]> jfr.im git - yt-dlp.git/blobdiff - yt_dlp/extractor/youtube.py
[core] Deprecate internal `Youtubedl-no-compression` header (#6876)
[yt-dlp.git] / yt_dlp / extractor / youtube.py
index f7b0772dfec5b973c0434c5ad0849c34f258b3da..d089822f64381ddf551b16186489c344707e3168 100644 (file)
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@
     variadic,
 )
 
+
+STREAMING_DATA_CLIENT_NAME = '__yt_dlp_client'
 # any clients starting with _ cannot be explicitly requested by the user
 INNERTUBE_CLIENTS = {
     'web': {
@@ -248,6 +250,11 @@ def _split_innertube_client(client_name):
     return client_name, base, variant[0] if variant else None
 
 
+def short_client_name(client_name):
+    main, *parts = _split_innertube_client(client_name)[0].replace('embedscreen', 'e_s').split('_')
+    return join_nonempty(main[:4], ''.join(x[0] for x in parts)).upper()
+
+
 def build_innertube_clients():
     THIRD_PARTY = {
         'embedUrl': 'https://www.youtube.com/',  # Can be any valid URL
@@ -312,6 +319,40 @@ class YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor(InfoExtractor):
         r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.pussthecat\.org',
         r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.zee\.li',
         r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.ethibox\.fr',
+        r'(?:www\.)?iv\.ggtyler\.dev',
+        r'(?:www\.)?inv\.vern\.i2p',
+        r'(?:www\.)?am74vkcrjp2d5v36lcdqgsj2m6x36tbrkhsruoegwfcizzabnfgf5zyd\.onion',
+        r'(?:www\.)?inv\.riverside\.rocks',
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.silur\.me',
+        r'(?:www\.)?inv\.bp\.projectsegfau\.lt',
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.g4c3eya4clenolymqbpgwz3q3tawoxw56yhzk4vugqrl6dtu3ejvhjid\.onion',
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.slipfox\.xyz',
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.esmail5pdn24shtvieloeedh7ehz3nrwcdivnfhfcedl7gf4kwddhkqd\.onion',
+        r'(?:www\.)?inv\.vernccvbvyi5qhfzyqengccj7lkove6bjot2xhh5kajhwvidqafczrad\.onion',
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.tiekoetter\.com',
+        r'(?:www\.)?iv\.odysfvr23q5wgt7i456o5t3trw2cw5dgn56vbjfbq2m7xsc5vqbqpcyd\.onion',
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.nerdvpn\.de',
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.weblibre\.org',
+        r'(?:www\.)?inv\.odyssey346\.dev',
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.dhusch\.de',
+        r'(?:www\.)?iv\.melmac\.space',
+        r'(?:www\.)?watch\.thekitty\.zone',
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.privacydev\.net',
+        r'(?:www\.)?ng27owmagn5amdm7l5s3rsqxwscl5ynppnis5dqcasogkyxcfqn7psid\.onion',
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.drivet\.xyz',
+        r'(?:www\.)?vid\.priv\.au',
+        r'(?:www\.)?euxxcnhsynwmfidvhjf6uzptsmh4dipkmgdmcmxxuo7tunp3ad2jrwyd\.onion',
+        r'(?:www\.)?inv\.vern\.cc',
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.esmailelbob\.xyz',
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.sethforprivacy\.com',
+        r'(?:www\.)?yt\.oelrichsgarcia\.de',
+        r'(?:www\.)?yt\.artemislena\.eu',
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.flokinet\.to',
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.baczek\.me',
+        r'(?:www\.)?y\.com\.sb',
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.epicsite\.xyz',
+        r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.lidarshield\.cloud',
+        r'(?:www\.)?yt\.funami\.tech',
         r'(?:www\.)?invidious\.3o7z6yfxhbw7n3za4rss6l434kmv55cgw2vuziwuigpwegswvwzqipyd\.onion',
         r'(?:www\.)?osbivz6guyeahrwp2lnwyjk2xos342h4ocsxyqrlaopqjuhwn2djiiyd\.onion',
         r'(?:www\.)?u2cvlit75owumwpy4dj2hsmvkq7nvrclkpht7xgyye2pyoxhpmclkrad\.onion',
@@ -390,6 +431,17 @@ class YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor(InfoExtractor):
         r'(?:www\.)?piped\.qdi\.fi',
         r'(?:www\.)?piped\.video',
         r'(?:www\.)?piped\.aeong\.one',
+        r'(?:www\.)?piped\.moomoo\.me',
+        r'(?:www\.)?piped\.chauvet\.pro',
+        r'(?:www\.)?watch\.leptons\.xyz',
+        r'(?:www\.)?pd\.vern\.cc',
+        r'(?:www\.)?piped\.hostux\.net',
+        r'(?:www\.)?piped\.lunar\.icu',
+        # Hyperpipe instances from https://hyperpipe.codeberg.page/
+        r'(?:www\.)?hyperpipe\.surge\.sh',
+        r'(?:www\.)?hyperpipe\.esmailelbob\.xyz',
+        r'(?:www\.)?listen\.whatever\.social',
+        r'(?:www\.)?music\.adminforge\.de',
     )
 
     # extracted from account/account_menu ep
@@ -406,6 +458,23 @@ class YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor(InfoExtractor):
 
     _IGNORED_WARNINGS = {'Unavailable videos will be hidden during playback'}
 
+    _YT_HANDLE_RE = r'@[\w.-]{3,30}'  # https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/11585688?hl=en
+    _YT_CHANNEL_UCID_RE = r'UC[\w-]{22}'
+
+    def ucid_or_none(self, ucid):
+        return self._search_regex(rf'^({self._YT_CHANNEL_UCID_RE})$', ucid, 'UC-id', default=None)
+
+    def handle_or_none(self, handle):
+        return self._search_regex(rf'^({self._YT_HANDLE_RE})$', handle, '@-handle', default=None)
+
+    def handle_from_url(self, url):
+        return self._search_regex(rf'^(?:https?://(?:www\.)?youtube\.com)?/({self._YT_HANDLE_RE})',
+                                  url, 'channel handle', default=None)
+
+    def ucid_from_url(self, url):
+        return self._search_regex(rf'^(?:https?://(?:www\.)?youtube\.com)?/({self._YT_CHANNEL_UCID_RE})',
+                                  url, 'channel id', default=None)
+
     @functools.cached_property
     def _preferred_lang(self):
         """
@@ -745,7 +814,7 @@ def _extract_badges(self, renderer: dict):
         }
 
         badges = []
-        for badge in traverse_obj(renderer, ('badges', ..., 'metadataBadgeRenderer'), default=[]):
+        for badge in traverse_obj(renderer, ('badges', ..., 'metadataBadgeRenderer')):
             badge_type = (
                 privacy_icon_map.get(traverse_obj(badge, ('icon', 'iconType'), expected_type=str))
                 or badge_style_map.get(traverse_obj(badge, 'style'))
@@ -785,7 +854,7 @@ def _get_text(data, *path_list, max_runs=None):
                     runs = item
 
                 runs = runs[:min(len(runs), max_runs or len(runs))]
-                text = ''.join(traverse_obj(runs, (..., 'text'), expected_type=str, default=[]))
+                text = ''.join(traverse_obj(runs, (..., 'text'), expected_type=str))
                 if text:
                     return text
 
@@ -805,7 +874,7 @@ def _extract_thumbnails(data, *path_list):
         """
         thumbnails = []
         for path in path_list or [()]:
-            for thumbnail in traverse_obj(data, (*variadic(path), 'thumbnails', ...), default=[]):
+            for thumbnail in traverse_obj(data, (*variadic(path), 'thumbnails', ...)):
                 thumbnail_url = url_or_none(thumbnail.get('url'))
                 if not thumbnail_url:
                     continue
@@ -911,7 +980,7 @@ def _extract_response(self, item_id, query, note='Downloading API JSON', headers
 
     @staticmethod
     def is_music_url(url):
-        return re.match(r'https?://music\.youtube\.com/', url) is not None
+        return re.match(r'(https?://)?music\.youtube\.com/', url) is not None
 
     def _extract_video(self, renderer):
         video_id = renderer.get('videoId')
@@ -940,6 +1009,8 @@ def _extract_video(self, renderer):
         if not channel_id:
             channel_id = traverse_obj(reel_header_renderer, ('channelNavigationEndpoint', 'browseEndpoint', 'browseId'))
 
