]> jfr.im git - yt-dlp.git/blobdiff - yt_dlp/extractor/youtube.py
[npr] Make SMIL extraction non-fatal (#2099)
[yt-dlp.git] / yt_dlp / extractor / youtube.py
index 11dba559813f822fc98f7db9a39cd7f2cf56b82b..1f500939908c3c14cfc51f1284385da4f884b910 100644 (file)
@@ -2,18 +2,21 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-import base64
 import calendar
 import copy
 import datetime
+import functools
 import hashlib
 import itertools
 import json
+import math
 import os.path
 import random
 import re
+import sys
 import time
 import traceback
+import threading
 
 from .common import InfoExtractor, SearchInfoExtractor
 from ..compat import (
@@ -28,7 +31,7 @@
 )
 from ..jsinterp import JSInterpreter
 from ..utils import (
-    bytes_to_intlist,
+    bug_reports_message,
     clean_html,
     datetime_from_str,
     dict_get,
     float_or_none,
     format_field,
     int_or_none,
-    intlist_to_bytes,
     is_html,
     join_nonempty,
     mimetype2ext,
     network_exceptions,
+    NO_DEFAULT,
     orderedSet,
     parse_codecs,
     parse_count,
@@ -54,6 +57,7 @@
     smuggle_url,
     str_or_none,
     str_to_int,
+    strftime_or_none,
     traverse_obj,
     try_get,
     unescapeHTML,
 )
 
 
+def get_first(obj, keys, **kwargs):
+    return traverse_obj(obj, (..., *variadic(keys)), **kwargs, get_all=False)
+
+
 # any clients starting with _ cannot be explicity requested by the user
 INNERTUBE_CLIENTS = {
     'web': {
@@ -259,6 +267,70 @@ class YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor(InfoExtractor):
     # If True it will raise an error if no login info is provided
     _LOGIN_REQUIRED = False
 
+    _INVIDIOUS_SITES = (
+        # invidious-redirect websites
+        r'(?:www\.)?redirect\.invidious\.io',
+        r'(?:(?:www|dev)\.)?invidio\.us',
+        # Invidious instances taken from https://github.com/iv-org/documentation/blob/master/Invidious-Instances.md
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.pussthecat\.org',
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.zee\.li',
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.ethibox\.fr',
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.3o7z6yfxhbw7n3za4rss6l434kmv55cgw2vuziwuigpwegswvwzqipyd\.onion',
+        # youtube-dl invidious instances list
+        r'(?:(?:www|no)\.)?invidiou\.sh',
+        r'(?:(?:www|fi)\.)?invidious\.snopyta\.org',
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.kabi\.tk',
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.mastodon\.host',
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.zapashcanon\.fr',
+        r'(?:www\.)?(?:invidious(?:-us)?|piped)\.kavin\.rocks',
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.tinfoil-hat\.net',
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.himiko\.cloud',
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.reallyancient\.tech',
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.tube',
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidiou\.site',
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.site',
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.xyz',
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.nixnet\.xyz',
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.048596\.xyz',
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.drycat\.fr',
+        r'(?:www\.)?inv\.skyn3t\.in',
+        r'(?:www\.)?tube\.poal\.co',
+        r'(?:www\.)?tube\.connect\.cafe',
+        r'(?:www\.)?vid\.wxzm\.sx',
+        r'(?:www\.)?vid\.mint\.lgbt',
+        r'(?:www\.)?vid\.puffyan\.us',
+        r'(?:www\.)?yewtu\.be',
+        r'(?:www\.)?yt\.elukerio\.org',
+        r'(?:www\.)?yt\.lelux\.fi',
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.ggc-project\.de',
+        r'(?:www\.)?yt\.maisputain\.ovh',
+        r'(?:www\.)?ytprivate\.com',
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.13ad\.de',
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.toot\.koeln',
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.fdn\.fr',
+        r'(?:www\.)?watch\.nettohikari\.com',
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.namazso\.eu',
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.silkky\.cloud',
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.exonip\.de',
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.riverside\.rocks',
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.blamefran\.net',
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.moomoo\.de',
+        r'(?:www\.)?ytb\.trom\.tf',
+        r'(?:www\.)?yt\.cyberhost\.uk',
+        r'(?:www\.)?kgg2m7yk5aybusll\.onion',
+        r'(?:www\.)?qklhadlycap4cnod\.onion',
+        r'(?:www\.)?axqzx4s6s54s32yentfqojs3x5i7faxza6xo3ehd4bzzsg2ii4fv2iid\.onion',
+        r'(?:www\.)?c7hqkpkpemu6e7emz5b4vyz7idjgdvgaaa3dyimmeojqbgpea3xqjoid\.onion',
+        r'(?:www\.)?fz253lmuao3strwbfbmx46yu7acac2jz27iwtorgmbqlkurlclmancad\.onion',
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.l4qlywnpwqsluw65ts7md3khrivpirse744un3x7mlskqauz5pyuzgqd\.onion',
+        r'(?:www\.)?owxfohz4kjyv25fvlqilyxast7inivgiktls3th44jhk3ej3i7ya\.b32\.i2p',
+        r'(?:www\.)?4l2dgddgsrkf2ous66i6seeyi6etzfgrue332grh2n7madpwopotugyd\.onion',
+        r'(?:www\.)?w6ijuptxiku4xpnnaetxvnkc5vqcdu7mgns2u77qefoixi63vbvnpnqd\.onion',
+        r'(?:www\.)?kbjggqkzv65ivcqj6bumvp337z6264huv5kpkwuv6gu5yjiskvan7fad\.onion',
+        r'(?:www\.)?grwp24hodrefzvjjuccrkw3mjq4tzhaaq32amf33dzpmuxe7ilepcmad\.onion',
+        r'(?:www\.)?hpniueoejy4opn7bc4ftgazyqjoeqwlvh2uiku2xqku6zpoa4bf5ruid\.onion',
+    )
+
     def _login(self):
         """
         Attempt to log in to YouTube.
@@ -289,7 +361,20 @@ def _initialize_consent(self):
             consent_id = random.randint(100, 999)
         self._set_cookie('.youtube.com', 'CONSENT', 'YES+cb.20210328-17-p0.en+FX+%s' % consent_id)
 
+    def _initialize_pref(self):
+        cookies = self._get_cookies('https://www.youtube.com/')
+        pref_cookie = cookies.get('PREF')
+        pref = {}
+        if pref_cookie:
+            try:
+                pref = dict(compat_urlparse.parse_qsl(pref_cookie.value))
+            except ValueError:
+                self.report_warning('Failed to parse user PREF cookie' + bug_reports_message())
+        pref.update({'hl': 'en'})
+        self._set_cookie('.youtube.com', name='PREF', value=compat_urllib_parse_urlencode(pref))
+
     def _real_initialize(self):
+        self._initialize_pref()
         self._initialize_consent()
         self._login()
 
@@ -322,23 +407,10 @@ def _extract_api_key(self, ytcfg=None, default_client='web'):
         return self._ytcfg_get_safe(ytcfg, lambda x: x['INNERTUBE_API_KEY'], compat_str, default_client)
 
     def _extract_context(self, ytcfg=None, default_client='web'):
-        _get_context = lambda y: try_get(y, lambda x: x['INNERTUBE_CONTEXT'], dict)
-        context = _get_context(ytcfg)
-        if context:
-            return context
-
-        context = _get_context(self._get_default_ytcfg(default_client))
-        if not ytcfg:
-            return context
-
-        # Recreate the client context (required)
-        context['client'].update({
-            'clientVersion': self._extract_client_version(ytcfg, default_client),
-            'clientName': self._extract_client_name(ytcfg, default_client),
-        })
-        visitor_data = try_get(ytcfg, lambda x: x['VISITOR_DATA'], compat_str)
-        if visitor_data:
-            context['client']['visitorData'] = visitor_data
+        context = get_first(
+            (ytcfg, self._get_default_ytcfg(default_client)), 'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT', expected_type=dict)
+        # Enforce language for extraction
+        traverse_obj(context, 'client', expected_type=dict, default={})['hl'] = 'en'
         return context
 
     _SAPISID = None
@@ -438,9 +510,9 @@ def _extract_visitor_data(*args):
         Extracts visitorData from an API response or ytcfg
         Appears to be used to track session state
         """
-        return traverse_obj(
-            args, (..., ('VISITOR_DATA', ('INNERTUBE_CONTEXT', 'client', 'visitorData'), ('responseContext', 'visitorData'))),
-            expected_type=compat_str, get_all=False)
+        return get_first(
+            args, (('VISITOR_DATA', ('INNERTUBE_CONTEXT', 'client', 'visitorData'), ('responseContext', 'visitorData'))),
+            expected_type=str)
 
     @property
     def is_authenticated(self):
@@ -595,6 +667,29 @@ def _get_text(data, *path_list, max_runs=None):
                 if text:
                     return text
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def extract_relative_time(relative_time_text):
+        """
+        Extracts a relative time from string and converts to dt object
+        e.g. 'streamed 6 days ago', '5 seconds ago (edited)'
+        """
+        mobj = re.search(r'(?P<time>\d+)\s*(?P<unit>microsecond|second|minute|hour|day|week|month|year)s?\s*ago', relative_time_text)
+        if mobj:
+            try:
+                return datetime_from_str('now-%s%s' % (mobj.group('time'), mobj.group('unit')), precision='auto')
+            except ValueError:
+                return None
+
+    def _extract_time_text(self, renderer, *path_list):
+        text = self._get_text(renderer, *path_list) or ''
+        dt = self.extract_relative_time(text)
+        timestamp = None
+        if isinstance(dt, datetime.datetime):
+            timestamp = calendar.timegm(dt.timetuple())
+        if text and timestamp is None:
+            self.report_warning('Cannot parse localized time text' + bug_reports_message(), only_once=True)
+        return timestamp, text
+
     def _extract_response(self, item_id, query, note='Downloading API JSON', headers=None,
                           ytcfg=None, check_get_keys=None, ep='browse', fatal=True, api_hostname=None,
                           default_client='web'):
@@ -681,7 +776,13 @@ def _extract_video(self, renderer):
             'view count', default=None))
 
         uploader = self._get_text(renderer, 'ownerText', 'shortBylineText')
-
+        channel_id = traverse_obj(
+            renderer, ('shortBylineText', 'runs', ..., 'navigationEndpoint', 'browseEndpoint', 'browseId'), expected_type=str, get_all=False)
+        timestamp, time_text = self._extract_time_text(renderer, 'publishedTimeText')
+        scheduled_timestamp = str_to_int(traverse_obj(renderer, ('upcomingEventData', 'startTime'), get_all=False))
+        overlay_style = traverse_obj(
+            renderer, ('thumbnailOverlays', ..., 'thumbnailOverlayTimeStatusRenderer', 'style'), get_all=False, expected_type=str)
+        badges = self._extract_badges(renderer)
         return {
             '_type': 'url',
             'ie_key': YoutubeIE.ie_key(),
@@ -692,74 +793,19 @@ def _extract_video(self, renderer):
             'duration': duration,
             'view_count': view_count,
             'uploader': uploader,
+            'channel_id': channel_id,
+            'upload_date': strftime_or_none(timestamp, '%Y%m%d'),
+            'live_status': ('is_upcoming' if scheduled_timestamp is not None
+                            else 'was_live' if 'streamed' in time_text.lower()
+                            else 'is_live' if overlay_style is not None and overlay_style == 'LIVE' or 'live now' in badges
+                            else None),
+            'release_timestamp': scheduled_timestamp,
+            'availability': self._availability(needs_premium='premium' in badges, needs_subscription='members only' in badges)
         }
 
