kixik to Arch Linux · 2 years agoStop using youtube-dl and use yt-dlp instead. - r/archlinuxlibreddit.spike.codesexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down11cross-posted to: artixlinux
arrow-up125arrow-down1external-linkStop using youtube-dl and use yt-dlp instead. - r/archlinuxlibreddit.spike.codeskixik to Arch Linux · 2 years agomessage-square5fedilinkcross-posted to: artixlinux
minus-squarevoxel@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoisn’t youtube-dl broken anyway? last time I tried it it was so slow it would take a couple of hours to download a single 5-10 minute video
minus-square𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘬linkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoyoutube-dl is pretty much dead. Last I heard from them was that they want to keep Python 2 compatibility.
minus-squareknowncarbage@lemmy.fmhy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoI think the main dev was busy for a while when yt changed the api and yt-dlp was forked. Youtube-dl seems to work now though, and I think works on some sites yt-dlp doesn’t.
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youtube-dlbroken anyway?last time I tried it it was so slow it would take a couple of hours to download a single 5-10 minute video
youtube-dl is pretty much dead. Last I heard from them was that they want to keep Python 2 compatibility.
I think the main dev was busy for a while when yt changed the api and yt-dlp was forked. Youtube-dl seems to work now though, and I think works on some sites yt-dlp doesn’t.