+        channel_id = self.ucid_or_none(channel_id)
+
         overlay_style = traverse_obj(
             renderer, ('thumbnailOverlays', ..., 'thumbnailOverlayTimeStatusRenderer', 'style'),
             get_all=False, expected_type=str)
@@ -1181,9 +1252,6 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'id': 'BaW_jenozKc',
                 'ext': 'mp4',
                 'title': 'youtube-dl test video "\'/\\ä↭𝕐',
-                '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',
@@ -1202,7 +1270,10 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'start_time': 1,
                 'end_time': 9,
                 'comment_count': int,
-                'channel_follower_count': int
+                'channel_follower_count': int,
+                'uploader': 'Philipp Hagemeister',
+                'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@PhilippHagemeister',
+                'uploader_id': '@PhilippHagemeister',
             }
         },
         {
@@ -1214,9 +1285,6 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'upload_date': '20120608',
                 'title': 'Principal Sexually Assaults A Teacher - Episode 117 - 8th June 2012',
                 'description': 'md5:09b78bd971f1e3e289601dfba15ca4f7',
-                'uploader': 'SET India',
-                'uploader_id': 'setindia',
-                'uploader_url': r're:https?://(?:www\.)?youtube\.com/user/setindia',
                 'age_limit': 18,
             },
             'skip': 'Private video',
@@ -1228,9 +1296,6 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'id': 'BaW_jenozKc',
                 'ext': 'mp4',
                 'title': 'youtube-dl test video "\'/\\ä↭𝕐',
-                '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',
@@ -1247,7 +1312,10 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'live_status': 'not_live',
                 'age_limit': 0,
                 'comment_count': int,
-                'channel_follower_count': int
+                'channel_follower_count': int,
+                'uploader': 'Philipp Hagemeister',
+                'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@PhilippHagemeister',
+                'uploader_id': '@PhilippHagemeister',
             },
             'params': {
                 'skip_download': True,
@@ -1260,10 +1328,7 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'id': 'a9LDPn-MO4I',
                 'ext': 'm4a',
                 'upload_date': '20121002',
-                'uploader_id': '8KVIDEO',
-                'uploader_url': r're:https?://(?:www\.)?youtube\.com/user/8KVIDEO',
                 'description': '',
-                'uploader': '8KVIDEO',
                 'title': 'UHDTV TEST 8K VIDEO.mp4'
             },
             'params': {
@@ -1281,8 +1346,6 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'title': 'Afrojack, Spree Wilson - The Spark (Official Music Video) ft. Spree Wilson',
                 'description': 'md5:8f5e2b82460520b619ccac1f509d43bf',
                 'duration': 244,
-                'uploader': 'AfrojackVEVO',
-                'uploader_id': 'AfrojackVEVO',
                 'upload_date': '20131011',
                 'abr': 129.495,
                 'like_count': int,
@@ -1294,13 +1357,15 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'live_status': 'not_live',
                 'thumbnail': 'https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/IB3lcPjvWLA/maxresdefault.webp',
                 'channel': 'Afrojack',
-                'uploader_url': 'http://www.youtube.com/user/AfrojackVEVO',
                 'tags': 'count:19',
                 'availability': 'public',
                 'categories': ['Music'],
                 'age_limit': 0,
                 'alt_title': 'The Spark',
-                'channel_follower_count': int
+                'channel_follower_count': int,
+                'uploader': 'Afrojack',
+                'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@Afrojack',
+                'uploader_id': '@Afrojack',
             },
             'params': {
                 'youtube_include_dash_manifest': True,
@@ -1317,9 +1382,6 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'title': 'The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - The Sword Of Destiny Trailer',
                 'description': r're:(?s).{100,}About the Game\n.*?The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.{100,}',
                 'duration': 142,
-                'uploader': 'The Witcher',
-                'uploader_id': 'WitcherGame',
-                'uploader_url': r're:https?://(?:www\.)?youtube\.com/user/WitcherGame',
                 'upload_date': '20140605',
                 'age_limit': 18,
                 'categories': ['Gaming'],
@@ -1333,7 +1395,10 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'channel_id': 'UCzybXLxv08IApdjdN0mJhEg',
                 'playable_in_embed': True,
                 'view_count': int,
-                'channel_follower_count': int
+                'channel_follower_count': int,
+                'uploader': 'The Witcher',
+                'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@thewitcher',
+                'uploader_id': '@thewitcher',
             },
         },
         {
@@ -1345,12 +1410,9 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'title': 'Godzilla 2 (Official Video)',
                 'description': 'md5:bf77e03fcae5529475e500129b05668a',
                 'upload_date': '20200408',
-                'uploader_id': 'FlyingKitty900',
-                'uploader': 'FlyingKitty',
                 'age_limit': 18,
                 'availability': 'needs_auth',
                 'channel_id': 'UCYQT13AtrJC0gsM1far_zJg',
-                'uploader_url': 'http://www.youtube.com/user/FlyingKitty900',
                 'channel': 'FlyingKitty',
                 'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYQT13AtrJC0gsM1far_zJg',
                 'view_count': int,
@@ -1361,7 +1423,10 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'like_count': int,
                 'duration': 177,
                 'playable_in_embed': True,
-                'channel_follower_count': int
+                'channel_follower_count': int,
+                'uploader': 'FlyingKitty',
+                'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@FlyingKitty900',
+                'uploader_id': '@FlyingKitty900',
             },
         },
         {
@@ -1372,13 +1437,10 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'title': '[MMD] Adios - EVERGLOW [+Motion DL]',
                 'ext': 'mp4',
                 'upload_date': '20191228',
-                'uploader_id': 'UC1yoRdFoFJaCY-AGfD9W0wQ',
-                'uploader': 'Projekt Melody',
                 'description': 'md5:17eccca93a786d51bc67646756894066',
                 'age_limit': 18,
                 'like_count': int,
                 'availability': 'needs_auth',
-                'uploader_url': 'http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1yoRdFoFJaCY-AGfD9W0wQ',
                 'channel_id': 'UC1yoRdFoFJaCY-AGfD9W0wQ',
                 'view_count': int,
                 'thumbnail': 'https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/Tq92D6wQ1mg/sddefault.webp',
@@ -1390,7 +1452,10 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'duration': 106,
                 'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1yoRdFoFJaCY-AGfD9W0wQ',
                 'comment_count': int,
-                'channel_follower_count': int
+                'channel_follower_count': int,
+                'uploader': 'Projekt Melody',
+                'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@ProjektMelody',
+                'uploader_id': '@ProjektMelody',
             },
         },
         {
@@ -1400,8 +1465,6 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'id': 'MeJVWBSsPAY',
                 'ext': 'mp4',
                 'title': 'OOMPH! - Such Mich Find Mich (Lyrics)',
-                'uploader': 'Herr Lurik',
-                'uploader_id': 'st3in234',
                 'description': 'Fan Video. Music & Lyrics by OOMPH!.',
                 'upload_date': '20130730',
                 'track': 'Such mich find mich',
@@ -1418,11 +1481,13 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'channel_id': 'UCdR3RSDPqub28LjZx0v9-aA',
                 'categories': ['Music'],
                 'availability': 'public',
-                'uploader_url': 'http://www.youtube.com/user/st3in234',
                 'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdR3RSDPqub28LjZx0v9-aA',
                 'live_status': 'not_live',
                 'artist': 'OOMPH!',
-                'channel_follower_count': int
+                'channel_follower_count': int,
+                'uploader': 'Herr Lurik',
+                'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@HerrLurik',
+                'uploader_id': '@HerrLurik',
             },
         },
         {
@@ -1439,11 +1504,8 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'ext': 'mp4',
                 'duration': 266,
                 'upload_date': '20100430',
-                'uploader_id': 'deadmau5',
-                'uploader_url': r're:https?://(?:www\.)?youtube\.com/user/deadmau5',
                 'creator': 'deadmau5',
                 'description': 'md5:6cbcd3a92ce1bc676fc4d6ab4ace2336',
-                'uploader': 'deadmau5',
                 'title': 'Deadmau5 - Some Chords (HD)',
                 'alt_title': 'Some Chords',
                 'availability': 'public',
@@ -1461,7 +1523,10 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYEK6xds6eo-3tr4xRdflmQ',
                 'categories': ['Music'],
                 'album': 'Some Chords',
-                'channel_follower_count': int
+                'channel_follower_count': int,
+                'uploader': 'deadmau5',
+                'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@deadmau5',
+                'uploader_id': '@deadmau5',
             },
             'expected_warnings': [
                 'DASH manifest missing',
@@ -1475,10 +1540,7 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'ext': 'mp4',
                 'duration': 6085,
                 'upload_date': '20150827',
-                'uploader_id': 'olympic',
-                'uploader_url': r're:https?://(?:www\.)?youtube\.com/user/olympic',
                 'description': 'md5:04bbbf3ccceb6795947572ca36f45904',
-                'uploader': 'Olympics',
                 'title': 'Hockey - Women -  GER-AUS - London 2012 Olympic Games',
                 'like_count': int,
                 'release_timestamp': 1343767800,
@@ -1494,7 +1556,10 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'live_status': 'was_live',
                 'view_count': int,
                 'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTl3QQTvqHFjurroKxexy2Q',
-                'channel_follower_count': int
+                'channel_follower_count': int,
+                'uploader': 'Olympics',
+                'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@Olympics',
+                'uploader_id': '@Olympics',
             },
             'params': {
                 'skip_download': 'requires avconv',
@@ -1509,10 +1574,7 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'stretched_ratio': 16 / 9.,
                 'duration': 85,
                 'upload_date': '20110310',
-                'uploader_id': 'AllenMeow',
-                'uploader_url': r're:https?://(?:www\.)?youtube\.com/user/AllenMeow',
                 'description': 'made by Wacom from Korea | 字幕&加油添醋 by TY\'s Allen | 感謝heylisa00cavey1001同學熱情提供梗及翻譯',
-                'uploader': '孫ᄋᄅ',
                 'title': '[A-made] 變態妍字幕版 太妍 我就是這樣的人',
                 'playable_in_embed': True,
                 'channel': '孫ᄋᄅ',
@@ -1527,7 +1589,10 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'live_status': 'not_live',
                 'availability': 'unlisted',
                 'comment_count': int,
-                'channel_follower_count': int
+                'channel_follower_count': int,
+                'uploader': '孫ᄋᄅ',
+                'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@AllenMeow',
+                'uploader_id': '@AllenMeow',
             },
         },
         # url_encoded_fmt_stream_map is empty string
@@ -1539,8 +1604,6 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'title': 'Обсуждение судебной практики по выборам 14 сентября 2014 года в Санкт-Петербурге',
                 'description': '',
                 'upload_date': '20150404',
-                'uploader_id': 'spbelect',
-                'uploader': 'Наблюдатели Петербурга',
             },
             'params': {
                 'skip_download': 'requires avconv',
@@ -1557,9 +1620,6 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'description': 'md5:116377fd2963b81ec4ce64b542173306',
                 'duration': 220,
                 'upload_date': '20150625',
-                'uploader_id': 'dorappi2000',
-                'uploader_url': r're:https?://(?:www\.)?youtube\.com/user/dorappi2000',