 
 class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
     IE_DESC = 'YouTube'
-    _INVIDIOUS_SITES = (
-        # invidious-redirect websites
-        r'(?:www\.)?redirect\.invidious\.io',
-        r'(?:(?:www|dev)\.)?invidio\.us',
-        # Invidious instances taken from https://github.com/iv-org/documentation/blob/master/Invidious-Instances.md
-        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.pussthecat\.org',
-        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.zee\.li',
-        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.ethibox\.fr',
-        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.3o7z6yfxhbw7n3za4rss6l434kmv55cgw2vuziwuigpwegswvwzqipyd\.onion',
-        # youtube-dl invidious instances list
-        r'(?:(?:www|no)\.)?invidiou\.sh',
-        r'(?:(?:www|fi)\.)?invidious\.snopyta\.org',
-        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.kabi\.tk',
-        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.mastodon\.host',
-        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.zapashcanon\.fr',
-        r'(?:www\.)?(?:invidious(?:-us)?|piped)\.kavin\.rocks',
-        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.tinfoil-hat\.net',
-        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.himiko\.cloud',
-        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.reallyancient\.tech',
-        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.tube',
-        r'(?:www\.)?invidiou\.site',
-        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.site',
-        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.xyz',
-        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.nixnet\.xyz',
-        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.048596\.xyz',
-        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.drycat\.fr',
-        r'(?:www\.)?inv\.skyn3t\.in',
-        r'(?:www\.)?tube\.poal\.co',
-        r'(?:www\.)?tube\.connect\.cafe',
-        r'(?:www\.)?vid\.wxzm\.sx',
-        r'(?:www\.)?vid\.mint\.lgbt',
-        r'(?:www\.)?vid\.puffyan\.us',
-        r'(?:www\.)?yewtu\.be',
-        r'(?:www\.)?yt\.elukerio\.org',
-        r'(?:www\.)?yt\.lelux\.fi',
-        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.ggc-project\.de',
-        r'(?:www\.)?yt\.maisputain\.ovh',
-        r'(?:www\.)?ytprivate\.com',
-        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.13ad\.de',
-        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.toot\.koeln',
-        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.fdn\.fr',
-        r'(?:www\.)?watch\.nettohikari\.com',
-        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.namazso\.eu',
-        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.silkky\.cloud',
-        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.exonip\.de',
-        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.riverside\.rocks',
-        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.blamefran\.net',
-        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.moomoo\.de',
-        r'(?:www\.)?ytb\.trom\.tf',
-        r'(?:www\.)?yt\.cyberhost\.uk',
-        r'(?:www\.)?kgg2m7yk5aybusll\.onion',
-        r'(?:www\.)?qklhadlycap4cnod\.onion',
-        r'(?:www\.)?axqzx4s6s54s32yentfqojs3x5i7faxza6xo3ehd4bzzsg2ii4fv2iid\.onion',
-        r'(?:www\.)?c7hqkpkpemu6e7emz5b4vyz7idjgdvgaaa3dyimmeojqbgpea3xqjoid\.onion',
-        r'(?:www\.)?fz253lmuao3strwbfbmx46yu7acac2jz27iwtorgmbqlkurlclmancad\.onion',
-        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.l4qlywnpwqsluw65ts7md3khrivpirse744un3x7mlskqauz5pyuzgqd\.onion',
-        r'(?:www\.)?owxfohz4kjyv25fvlqilyxast7inivgiktls3th44jhk3ej3i7ya\.b32\.i2p',
-        r'(?:www\.)?4l2dgddgsrkf2ous66i6seeyi6etzfgrue332grh2n7madpwopotugyd\.onion',
-        r'(?:www\.)?w6ijuptxiku4xpnnaetxvnkc5vqcdu7mgns2u77qefoixi63vbvnpnqd\.onion',
-        r'(?:www\.)?kbjggqkzv65ivcqj6bumvp337z6264huv5kpkwuv6gu5yjiskvan7fad\.onion',
-        r'(?:www\.)?grwp24hodrefzvjjuccrkw3mjq4tzhaaq32amf33dzpmuxe7ilepcmad\.onion',
-        r'(?:www\.)?hpniueoejy4opn7bc4ftgazyqjoeqwlvh2uiku2xqku6zpoa4bf5ruid\.onion',
-    )
     _VALID_URL = r"""(?x)^
                      (
                          (?:https?://|//)                                    # http(s):// or protocol-independent URL
@@ -793,7 +839,7 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                      (?P<id>[0-9A-Za-z_-]{11})                                # here is it! the YouTube video ID
                      (?(1).+)?                                                # if we found the ID, everything can follow
                      (?:\#|$)""" % {
-        'invidious': '|'.join(_INVIDIOUS_SITES),
+        'invidious': '|'.join(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor._INVIDIOUS_SITES),
     }
     _PLAYER_INFO_RE = (
         r'/s/player/(?P<id>[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{8,})/player',
@@ -924,16 +970,22 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'uploader': 'Philipp Hagemeister',
                 'uploader_id': 'phihag',
                 'uploader_url': r're:https?://(?:www\.)?youtube\.com/user/phihag',
+                'channel': 'Philipp Hagemeister',
                 'channel_id': 'UCLqxVugv74EIW3VWh2NOa3Q',
                 'channel_url': r're:https?://(?:www\.)?youtube\.com/channel/UCLqxVugv74EIW3VWh2NOa3Q',
                 'upload_date': '20121002',
-                'description': 'test chars:  "\'/\\ä↭𝕐\ntest URL: https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/1892\n\nThis is a test video for youtube-dl.\n\nFor more information, contact phihag@phihag.de .',
+                'description': 'md5:8fb536f4877b8a7455c2ec23794dbc22',
                 'categories': ['Science & Technology'],
                 'tags': ['youtube-dl'],
                 'duration': 10,
                 'view_count': int,
                 'like_count': int,
-                'dislike_count': int,
+                # 'dislike_count': int,
+                'availability': 'public',
+                'playable_in_embed': True,
+                'thumbnail': 'https://i.ytimg.com/vi/BaW_jenozKc/maxresdefault.jpg',
+                'live_status': 'not_live',
+                'age_limit': 0,
                 'start_time': 1,
                 'end_time': 9,
             }
@@ -1667,7 +1719,20 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
             # shorts
             'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BGQWPY4IigY',
             'only_matching': True,
-        },
+        }, {
+            'note': 'Storyboards',
+            'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KLPxDtMqe8',
+            'info_dict': {
+                'id': '5KLPxDtMqe8',
+                'ext': 'mhtml',
+                'format_id': 'sb0',
+                'title': 'Your Brain is Plastic',
+                'uploader_id': 'scishow',
+                'description': 'md5:89cd86034bdb5466cd87c6ba206cd2bc',
+                'upload_date': '20140324',
+                'uploader': 'SciShow',
+            }, 'params': {'format': 'mhtml', 'skip_download': True}
+        }
     ]
 
     @classmethod
@@ -1684,6 +1749,142 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self._code_cache = {}
         self._player_cache = {}
 
+    def _prepare_live_from_start_formats(self, formats, video_id, live_start_time, url, webpage_url, smuggled_data):
+        EXPIRATION_DURATION = 18_000
+        lock = threading.Lock()
+
+        is_live = True
+        expiration_time = time.time() + EXPIRATION_DURATION
+        formats = [f for f in formats if f.get('is_from_start')]
+
+        def refetch_manifest(format_id):
+            nonlocal formats, expiration_time, is_live
+            if time.time() <= expiration_time:
+                return
+
+            _, _, prs, player_url = self._download_player_responses(url, smuggled_data, video_id, webpage_url)
+            video_details = traverse_obj(
+                prs, (..., 'videoDetails'), expected_type=dict, default=[])
+            microformats = traverse_obj(
+                prs, (..., 'microformat', 'playerMicroformatRenderer'),
+                expected_type=dict, default=[])
+            _, is_live, _, formats = self._list_formats(video_id, microformats, video_details, prs, player_url)
+            expiration_time = time.time() + EXPIRATION_DURATION
+
+        def mpd_feed(format_id):
+            """
+            @returns (manifest_url, manifest_stream_number, is_live) or None
+            """
+            with lock:
+                refetch_manifest(format_id)
+
+            f = next((f for f in formats if f['format_id'] == format_id), None)
+            if not f:
+                self.report_warning(
+                    f'Cannot find refreshed manifest for format {format_id}{bug_reports_message()}')
+                return None
+            return f['manifest_url'], f['manifest_stream_number'], is_live
+
+        for f in formats:
+            f['protocol'] = 'http_dash_segments_generator'
+            f['fragments'] = functools.partial(
+                self._live_dash_fragments, f['format_id'], live_start_time, mpd_feed)
+
+    def _live_dash_fragments(self, format_id, live_start_time, mpd_feed, ctx):
+        FETCH_SPAN, MAX_DURATION = 5, 432000
+
+        mpd_url, stream_number, is_live = None, None, True
+
+        begin_index = 0
+        download_start_time = ctx.get('start') or time.time()
+
+        lack_early_segments = download_start_time - (live_start_time or download_start_time) > MAX_DURATION
+        if lack_early_segments:
+            self.report_warning(bug_reports_message(
+                'Starting download from the last 120 hours of the live stream since '
+                'YouTube does not have data before that. If you think this is wrong,'), only_once=True)
+            lack_early_segments = True
+
+        known_idx, no_fragment_score, last_segment_url = begin_index, 0, None
+        fragments, fragment_base_url = None, None
+
+        def _extract_sequence_from_mpd(refresh_sequence):
+            nonlocal mpd_url, stream_number, is_live, no_fragment_score, fragments, fragment_base_url
+            # Obtain from MPD's maximum seq value
+            old_mpd_url = mpd_url
+            mpd_url, stream_number, is_live = mpd_feed(format_id) or (mpd_url, stream_number, False)
+            if old_mpd_url == mpd_url and not refresh_sequence:
+                return True, last_seq
+            try:
+                fmts, _ = self._extract_mpd_formats_and_subtitles(
+                    mpd_url, None, note=False, errnote=False, fatal=False)
+            except ExtractorError:
+                fmts = None
+            if not fmts:
+                no_fragment_score += 1
+                return False, last_seq
+            fmt_info = next(x for x in fmts if x['manifest_stream_number'] == stream_number)
+            fragments = fmt_info['fragments']
+            fragment_base_url = fmt_info['fragment_base_url']
+            assert fragment_base_url
+
+            _last_seq = int(re.search(r'(?:/|^)sq/(\d+)', fragments[-1]['path']).group(1))
+            return True, _last_seq
+
+        while is_live:
+            fetch_time = time.time()
+            if no_fragment_score > 30:
+                return
+            if last_segment_url:
+                # Obtain from "X-Head-Seqnum" header value from each segment
+                try:
+                    urlh = self._request_webpage(
+                        last_segment_url, None, note=False, errnote=False, fatal=False)
+                except ExtractorError:
+                    urlh = None
+                last_seq = try_get(urlh, lambda x: int_or_none(x.headers['X-Head-Seqnum']))
+                if last_seq is None:
+                    no_fragment_score += 1
+                    last_segment_url = None
+                    continue
+            else:
+                should_retry, last_seq = _extract_sequence_from_mpd(True)
+                if not should_retry:
+                    continue
+
+            if known_idx > last_seq:
+                last_segment_url = None
+                continue
+
+            last_seq += 1
+
+            if begin_index < 0 and known_idx < 0:
+                # skip from the start when it's negative value
+                known_idx = last_seq + begin_index
+            if lack_early_segments:
+                known_idx = max(known_idx, last_seq - int(MAX_DURATION // fragments[-1]['duration']))
+            try:
+                for idx in range(known_idx, last_seq):
+                    # do not update sequence here or you'll get skipped some part of it
+                    should_retry, _ = _extract_sequence_from_mpd(False)
+                    if not should_retry:
+                        # retry when it gets weird state
+                        known_idx = idx - 1
+                        raise ExtractorError('breaking out of outer loop')
+                    last_segment_url = urljoin(fragment_base_url, 'sq/%d' % idx)
+                    yield {
+                        'url': last_segment_url,
+                    }
+                if known_idx == last_seq:
+                    no_fragment_score += 5
+                else:
+                    no_fragment_score = 0
+                known_idx = last_seq
+            except ExtractorError:
+                continue
+
+            time.sleep(max(0, FETCH_SPAN + fetch_time - time.time()))
+
     def _extract_player_url(self, *ytcfgs, webpage=None):
         player_url = traverse_obj(
             ytcfgs, (..., 'PLAYER_JS_URL'), (..., 'WEB_PLAYER_CONTEXT_CONFIGS', ..., 'jsUrl'),
@@ -1863,7 +2064,7 @@ def _decrypt_nsig(self, s, video_id, player_url):
             self.write_debug(f'Decrypted nsig {s} => {self._player_cache[sig_id]}')
             return self._player_cache[sig_id]
         except Exception as e:
-            raise ExtractorError(traceback.format_exc(), cause=e)
+            raise ExtractorError(traceback.format_exc(), cause=e, video_id=video_id)
 
     def _extract_n_function_name(self, jscode):
         return self._search_regex(
@@ -1913,9 +2114,9 @@ def _extract_signature_timestamp(self, video_id, player_url, ytcfg=None, fatal=F
         return sts
 
     def _mark_watched(self, video_id, player_responses):
-        playback_url = traverse_obj(
-            player_responses, (..., 'playbackTracking', 'videostatsPlaybackUrl', 'baseUrl'),
-            expected_type=url_or_none, get_all=False)
+        playback_url = get_first(
+            player_responses, ('playbackTracking', 'videostatsPlaybackUrl', 'baseUrl'),
+            expected_type=url_or_none)
         if not playback_url:
             self.report_warning('Unable to mark watched')
             return
@@ -2039,19 +2240,6 @@ def _extract_yt_initial_variable(self, webpage, regex, video_id, name):
             (r'%s\s*%s' % (regex, self._YT_INITIAL_BOUNDARY_RE),
              regex), webpage, name, default='{}'), video_id, fatal=False)
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def parse_time_text(time_text):
-        """
-        Parse the comment time text
-        time_text is in the format 'X units ago (edited)'
-        """
-        time_text_split = time_text.split(' ')
-        if len(time_text_split) >= 3:
-            try:
-                return datetime_from_str('now-%s%s' % (time_text_split[0], time_text_split[1]), precision='auto')
-            except ValueError:
-                return None
-
     def _extract_comment(self, comment_renderer, parent=None):
         comment_id = comment_renderer.get('commentId')
         if not comment_id:
@@ -2060,10 +2248,7 @@ def _extract_comment(self, comment_renderer, parent=None):
         text = self._get_text(comment_renderer, 'contentText')
 
