at a glacial speed and wouldn't download age-restricted videos.

Am I doing something wrong, or have these patched versions not been patched to bypass YouTube's throttling and the age restrictions? And why do the latest versions just print garbage?

dirkf · 2022-09-01T19:58:41Z

Try the version that includes 55c8236.

For age-restricted, you need PR #31043.

Vangelis66 · 2022-09-02T02:31:28Z

I just tried the latest release from that ytdl-patched page and it doesn't work.

Try the version that includes 55c8236.

Unfortunately, the latest release there hasn't got that merged...
@Rekrullurker should exercise some patience until the new release 2022.09.02.x has been produced - should be a matter of a few hours... 😄

Rekrullurker · 2022-09-02T06:17:52Z

Just tried version 2022.09.02.810. OK, it works...

Doesn't download any faster, doesn't download age restricted videos.

I don't mean to sound ungrateful, but what's being patched, if not these issues?

afterdelight · 2022-09-02T08:03:36Z

I just tried the latest release from that ytdl-patched page and it doesn't work. It runs, it'll print the help or the version info, but when I try to actually use it with an URL, it just dumps an unending stream of what looks like source code to the window.

Here's a sample;

"Kva=function(a,b,c){return b=b.filter(function(d){if(d.video.j<=a.zc)return!0;c[d.itag]="maxquality";return!1})};IB=function(a){return Pk(a,function(b,c){return Math.max(b,c.video.j)},0)};Wva=function(a){a=void 0===a?{}:a;var b=void 0===a.Om?!1:a.Om,c=void 0===a.defraggedFromSubfragments?!1:"

That went on for about 30 pages before I canceled it. I tried a few others from August and got the same result. I then went back to July 1st, and that one technically worked. It printed a paragraph of crap at the start, but it did function. Unfortunately, it had no advantage that I could see over the last official release from Dec. 17th, 2021. It downloaded at a glacial speed and wouldn't download age-restricted videos.

Am I doing something wrong, or have these patched versions not been patched to bypass YouTube's throttling and the age restrictions? And why do the latest versions just print garbage?

have you try yt-dlp version?
https://github.com/ytdl-patched/ytdl-patched/releases

dirkf · 2022-09-02T08:47:55Z

If anyone has an issue with the latest master, please open an issue with the usual supporting information. However in this case it looks like YT is sending new player 5a3b6271 and yt-dl is confused.

nicolaasjan · 2022-09-02T08:51:43Z

If anyone has an issue with the latest master, please open an issue with the usual supporting information. However in this case it looks like YT is sending new player 5a3b6271 and yt-dl is confused.

This seems indeed the case with the latest youtube-dl master, as well as yt-dlp...
See:
yt-dlp/yt-dlp#4635 (comment)

Rekrullurker · 2022-09-02T09:41:50Z

have you try yt-dlp version?
https://github.com/ytdl-patched/ytdl-patched/releases

I didn't want to get into this, but I have an OLD computer, running an OLD version of Windows, and yt-dlp doesn't work, because Python 3 doesn't work on it. Until I can afford to get a newer system, YouTube-DL is the only thing I can use.

gamer191 · 2022-09-02T11:29:54Z

I don't mean to sound ungrateful, but what's being patched, if not these issues?

Nothing, it just shares a Github account with another program named ytdl-patched

gamer191 · 2022-09-02T11:30:50Z

have you try yt-dlp version?
https://github.com/ytdl-patched/ytdl-patched/releases

that's not yt-dlp. https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp and https://github.com/ytdl-patched/yt-dlp are yt-dlp

gamer191 · 2022-09-02T11:32:45Z

I have an OLD computer, running an OLD version of Windows

Out of interest, which version of Windows is it?

Lesmiscore · 2022-09-02T11:52:15Z

@dirkf PLEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASE BLOCK AFTERDELIGHT FROM THIS ISSUE
They're getting an extreme noise to my hobby project

rofl0r · 2022-09-02T12:34:56Z

PLEAAAAASE provide official releases so this can be closed finally.

dirkf · 2024-01-09T13:35:14Z

Continued in #31585.

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dirkf mentioned this issue Jul 17, 2022

Add build workflow #30644

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cousteaulecommandant mentioned this issue Aug 21, 2022

Latest update/release (2021.12.17) is over 8 months old #31190

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dirkf closed this as not planned Won't fix, can't repro, duplicate, stale Jan 9, 2024

RELEASE PLEASE #31067

RELEASE PLEASE #31067

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