-                'uploader': 'dorappi2000',
                 'formats': 'mincount:31',
             },
             'skip': 'not actual anymore',
@@ -1572,9 +1632,7 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'id': 'CsmdDsKjzN8',
                 'ext': 'mp4',
                 'upload_date': '20150501',  # According to '<meta itemprop="datePublished"', but in other places it's 20150510
-                'uploader': 'Airtek',
                 'description': 'Retransmisión en directo de la XVIII media maratón de Zaragoza.',
-                'uploader_id': 'UCzTzUmjXxxacNnL8I3m4LnQ',
                 'title': 'Retransmisión XVIII Media maratón Zaragoza 2015',
             },
             'params': {
@@ -1585,6 +1643,7 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
         },
         {
             # Multifeed videos (multiple cameras), URL can be of any Camera
+            # TODO: fix multifeed titles
             'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaPI8MvL8pg',
             'info_dict': {
                 'id': 'zaPI8MvL8pg',
@@ -1596,16 +1655,13 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                     'id': 'j5yGuxZ8lLU',
                     'ext': 'mp4',
                     'title': 'Terraria 1.2 Live Stream | Let\'s Play - Part 04 (Chris)',
-                    'uploader': 'WiiLikeToPlay',
                     'description': 'md5:563ccbc698b39298481ca3c571169519',
-                    'uploader_url': 'http://www.youtube.com/user/WiiRikeToPray',
                     'duration': 10120,
                     'channel_follower_count': int,
                     'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN2XePorRokPB9TEgRZpddg',
                     'availability': 'public',
                     'playable_in_embed': True,
                     'upload_date': '20131105',
-                    'uploader_id': 'WiiRikeToPray',
                     'categories': ['Gaming'],
                     'live_status': 'was_live',
                     'tags': 'count:24',
@@ -1618,17 +1674,18 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                     'channel': 'WiiLikeToPlay',
                     'view_count': int,
                     'release_date': '20131106',
+                    'uploader': 'WiiLikeToPlay',
+                    'uploader_id': '@WLTP',
+                    'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@WLTP',
                 },
             }, {
                 'info_dict': {
                     'id': 'zaPI8MvL8pg',
                     'ext': 'mp4',
                     'title': 'Terraria 1.2 Live Stream | Let\'s Play - Part 04 (Tyson)',
-                    'uploader_id': 'WiiRikeToPray',
                     'availability': 'public',
                     'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN2XePorRokPB9TEgRZpddg',
                     'channel': 'WiiLikeToPlay',
-                    'uploader_url': 'http://www.youtube.com/user/WiiRikeToPray',
                     'channel_follower_count': int,
                     'description': 'md5:563ccbc698b39298481ca3c571169519',
                     'duration': 10108,
@@ -1636,7 +1693,6 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                     'like_count': int,
                     'tags': 'count:24',
                     'channel_id': 'UCN2XePorRokPB9TEgRZpddg',
-                    'uploader': 'WiiLikeToPlay',
                     'release_timestamp': 1383701915,
                     'comment_count': int,
                     'upload_date': '20131105',
@@ -1646,6 +1702,9 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                     'live_status': 'was_live',
                     'categories': ['Gaming'],
                     'view_count': int,
+                    'uploader': 'WiiLikeToPlay',
+                    'uploader_id': '@WLTP',
+                    'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@WLTP',
                 },
             }, {
                 'info_dict': {
@@ -1659,12 +1718,9 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                     'playable_in_embed': True,
                     'upload_date': '20131105',
                     'description': 'md5:563ccbc698b39298481ca3c571169519',
-                    'uploader_id': 'WiiRikeToPray',
-                    'uploader_url': 'http://www.youtube.com/user/WiiRikeToPray',
                     'channel_follower_count': int,
                     'tags': 'count:24',
                     'release_date': '20131106',
-                    'uploader': 'WiiLikeToPlay',
                     'comment_count': int,
                     'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN2XePorRokPB9TEgRZpddg',
                     'channel': 'WiiLikeToPlay',
@@ -1674,6 +1730,9 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                     'age_limit': 0,
                     'duration': 10128,
                     'view_count': int,
+                    'uploader': 'WiiLikeToPlay',
+                    'uploader_id': '@WLTP',
+                    'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@WLTP',
                 },
             }],
             'params': {'skip_download': True},
@@ -1710,9 +1769,6 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'description': 'md5:8085699c11dc3f597ce0410b0dcbb34a',
                 'duration': 133,
                 'upload_date': '20151119',
-                'uploader_id': 'IronSoulElf',
-                'uploader_url': r're:https?://(?:www\.)?youtube\.com/user/IronSoulElf',
-                'uploader': 'IronSoulElf',
                 'creator': 'Todd Haberman;\nDaniel Law Heath and Aaron Kaplan',
                 'track': 'Dark Walk',
                 'artist': 'Todd Haberman;\nDaniel Law Heath and Aaron Kaplan',
@@ -1749,8 +1805,6 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'title': 'Clash Of Clans#14 Dicas De Ataque Para CV 4',
                 'description': 'md5:ee18a25c350637c8faff806845bddee9',
                 'upload_date': '20151107',
-                'uploader_id': 'UCCr7TALkRbo3EtFzETQF1LA',
-                'uploader': 'CH GAMER DROID',
             },
             'params': {
                 'skip_download': True,
@@ -1772,9 +1826,6 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'description': 'md5:a677553cf0840649b731a3024aeff4cc',
                 'duration': 721,
                 'upload_date': '20150128',
-                'uploader_id': 'BerkmanCenter',
-                'uploader_url': r're:https?://(?:www\.)?youtube\.com/user/BerkmanCenter',
-                'uploader': 'The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society',
                 'license': 'Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed)',
                 'channel_id': 'UCuLGmD72gJDBwmLw06X58SA',
                 'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuLGmD72gJDBwmLw06X58SA',
@@ -1788,16 +1839,17 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'thumbnail': 'https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/M4gD1WSo5mA/maxresdefault.webp',
                 'live_status': 'not_live',
                 'playable_in_embed': True,
-                'comment_count': int,
                 'channel_follower_count': int,
                 'chapters': list,
+                'uploader': 'The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society',
+                'uploader_id': '@BKCHarvard',
+                'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@BKCHarvard',
             },
             'params': {
                 'skip_download': True,
             },
         },
         {
-            # Channel-like uploader_url
             'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQcmzGIKrzg',
             'info_dict': {
                 'id': 'eQcmzGIKrzg',
@@ -1806,9 +1858,6 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'description': 'md5:13a2503d7b5904ef4b223aa101628f39',
                 'duration': 4060,
                 'upload_date': '20151120',
-                'uploader': 'Bernie Sanders',
-                'uploader_id': 'UCH1dpzjCEiGAt8CXkryhkZg',
-                'uploader_url': r're:https?://(?:www\.)?youtube\.com/channel/UCH1dpzjCEiGAt8CXkryhkZg',
                 'license': 'Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed)',
                 'playable_in_embed': True,
                 'tags': 'count:12',
@@ -1825,6 +1874,9 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'comment_count': int,
                 'channel_follower_count': int,
                 'chapters': list,
+                'uploader': 'Bernie Sanders',
+                'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@BernieSanders',
+                'uploader_id': '@BernieSanders',
             },
             'params': {
                 'skip_download': True,
@@ -1848,9 +1900,6 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'title': 'Piku - Trailer',
                 'description': 'md5:c36bd60c3fd6f1954086c083c72092eb',
                 'upload_date': '20150811',
-                'uploader': 'FlixMatrix',
-                'uploader_id': 'FlixMatrixKaravan',
-                'uploader_url': r're:https?://(?:www\.)?youtube\.com/user/FlixMatrixKaravan',
                 'license': 'Standard YouTube License',
             },
             'params': {
@@ -1868,9 +1917,6 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'description': 'md5:f540112edec5d09fc8cc752d3d4ba3cd',
                 'duration': 2085,
                 'upload_date': '20170118',
-                'uploader': 'Vsauce',
-                'uploader_id': 'Vsauce',
-                'uploader_url': r're:https?://(?:www\.)?youtube\.com/user/Vsauce',
                 'series': 'Mind Field',
                 'season_number': 1,
                 'episode_number': 1,
@@ -1888,7 +1934,10 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'like_count': int,
                 'playable_in_embed': True,
                 'live_status': 'not_live',
-                'channel_follower_count': int
+                'channel_follower_count': int,
+                'uploader': 'Vsauce',
+                'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@Vsauce',
+                'uploader_id': '@Vsauce',
             },
             'params': {
                 'skip_download': True,
@@ -1908,9 +1957,6 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'description': 'md5:5d161533167390427a1f8ee89a1fc6f1',
                 'duration': 965,
                 'upload_date': '20140124',
-                'uploader': 'New Century Foundation',
-                'uploader_id': 'UCEJYpZGqgUob0zVVEaLhvVg',
-                'uploader_url': r're:https?://(?:www\.)?youtube\.com/channel/UCEJYpZGqgUob0zVVEaLhvVg',
             },
             'params': {
                 'skip_download': True,
@@ -1955,9 +2001,6 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'description': 'md5:d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e',
                 'duration': 433,
                 'upload_date': '20130923',
-                'uploader': 'Amelia Putri Harwita',
-                'uploader_id': 'UCpOxM49HJxmC1qCalXyB3_Q',
-                'uploader_url': r're:https?://(?:www\.)?youtube\.com/channel/UCpOxM49HJxmC1qCalXyB3_Q',
                 'formats': 'maxcount:10',
             },
             'params': {
@@ -1968,6 +2011,7 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
         },
         {
             # Youtube Music Auto-generated description
+            # TODO: fix metadata extraction
             'url': 'https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=MgNrAu2pzNs',
             'info_dict': {
                 'id': 'MgNrAu2pzNs',
@@ -1975,8 +2019,6 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'title': 'Voyeur Girl',
                 'description': 'md5:7ae382a65843d6df2685993e90a8628f',
                 'upload_date': '20190312',
-                'uploader': 'Stephen - Topic',
-                'uploader_id': 'UC-pWHpBjdGG69N9mM2auIAA',
                 'artist': 'Stephen',
                 'track': 'Voyeur Girl',
                 'album': 'it\'s too much love to know my dear',
@@ -1984,12 +2026,12 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'release_year': 2019,
                 'alt_title': 'Voyeur Girl',
                 'view_count': int,
-                'uploader_url': 'http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-pWHpBjdGG69N9mM2auIAA',
                 'playable_in_embed': True,
                 'like_count': int,
                 'categories': ['Music'],
                 'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-pWHpBjdGG69N9mM2auIAA',
-                'channel': 'Stephen',
+                'channel': 'Stephen',  # TODO: should be "Stephen - Topic"
+                'uploader': 'Stephen',
                 'availability': 'public',
                 'creator': 'Stephen',
                 'duration': 169,
@@ -2017,9 +2059,6 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'title': 'Panjabi MC - Mundian To Bach Ke (The Dictator Soundtrack)',
                 'description': 'md5:bf577a41da97918e94fa9798d9228825',