         # note: timestamp is an estimate calculated from the current time and time_text
-        time_text = self._get_text(comment_renderer, 'publishedTimeText') or ''
-        time_text_dt = self.parse_time_text(time_text)
-        if isinstance(time_text_dt, datetime.datetime):
-            timestamp = calendar.timegm(time_text_dt.timetuple())
+        timestamp, time_text = self._extract_time_text(comment_renderer, 'publishedTimeText')
         author = self._get_text(comment_renderer, 'authorText')
         author_id = try_get(comment_renderer,
                             lambda x: x['authorEndpoint']['browseEndpoint']['browseId'], compat_str)
@@ -2090,20 +2275,21 @@ def _extract_comment(self, comment_renderer, parent=None):
             'parent': parent or 'root'
         }
 
-    def _comment_entries(self, root_continuation_data, ytcfg, video_id, parent=None, comment_counts=None):
+    def _comment_entries(self, root_continuation_data, ytcfg, video_id, parent=None, tracker=None):
+
+        get_single_config_arg = lambda c: self._configuration_arg(c, [''])[0]
 
         def extract_header(contents):
             _continuation = None
             for content in contents:
-                comments_header_renderer = try_get(content, lambda x: x['commentsHeaderRenderer'])
+                comments_header_renderer = traverse_obj(content, 'commentsHeaderRenderer')
                 expected_comment_count = parse_count(self._get_text(
                     comments_header_renderer, 'countText', 'commentsCount', max_runs=1))
 
                 if expected_comment_count:
-                    comment_counts[1] = expected_comment_count
-                    self.to_screen('Downloading ~%d comments' % expected_comment_count)
-                sort_mode_str = self._configuration_arg('comment_sort', [''])[0]
-                comment_sort_index = int(sort_mode_str != 'top')  # 1 = new, 0 = top
+                    tracker['est_total'] = expected_comment_count
+                    self.to_screen(f'Downloading ~{expected_comment_count} comments')
+                comment_sort_index = int(get_single_config_arg('comment_sort') != 'top')  # 1 = new, 0 = top
 
                 sort_menu_item = try_get(
                     comments_header_renderer,
@@ -2114,76 +2300,84 @@ def extract_header(contents):
                 if not _continuation:
                     continue
 
-                sort_text = sort_menu_item.get('title')
-                if isinstance(sort_text, compat_str):
-                    sort_text = sort_text.lower()
-                else:
+                sort_text = str_or_none(sort_menu_item.get('title'))
+                if not sort_text:
                     sort_text = 'top comments' if comment_sort_index == 0 else 'newest first'
-                self.to_screen('Sorting comments by %s' % sort_text)
+                self.to_screen('Sorting comments by %s' % sort_text.lower())
                 break
             return _continuation
 
         def extract_thread(contents):
             if not parent:
-                comment_counts[2] = 0
+                tracker['current_page_thread'] = 0
             for content in contents:
+                if not parent and tracker['total_parent_comments'] >= max_parents:
+                    yield
                 comment_thread_renderer = try_get(content, lambda x: x['commentThreadRenderer'])
-                comment_renderer = try_get(
-                    comment_thread_renderer, (lambda x: x['comment']['commentRenderer'], dict)) or try_get(
-                    content, (lambda x: x['commentRenderer'], dict))
+                comment_renderer = get_first(
+                    (comment_thread_renderer, content), [['commentRenderer', ('comment', 'commentRenderer')]],
+                    expected_type=dict, default={})
 
-                if not comment_renderer:
-                    continue
                 comment = self._extract_comment(comment_renderer, parent)
                 if not comment:
                     continue
-                comment_counts[0] += 1
+
+                tracker['running_total'] += 1
+                tracker['total_reply_comments' if parent else 'total_parent_comments'] += 1
                 yield comment
+
                 # Attempt to get the replies
                 comment_replies_renderer = try_get(
                     comment_thread_renderer, lambda x: x['replies']['commentRepliesRenderer'], dict)
 
                 if comment_replies_renderer:
-                    comment_counts[2] += 1
+                    tracker['current_page_thread'] += 1
                     comment_entries_iter = self._comment_entries(
                         comment_replies_renderer, ytcfg, video_id,
-                        parent=comment.get('id'), comment_counts=comment_counts)
-
-                    for reply_comment in comment_entries_iter:
+                        parent=comment.get('id'), tracker=tracker)
+                    for reply_comment in itertools.islice(comment_entries_iter, min(max_replies_per_thread, max(0, max_replies - tracker['total_reply_comments']))):
                         yield reply_comment
 
+        # Keeps track of counts across recursive calls
+        if not tracker:
+            tracker = dict(
+                running_total=0,
+                est_total=0,
+                current_page_thread=0,
+                total_parent_comments=0,
+                total_reply_comments=0)
+
+        # TODO: Deprecated
         # YouTube comments have a max depth of 2
-        max_depth = int_or_none(self._configuration_arg('max_comment_depth', [''])[0]) or float('inf')
+        max_depth = int_or_none(get_single_config_arg('max_comment_depth'))
+        if max_depth:
+            self._downloader.deprecation_warning(
+                '[youtube] max_comment_depth extractor argument is deprecated. Set max replies in the max-comments extractor argument instead.')
         if max_depth == 1 and parent:
             return
-        if not comment_counts:
-            # comment so far, est. total comments, current comment thread #
-            comment_counts = [0, 0, 0]
 
-        continuation = self._extract_continuation(root_continuation_data)
-        if continuation and len(continuation['continuation']) < 27:
-            self.write_debug('Detected old API continuation token. Generating new API compatible token.')
-            continuation_token = self._generate_comment_continuation(video_id)
-            continuation = self._build_api_continuation_query(continuation_token, None)
+        max_comments, max_parents, max_replies, max_replies_per_thread, *_ = map(
+            lambda p: int_or_none(p, default=sys.maxsize), self._configuration_arg('max_comments', ) + [''] * 4)
 
+        continuation = self._extract_continuation(root_continuation_data)
         message = self._get_text(root_continuation_data, ('contents', ..., 'messageRenderer', 'text'), max_runs=1)
         if message and not parent:
             self.report_warning(message, video_id=video_id)
 
-        visitor_data = None
+        response = None
         is_first_continuation = parent is None
 
         for page_num in itertools.count(0):
             if not continuation:
                 break
-            headers = self.generate_api_headers(ytcfg=ytcfg, visitor_data=visitor_data)
-            comment_prog_str = '(%d/%d)' % (comment_counts[0], comment_counts[1])
+            headers = self.generate_api_headers(ytcfg=ytcfg, visitor_data=self._extract_visitor_data(response))
+            comment_prog_str = f"({tracker['running_total']}/{tracker['est_total']})"
             if page_num == 0:
                 if is_first_continuation:
                     note_prefix = 'Downloading comment section API JSON'
                 else:
                     note_prefix = '    Downloading comment API JSON reply thread %d %s' % (
-                        comment_counts[2], comment_prog_str)
+                        tracker['current_page_thread'], comment_prog_str)
             else:
                 note_prefix = '%sDownloading comment%s API JSON page %d %s' % (
                     '       ' if parent else '', ' replies' if parent else '',
@@ -2192,83 +2386,32 @@ def extract_thread(contents):
             response = self._extract_response(
                 item_id=None, query=continuation,
                 ep='next', ytcfg=ytcfg, headers=headers, note=note_prefix,
-                check_get_keys=('onResponseReceivedEndpoints', 'continuationContents'))
-            if not response:
-                break
-            visitor_data = try_get(
-                response,
-                lambda x: x['responseContext']['webResponseContextExtensionData']['ytConfigData']['visitorData'],
-                compat_str) or visitor_data
+                check_get_keys='onResponseReceivedEndpoints')
 
-            continuation_contents = dict_get(response, ('onResponseReceivedEndpoints', 'continuationContents'))
+            continuation_contents = traverse_obj(
+                response, 'onResponseReceivedEndpoints', expected_type=list, default=[])
 
             continuation = None
-            if isinstance(continuation_contents, list):
-                for continuation_section in continuation_contents:
-                    if not isinstance(continuation_section, dict):
-                        continue
-                    continuation_items = try_get(
-                        continuation_section,
-                        (lambda x: x['reloadContinuationItemsCommand']['continuationItems'],
-                         lambda x: x['appendContinuationItemsAction']['continuationItems']),
-                        list) or []
-                    if is_first_continuation:
-                        continuation = extract_header(continuation_items)
-                        is_first_continuation = False
-                        if continuation:
-                            break
-                        continue
-                    count = 0
-                    for count, entry in enumerate(extract_thread(continuation_items)):
-                        yield entry
-                    continuation = self._extract_continuation({'contents': continuation_items})
+            for continuation_section in continuation_contents:
+                continuation_items = traverse_obj(
+                    continuation_section,
+                    (('reloadContinuationItemsCommand', 'appendContinuationItemsAction'), 'continuationItems'),
+                    get_all=False, expected_type=list) or []
+                if is_first_continuation:
+                    continuation = extract_header(continuation_items)
+                    is_first_continuation = False
                     if continuation:
-                        # Sometimes YouTube provides a continuation without any comments
-                        # In most cases we end up just downloading these with very little comments to come.
-                        if count == 0:
-                            if not parent:
-                                self.report_warning('No comments received - assuming end of comments')
-                            continuation = None
                         break
+                    continue
 
-            # Deprecated response structure
-            elif isinstance(continuation_contents, dict):
-                known_continuation_renderers = ('itemSectionContinuation', 'commentRepliesContinuation')
-                for key, continuation_renderer in continuation_contents.items():
-                    if key not in known_continuation_renderers:
-                        continue
-                    if not isinstance(continuation_renderer, dict):
-                        continue
-                    if is_first_continuation:
-                        header_continuation_items = [continuation_renderer.get('header') or {}]
-                        continuation = extract_header(header_continuation_items)
-                        is_first_continuation = False
-                        if continuation:
-                            break
-
-                    # Sometimes YouTube provides a continuation without any comments
-                    # In most cases we end up just downloading these with very little comments to come.
-                    count = 0
-                    for count, entry in enumerate(extract_thread(continuation_renderer.get('contents') or {})):
-                        yield entry
-                    continuation = self._extract_continuation(continuation_renderer)
-                    if count == 0:
-                        if not parent:
-                            self.report_warning('No comments received - assuming end of comments')
-                        continuation = None
+                for entry in extract_thread(continuation_items):
+                    if not entry:
+                        return
+                    yield entry
+                continuation = self._extract_continuation({'contents': continuation_items})
+                if continuation:
                     break
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def _generate_comment_continuation(video_id):
-        """
-        Generates initial comment section continuation token from given video id
-        """
-        b64_vid_id = base64.b64encode(bytes(video_id.encode('utf-8')))
-        parts = ('Eg0SCw==', b64_vid_id, 'GAYyJyIRIgs=', b64_vid_id, 'MAB4AjAAQhBjb21tZW50cy1zZWN0aW9u')
-        new_continuation_intlist = list(itertools.chain.from_iterable(
-            [bytes_to_intlist(base64.b64decode(part)) for part in parts]))
-        return base64.b64encode(intlist_to_bytes(new_continuation_intlist)).decode('utf-8')
-
     def _get_comments(self, ytcfg, video_id, contents, webpage):
         """Entry for comment extraction"""
         def _real_comment_extract(contents):
@@ -2278,11 +2421,6 @@ def _real_comment_extract(contents):
             yield from self._comment_entries(renderer, ytcfg, video_id)
 
         max_comments = int_or_none(self._configuration_arg('max_comments', [''])[0])
-        # Force English regardless of account setting to prevent parsing issues
-        # See: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/532
-        ytcfg = copy.deepcopy(ytcfg)
-        traverse_obj(
-            ytcfg, ('INNERTUBE_CONTEXT', 'client'), expected_type=dict, default={})['hl'] = 'en'
         return itertools.islice(_real_comment_extract(contents), 0, max_comments)
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -2338,18 +2476,21 @@ def _extract_player_response(self, client, video_id, master_ytcfg, player_ytcfg,
 
     def _get_requested_clients(self, url, smuggled_data):
         requested_clients = []
+        default = ['android', 'web']
         allowed_clients = sorted(
             [client for client in INNERTUBE_CLIENTS.keys() if client[:1] != '_'],
             key=lambda client: INNERTUBE_CLIENTS[client]['priority'], reverse=True)
         for client in self._configuration_arg('player_client'):
             if client in allowed_clients:
                 requested_clients.append(client)
+            elif client == 'default':
+                requested_clients.extend(default)
             elif client == 'all':
                 requested_clients.extend(allowed_clients)
             else:
                 self.report_warning(f'Skipping unsupported client {client}')
         if not requested_clients:
-            requested_clients = ['android', 'web']
+            requested_clients = default
 
         if smuggled_data.get('is_music_url') or self.is_music_url(url):
             requested_clients.extend(
@@ -2490,12 +2631,14 @@ def _extract_formats(self, streaming_data, video_id, player_url, is_live):
 
             query = parse_qs(fmt_url)
             throttled = False
-            if query.get('ratebypass') != ['yes'] and query.get('n'):
+            if query.get('n'):
                 try:
                     fmt_url = update_url_query(fmt_url, {
                         'n': self._decrypt_nsig(query['n'][0], video_id, player_url)})
                 except ExtractorError as e:
-                    self.report_warning(f'nsig extraction failed: You may experience throttling for some formats\n{e}', only_once=True)
+                    self.report_warning(
+                        f'nsig extraction failed: You may experience throttling for some formats\n'
+                        f'n = {query["n"][0]} ; player = {player_url}\n{e}', only_once=True)
                     throttled = True
 
             if itag:
@@ -2543,11 +2686,13 @@ def _extract_formats(self, streaming_data, video_id, player_url, is_live):
                     dct['container'] = dct['ext'] + '_dash'
             yield dct
 
