description: Ask yt-dlp related question
labels: [question]
body:
+ - type: checkboxes
+ attributes:
+ label: DO NOT REMOVE OR SKIP THE ISSUE TEMPLATE
+ description: Fill all fields even if you think it is irrelevant for the issue
+ options:
+ - label: I understand that I will be **blocked** if I *intentionally* remove or skip any mandatory\* field
+ required: true
+ - type: markdown
+ attributes:
+ value: |
+ ### Make sure you are **only** asking a question and not reporting a bug or requesting a feature.
+ If your question contains "isn't working" or "can you add", this is most likely the wrong template.
+ If you are in doubt whether this is the right template, **USE ANOTHER TEMPLATE**!
- type: checkboxes
id: checklist
attributes:
description: |
Carefully read and work through this check list in order to prevent the most common mistakes and misuse of yt-dlp:
options:
- - label: I'm asking a question and **not** reporting a bug/feature request
+ - label: I'm asking a question and **not** reporting a bug or requesting a feature
required: true
- label: I've looked through the [README](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#readme)
required: true
- - label: I've read the [guidelines for opening an issue](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#opening-an-issue)
+ - label: I've verified that I have **updated yt-dlp to nightly or master** ([update instructions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#update-channels))
required: true
- - label: I've searched the [bugtracker](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues?q=) for similar questions including closed ones
+ - label: I've searched [known issues](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/3766) and the [bugtracker](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues?q=) for similar questions **including closed ones**. DO NOT post duplicates
+ required: true
+ - label: I've read the [guidelines for opening an issue](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#opening-an-issue)
required: true
- type: textarea
id: question
attributes:
- label: Question
- description: |
- Ask your question in an arbitrary form.
- Please make sure it's worded well enough to be understood, see [is-the-description-of-the-issue-itself-sufficient](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl#is-the-description-of-the-issue-itself-sufficient).
- Provide any additional information and as much context and examples as possible.
- If your question contains "isn't working" or "can you add", this is most likely the wrong template
- placeholder: WRITE QUESTION HERE
+ label: Please make sure the question is worded well enough to be understood
+ description: See [is-the-description-of-the-issue-itself-sufficient](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#is-the-description-of-the-issue-itself-sufficient)
+ placeholder: Provide any additional information and as much context and examples as possible
validations:
required: true
+ - type: checkboxes
+ id: verbose
+ attributes:
+ label: Provide verbose output that clearly demonstrates the problem
+ options:
+ - label: Run **your** yt-dlp command with **-vU** flag added (`yt-dlp -vU <your command line>`)
+ - label: "If using API, add `'verbose': True` to `YoutubeDL` params instead"
+ required: false
+ - label: Copy the WHOLE output (starting with `[debug] Command-line config`) and insert it below
- type: textarea
id: log
attributes:
- label: Verbose log
+ label: Complete Verbose Output
description: |
- If your question involes a yt-dlp command, provide the complete verbose output of that command.
- Add the `-Uv` flag to **your** command line you run yt-dlp with (`yt-dlp -Uv <your command line>`), copy the WHOLE output and insert it below.
- It should look similar to this:
+ It should start like this:
placeholder: |
- [debug] Command-line config: ['-Uv', 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc']
- [debug] Portable config file: yt-dlp.conf
- [debug] Portable config: ['-i']
- [debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs utf-8, stdout utf-8, stderr utf-8, pref cp1252
- [debug] yt-dlp version 2021.12.01 (exe)
- [debug] Python version 3.8.8 (CPython 64bit) - Windows-10-10.0.19041-SP0
- [debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 3.0.1, ffprobe 3.0.1
- [debug] Optional libraries: Cryptodome, keyring, mutagen, sqlite, websockets
+ [debug] Command-line config: ['-vU', 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc']
+ [debug] Encodings: locale cp65001, fs utf-8, pref cp65001, out utf-8, error utf-8, screen utf-8
+ [debug] yt-dlp version nightly@... from yt-dlp/yt-dlp [b634ba742] (win_exe)
+ [debug] Python 3.8.10 (CPython 64bit) - Windows-10-10.0.22000-SP0
+ [debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-106550-g072101bd52-20220410 (fdk,setts), ffprobe N-106624-g391ce570c8-20220415, phantomjs 2.1.1
+ [debug] Optional libraries: Cryptodome-3.15.0, brotli-1.0.9, certifi-2022.06.15, mutagen-1.45.1, sqlite3-2.6.0, websockets-10.3
[debug] Proxy map: {}
- yt-dlp is up to date (2021.12.01)
+ [debug] Request Handlers: urllib, requests
+ [debug] Loaded 1893 extractors
+ [debug] Fetching release info: https://api.github.com/repos/yt-dlp/yt-dlp-nightly-builds/releases/latest
+ yt-dlp is up to date (nightly@... from yt-dlp/yt-dlp-nightly-builds)
+ [youtube] Extracting URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc
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