                 'upload_date': '20090125',
-                'uploader': 'Prochorowka',
-                'uploader_id': 'Prochorowka',
-                'uploader_url': r're:https?://(?:www\.)?youtube\.com/user/Prochorowka',
                 'artist': 'Panjabi MC',
                 'track': 'Beware of the Boys (Mundian to Bach Ke) - Motivo Hi-Lectro Remix',
                 'album': 'Beware of the Boys (Mundian To Bach Ke)',
@@ -2038,11 +2077,8 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'title': 'IMG 3456',
                 'description': '',
                 'upload_date': '20170613',
-                'uploader_id': 'ElevageOrVert',
-                'uploader': 'ElevageOrVert',
                 'view_count': int,
                 'thumbnail': 'https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/x41yOUIvK2k/maxresdefault.webp',
-                'uploader_url': 'http://www.youtube.com/user/ElevageOrVert',
                 'like_count': int,
                 'channel_id': 'UCo03ZQPBW5U4UC3regpt1nw',
                 'tags': [],
@@ -2053,8 +2089,11 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'duration': 7,
                 'playable_in_embed': True,
                 'live_status': 'not_live',
-                'channel': 'ElevageOrVert',
-                'channel_follower_count': int
+                'channel': 'l\'Or Vert asbl',
+                'channel_follower_count': int,
+                'uploader': 'l\'Or Vert asbl',
+                'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@ElevageOrVert',
+                'uploader_id': '@ElevageOrVert',
             },
             'params': {
                 'skip_download': True,
@@ -2072,11 +2111,8 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'title': 'Part 77   Sort a list of simple types in c#',
                 'description': 'md5:b8746fa52e10cdbf47997903f13b20dc',
                 'upload_date': '20130831',
-                'uploader_id': 'kudvenkat',
-                'uploader': 'kudvenkat',
                 'channel_id': 'UCCTVrRB5KpIiK6V2GGVsR1Q',
                 'like_count': int,
-                'uploader_url': 'http://www.youtube.com/user/kudvenkat',
                 'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCTVrRB5KpIiK6V2GGVsR1Q',
                 'live_status': 'not_live',
                 'categories': ['Education'],
@@ -2091,6 +2127,9 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'comment_count': int,
                 'channel_follower_count': int,
                 'chapters': list,
+                'uploader': 'kudvenkat',
+                'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@Csharp-video-tutorialsBlogspot',
+                'uploader_id': '@Csharp-video-tutorialsBlogspot',
             },
             'params': {
                 'skip_download': True,
@@ -2114,9 +2153,6 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'title': 'Burn Out',
                 'description': 'md5:8d07b84dcbcbfb34bc12a56d968b6131',
                 'upload_date': '20141120',
-                'uploader': 'The Cinematic Orchestra - Topic',
-                'uploader_id': 'UCIzsJBIyo8hhpFm1NK0uLgw',
-                'uploader_url': r're:https?://(?:www\.)?youtube\.com/channel/UCIzsJBIyo8hhpFm1NK0uLgw',
                 'artist': 'The Cinematic Orchestra',
                 'track': 'Burn Out',
                 'album': 'Every Day',
@@ -2135,7 +2171,9 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'thumbnail': 'https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OtqTfy26tG0/maxresdefault.jpg',
                 'categories': ['Music'],
                 'playable_in_embed': True,
-                'channel_follower_count': int
+                'channel_follower_count': int,
+                'uploader': 'The Cinematic Orchestra',
+                'comment_count': int,
             },
             'params': {
                 'skip_download': True,
@@ -2154,13 +2192,10 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'ext': 'mp4',
                 'title': 'San Diego teen commits suicide after bullying over embarrassing video',
                 'channel_id': 'UC-SJ6nODDmufqBzPBwCvYvQ',
-                'uploader': 'CBS Mornings',
-                'uploader_id': 'CBSThisMorning',
                 'upload_date': '20140716',
                 'description': 'md5:acde3a73d3f133fc97e837a9f76b53b7',
                 'duration': 170,
                 'categories': ['News & Politics'],
-                'uploader_url': 'http://www.youtube.com/user/CBSThisMorning',
                 'view_count': int,
                 'channel': 'CBS Mornings',
                 'tags': ['suicide', 'bullying', 'video', 'cbs', 'news'],
@@ -2171,7 +2206,10 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'like_count': int,
                 'live_status': 'not_live',
                 'playable_in_embed': True,
-                'channel_follower_count': int
+                'channel_follower_count': int,
+                'uploader': 'CBS Mornings',
+                'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@CBSMornings',
+                'uploader_id': '@CBSMornings',
             }
         },
         {
@@ -2183,9 +2221,6 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'title': '4K Ueno Okachimachi  Street  Scenes  上野御徒町歩き',
                 'description': 'md5:ea770e474b7cd6722b4c95b833c03630',
                 'upload_date': '20201120',
-                'uploader': 'Walk around Japan',
-                'uploader_id': 'UC3o_t8PzBmXf5S9b7GLx1Mw',
-                'uploader_url': r're:https?://(?:www\.)?youtube\.com/channel/UC3o_t8PzBmXf5S9b7GLx1Mw',
                 'duration': 1456,
                 'categories': ['Travel & Events'],
                 'channel_id': 'UC3o_t8PzBmXf5S9b7GLx1Mw',
@@ -2198,7 +2233,10 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3o_t8PzBmXf5S9b7GLx1Mw',
                 'live_status': 'not_live',
                 'playable_in_embed': True,
-                'channel_follower_count': int
+                'channel_follower_count': int,
+                'uploader': 'Walk around Japan',
+                'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@walkaroundjapan7124',
+                'uploader_id': '@walkaroundjapan7124',
             },
             'params': {
                 'skip_download': True,
@@ -2224,13 +2262,10 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'ext': '3gp',
                 'upload_date': '20210624',
                 'channel_id': 'UCp68_FLety0O-n9QU6phsgw',
-                'uploader': 'colinfurze',
-                'uploader_id': 'colinfurze',
                 'channel_url': r're:https?://(?:www\.)?youtube\.com/channel/UCp68_FLety0O-n9QU6phsgw',
                 'description': 'md5:5d5991195d599b56cd0c4148907eec50',
                 'duration': 596,
                 'categories': ['Entertainment'],
-                'uploader_url': 'http://www.youtube.com/user/colinfurze',
                 'view_count': int,
                 'channel': 'colinfurze',
                 'tags': ['Colin', 'furze', 'Terry', 'tunnel', 'underground', 'bunker'],
@@ -2242,6 +2277,9 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'playable_in_embed': True,
                 'channel_follower_count': int,
                 'chapters': list,
+                'uploader': 'colinfurze',
+                'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@colinfurze',
+                'uploader_id': '@colinfurze',
             },
             'params': {
                 'format': '17',  # 3gp format available on android
@@ -2267,10 +2305,8 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'ext': 'mhtml',
                 'format_id': 'sb0',
                 'title': 'Your Brain is Plastic',
-                'uploader_id': 'scishow',
                 'description': 'md5:89cd86034bdb5466cd87c6ba206cd2bc',
                 'upload_date': '20140324',
-                'uploader': 'SciShow',
                 'like_count': int,
                 'channel_id': 'UCZYTClx2T1of7BRZ86-8fow',
                 'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZYTClx2T1of7BRZ86-8fow',
@@ -2278,7 +2314,6 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'thumbnail': 'https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5KLPxDtMqe8/maxresdefault.jpg',
                 'playable_in_embed': True,
                 'tags': 'count:12',
-                'uploader_url': 'http://www.youtube.com/user/scishow',
                 'availability': 'public',
                 'channel': 'SciShow',
                 'live_status': 'not_live',
@@ -2287,6 +2322,9 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'age_limit': 0,
                 'channel_follower_count': int,
                 'chapters': list,
+                'uploader': 'SciShow',
+                'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@SciShow',
+                'uploader_id': '@SciShow',
             }, 'params': {'format': 'mhtml', 'skip_download': True}
         }, {
             # Ensure video upload_date is in UTC timezone (video was uploaded 1641170939)
@@ -2296,9 +2334,6 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'ext': 'mp4',
                 'title': 'The NP that test your phone performance 🙂',
                 'description': 'md5:144494b24d4f9dfacb97c1bbef5de84d',
-                'uploader': 'Leon Nguyen',
-                'uploader_id': 'VNSXIII',
-                'uploader_url': 'http://www.youtube.com/user/VNSXIII',
                 'channel_id': 'UCRqNBSOHgilHfAczlUmlWHA',
                 'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRqNBSOHgilHfAczlUmlWHA',
                 'duration': 21,
@@ -2314,7 +2349,10 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'channel': 'Leon Nguyen',
                 'thumbnail': 'https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/2NUZ8W2llS4/maxresdefault.webp',
                 'comment_count': int,
-                'channel_follower_count': int
+                'channel_follower_count': int,
+                'uploader': 'Leon Nguyen',
+                'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@LeonNguyen',
+                'uploader_id': '@LeonNguyen',
             }
         }, {
             # Same video as above, but with --compat-opt no-youtube-prefer-utc-upload-date
@@ -2324,9 +2362,6 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'ext': 'mp4',
                 'title': 'The NP that test your phone performance 🙂',
                 'description': 'md5:144494b24d4f9dfacb97c1bbef5de84d',
-                'uploader': 'Leon Nguyen',
-                'uploader_id': 'VNSXIII',
-                'uploader_url': 'http://www.youtube.com/user/VNSXIII',
                 'channel_id': 'UCRqNBSOHgilHfAczlUmlWHA',
                 'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRqNBSOHgilHfAczlUmlWHA',
                 'duration': 21,
@@ -2342,7 +2377,10 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'channel': 'Leon Nguyen',
                 'thumbnail': 'https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/2NUZ8W2llS4/maxresdefault.webp',
                 'comment_count': int,
-                'channel_follower_count': int
+                'channel_follower_count': int,
+                'uploader': 'Leon Nguyen',
+                'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@LeonNguyen',
+                'uploader_id': '@LeonNguyen',
             },
             'params': {'compat_opts': ['no-youtube-prefer-utc-upload-date']}
         }, {
@@ -2352,10 +2390,7 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'id': 'mzZzzBU6lrM',
                 'ext': 'mp4',
                 'title': 'I Met GeorgeNotFound In Real Life...',
-                'description': 'md5:cca98a355c7184e750f711f3a1b22c84',
-                'uploader': 'Quackity',
-                'uploader_id': 'QuackityHQ',
-                'uploader_url': 'http://www.youtube.com/user/QuackityHQ',
+                'description': 'md5:978296ec9783a031738b684d4ebf302d',
                 'channel_id': 'UC_8NknAFiyhOUaZqHR3lq3Q',
                 'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_8NknAFiyhOUaZqHR3lq3Q',
                 'duration': 955,
@@ -2372,7 +2407,10 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'availability': 'public',
                 'channel': 'Quackity',
                 'thumbnail': 'https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mzZzzBU6lrM/maxresdefault.jpg',
-                'channel_follower_count': int
+                'channel_follower_count': int,
+                'uploader': 'Quackity',
+                'uploader_id': '@Quackity',
+                'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@Quackity',
             }
         },
         {   # continuous livestream. Microformat upload date should be preferred.
@@ -2390,19 +2428,19 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC84whx2xxsiA1gXHXXqKGOA',
                 'live_status': 'is_live',
                 'thumbnail': 'https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kgx4WGK0oNU/maxresdefault.jpg',
-                'uploader': '阿鲍Abao',