+        live_from_start = is_live and self.get_param('live_from_start')
         skip_manifests = self._configuration_arg('skip')
-        get_dash = (
-            (not is_live or self._configuration_arg('include_live_dash'))
-            and 'dash' not in skip_manifests and self.get_param('youtube_include_dash_manifest', True))
-        get_hls = 'hls' not in skip_manifests and self.get_param('youtube_include_hls_manifest', True)
+        if not self.get_param('youtube_include_hls_manifest', True):
+            skip_manifests.append('hls')
+        get_dash = 'dash' not in skip_manifests and (
+            not is_live or live_from_start or self._configuration_arg('include_live_dash'))
+        get_hls = not live_from_start and 'hls' not in skip_manifests
 
         def process_manifest_format(f, proto, itag):
             if itag in itags:
@@ -2560,7 +2705,7 @@ def process_manifest_format(f, proto, itag):
 
             f['quality'] = next((
                 q(qdict[val])
-                for val, qdict in ((f.get('format_id'), itag_qualities), (f.get('height'), res_qualities))
+                for val, qdict in ((f.get('format_id', '').split('-')[0], itag_qualities), (f.get('height'), res_qualities))
                 if val in qdict), -1)
             return True
 
@@ -2578,14 +2723,47 @@ def process_manifest_format(f, proto, itag):
                     if process_manifest_format(f, 'dash', f['format_id']):
                         f['filesize'] = int_or_none(self._search_regex(
                             r'/clen/(\d+)', f.get('fragment_base_url') or f['url'], 'file size', default=None))
+                        if live_from_start:
+                            f['is_from_start'] = True
+
                         yield f
 
-    def _real_extract(self, url):
-        url, smuggled_data = unsmuggle_url(url, {})
-        video_id = self._match_id(url)
+    def _extract_storyboard(self, player_responses, duration):
+        spec = get_first(
+            player_responses, ('storyboards', 'playerStoryboardSpecRenderer', 'spec'), default='').split('|')[::-1]
+        if not spec:
+            return
+        base_url = spec.pop()
+        L = len(spec) - 1
+        for i, args in enumerate(spec):
+            args = args.split('#')
+            counts = list(map(int_or_none, args[:5]))
+            if len(args) != 8 or not all(counts):
+                self.report_warning(f'Malformed storyboard {i}: {"#".join(args)}{bug_reports_message()}')
+                continue
+            width, height, frame_count, cols, rows = counts
+            N, sigh = args[6:]
+
+            url = base_url.replace('$L', str(L - i)).replace('$N', N) + f'&sigh={sigh}'
+            fragment_count = frame_count / (cols * rows)
+            fragment_duration = duration / fragment_count
+            yield {
+                'format_id': f'sb{i}',
+                'format_note': 'storyboard',
+                'ext': 'mhtml',
+                'protocol': 'mhtml',
+                'acodec': 'none',
+                'vcodec': 'none',
+                'url': url,
+                'width': width,
+                'height': height,
+                'fragments': [{
+                    'path': url.replace('$M', str(j)),
+                    'duration': min(fragment_duration, duration - (j * fragment_duration)),
+                } for j in range(math.ceil(fragment_count))],
+            }
 
-        base_url = self.http_scheme() + '//www.youtube.com/'
-        webpage_url = base_url + 'watch?v=' + video_id
+    def _download_player_responses(self, url, smuggled_data, video_id, webpage_url):
         webpage = None
         if 'webpage' not in self._configuration_arg('player_skip'):
             webpage = self._download_webpage(
@@ -2597,7 +2775,27 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
             self._get_requested_clients(url, smuggled_data),
             video_id, webpage, master_ytcfg)
 
-        get_first = lambda obj, keys, **kwargs: traverse_obj(obj, (..., *variadic(keys)), **kwargs, get_all=False)
+        return webpage, master_ytcfg, player_responses, player_url
+
+    def _list_formats(self, video_id, microformats, video_details, player_responses, player_url):
+        live_broadcast_details = traverse_obj(microformats, (..., 'liveBroadcastDetails'))
+        is_live = get_first(video_details, 'isLive')
+        if is_live is None:
+            is_live = get_first(live_broadcast_details, 'isLiveNow')
+
+        streaming_data = traverse_obj(player_responses, (..., 'streamingData'), default=[])
+        formats = list(self._extract_formats(streaming_data, video_id, player_url, is_live))
+
+        return live_broadcast_details, is_live, streaming_data, formats
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        url, smuggled_data = unsmuggle_url(url, {})
+        video_id = self._match_id(url)
+
+        base_url = self.http_scheme() + '//www.youtube.com/'
+        webpage_url = base_url + 'watch?v=' + video_id
+
+        webpage, master_ytcfg, player_responses, player_url = self._download_player_responses(url, smuggled_data, video_id, webpage_url)
 
         playability_statuses = traverse_obj(
             player_responses, (..., 'playabilityStatus'), expected_type=dict, default=[])
@@ -2667,13 +2865,7 @@ def feed_entry(name):
                 return self.playlist_result(
                     entries, video_id, video_title, video_description)
 
-        live_broadcast_details = traverse_obj(microformats, (..., 'liveBroadcastDetails'))
-        is_live = get_first(video_details, 'isLive')
-        if is_live is None:
-            is_live = get_first(live_broadcast_details, 'isLiveNow')
-
-        streaming_data = traverse_obj(player_responses, (..., 'streamingData'), default=[])
-        formats = list(self._extract_formats(streaming_data, video_id, player_url, is_live))
+        live_broadcast_details, is_live, streaming_data, formats = self._list_formats(video_id, microformats, video_details, player_responses, player_url)
 
         if not formats:
             if not self.get_param('allow_unplayable_formats') and traverse_obj(streaming_data, (..., 'licenseInfos')):
@@ -2694,10 +2886,6 @@ def feed_entry(name):
             if reason:
                 self.raise_no_formats(reason, expected=True)
 
-        # Source is given priority since formats that throttle are given lower source_preference
-        # When throttling issue is fully fixed, remove this
-        self._sort_formats(formats, ('quality', 'res', 'fps', 'hdr:12', 'source', 'codec:vp9.2', 'lang', 'proto'))
-
         keywords = get_first(video_details, 'keywords', expected_type=list) or []
         if not keywords and webpage:
             keywords = [
@@ -2780,14 +2968,23 @@ def feed_entry(name):
                 is_live = False
         if is_upcoming is None and (live_content or is_live):
             is_upcoming = False
-        live_starttime = parse_iso8601(get_first(live_broadcast_details, 'startTimestamp'))
-        live_endtime = parse_iso8601(get_first(live_broadcast_details, 'endTimestamp'))
-        if not duration and live_endtime and live_starttime:
-            duration = live_endtime - live_starttime
+        live_start_time = parse_iso8601(get_first(live_broadcast_details, 'startTimestamp'))
+        live_end_time = parse_iso8601(get_first(live_broadcast_details, 'endTimestamp'))
+        if not duration and live_end_time and live_start_time:
+            duration = live_end_time - live_start_time
+
+        if is_live and self.get_param('live_from_start'):
+            self._prepare_live_from_start_formats(formats, video_id, live_start_time, url, webpage_url, smuggled_data)
+
+        formats.extend(self._extract_storyboard(player_responses, duration))
+
+        # Source is given priority since formats that throttle are given lower source_preference
+        # When throttling issue is fully fixed, remove this
+        self._sort_formats(formats, ('quality', 'res', 'fps', 'hdr:12', 'source', 'codec:vp9.2', 'lang', 'proto'))
 
         info = {
             'id': video_id,
-            'title': self._live_title(video_title) if is_live else video_title,
+            'title': video_title,
             'formats': formats,
             'thumbnails': thumbnails,
             # The best thumbnail that we are sure exists. Prevents unnecessary
@@ -2820,7 +3017,7 @@ def feed_entry(name):
                          else None if is_live is None or is_upcoming is None
                          else live_content),
             'live_status': 'is_upcoming' if is_upcoming else None,  # rest will be set by YoutubeDL
-            'release_timestamp': live_starttime,
+            'release_timestamp': live_start_time,
         }
 
         pctr = traverse_obj(player_responses, (..., 'captions', 'playerCaptionsTracklistRenderer'), expected_type=dict)
@@ -3057,494 +3254,7 @@ def process_language(container, base_url, lang_code, sub_name, query):
         return info
 
