if 'webpage' not in self._configuration_arg('skip'):
webpage, data = self._extract_webpage(url, item_id, fatal=webpage_fatal)
ytcfg = ytcfg or self.extract_ytcfg(item_id, webpage)
+ # Reject webpage data if redirected to home page without explicitly requesting
+ selected_tab = self._extract_selected_tab(traverse_obj(
+ data, ('contents', 'twoColumnBrowseResultsRenderer', 'tabs'), expected_type=list, default=[])) or {}
+ if (url != 'https://www.youtube.com/feed/recommended'
+ and selected_tab.get('tabIdentifier') == 'FEwhat_to_watch' # Home page
+ and 'no-youtube-channel-redirect' not in self.get_param('compat_opts', [])):
+ msg = 'The channel/playlist does not exist and the URL redirected to youtube.com home page'
+ if fatal:
+ raise ExtractorError(msg, expected=True)
+ self.report_warning(msg, only_once=True)
if not data:
if not ytcfg and self.is_authenticated:
msg = 'Playlists that require authentication may not extract correctly without a successful webpage download.'