-                'uploader_url': 'http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC84whx2xxsiA1gXHXXqKGOA',
                 'channel': 'Abao in Tokyo',
                 'channel_follower_count': int,
                 'release_date': '20211127',
                 'tags': 'count:39',
                 'categories': ['People & Blogs'],
                 'like_count': int,
-                'uploader_id': 'UC84whx2xxsiA1gXHXXqKGOA',
                 'view_count': int,
                 'playable_in_embed': True,
                 'description': 'md5:2ef1d002cad520f65825346e2084e49d',
                 'concurrent_view_count': int,
+                'uploader': 'Abao in Tokyo',
+                'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@abaointokyo',
+                'uploader_id': '@abaointokyo',
             },
             'params': {'skip_download': True}
         }, {
@@ -2419,15 +2457,12 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'title': 'Story',
                 'channel': 'IT\'S HISTORY',
                 'description': '',
-                'uploader_id': 'BlastfromthePast',
                 'duration': 12,
-                'uploader': 'IT\'S HISTORY',
                 'playable_in_embed': True,
                 'age_limit': 0,
                 'live_status': 'not_live',
                 'tags': [],
                 'thumbnail': 'https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/vv8qTUWmulI/maxresdefault.webp',
-                'uploader_url': 'http://www.youtube.com/user/BlastfromthePast',
                 'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzIZ8HrzDgc-pNQDUG6avBA',
             },
             'skip': 'stories get removed after some period of time',
@@ -2440,11 +2475,9 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'upload_date': '20220323',
                 'like_count': int,
                 'availability': 'unlisted',
-                'channel': 'nao20010128nao',
-                'thumbnail': 'https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/tjjjtzRLHvA/maxresdefault.webp',
+                'channel': 'Lesmiscore',
+                'thumbnail': r're:^https?://.*\.jpg',
                 'age_limit': 0,
-                'uploader': 'nao20010128nao',
-                'uploader_id': 'nao20010128nao',
                 'categories': ['Music'],
                 'view_count': int,
                 'description': '',
@@ -2455,7 +2488,9 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'channel_follower_count': int,
                 'duration': 6,
                 'tags': [],
-                'uploader_url': 'http://www.youtube.com/user/nao20010128nao',
+                'uploader_id': '@lesmiscore',
+                'uploader': 'Lesmiscore',
+                'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@lesmiscore',
             }
         }, {
             # Prefer primary title+description language metadata by default
@@ -2473,16 +2508,16 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'like_count': int,
                 'playable_in_embed': True,
                 'availability': 'unlisted',
-                'thumbnail': 'https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/el3E4MbxRqQ/maxresdefault.webp',
+                'thumbnail': r're:^https?://.*\.jpg',
                 'age_limit': 0,
                 'duration': 5,
-                'uploader_id': 'UCiu-3thuViMebBjw_5nWYrA',
-                'uploader_url': 'http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiu-3thuViMebBjw_5nWYrA',
                 'live_status': 'not_live',
                 'upload_date': '20220908',
                 'categories': ['People & Blogs'],
-                'uploader': 'cole-dlp-test-acc',
                 'channel_id': 'UCiu-3thuViMebBjw_5nWYrA',
+                'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@coletdjnz',
+                'uploader_id': '@coletdjnz',
+                'uploader': 'cole-dlp-test-acc',
             },
             'params': {'skip_download': True}
         }, {
@@ -2497,18 +2532,18 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'live_status': 'not_live',
                 'channel_id': 'UCiu-3thuViMebBjw_5nWYrA',
                 'upload_date': '20220728',
-                'uploader_id': 'UCiu-3thuViMebBjw_5nWYrA',
                 'view_count': int,
                 'categories': ['People & Blogs'],
-                'thumbnail': 'https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/gHKT4uU8Zng/maxresdefault.webp',
+                'thumbnail': r're:^https?://.*\.jpg',
                 'title': 'dlp test video title translated (fr)',
                 'availability': 'public',
-                'uploader': 'cole-dlp-test-acc',
                 'age_limit': 0,
                 'description': 'dlp test video description translated (fr)',
                 'playable_in_embed': True,
                 'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiu-3thuViMebBjw_5nWYrA',
-                'uploader_url': 'http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiu-3thuViMebBjw_5nWYrA',
+                'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@coletdjnz',
+                'uploader_id': '@coletdjnz',
+                'uploader': 'cole-dlp-test-acc',
             },
             'params': {'skip_download': True, 'extractor_args': {'youtube': {'lang': ['fr']}}},
             'expected_warnings': [r'Preferring "fr" translated fields'],
@@ -2524,7 +2559,6 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'ext': 'mp4',
                 'categories': ['Entertainment'],
                 'description': 'md5:e8031ff6e426cdb6a77670c9b81f6fa6',
-                'uploader_url': 'http://www.youtube.com/user/MrBeast6000',
                 'live_status': 'not_live',
                 'duration': 937,
                 'channel_follower_count': int,
@@ -2534,14 +2568,15 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'playable_in_embed': True,
                 'view_count': int,
                 'upload_date': '20221112',
-                'uploader': 'MrBeast',
-                'uploader_id': 'MrBeast6000',
                 'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA',
                 'age_limit': 0,
                 'availability': 'public',
                 'channel_id': 'UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA',
                 'like_count': int,
                 'tags': [],
+                'uploader': 'MrBeast',
+                'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@MrBeast',
+                'uploader_id': '@MrBeast',
             },
             'params': {'extractor_args': {'youtube': {'player_client': ['ios']}}, 'format': '233-1'},
         }, {
@@ -2549,14 +2584,13 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
             'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq92D6wQ1mg',
             'info_dict': {
                 'id': 'Tq92D6wQ1mg',
-                'ext': 'weba',
+                'ext': 'webm',
                 'title': '[MMD] Adios - EVERGLOW [+Motion DL]',
                 'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1yoRdFoFJaCY-AGfD9W0wQ',
                 'channel_id': 'UC1yoRdFoFJaCY-AGfD9W0wQ',
                 'channel_follower_count': int,
                 'description': 'md5:17eccca93a786d51bc67646756894066',
                 'upload_date': '20191228',
-                'uploader_url': 'http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1yoRdFoFJaCY-AGfD9W0wQ',
                 'tags': ['mmd', 'dance', 'mikumikudance', 'kpop', 'vtuber'],
                 'playable_in_embed': True,
                 'like_count': int,
@@ -2564,13 +2598,14 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'thumbnail': 'https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Tq92D6wQ1mg/sddefault.jpg',
                 'age_limit': 18,
                 'channel': 'Projekt Melody',
-                'uploader_id': 'UC1yoRdFoFJaCY-AGfD9W0wQ',
                 'view_count': int,
                 'availability': 'needs_auth',
                 'comment_count': int,
                 'live_status': 'not_live',
-                'uploader': 'Projekt Melody',
                 'duration': 106,
+                'uploader': 'Projekt Melody',
+                'uploader_id': '@ProjektMelody',
+                'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@ProjektMelody',
             },
             'params': {'extractor_args': {'youtube': {'player_client': ['tv_embedded']}}, 'format': '251-drc'},
         },
@@ -2580,13 +2615,11 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'id': 'qVv6vCqciTM',
                 'ext': 'mp4',
                 'age_limit': 0,
-                'uploader_id': 'UCIdEIHpS0TdkqRkHL5OkLtA',
                 'comment_count': int,
                 'chapters': 'count:13',
                 'upload_date': '20221223',
                 'thumbnail': 'https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qVv6vCqciTM/maxresdefault.jpg',
                 'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIdEIHpS0TdkqRkHL5OkLtA',
-                'uploader_url': 'http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIdEIHpS0TdkqRkHL5OkLtA',
                 'like_count': int,
                 'release_date': '20221223',
                 'tags': ['Vtuber', '月ノ美兎', '名取さな', 'にじさんじ', 'クリスマス', '3D配信'],
@@ -2603,6 +2636,40 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'channel': 'さなちゃんねる',
                 'description': 'md5:6aebf95cc4a1d731aebc01ad6cc9806d',
                 'uploader': 'さなちゃんねる',
+                'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@sana_natori',
+                'uploader_id': '@sana_natori',
+            },
+        },
+        {
+            # Fallbacks when webpage and web client is unavailable
+            'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSSmNUl9Snw',
+            'info_dict': {
+                'id': 'wSSmNUl9Snw',
+                'ext': 'mp4',
+                # 'categories': ['Science & Technology'],
+                'view_count': int,
+                'chapters': 'count:2',
+                'channel': 'Scott Manley',
+                'like_count': int,
+                'age_limit': 0,
+                # 'availability': 'public',
+                'channel_follower_count': int,
+                'live_status': 'not_live',
+                'upload_date': '20170831',
+                'duration': 682,
+                'tags': 'count:8',
+                'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@scottmanley',
+                'description': 'md5:f4bed7b200404b72a394c2f97b782c02',
+                'uploader': 'Scott Manley',
+                'uploader_id': '@scottmanley',
+                'title': 'The Computer Hack That Saved Apollo 14',
+                'channel_id': 'UCxzC4EngIsMrPmbm6Nxvb-A',
+                'thumbnail': r're:^https?://.*\.webp',
+                'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxzC4EngIsMrPmbm6Nxvb-A',
+                'playable_in_embed': True,
+            },
+            'params': {
+                'extractor_args': {'youtube': {'player_client': ['android'], 'player_skip': ['webpage']}},
             },
         },
     ]
@@ -2618,8 +2685,6 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'title': 'Feynman: Mirrors FUN TO IMAGINE 6',
                 'upload_date': '20080526',
                 'description': 'md5:873c81d308b979f0e23ee7e620b312a3',
-                'uploader': 'Christopher Sykes',
-                'uploader_id': 'ChristopherJSykes',
                 'age_limit': 0,
                 'tags': ['feynman', 'mirror', 'science', 'physics', 'imagination', 'fun', 'cool', 'puzzle'],
                 'channel_id': 'UCCeo--lls1vna5YJABWAcVA',
@@ -2635,7 +2700,9 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'view_count': int,
                 'categories': ['Science & Technology'],
                 'channel_follower_count': int,
-                'uploader_url': 'http://www.youtube.com/user/ChristopherJSykes',
+                'uploader': 'Christopher Sykes',
+                'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@ChristopherSykesDocumentaries',
+                'uploader_id': '@ChristopherSykesDocumentaries',
             },
             'params': {
                 'skip_download': True,
@@ -2668,11 +2735,10 @@ def refetch_manifest(format_id, delay):
                 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=[])
+            video_details = traverse_obj(prs, (..., 'videoDetails'), expected_type=dict)
             microformats = traverse_obj(
                 prs, (..., 'microformat', 'playerMicroformatRenderer'),
-                expected_type=dict, default=[])
+                expected_type=dict)
             _, live_status, _, formats, _ = self._list_formats(video_id, microformats, video_details, prs, player_url)
             is_live = live_status == 'is_live'
             start_time = time.time()
@@ -3161,11 +3227,11 @@ def _extract_chapters_from_json(self, data, duration):
                 'decoratedPlayerBarRenderer', 'playerBar', 'chapteredPlayerBarRenderer', 'chapters'
             ), expected_type=list)
 