 
-class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
-    IE_DESC = 'YouTube Tabs'
-    _VALID_URL = r'''(?x)
-                    https?://
-                        (?:\w+\.)?
-                        (?:
-                            youtube(?:kids)?\.com|
-                            invidio\.us
-                        )/
-                        (?:
-                            (?P<channel_type>channel|c|user|browse)/|
-                            (?P<not_channel>
-                                feed/|hashtag/|
-                                (?:playlist|watch)\?.*?\blist=
-                            )|
-                            (?!(?:%s)\b)  # Direct URLs
-                        )
-                        (?P<id>[^/?\#&]+)
-                    ''' % YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor._RESERVED_NAMES
-    IE_NAME = 'youtube:tab'
-
-    _TESTS = [{
-        'note': 'playlists, multipage',
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/c/ИгорьКлейнер/playlists?view=1&flow=grid',
-        'playlist_mincount': 94,
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'UCqj7Cz7revf5maW9g5pgNcg',
-            'title': 'Игорь Клейнер - Playlists',
-            'description': 'md5:be97ee0f14ee314f1f002cf187166ee2',
-            'uploader': 'Игорь Клейнер',
-            'uploader_id': 'UCqj7Cz7revf5maW9g5pgNcg',
-        },
-    }, {
-        'note': 'playlists, multipage, different order',
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/user/igorkle1/playlists?view=1&sort=dd',
-        'playlist_mincount': 94,
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'UCqj7Cz7revf5maW9g5pgNcg',
-            'title': 'Игорь Клейнер - Playlists',
-            'description': 'md5:be97ee0f14ee314f1f002cf187166ee2',
-            'uploader_id': 'UCqj7Cz7revf5maW9g5pgNcg',
-            'uploader': 'Игорь Клейнер',
-        },
-    }, {
-        'note': 'playlists, series',
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/c/3blue1brown/playlists?view=50&sort=dd&shelf_id=3',
-        'playlist_mincount': 5,
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw',
-            'title': '3Blue1Brown - Playlists',
-            'description': 'md5:e1384e8a133307dd10edee76e875d62f',
-            'uploader_id': 'UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw',
-            'uploader': '3Blue1Brown',
-        },
-    }, {
-        'note': 'playlists, singlepage',
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/user/ThirstForScience/playlists',
-        'playlist_mincount': 4,
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'UCAEtajcuhQ6an9WEzY9LEMQ',
-            'title': 'ThirstForScience - Playlists',
-            'description': 'md5:609399d937ea957b0f53cbffb747a14c',
-            'uploader': 'ThirstForScience',
-            'uploader_id': 'UCAEtajcuhQ6an9WEzY9LEMQ',
-        }
-    }, {
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/c/ChristophLaimer/playlists',
-        'only_matching': True,
-    }, {
-        'note': 'basic, single video playlist',
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4lCao7KL_QFVb7Iudeipvc2BCavECqzc',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'uploader_id': 'UCmlqkdCBesrv2Lak1mF_MxA',
-            'uploader': 'Sergey M.',
-            'id': 'PL4lCao7KL_QFVb7Iudeipvc2BCavECqzc',
-            'title': 'youtube-dl public playlist',
-        },
-        'playlist_count': 1,
-    }, {
-        'note': 'empty playlist',
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4lCao7KL_QFodcLWhDpGCYnngnHtQ-Xf',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'uploader_id': 'UCmlqkdCBesrv2Lak1mF_MxA',
-            'uploader': 'Sergey M.',
-            'id': 'PL4lCao7KL_QFodcLWhDpGCYnngnHtQ-Xf',
-            'title': 'youtube-dl empty playlist',
-        },
-        'playlist_count': 0,
-    }, {
-        'note': 'Home tab',
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w/featured',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
-            'title': 'lex will - Home',
-            'description': 'md5:2163c5d0ff54ed5f598d6a7e6211e488',
-            'uploader': 'lex will',
-            'uploader_id': 'UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
-        },
-        'playlist_mincount': 2,
-    }, {
-        'note': 'Videos tab',
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w/videos',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
-            'title': 'lex will - Videos',
-            'description': 'md5:2163c5d0ff54ed5f598d6a7e6211e488',
-            'uploader': 'lex will',
-            'uploader_id': 'UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
-        },
-        'playlist_mincount': 975,
-    }, {
-        'note': 'Videos tab, sorted by popular',
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w/videos?view=0&sort=p&flow=grid',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
-            'title': 'lex will - Videos',
-            'description': 'md5:2163c5d0ff54ed5f598d6a7e6211e488',
-            'uploader': 'lex will',
-            'uploader_id': 'UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
-        },
-        'playlist_mincount': 199,
-    }, {
-        'note': 'Playlists tab',
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w/playlists',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
-            'title': 'lex will - Playlists',
-            'description': 'md5:2163c5d0ff54ed5f598d6a7e6211e488',
-            'uploader': 'lex will',
-            'uploader_id': 'UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
-        },
-        'playlist_mincount': 17,
-    }, {
-        'note': 'Community tab',
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w/community',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
-            'title': 'lex will - Community',
-            'description': 'md5:2163c5d0ff54ed5f598d6a7e6211e488',
-            'uploader': 'lex will',
-            'uploader_id': 'UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
-        },
-        'playlist_mincount': 18,
-    }, {
-        'note': 'Channels tab',
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w/channels',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
-            'title': 'lex will - Channels',
-            'description': 'md5:2163c5d0ff54ed5f598d6a7e6211e488',
-            'uploader': 'lex will',
-            'uploader_id': 'UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
-        },
-        'playlist_mincount': 12,
-    }, {
-        'note': 'Search tab',
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/c/3blue1brown/search?query=linear%20algebra',
-        'playlist_mincount': 40,
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw',
-            'title': '3Blue1Brown - Search - linear algebra',
-            'description': 'md5:e1384e8a133307dd10edee76e875d62f',
-            'uploader': '3Blue1Brown',
-            'uploader_id': 'UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw',
-        },
-    }, {
-        'url': 'https://invidio.us/channel/UCmlqkdCBesrv2Lak1mF_MxA',
-        'only_matching': True,
-    }, {
-        'url': 'https://www.youtubekids.com/channel/UCmlqkdCBesrv2Lak1mF_MxA',
-        'only_matching': True,
-    }, {
-        'url': 'https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCmlqkdCBesrv2Lak1mF_MxA',
-        'only_matching': True,
-    }, {
-        'note': 'Playlist with deleted videos (#651). As a bonus, the video #51 is also twice in this list.',
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwP_SiAcdui0KVebT0mU9Apz359a4ubsC',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'title': '29C3: Not my department',
-            'id': 'PLwP_SiAcdui0KVebT0mU9Apz359a4ubsC',
-            'uploader': 'Christiaan008',
-            'uploader_id': 'UCEPzS1rYsrkqzSLNp76nrcg',
-            'description': 'md5:a14dc1a8ef8307a9807fe136a0660268',
-        },
-        'playlist_count': 96,
-    }, {
-        'note': 'Large playlist',
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UUBABnxM4Ar9ten8Mdjj1j0Q',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'title': 'Uploads from Cauchemar',
-            'id': 'UUBABnxM4Ar9ten8Mdjj1j0Q',
-            'uploader': 'Cauchemar',
-            'uploader_id': 'UCBABnxM4Ar9ten8Mdjj1j0Q',
-        },
-        'playlist_mincount': 1123,
-    }, {
-        'note': 'even larger playlist, 8832 videos',
-        'url': 'http://www.youtube.com/user/NASAgovVideo/videos',
-        'only_matching': True,
-    }, {
-        'note': 'Buggy playlist: the webpage has a "Load more" button but it doesn\'t have more videos',
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UUXw-G3eDE9trcvY2sBMM_aA',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'title': 'Uploads from Interstellar Movie',
-            'id': 'UUXw-G3eDE9trcvY2sBMM_aA',
-            'uploader': 'Interstellar Movie',
-            'uploader_id': 'UCXw-G3eDE9trcvY2sBMM_aA',
-        },
-        'playlist_mincount': 21,
-    }, {
-        'note': 'Playlist with "show unavailable videos" button',
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UUTYLiWFZy8xtPwxFwX9rV7Q',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'title': 'Uploads from Phim Siêu Nhân Nhật Bản',
-            'id': 'UUTYLiWFZy8xtPwxFwX9rV7Q',
-            'uploader': 'Phim Siêu Nhân Nhật Bản',
-            'uploader_id': 'UCTYLiWFZy8xtPwxFwX9rV7Q',
-        },
-        'playlist_mincount': 200,
-    }, {
-        'note': 'Playlist with unavailable videos in page 7',
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU8l9frL61Yl5KFOl87nIm2w',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'title': 'Uploads from BlankTV',
-            'id': 'UU8l9frL61Yl5KFOl87nIm2w',
-            'uploader': 'BlankTV',
-            'uploader_id': 'UC8l9frL61Yl5KFOl87nIm2w',
-        },
-        'playlist_mincount': 1000,
-    }, {
-        'note': 'https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/issues/21844',
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzH6n4zXuckpfMu_4Ff8E7Z1behQks5ba',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'title': 'Data Analysis with Dr Mike Pound',
-            'id': 'PLzH6n4zXuckpfMu_4Ff8E7Z1behQks5ba',
-            'uploader_id': 'UC9-y-6csu5WGm29I7JiwpnA',
-            'uploader': 'Computerphile',
-            'description': 'md5:7f567c574d13d3f8c0954d9ffee4e487',
-        },
-        'playlist_mincount': 11,
-    }, {
-        'url': 'https://invidio.us/playlist?list=PL4lCao7KL_QFVb7Iudeipvc2BCavECqzc',
-        'only_matching': True,
-    }, {
-        'note': 'Playlist URL that does not actually serve a playlist',
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqZTN594JQw&list=PLMYEtVRpaqY00V9W81Cwmzp6N6vZqfUKD4',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'FqZTN594JQw',
-            'ext': 'webm',
-            'title': "Smiley's People 01 detective, Adventure Series, Action",
-            'uploader': 'STREEM',
-            'uploader_id': 'UCyPhqAZgwYWZfxElWVbVJng',
-            'uploader_url': r're:https?://(?:www\.)?youtube\.com/channel/UCyPhqAZgwYWZfxElWVbVJng',
-            'upload_date': '20150526',
-            'license': 'Standard YouTube License',
-            'description': 'md5:507cdcb5a49ac0da37a920ece610be80',
-            'categories': ['People & Blogs'],
-            'tags': list,
-            'view_count': int,
-            'like_count': int,
-            'dislike_count': int,
-        },
-        'params': {
-            'skip_download': True,
-        },
-        'skip': 'This video is not available.',
-        'add_ie': [YoutubeIE.ie_key()],
-    }, {
-        'url': 'https://www.youtubekids.com/watch?v=Agk7R8I8o5U&list=PUZ6jURNr1WQZCNHF0ao-c0g',
-        'only_matching': True,
-    }, {
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuAGGZNfUkU&list=RDMM',
-        'only_matching': True,
-    }, {
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoMdktPbSTixAyNGwb-UYkQ/live',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': '3yImotZU3tw',  # This will keep changing
-            'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': compat_str,
-            'uploader': 'Sky News',
-            'uploader_id': 'skynews',
-            'uploader_url': r're:https?://(?:www\.)?youtube\.com/user/skynews',
-            'upload_date': r're:\d{8}',
-            'description': compat_str,
-            'categories': ['News & Politics'],
-            'tags': list,
-            'like_count': int,
-            'dislike_count': int,
-        },
-        'params': {
-            'skip_download': True,
-        },
-        'expected_warnings': ['Downloading just video ', 'Ignoring subtitle tracks found in '],
-    }, {
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/user/TheYoungTurks/live',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'a48o2S1cPoo',
-            'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'The Young Turks - Live Main Show',
-            'uploader': 'The Young Turks',
-            'uploader_id': 'TheYoungTurks',
-            'uploader_url': r're:https?://(?:www\.)?youtube\.com/user/TheYoungTurks',
-            'upload_date': '20150715',
-            'license': 'Standard YouTube License',
-            'description': 'md5:438179573adcdff3c97ebb1ee632b891',
-            'categories': ['News & Politics'],
-            'tags': ['Cenk Uygur (TV Program Creator)', 'The Young Turks (Award-Winning Work)', 'Talk Show (TV Genre)'],
-            'like_count': int,
-            'dislike_count': int,
-        },
-        'params': {
-            'skip_download': True,
-        },
-        'only_matching': True,
-    }, {
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1yBKRuGpC1tSM73A0ZjYjQ/live',
-        'only_matching': True,
-    }, {
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/c/CommanderVideoHq/live',
-        'only_matching': True,
-    }, {
-        'note': 'A channel that is not live. Should raise error',
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/user/numberphile/live',
-        'only_matching': True,
-    }, {
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/feed/trending',
-        'only_matching': True,
-    }, {
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/feed/library',
-        'only_matching': True,
-    }, {
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/feed/history',
-        'only_matching': True,
-    }, {
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/feed/subscriptions',
-        'only_matching': True,
-    }, {
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/feed/watch_later',
-        'only_matching': True,
-    }, {
-        'note': 'Recommended - redirects to home page.',
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/feed/recommended',
-        'only_matching': True,
-    }, {
-        'note': 'inline playlist with not always working continuations',
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC6u0Tct-Fo&list=PL36D642111D65BE7C',
-        'only_matching': True,
-    }, {
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/course?list=ECUl4u3cNGP61MdtwGTqZA0MreSaDybji8',
-        'only_matching': True,
-    }, {
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/course',
-        'only_matching': True,
-    }, {
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/zsecurity',
-        'only_matching': True,
-    }, {
-        'url': 'http://www.youtube.com/NASAgovVideo/videos',
-        'only_matching': True,
-    }, {
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/TheYoungTurks/live',
-        'only_matching': True,
-    }, {
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/cctv9',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'cctv9',
-            'title': '#cctv9',
-        },
-        'playlist_mincount': 350,
-    }, {
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLW4dVinRY435CBE_JD3t-0SRXKfnZHS1P&feature=youtu.be&v=M9cJMXmQ_ZU',
-        'only_matching': True,
-    }, {
-        'note': 'Requires Premium: should request additional YTM-info webpage (and have format 141) for videos in playlist',
-        'url': 'https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRBp0Fe2GpgmgoscNFLxNyBVSFVdYmFkq',
-        'only_matching': True
-    }, {
-        'note': '/browse/ should redirect to /channel/',
-        'url': 'https://music.youtube.com/browse/UC1a8OFewdjuLq6KlF8M_8Ng',
-        'only_matching': True
-    }, {
-        'note': 'VLPL, should redirect to playlist?list=PL...',
-        'url': 'https://music.youtube.com/browse/VLPLRBp0Fe2GpgmgoscNFLxNyBVSFVdYmFkq',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'PLRBp0Fe2GpgmgoscNFLxNyBVSFVdYmFkq',
-            'uploader': 'NoCopyrightSounds',
-            'description': 'Providing you with copyright free / safe music for gaming, live streaming, studying and more!',
-            'uploader_id': 'UC_aEa8K-EOJ3D6gOs7HcyNg',
-            'title': 'NCS Releases',
-        },
-        'playlist_mincount': 166,
-    }, {
-        'note': 'Topic, should redirect to playlist?list=UU...',
-        'url': 'https://music.youtube.com/browse/UC9ALqqC4aIeG5iDs7i90Bfw',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'UU9ALqqC4aIeG5iDs7i90Bfw',
-            'uploader_id': 'UC9ALqqC4aIeG5iDs7i90Bfw',
-            'title': 'Uploads from Royalty Free Music - Topic',
-            'uploader': 'Royalty Free Music - Topic',
-        },
-        'expected_warnings': [
-            'A channel/user page was given',
-            'The URL does not have a videos tab',
-        ],
-        'playlist_mincount': 101,
-    }, {
-        'note': 'Topic without a UU playlist',
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtFRv9O2AHqOZjjynzrv-xg',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'UCtFRv9O2AHqOZjjynzrv-xg',
-            'title': 'UCtFRv9O2AHqOZjjynzrv-xg',
-        },
-        'expected_warnings': [
-            'A channel/user page was given',
-            'The URL does not have a videos tab',
-            'Falling back to channel URL',
-        ],
-        'playlist_mincount': 9,
-    }, {
-        'note': 'Youtube music Album',
-        'url': 'https://music.youtube.com/browse/MPREb_gTAcphH99wE',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'OLAK5uy_l1m0thk3g31NmIIz_vMIbWtyv7eZixlH0',
-            'title': 'Album - Royalty Free Music Library V2 (50 Songs)',
-        },
-        'playlist_count': 50,
-    }, {
-        'note': 'unlisted single video playlist',
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwL24UFy54GrB3s2KMMfjZscDi1x5Dajf',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'uploader_id': 'UC9zHu_mHU96r19o-wV5Qs1Q',
-            'uploader': 'colethedj',
-            'id': 'PLwL24UFy54GrB3s2KMMfjZscDi1x5Dajf',
-            'title': 'yt-dlp unlisted playlist test',
-            'availability': 'unlisted'
-        },
-        'playlist_count': 1,
-    }, {
-        'note': 'API Fallback: Recommended - redirects to home page. Requires visitorData',
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/feed/recommended',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'recommended',
-            'title': 'recommended',
-        },
-        'playlist_mincount': 50,
-        'params': {
-            'skip_download': True,
-            'extractor_args': {'youtubetab': {'skip': ['webpage']}}
-        },
-    }, {
-        'note': 'API Fallback: /videos tab, sorted by oldest first',
-        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/user/theCodyReeder/videos?view=0&sort=da&flow=grid',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'UCu6mSoMNzHQiBIOCkHUa2Aw',
-            'title': 'Cody\'sLab - Videos',
-            'description': 'md5:d083b7c2f0c67ee7a6c74c3e9b4243fa',
-            'uploader': 'Cody\'sLab',
-            'uploader_id': 'UCu6mSoMNzHQiBIOCkHUa2Aw',
-        },
-        'playlist_mincount': 650,
-        'params': {
-            'skip_download': True,
-            'extractor_args': {'youtubetab': {'skip': ['webpage']}}
-        },
-    }, {
-        'note': 'API Fallback: Topic, should redirect to playlist?list=UU...',
-        'url': 'https://music.youtube.com/browse/UC9ALqqC4aIeG5iDs7i90Bfw',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'UU9ALqqC4aIeG5iDs7i90Bfw',
-            'uploader_id': 'UC9ALqqC4aIeG5iDs7i90Bfw',
-            'title': 'Uploads from Royalty Free Music - Topic',
-            'uploader': 'Royalty Free Music - Topic',
-        },
-        'expected_warnings': [
-            'A channel/user page was given',
-            'The URL does not have a videos tab',
-        ],
-        'playlist_mincount': 101,
-        'params': {
-            'skip_download': True,
-            'extractor_args': {'youtubetab': {'skip': ['webpage']}}
-        },
-    }]
-
-    @classmethod
-    def suitable(cls, url):
-        return False if YoutubeIE.suitable(url) else super(
-            YoutubeTabIE, cls).suitable(url)
+class YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
 
