diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 4dfc0b4ce1..75a8071a01 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1860,7 +1860,7 @@ The following extractors use this feature: #### youtube * `lang`: Prefer translated metadata (`title`, `description` etc) of this language code (case-sensitive). By default, the video primary language metadata is preferred, with a fallback to `en` translated. See [youtube/_base.py](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/415b4c9f955b1a0391204bd24a7132590e7b3bdb/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_base.py#L402-L409) for the list of supported content language codes * `skip`: One or more of `hls`, `dash` or `translated_subs` to skip extraction of the m3u8 manifests, dash manifests and [auto-translated subtitles](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/4090#issuecomment-1158102032) respectively -* `player_client`: Clients to extract video data from. The currently available clients are `web`, `web_safari`, `web_embedded`, `web_music`, `web_creator`, `mweb`, `ios`, `android`, `android_vr`, `tv`, `tv_simply`, `tv_downgraded`, and `tv_embedded`. By default, `android_vr,web,web_safari` is used. If no JavaScript runtime/engine is available, then only `android_vr` is used. If logged-in cookies are passed to yt-dlp, then `tv_downgraded,web,web_safari` is used for free accounts and `tv_downgraded,web_creator,web` is used for premium accounts. The `web_music` client is added for `music.youtube.com` URLs when logged-in cookies are used. The `web_embedded` client is added for age-restricted videos but only works if the video is embeddable, and may be added as a fallback if `android_vr` is unable to access a video. The `tv_embedded` and `web_creator` clients are added for age-restricted videos if account age-verification is required. Some clients, such as `web` and `web_music`, require a `po_token` for their formats to be downloadable. Some clients, such as `web_creator`, will only work with authentication. Not all clients support authentication via cookies. You can use `default` for the default clients, or you can use `all` for all clients (not recommended). You can prefix a client with `-` to exclude it, e.g. `youtube:player_client=default,-ios` +* `player_client`: Clients to extract video data from. The currently available clients are `web`, `web_safari`, `web_embedded`, `web_music`, `web_creator`, `mweb`, `ios`, `android`, `android_vr`, `tv`, `tv_downgraded`, and `tv_simply`. By default, `android_vr,web,web_safari` is used. If no JavaScript runtime/engine is available, then only `android_vr` is used. If logged-in cookies are passed to yt-dlp, then `tv_downgraded,web,web_safari` is used for free accounts and `tv_downgraded,web_creator,web` is used for premium accounts. The `web_music` client is added for `music.youtube.com` URLs when logged-in cookies are used. The `web_embedded` client is added for age-restricted videos but only successfully works around the age-restriction sometimes (e.g. if the video is embeddable), and may be added as a fallback if `android_vr` is unable to access a video. The `web_creator` client is added for age-restricted videos if account age-verification is required. Some clients, such as `web_creator` and `web_music`, require a `po_token` for their formats to be downloadable. Some clients, such as `web_creator`, will only work with authentication. Not all clients support authentication via cookies. You can use `default` for the default clients, or you can use `all` for all clients (not recommended). You can prefix a client with `-` to exclude it, e.g. `youtube:player_client=default,-web` * `player_skip`: Skip some network requests that are generally needed for robust extraction. One or more of `configs` (skip client configs), `webpage` (skip initial webpage), `js` (skip js player), `initial_data` (skip initial data/next ep request). While these options can help reduce the number of requests needed or avoid some rate-limiting, they could cause issues such as missing formats or metadata. See [#860](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/pull/860) and [#12826](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12826) for more details * `webpage_skip`: Skip extraction of embedded webpage data. One or both of `player_response`, `initial_data`. These options are for testing purposes and don't skip any network requests * `player_params`: YouTube player parameters to use for player requests. Will overwrite any default ones set by yt-dlp. diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_base.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_base.py index aa0057a94b..2ddde4a852 100644 --- a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_base.py +++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_base.py @@ -351,20 +351,6 @@ INNERTUBE_CLIENTS = { }, 'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT_CLIENT_NAME': 75, }, - # This client now requires sign-in for every video - # It was previously an age-gate workaround for videos that were `playable_in_embed` - # It may still be useful if signed into an EU account that is not age-verified - 'tv_embedded': { - 'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT': { - 'client': { - 'clientName': 'TVHTML5_SIMPLY_EMBEDDED_PLAYER', - 'clientVersion': '2.0', - }, - }, - 'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT_CLIENT_NAME': 85, - 'REQUIRE_AUTH': True, - 'SUPPORTS_COOKIES': True, - }, } diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py index ee1c2e9ba0..93bd8ec8fc 100644 --- a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py +++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py @@ -1443,7 +1443,6 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor): 'view_count': int, }, 'params': { - 'extractor_args': {'youtube': {'player_client': ['tv_embedded']}}, 'format': '251-drc', 'skip_download': True, }, @@ -3143,9 +3142,8 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor): self.to_screen( f'{video_id}: This video is age-restricted and YouTube is requiring ' 'account age-verification; some formats may be missing', only_once=True) - # tv_embedded can work around the age-verification requirement for embeddable videos # web_creator may work around age-verification for all videos but requires PO token - append_client('tv_embedded', 'web_creator') + append_client('web_creator') status = traverse_obj(pr, ('playabilityStatus', 'status', {str})) if status not in ('OK', 'LIVE_STREAM_OFFLINE', 'AGE_CHECK_REQUIRED', 'AGE_VERIFICATION_REQUIRED'):