-        return self._extract_chapters(
+        return self._extract_chapters_helper(
             chapter_list,
-            chapter_time=lambda chapter: float_or_none(
+            start_function=lambda chapter: float_or_none(
                 traverse_obj(chapter, ('chapterRenderer', 'timeRangeStartMillis')), scale=1000),
-            chapter_title=lambda chapter: traverse_obj(
+            title_function=lambda chapter: traverse_obj(
                 chapter, ('chapterRenderer', 'title', 'simpleText'), expected_type=str),
             duration=duration)
 
@@ -3173,47 +3239,15 @@ def _extract_chapters_from_engagement_panel(self, data, duration):
         content_list = traverse_obj(
             data,
             ('engagementPanels', ..., 'engagementPanelSectionListRenderer', 'content', 'macroMarkersListRenderer', 'contents'),
-            expected_type=list, default=[])
+            expected_type=list)
         chapter_time = lambda chapter: parse_duration(self._get_text(chapter, 'timeDescription'))
         chapter_title = lambda chapter: self._get_text(chapter, 'title')
 
         return next(filter(None, (
-            self._extract_chapters(traverse_obj(contents, (..., 'macroMarkersListItemRenderer')),
-                                   chapter_time, chapter_title, duration)
+            self._extract_chapters_helper(traverse_obj(contents, (..., 'macroMarkersListItemRenderer')),
+                                          chapter_time, chapter_title, duration)
             for contents in content_list)), [])
 