     def _extract_channel_id(self, webpage):
         channel_id = self._html_search_meta(
@@ -3727,49 +3437,53 @@ def _rich_grid_entries(self, contents):
                 if entry:
                     yield entry
     '''
-    def _entries(self, tab, item_id, ytcfg, account_syncid, visitor_data):
-
-        def extract_entries(parent_renderer):  # this needs to called again for continuation to work with feeds
-            contents = try_get(parent_renderer, lambda x: x['contents'], list) or []
-            for content in contents:
-                if not isinstance(content, dict):
-                    continue
-                is_renderer = try_get(content, lambda x: x['itemSectionRenderer'], dict)
-                if not is_renderer:
-                    renderer = content.get('richItemRenderer')
-                    if renderer:
-                        for entry in self._rich_entries(renderer):
-                            yield entry
-                        continuation_list[0] = self._extract_continuation(parent_renderer)
+    def _extract_entries(self, parent_renderer, continuation_list):
+        # continuation_list is modified in-place with continuation_list = [continuation_token]
+        continuation_list[:] = [None]
+        contents = try_get(parent_renderer, lambda x: x['contents'], list) or []
+        for content in contents:
+            if not isinstance(content, dict):
+                continue
+            is_renderer = try_get(content, lambda x: x['itemSectionRenderer'], dict)
+            if not is_renderer:
+                renderer = content.get('richItemRenderer')
+                if renderer:
+                    for entry in self._rich_entries(renderer):
+                        yield entry
+                    continuation_list[0] = self._extract_continuation(parent_renderer)
+                continue
+            isr_contents = try_get(is_renderer, lambda x: x['contents'], list) or []
+            for isr_content in isr_contents:
+                if not isinstance(isr_content, dict):
                     continue
-                isr_contents = try_get(is_renderer, lambda x: x['contents'], list) or []
-                for isr_content in isr_contents:
-                    if not isinstance(isr_content, dict):
-                        continue
-
-                    known_renderers = {
-                        'playlistVideoListRenderer': self._playlist_entries,
-                        'gridRenderer': self._grid_entries,
-                        'shelfRenderer': lambda x: self._shelf_entries(x, tab.get('title') != 'Channels'),
-                        'backstagePostThreadRenderer': self._post_thread_entries,
-                        'videoRenderer': lambda x: [self._video_entry(x)],
-                    }
-                    for key, renderer in isr_content.items():
-                        if key not in known_renderers:
-                            continue
-                        for entry in known_renderers[key](renderer):
-                            if entry:
-                                yield entry
-                        continuation_list[0] = self._extract_continuation(renderer)
-                        break
 
-                if not continuation_list[0]:
-                    continuation_list[0] = self._extract_continuation(is_renderer)
+                known_renderers = {
+                    'playlistVideoListRenderer': self._playlist_entries,
+                    'gridRenderer': self._grid_entries,
+                    'shelfRenderer': lambda x: self._shelf_entries(x),
+                    'backstagePostThreadRenderer': self._post_thread_entries,
+                    'videoRenderer': lambda x: [self._video_entry(x)],
+                    'playlistRenderer': lambda x: self._grid_entries({'items': [{'playlistRenderer': x}]}),
+                    'channelRenderer': lambda x: self._grid_entries({'items': [{'channelRenderer': x}]}),
+                }
+                for key, renderer in isr_content.items():
+                    if key not in known_renderers:
+                        continue
+                    for entry in known_renderers[key](renderer):
+                        if entry:
+                            yield entry
+                    continuation_list[0] = self._extract_continuation(renderer)
+                    break
 
             if not continuation_list[0]:
-                continuation_list[0] = self._extract_continuation(parent_renderer)
+                continuation_list[0] = self._extract_continuation(is_renderer)
 