-    def _extract_chapters_from_description(self, description, duration):
-        duration_re = r'(?:\d+:)?\d{1,2}:\d{2}'
-        sep_re = r'(?m)^\s*(%s)\b\W*\s(%s)\s*$'
-        return self._extract_chapters(
-            re.findall(sep_re % (duration_re, r'.+?'), description or ''),
-            chapter_time=lambda x: parse_duration(x[0]), chapter_title=lambda x: x[1],
-            duration=duration, strict=False) or self._extract_chapters(
-            re.findall(sep_re % (r'.+?', duration_re), description or ''),
-            chapter_time=lambda x: parse_duration(x[1]), chapter_title=lambda x: x[0],
-            duration=duration, strict=False)
-
-    def _extract_chapters(self, chapter_list, chapter_time, chapter_title, duration, strict=True):
-        if not duration:
-            return
-        chapter_list = [{
-            'start_time': chapter_time(chapter),
-            'title': chapter_title(chapter),
-        } for chapter in chapter_list or []]
-        if not strict:
-            chapter_list.sort(key=lambda c: c['start_time'] or 0)
-
-        chapters = [{'start_time': 0}]
-        for idx, chapter in enumerate(chapter_list):
-            if chapter['start_time'] is None:
-                self.report_warning(f'Incomplete chapter {idx}')
-            elif chapters[-1]['start_time'] <= chapter['start_time'] <= duration:
-                chapters.append(chapter)
-            elif chapter not in chapters:
-                self.report_warning(
-                    f'Invalid start time ({chapter["start_time"]} < {chapters[-1]["start_time"]}) for chapter "{chapter["title"]}"')
-        return chapters[1:]
-
     def _extract_comment(self, comment_renderer, parent=None):
         comment_id = comment_renderer.get('commentId')
         if not comment_id:
@@ -3297,6 +3331,21 @@ def extract_thread(contents):
                 comment = self._extract_comment(comment_renderer, parent)
                 if not comment:
                     continue
+                is_pinned = bool(traverse_obj(comment_renderer, 'pinnedCommentBadge'))
+                comment_id = comment['id']
+                if is_pinned:
+                    tracker['pinned_comment_ids'].add(comment_id)
+                # Sometimes YouTube may break and give us infinite looping comments.
+                # See: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/6290
+                if comment_id in tracker['seen_comment_ids']:
+                    if comment_id in tracker['pinned_comment_ids'] and not is_pinned:
+                        # Pinned comments may appear a second time in newest first sort
+                        # See: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/6712
+                        continue
+                    self.report_warning('Detected YouTube comments looping. Stopping comment extraction as we probably cannot get any more.')
+                    yield
+                else:
+                    tracker['seen_comment_ids'].add(comment['id'])
 