-        continuation_list = [None]  # Python 2 does not support nonlocal
+        if not continuation_list[0]:
+            continuation_list[0] = self._extract_continuation(parent_renderer)
+
+    def _entries(self, tab, item_id, ytcfg, account_syncid, visitor_data):
+        continuation_list = [None]
+        extract_entries = lambda x: self._extract_entries(x, continuation_list)
         tab_content = try_get(tab, lambda x: x['content'], dict)
         if not tab_content:
             return
@@ -4154,12 +3868,525 @@ def _extract_tab_endpoint(self, url, item_id, ytcfg=None, fatal=True, default_cl
             raise ExtractorError(err_note, expected=True)
         self.report_warning(err_note, item_id)
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def _smuggle_data(entries, data):
-        for entry in entries:
-            if data:
-                entry['url'] = smuggle_url(entry['url'], data)
-            yield entry
+    @staticmethod
+    def _smuggle_data(entries, data):
+        for entry in entries:
+            if data:
+                entry['url'] = smuggle_url(entry['url'], data)
+            yield entry
+
+    _SEARCH_PARAMS = None
+
+    def _search_results(self, query, params=NO_DEFAULT):
+        data = {'query': query}
+        if params is NO_DEFAULT:
+            params = self._SEARCH_PARAMS
+        if params:
+            data['params'] = params
+        continuation_list = [None]
+        for page_num in itertools.count(1):
+            data.update(continuation_list[0] or {})
+            search = self._extract_response(
+                item_id='query "%s" page %s' % (query, page_num), ep='search', query=data,
+                check_get_keys=('contents', 'onResponseReceivedCommands'))
+            slr_contents = try_get(
+                search,
+                (lambda x: x['contents']['twoColumnSearchResultsRenderer']['primaryContents']['sectionListRenderer']['contents'],
+                 lambda x: x['onResponseReceivedCommands'][0]['appendContinuationItemsAction']['continuationItems']),
+                list)
+            yield from self._extract_entries({'contents': slr_contents}, continuation_list)
+            if not continuation_list[0]:
+                break
+
+
+class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
+    IE_DESC = 'YouTube Tabs'
+    _VALID_URL = r'''(?x:
+        https?://
+            (?:\w+\.)?
+            (?:
+                youtube(?:kids)?\.com|
+                %(invidious)s
+            )/
+            (?:
+                (?P<channel_type>channel|c|user|browse)/|
+                (?P<not_channel>
+                    feed/|hashtag/|
+                    (?:playlist|watch)\?.*?\blist=
+                )|
+                (?!(?:%(reserved_names)s)\b)  # Direct URLs
+            )
+            (?P<id>[^/?\#&]+)
+    )''' % {
+        'reserved_names': YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor._RESERVED_NAMES,
+        'invidious': '|'.join(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor._INVIDIOUS_SITES),
+    }
+    IE_NAME = 'youtube:tab'
+
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'note': 'playlists, multipage',
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/c/ИгорьКлейнер/playlists?view=1&flow=grid',
+        'playlist_mincount': 94,
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'UCqj7Cz7revf5maW9g5pgNcg',
+            'title': 'Игорь Клейнер - Playlists',
+            'description': 'md5:be97ee0f14ee314f1f002cf187166ee2',
+            'uploader': 'Игорь Клейнер',
+            'uploader_id': 'UCqj7Cz7revf5maW9g5pgNcg',
+        },
+    }, {
+        'note': 'playlists, multipage, different order',
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/user/igorkle1/playlists?view=1&sort=dd',
+        'playlist_mincount': 94,
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'UCqj7Cz7revf5maW9g5pgNcg',
+            'title': 'Игорь Клейнер - Playlists',
+            'description': 'md5:be97ee0f14ee314f1f002cf187166ee2',
+            'uploader_id': 'UCqj7Cz7revf5maW9g5pgNcg',
+            'uploader': 'Игорь Клейнер',
+        },
+    }, {
+        'note': 'playlists, series',
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/c/3blue1brown/playlists?view=50&sort=dd&shelf_id=3',
+        'playlist_mincount': 5,
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw',
+            'title': '3Blue1Brown - Playlists',
+            'description': 'md5:e1384e8a133307dd10edee76e875d62f',
+            'uploader_id': 'UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw',
+            'uploader': '3Blue1Brown',
+        },
+    }, {
+        'note': 'playlists, singlepage',
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/user/ThirstForScience/playlists',
+        'playlist_mincount': 4,
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'UCAEtajcuhQ6an9WEzY9LEMQ',
+            'title': 'ThirstForScience - Playlists',
+            'description': 'md5:609399d937ea957b0f53cbffb747a14c',
+            'uploader': 'ThirstForScience',
+            'uploader_id': 'UCAEtajcuhQ6an9WEzY9LEMQ',
+        }
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/c/ChristophLaimer/playlists',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'note': 'basic, single video playlist',
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4lCao7KL_QFVb7Iudeipvc2BCavECqzc',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'uploader_id': 'UCmlqkdCBesrv2Lak1mF_MxA',
+            'uploader': 'Sergey M.',
+            'id': 'PL4lCao7KL_QFVb7Iudeipvc2BCavECqzc',
+            'title': 'youtube-dl public playlist',
+        },
+        'playlist_count': 1,
+    }, {
+        'note': 'empty playlist',
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4lCao7KL_QFodcLWhDpGCYnngnHtQ-Xf',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'uploader_id': 'UCmlqkdCBesrv2Lak1mF_MxA',
+            'uploader': 'Sergey M.',
+            'id': 'PL4lCao7KL_QFodcLWhDpGCYnngnHtQ-Xf',
+            'title': 'youtube-dl empty playlist',
+        },
+        'playlist_count': 0,
+    }, {
+        'note': 'Home tab',
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w/featured',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
+            'title': 'lex will - Home',
+            'description': 'md5:2163c5d0ff54ed5f598d6a7e6211e488',
+            'uploader': 'lex will',
+            'uploader_id': 'UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
+        },
+        'playlist_mincount': 2,
+    }, {
+        'note': 'Videos tab',
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w/videos',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
+            'title': 'lex will - Videos',
+            'description': 'md5:2163c5d0ff54ed5f598d6a7e6211e488',
+            'uploader': 'lex will',
+            'uploader_id': 'UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
+        },
+        'playlist_mincount': 975,
+    }, {
+        'note': 'Videos tab, sorted by popular',
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w/videos?view=0&sort=p&flow=grid',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
+            'title': 'lex will - Videos',
+            'description': 'md5:2163c5d0ff54ed5f598d6a7e6211e488',
+            'uploader': 'lex will',
+            'uploader_id': 'UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
+        },
+        'playlist_mincount': 199,
+    }, {
+        'note': 'Playlists tab',
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w/playlists',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
+            'title': 'lex will - Playlists',
+            'description': 'md5:2163c5d0ff54ed5f598d6a7e6211e488',
+            'uploader': 'lex will',
+            'uploader_id': 'UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
+        },
+        'playlist_mincount': 17,
+    }, {
+        'note': 'Community tab',
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w/community',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
+            'title': 'lex will - Community',
+            'description': 'md5:2163c5d0ff54ed5f598d6a7e6211e488',
+            'uploader': 'lex will',
+            'uploader_id': 'UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
+        },
+        'playlist_mincount': 18,
+    }, {
+        'note': 'Channels tab',
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w/channels',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
+            'title': 'lex will - Channels',
+            'description': 'md5:2163c5d0ff54ed5f598d6a7e6211e488',
+            'uploader': 'lex will',
+            'uploader_id': 'UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
+        },
+        'playlist_mincount': 12,
+    }, {
+        'note': 'Search tab',
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/c/3blue1brown/search?query=linear%20algebra',
+        'playlist_mincount': 40,
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw',
+            'title': '3Blue1Brown - Search - linear algebra',
+            'description': 'md5:e1384e8a133307dd10edee76e875d62f',
+            'uploader': '3Blue1Brown',
+            'uploader_id': 'UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw',
+        },
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://invidio.us/channel/UCmlqkdCBesrv2Lak1mF_MxA',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.youtubekids.com/channel/UCmlqkdCBesrv2Lak1mF_MxA',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCmlqkdCBesrv2Lak1mF_MxA',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'note': 'Playlist with deleted videos (#651). As a bonus, the video #51 is also twice in this list.',
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwP_SiAcdui0KVebT0mU9Apz359a4ubsC',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'title': '29C3: Not my department',
+            'id': 'PLwP_SiAcdui0KVebT0mU9Apz359a4ubsC',
+            'uploader': 'Christiaan008',
+            'uploader_id': 'UCEPzS1rYsrkqzSLNp76nrcg',
+            'description': 'md5:a14dc1a8ef8307a9807fe136a0660268',
+        },
+        'playlist_count': 96,
+    }, {
+        'note': 'Large playlist',
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UUBABnxM4Ar9ten8Mdjj1j0Q',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'title': 'Uploads from Cauchemar',
+            'id': 'UUBABnxM4Ar9ten8Mdjj1j0Q',
+            'uploader': 'Cauchemar',
+            'uploader_id': 'UCBABnxM4Ar9ten8Mdjj1j0Q',
+        },
+        'playlist_mincount': 1123,
+    }, {
+        'note': 'even larger playlist, 8832 videos',
+        'url': 'http://www.youtube.com/user/NASAgovVideo/videos',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'note': 'Buggy playlist: the webpage has a "Load more" button but it doesn\'t have more videos',
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UUXw-G3eDE9trcvY2sBMM_aA',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'title': 'Uploads from Interstellar Movie',
+            'id': 'UUXw-G3eDE9trcvY2sBMM_aA',
+            'uploader': 'Interstellar Movie',
+            'uploader_id': 'UCXw-G3eDE9trcvY2sBMM_aA',
+        },
+        'playlist_mincount': 21,
+    }, {
+        'note': 'Playlist with "show unavailable videos" button',
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UUTYLiWFZy8xtPwxFwX9rV7Q',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'title': 'Uploads from Phim Siêu Nhân Nhật Bản',
+            'id': 'UUTYLiWFZy8xtPwxFwX9rV7Q',
+            'uploader': 'Phim Siêu Nhân Nhật Bản',
+            'uploader_id': 'UCTYLiWFZy8xtPwxFwX9rV7Q',
+        },
+        'playlist_mincount': 200,
+    }, {
+        'note': 'Playlist with unavailable videos in page 7',
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU8l9frL61Yl5KFOl87nIm2w',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'title': 'Uploads from BlankTV',
+            'id': 'UU8l9frL61Yl5KFOl87nIm2w',
+            'uploader': 'BlankTV',
+            'uploader_id': 'UC8l9frL61Yl5KFOl87nIm2w',
+        },
+        'playlist_mincount': 1000,
+    }, {
+        'note': 'https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/issues/21844',
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzH6n4zXuckpfMu_4Ff8E7Z1behQks5ba',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'title': 'Data Analysis with Dr Mike Pound',
+            'id': 'PLzH6n4zXuckpfMu_4Ff8E7Z1behQks5ba',
+            'uploader_id': 'UC9-y-6csu5WGm29I7JiwpnA',
+            'uploader': 'Computerphile',
+            'description': 'md5:7f567c574d13d3f8c0954d9ffee4e487',
+        },
+        'playlist_mincount': 11,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://invidio.us/playlist?list=PL4lCao7KL_QFVb7Iudeipvc2BCavECqzc',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'note': 'Playlist URL that does not actually serve a playlist',
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqZTN594JQw&list=PLMYEtVRpaqY00V9W81Cwmzp6N6vZqfUKD4',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'FqZTN594JQw',
+            'ext': 'webm',
+            'title': "Smiley's People 01 detective, Adventure Series, Action",
+            'uploader': 'STREEM',
+            'uploader_id': 'UCyPhqAZgwYWZfxElWVbVJng',
+            'uploader_url': r're:https?://(?:www\.)?youtube\.com/channel/UCyPhqAZgwYWZfxElWVbVJng',
+            'upload_date': '20150526',
+            'license': 'Standard YouTube License',
+            'description': 'md5:507cdcb5a49ac0da37a920ece610be80',
+            'categories': ['People & Blogs'],
+            'tags': list,
+            'view_count': int,
+            'like_count': int,
+            'dislike_count': int,
+        },
+        'params': {
+            'skip_download': True,
+        },
+        'skip': 'This video is not available.',
+        'add_ie': [YoutubeIE.ie_key()],
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.youtubekids.com/watch?v=Agk7R8I8o5U&list=PUZ6jURNr1WQZCNHF0ao-c0g',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuAGGZNfUkU&list=RDMM',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoMdktPbSTixAyNGwb-UYkQ/live',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '3yImotZU3tw',  # This will keep changing
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': compat_str,
+            'uploader': 'Sky News',
+            'uploader_id': 'skynews',
+            'uploader_url': r're:https?://(?:www\.)?youtube\.com/user/skynews',
+            'upload_date': r're:\d{8}',
+            'description': compat_str,
+            'categories': ['News & Politics'],
+            'tags': list,
+            'like_count': int,
+            'dislike_count': int,
+        },
+        'params': {
+            'skip_download': True,
+        },
+        'expected_warnings': ['Downloading just video ', 'Ignoring subtitle tracks found in '],
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/user/TheYoungTurks/live',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'a48o2S1cPoo',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'The Young Turks - Live Main Show',
+            'uploader': 'The Young Turks',
+            'uploader_id': 'TheYoungTurks',
+            'uploader_url': r're:https?://(?:www\.)?youtube\.com/user/TheYoungTurks',
+            'upload_date': '20150715',
+            'license': 'Standard YouTube License',
+            'description': 'md5:438179573adcdff3c97ebb1ee632b891',
+            'categories': ['News & Politics'],
+            'tags': ['Cenk Uygur (TV Program Creator)', 'The Young Turks (Award-Winning Work)', 'Talk Show (TV Genre)'],
+            'like_count': int,
+            'dislike_count': int,
+        },
+        'params': {
+            'skip_download': True,
+        },
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1yBKRuGpC1tSM73A0ZjYjQ/live',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/c/CommanderVideoHq/live',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'note': 'A channel that is not live. Should raise error',
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/user/numberphile/live',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/feed/trending',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/feed/library',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/feed/history',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/feed/subscriptions',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/feed/watch_later',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'note': 'Recommended - redirects to home page.',
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/feed/recommended',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'note': 'inline playlist with not always working continuations',
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC6u0Tct-Fo&list=PL36D642111D65BE7C',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/course',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/zsecurity',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'http://www.youtube.com/NASAgovVideo/videos',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/TheYoungTurks/live',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/cctv9',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'cctv9',
+            'title': '#cctv9',
+        },
+        'playlist_mincount': 350,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLW4dVinRY435CBE_JD3t-0SRXKfnZHS1P&feature=youtu.be&v=M9cJMXmQ_ZU',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'note': 'Requires Premium: should request additional YTM-info webpage (and have format 141) for videos in playlist',
+        'url': 'https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRBp0Fe2GpgmgoscNFLxNyBVSFVdYmFkq',
+        'only_matching': True
+    }, {
+        'note': '/browse/ should redirect to /channel/',
+        'url': 'https://music.youtube.com/browse/UC1a8OFewdjuLq6KlF8M_8Ng',
+        'only_matching': True
+    }, {
+        'note': 'VLPL, should redirect to playlist?list=PL...',
+        'url': 'https://music.youtube.com/browse/VLPLRBp0Fe2GpgmgoscNFLxNyBVSFVdYmFkq',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'PLRBp0Fe2GpgmgoscNFLxNyBVSFVdYmFkq',
+            'uploader': 'NoCopyrightSounds',
+            'description': 'Providing you with copyright free / safe music for gaming, live streaming, studying and more!',
+            'uploader_id': 'UC_aEa8K-EOJ3D6gOs7HcyNg',
+            'title': 'NCS Releases',
+        },
+        'playlist_mincount': 166,
+    }, {
+        'note': 'Topic, should redirect to playlist?list=UU...',
+        'url': 'https://music.youtube.com/browse/UC9ALqqC4aIeG5iDs7i90Bfw',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'UU9ALqqC4aIeG5iDs7i90Bfw',
+            'uploader_id': 'UC9ALqqC4aIeG5iDs7i90Bfw',
+            'title': 'Uploads from Royalty Free Music - Topic',
+            'uploader': 'Royalty Free Music - Topic',
+        },
+        'expected_warnings': [
+            'A channel/user page was given',
+            'The URL does not have a videos tab',
+        ],
+        'playlist_mincount': 101,
+    }, {
+        'note': 'Topic without a UU playlist',
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtFRv9O2AHqOZjjynzrv-xg',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'UCtFRv9O2AHqOZjjynzrv-xg',
+            'title': 'UCtFRv9O2AHqOZjjynzrv-xg',
+        },
+        'expected_warnings': [
+            'A channel/user page was given',
+            'The URL does not have a videos tab',
+            'Falling back to channel URL',
+        ],
+        'playlist_mincount': 9,
+    }, {
+        'note': 'Youtube music Album',
+        'url': 'https://music.youtube.com/browse/MPREb_gTAcphH99wE',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'OLAK5uy_l1m0thk3g31NmIIz_vMIbWtyv7eZixlH0',
+            'title': 'Album - Royalty Free Music Library V2 (50 Songs)',
+        },
+        'playlist_count': 50,
+    }, {
+        'note': 'unlisted single video playlist',
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwL24UFy54GrB3s2KMMfjZscDi1x5Dajf',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'uploader_id': 'UC9zHu_mHU96r19o-wV5Qs1Q',
+            'uploader': 'colethedj',
+            'id': 'PLwL24UFy54GrB3s2KMMfjZscDi1x5Dajf',
+            'title': 'yt-dlp unlisted playlist test',
+            'availability': 'unlisted'
+        },
+        'playlist_count': 1,
+    }, {
+        'note': 'API Fallback: Recommended - redirects to home page. Requires visitorData',
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/feed/recommended',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'recommended',
+            'title': 'recommended',
+        },
+        'playlist_mincount': 50,
+        'params': {
+            'skip_download': True,
+            'extractor_args': {'youtubetab': {'skip': ['webpage']}}
+        },
+    }, {
+        'note': 'API Fallback: /videos tab, sorted by oldest first',
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/user/theCodyReeder/videos?view=0&sort=da&flow=grid',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'UCu6mSoMNzHQiBIOCkHUa2Aw',
+            'title': 'Cody\'sLab - Videos',
+            'description': 'md5:d083b7c2f0c67ee7a6c74c3e9b4243fa',
+            'uploader': 'Cody\'sLab',
+            'uploader_id': 'UCu6mSoMNzHQiBIOCkHUa2Aw',
+        },
+        'playlist_mincount': 650,
+        'params': {
+            'skip_download': True,
+            'extractor_args': {'youtubetab': {'skip': ['webpage']}}
+        },
+    }, {
+        'note': 'API Fallback: Topic, should redirect to playlist?list=UU...',
+        'url': 'https://music.youtube.com/browse/UC9ALqqC4aIeG5iDs7i90Bfw',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'UU9ALqqC4aIeG5iDs7i90Bfw',
+            'uploader_id': 'UC9ALqqC4aIeG5iDs7i90Bfw',
+            'title': 'Uploads from Royalty Free Music - Topic',
+            'uploader': 'Royalty Free Music - Topic',
+        },
+        'expected_warnings': [
+            'A channel/user page was given',
+            'The URL does not have a videos tab',
+        ],
+        'playlist_mincount': 101,
+        'params': {
+            'skip_download': True,
+            'extractor_args': {'youtubetab': {'skip': ['webpage']}}
+        },
+    }]
+
+    @classmethod
+    def suitable(cls, url):
+        return False if YoutubeIE.suitable(url) else super(
+            YoutubeTabIE, cls).suitable(url)
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         url, smuggled_data = unsmuggle_url(url, {})
@@ -4170,7 +4397,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
             info_dict['entries'] = self._smuggle_data(info_dict['entries'], smuggled_data)
         return info_dict
 
-    _url_re = re.compile(r'(?P<pre>%s)(?(channel_type)(?P<tab>/\w+))?(?P<post>.*)$' % _VALID_URL)
+    _URL_RE = re.compile(rf'(?P<pre>{_VALID_URL})(?(channel_type)(?P<tab>/\w+))?(?P<post>.*)$')
 
     def __real_extract(self, url, smuggled_data):
         item_id = self._match_id(url)
@@ -4179,36 +4406,33 @@ def __real_extract(self, url, smuggled_data):
         compat_opts = self.get_param('compat_opts', [])
 
         def get_mobj(url):
-            mobj = self._url_re.match(url).groupdict()
+            mobj = self._URL_RE.match(url).groupdict()
             mobj.update((k, '') for k, v in mobj.items() if v is None)
             return mobj
 
-        mobj = get_mobj(url)
+        mobj, redirect_warning = get_mobj(url), None
         # Youtube returns incomplete data if tabname is not lower case
         pre, tab, post, is_channel = mobj['pre'], mobj['tab'].lower(), mobj['post'], not mobj['not_channel']
         if is_channel:
             if smuggled_data.get('is_music_url'):
-                if item_id[:2] == 'VL':
-                    # Youtube music VL channels have an equivalent playlist
+                if item_id[:2] == 'VL':  # Youtube music VL channels have an equivalent playlist
                     item_id = item_id[2:]
-                    pre, tab, post, is_channel = 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=%s' % item_id, '', '', False
-                elif item_id[:2] == 'MP':
-                    # Resolve albums (/[channel/browse]/MP...) to their equivalent playlist
+                    pre, tab, post, is_channel = f'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list={item_id}', '', '', False
+                elif item_id[:2] == 'MP':  # Resolve albums (/[channel/browse]/MP...) to their equivalent playlist
                     mdata = self._extract_tab_endpoint(
-                        'https://music.youtube.com/channel/%s' % item_id, item_id, default_client='web_music')
-                    murl = traverse_obj(
-                        mdata, ('microformat', 'microformatDataRenderer', 'urlCanonical'), get_all=False, expected_type=compat_str)
+                        f'https://music.youtube.com/channel/{item_id}', item_id, default_client='web_music')
+                    murl = traverse_obj(mdata, ('microformat', 'microformatDataRenderer', 'urlCanonical'),
+                                        get_all=False, expected_type=compat_str)
                     if not murl:
-                        raise ExtractorError('Failed to resolve album to playlist.')
+                        raise ExtractorError('Failed to resolve album to playlist')
                     return self.url_result(murl, ie=YoutubeTabIE.ie_key())
-                elif mobj['channel_type'] == 'browse':
-                    # Youtube music /browse/ should be changed to /channel/
-                    pre = 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/%s' % item_id
+                elif mobj['channel_type'] == 'browse':  # Youtube music /browse/ should be changed to /channel/
+                    pre = f'https://www.youtube.com/channel/{item_id}'
+
         if is_channel and not tab and 'no-youtube-channel-redirect' not in compat_opts:
             # Home URLs should redirect to /videos/
-            self.report_warning(
-                'A channel/user page was given. All the channel\'s videos will be downloaded. '
-                'To download only the videos in the home page, add a "/featured" to the URL')
+            redirect_warning = ('A channel/user page was given. All the channel\'s videos will be downloaded. '
+                                'To download only the videos in the home page, add a "/featured" to the URL')
             tab = '/videos'
 
         url = ''.join((pre, tab, post))
@@ -4216,28 +4440,27 @@ def get_mobj(url):
 
         # Handle both video/playlist URLs
         qs = parse_qs(url)
-        video_id = qs.get('v', [None])[0]
-        playlist_id = qs.get('list', [None])[0]
+        video_id, playlist_id = [qs.get(key, [None])[0] for key in ('v', 'list')]
 
         if not video_id and mobj['not_channel'].startswith('watch'):
             if not playlist_id:
                 # If there is neither video or playlist ids, youtube redirects to home page, which is undesirable
                 raise ExtractorError('Unable to recognize tab page')
             # Common mistake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=playlist_id
-            self.report_warning('A video URL was given without video ID. Trying to download playlist %s' % playlist_id)
-            url = 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=%s' % playlist_id
+            self.report_warning(f'A video URL was given without video ID. Trying to download playlist {playlist_id}')
+            url = f'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list={playlist_id}'
             mobj = get_mobj(url)
 
         if video_id and playlist_id:
             if self.get_param('noplaylist'):
-                self.to_screen('Downloading just video %s because of --no-playlist' % video_id)
-                return self.url_result(f'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v={video_id}', ie=YoutubeIE.ie_key(), video_id=video_id)
-            self.to_screen('Downloading playlist %s; add --no-playlist to just download video %s' % (playlist_id, video_id))
+                self.to_screen(f'Downloading just video {video_id} because of --no-playlist')
+                return self.url_result(f'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v={video_id}',
+                                       ie=YoutubeIE.ie_key(), video_id=video_id)
+            self.to_screen(f'Downloading playlist {playlist_id}; add --no-playlist to just download video {video_id}')
 
         data, ytcfg = self._extract_data(url, item_id)
 
-        tabs = try_get(
-            data, lambda x: x['contents']['twoColumnBrowseResultsRenderer']['tabs'], list)
+        tabs = traverse_obj(data, ('contents', 'twoColumnBrowseResultsRenderer', 'tabs'), expected_type=list)
         if tabs:
             selected_tab = self._extract_selected_tab(tabs)
             tab_name = selected_tab.get('title', '')
@@ -4246,41 +4469,45 @@ def get_mobj(url):
                     # Live tab should have redirected to the video
                     raise ExtractorError('The channel is not currently live', expected=True)
                 if mobj['tab'] == '/videos' and tab_name.lower() != mobj['tab'][1:]:
+                    redirect_warning = f'The URL does not have a {mobj["tab"][1:]} tab'
                     if not mobj['not_channel'] and item_id[:2] == 'UC':
                         # Topic channels don't have /videos. Use the equivalent playlist instead
-                        self.report_warning('The URL does not have a %s tab. Trying to redirect to playlist UU%s instead' % (mobj['tab'][1:], item_id[2:]))
-                        pl_id = 'UU%s' % item_id[2:]
-                        pl_url = 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=%s%s' % (pl_id, mobj['post'])
+                        pl_id = f'UU{item_id[2:]}'
+                        pl_url = f'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list={pl_id}'
                         try:
-                            data, ytcfg, item_id, url = *self._extract_data(pl_url, pl_id, ytcfg=ytcfg, fatal=True), pl_id, pl_url
+                            data, ytcfg = self._extract_data(pl_url, pl_id, ytcfg=ytcfg, fatal=True)
                         except ExtractorError:
-                            self.report_warning('The playlist gave error. Falling back to channel URL')
-                    else:
-                        self.report_warning('The URL does not have a %s tab. %s is being downloaded instead' % (mobj['tab'][1:], tab_name))
+                            redirect_warning += ' and the playlist redirect gave error'
+                        else:
+                            item_id, url, tab_name = pl_id, pl_url, mobj['tab'][1:]
+                            redirect_warning += f'. Redirecting to playlist {pl_id} instead'
+                    if tab_name.lower() != mobj['tab'][1:]:
+                        redirect_warning += f'. {tab_name} tab is being downloaded instead'
 
-        self.write_debug('Final URL: %s' % url)
+        if redirect_warning:
+            self.report_warning(redirect_warning)
+        self.write_debug(f'Final URL: {url}')
 
         # YouTube sometimes provides a button to reload playlist with unavailable videos.
         if 'no-youtube-unavailable-videos' not in compat_opts:
             data = self._reload_with_unavailable_videos(item_id, data, ytcfg) or data
         self._extract_and_report_alerts(data, only_once=True)
-        tabs = try_get(
-            data, lambda x: x['contents']['twoColumnBrowseResultsRenderer']['tabs'], list)
+        tabs = traverse_obj(data, ('contents', 'twoColumnBrowseResultsRenderer', 'tabs'), expected_type=list)
         if tabs:
             return self._extract_from_tabs(item_id, ytcfg, data, tabs)
 
-        playlist = try_get(
-            data, lambda x: x['contents']['twoColumnWatchNextResults']['playlist']['playlist'], dict)
+        playlist = traverse_obj(
+            data, ('contents', 'twoColumnWatchNextResults', 'playlist', 'playlist'), expected_type=dict)
         if playlist:
             return self._extract_from_playlist(item_id, url, data, playlist, ytcfg)
 
-        video_id = try_get(
-            data, lambda x: x['currentVideoEndpoint']['watchEndpoint']['videoId'],
-            compat_str) or video_id
+        video_id = traverse_obj(
+            data, ('currentVideoEndpoint', 'watchEndpoint', 'videoId'), expected_type=str) or video_id
         if video_id:
             if mobj['tab'] != '/live':  # live tab is expected to redirect to video
-                self.report_warning('Unable to recognize playlist. Downloading just video %s' % video_id)
-            return self.url_result(f'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v={video_id}', ie=YoutubeIE.ie_key(), video_id=video_id)
+                self.report_warning(f'Unable to recognize playlist. Downloading just video {video_id}')
+            return self.url_result(f'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v={video_id}',
+                                   ie=YoutubeIE.ie_key(), video_id=video_id)
 
         raise ExtractorError('Unable to recognize tab page')
 
@@ -4293,12 +4520,15 @@ class YoutubePlaylistIE(InfoExtractor):
                         (?:
                             (?:
                                 youtube(?:kids)?\.com|
-                                invidio\.us
+                                %(invidious)s
                             )
                             /.*?\?.*?\blist=
                         )?
                         (?P<id>%(playlist_id)s)
-                     )''' % {'playlist_id': YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor._PLAYLIST_ID_RE}
+                     )''' % {
+        'playlist_id': YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor._PLAYLIST_ID_RE,
+        'invidious': '|'.join(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor._INVIDIOUS_SITES),
+    }
     IE_NAME = 'youtube:playlist'
     _TESTS = [{
         'note': 'issue #673',
@@ -4420,7 +4650,7 @@ class YoutubeYtUserIE(InfoExtractor):
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         user_id = self._match_id(url)
         return self.url_result(
-            'https://www.youtube.com/user/%s' % user_id,
+            'https://www.youtube.com/user/%s/videos' % user_id,
             ie=YoutubeTabIE.ie_key(), video_id=user_id)
 
 
@@ -4443,77 +4673,25 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
             ie=YoutubeTabIE.ie_key())
 
 
-class YoutubeSearchIE(SearchInfoExtractor, YoutubeTabIE):
-    IE_DESC = 'YouTube searches'
+class YoutubeSearchIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor, SearchInfoExtractor):
+    IE_DESC = 'YouTube search'
     IE_NAME = 'youtube:search'
     _SEARCH_KEY = 'ytsearch'
-    _SEARCH_PARAMS = None
+    _SEARCH_PARAMS = 'EgIQAQ%3D%3D'  # Videos only
     _TESTS = []
 
-    def _search_results(self, query):
-        data = {'query': query}
-        if self._SEARCH_PARAMS:
-            data['params'] = self._SEARCH_PARAMS
-        continuation = {}
-        for page_num in itertools.count(1):
-            data.update(continuation)
-            search = self._extract_response(
-                item_id='query "%s" page %s' % (query, page_num), ep='search', query=data,
-                check_get_keys=('contents', 'onResponseReceivedCommands')
-            )
-            if not search:
-                break
-            slr_contents = try_get(
-                search,
-                (lambda x: x['contents']['twoColumnSearchResultsRenderer']['primaryContents']['sectionListRenderer']['contents'],
-                 lambda x: x['onResponseReceivedCommands'][0]['appendContinuationItemsAction']['continuationItems']),
-                list)
-            if not slr_contents:
-                break
-
-            # Youtube sometimes adds promoted content to searches,
-            # changing the index location of videos and token.
-            # So we search through all entries till we find them.
-            continuation = None
-            for slr_content in slr_contents:
-                if not continuation:
-                    continuation = self._extract_continuation({'contents': [slr_content]})
-
-                isr_contents = try_get(
-                    slr_content,
-                    lambda x: x['itemSectionRenderer']['contents'],
-                    list)
-                if not isr_contents:
-                    continue
-                for content in isr_contents:
-                    if not isinstance(content, dict):
-                        continue
-                    video = content.get('videoRenderer')
-                    if not isinstance(video, dict):
-                        continue
-                    video_id = video.get('videoId')
-                    if not video_id:
-                        continue
-
-                    yield self._extract_video(video)
-
-            if not continuation:
-                break
 
-
-class YoutubeSearchDateIE(YoutubeSearchIE):
+class YoutubeSearchDateIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor, SearchInfoExtractor):
     IE_NAME = YoutubeSearchIE.IE_NAME + ':date'
     _SEARCH_KEY = 'ytsearchdate'
-    IE_DESC = 'YouTube searches, newest videos first'
-    _SEARCH_PARAMS = 'CAI%3D'
+    IE_DESC = 'YouTube search, newest videos first'
+    _SEARCH_PARAMS = 'CAISAhAB'  # Videos only, sorted by date
 
 
-class YoutubeSearchURLIE(YoutubeSearchIE):
+class YoutubeSearchURLIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
     IE_DESC = 'YouTube search URLs with sorting and filter support'
     IE_NAME = YoutubeSearchIE.IE_NAME + '_url'
-    _SEARCH_KEY = None
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?youtube\.com/results\?(.*?&)?(?:search_query|q)=(?:[^&]+)(?:[&]|$)'
-    # _MAX_RESULTS = 100
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/results?baz=bar&search_query=youtube-dl+test+video&filters=video&lclk=video',
         'playlist_mincount': 5,
@@ -4521,20 +4699,23 @@ class YoutubeSearchURLIE(YoutubeSearchIE):
             'id': 'youtube-dl test video',
             'title': 'youtube-dl test video',
         }
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=python&sp=EgIQAg%253D%253D',
+        'playlist_mincount': 5,
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'python',
+            'title': 'python',
+        }
+
     }, {
         'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/results?q=test&sp=EgQIBBgB',
         'only_matching': True,
     }]
 
-    @classmethod
-    def _make_valid_url(cls):
-        return cls._VALID_URL
-
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         qs = parse_qs(url)
         query = (qs.get('search_query') or qs.get('q'))[0]
-        self._SEARCH_PARAMS = qs.get('sp', ('',))[0]
-        return self._get_n_results(query, self._MAX_RESULTS)
+        return self.playlist_result(self._search_results(query, qs.get('sp', (None,))[0]), query, query)
 
 
 class YoutubeFeedsInfoExtractor(YoutubeTabIE):