                 tracker['running_total'] += 1
                 tracker['total_reply_comments' if parent else 'total_parent_comments'] += 1
@@ -3321,7 +3370,10 @@ def extract_thread(contents):
                 est_total=0,
                 current_page_thread=0,
                 total_parent_comments=0,
-                total_reply_comments=0)
+                total_reply_comments=0,
+                seen_comment_ids=set(),
+                pinned_comment_ids=set()
+            )
 
         # TODO: Deprecated
         # YouTube comments have a max depth of 2
@@ -3450,7 +3502,7 @@ def _is_agegated(player_response):
         if traverse_obj(player_response, ('playabilityStatus', 'desktopLegacyAgeGateReason')):
             return True
 
-        reasons = traverse_obj(player_response, ('playabilityStatus', ('status', 'reason')), default=[])
+        reasons = traverse_obj(player_response, ('playabilityStatus', ('status', 'reason')))
         AGE_GATE_REASONS = (
             'confirm your age', 'age-restricted', 'inappropriate',  # reason
             'age_verification_required', 'age_check_required',  # status
@@ -3574,6 +3626,12 @@ def append_client(*client_names):
                     self.report_warning(
                         f'Skipping player response from {client} client (got player response for video "{pr_video_id}" instead of "{video_id}")' + bug_reports_message())
                 else:
+                    # Save client name for introspection later
+                    name = short_client_name(client)
+                    sd = traverse_obj(pr, ('streamingData', {dict})) or {}
+                    sd[STREAMING_DATA_CLIENT_NAME] = name
+                    for f in traverse_obj(sd, (('formats', 'adaptiveFormats'), ..., {dict})):
+                        f[STREAMING_DATA_CLIENT_NAME] = name
                     prs.append(pr)
 
             # creator clients can bypass AGE_VERIFICATION_REQUIRED if logged in
@@ -3597,6 +3655,7 @@ def _needs_live_processing(self, live_status, duration):
             return live_status
 
     def _extract_formats_and_subtitles(self, streaming_data, video_id, player_url, live_status, duration):
+        CHUNK_SIZE = 10 << 20
         itags, stream_ids = collections.defaultdict(set), []
         itag_qualities, res_qualities = {}, {0: None}
         q = qualities([
@@ -3606,7 +3665,15 @@ def _extract_formats_and_subtitles(self, streaming_data, video_id, player_url, l
             'audio_quality_ultralow', 'audio_quality_low', 'audio_quality_medium', 'audio_quality_high',  # Audio only formats
             'small', 'medium', 'large', 'hd720', 'hd1080', 'hd1440', 'hd2160', 'hd2880', 'highres'
         ])
-        streaming_formats = traverse_obj(streaming_data, (..., ('formats', 'adaptiveFormats'), ...), default=[])
+        streaming_formats = traverse_obj(streaming_data, (..., ('formats', 'adaptiveFormats'), ...))
+        all_formats = self._configuration_arg('include_duplicate_formats')
+
+        def build_fragments(f):
+            return LazyList({
+                'url': update_url_query(f['url'], {
+                    'range': f'{range_start}-{min(range_start + CHUNK_SIZE - 1, f["filesize"])}'
+                })
+            } for range_start in range(0, f['filesize'], CHUNK_SIZE))
 
         for fmt in streaming_formats:
             if fmt.get('targetDurationSec'):
@@ -3615,8 +3682,9 @@ def _extract_formats_and_subtitles(self, streaming_data, video_id, player_url, l
             itag = str_or_none(fmt.get('itag'))
             audio_track = fmt.get('audioTrack') or {}
             stream_id = (itag, audio_track.get('id'), fmt.get('isDrc'))
-            if stream_id in stream_ids:
-                continue
+            if not all_formats:
+                if stream_id in stream_ids:
+                    continue
 
             quality = fmt.get('quality')
             height = int_or_none(fmt.get('height'))
@@ -3692,18 +3760,22 @@ def _extract_formats_and_subtitles(self, streaming_data, video_id, player_url, l
             if is_damaged:
                 self.report_warning(
                     f'{video_id}: Some formats are possibly damaged. They will be deprioritized', only_once=True)
+
+            client_name = fmt.get(STREAMING_DATA_CLIENT_NAME)
             dct = {
                 'asr': int_or_none(fmt.get('audioSampleRate')),
                 'filesize': int_or_none(fmt.get('contentLength')),
                 'format_id': f'{itag}{"-drc" if fmt.get("isDrc") else ""}',
                 'format_note': join_nonempty(
-                    '%s%s' % (audio_track.get('displayName') or '',
-                              ' (default)' if language_preference > 0 else ''),
+                    join_nonempty(audio_track.get('displayName'),
+                                  language_preference > 0 and ' (default)', delim=''),
                     fmt.get('qualityLabel') or quality.replace('audio_quality_', ''),
-                    'DRC' if fmt.get('isDrc') else None,
+                    fmt.get('isDrc') and 'DRC',
                     try_get(fmt, lambda x: x['projectionType'].replace('RECTANGULAR', '').lower()),
                     try_get(fmt, lambda x: x['spatialAudioType'].replace('SPATIAL_AUDIO_TYPE_', '').lower()),
-                    throttled and 'THROTTLED', is_damaged and 'DAMAGED', delim=', '),
+                    throttled and 'THROTTLED', is_damaged and 'DAMAGED',
+                    (self.get_param('verbose') or all_formats) and client_name,
+                    delim=', '),
                 # Format 22 is likely to be damaged. See https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/3372
                 'source_preference': -10 if throttled else -5 if itag == '22' else -1,
                 'fps': int_or_none(fmt.get('fps')) or None,
@@ -3725,23 +3797,21 @@ def _extract_formats_and_subtitles(self, streaming_data, video_id, player_url, l
             if mime_mobj:
                 dct['ext'] = mimetype2ext(mime_mobj.group(1))
                 dct.update(parse_codecs(mime_mobj.group(2)))
-            no_audio = dct.get('acodec') == 'none'
-            no_video = dct.get('vcodec') == 'none'
-            if no_audio:
-                dct['vbr'] = tbr
-            if no_video:
-                dct['abr'] = tbr
-            if no_audio or no_video:
-                dct['downloader_options'] = {
-                    # Youtube throttles chunks >~10M
-                    'http_chunk_size': 10485760,
-                }
-                if dct.get('ext'):
-                    dct['container'] = dct['ext'] + '_dash'
-
             if itag:
                 itags[itag].add(('https', dct.get('language')))
                 stream_ids.append(stream_id)
+            single_stream = 'none' in (dct.get('acodec'), dct.get('vcodec'))
+            if single_stream and dct.get('ext'):
+                dct['container'] = dct['ext'] + '_dash'
+
+            if all_formats and dct['filesize']:
+                yield {
+                    **dct,
+                    'format_id': f'{dct["format_id"]}-dashy' if all_formats else dct['format_id'],
+                    'protocol': 'http_dash_segments',
+                    'fragments': build_fragments(dct),
+                }
+            dct['downloader_options'] = {'http_chunk_size': CHUNK_SIZE}
             yield dct
 
         needs_live_processing = self._needs_live_processing(live_status, duration)
@@ -3761,13 +3831,15 @@ def _extract_formats_and_subtitles(self, streaming_data, video_id, player_url, l
         elif skip_bad_formats and live_status == 'is_live' and needs_live_processing != 'is_live':
             skip_manifests.add('dash')
 
-        def process_manifest_format(f, proto, itag):
+        def process_manifest_format(f, proto, client_name, itag):
             key = (proto, f.get('language'))
-            if key in itags[itag]:
+            if not all_formats and key in itags[itag]:
                 return False
             itags[itag].add(key)
 
-            if any(p != proto for p, _ in itags[itag]):
+            if itag and all_formats:
+                f['format_id'] = f'{itag}-{proto}'
+            elif any(p != proto for p, _ in itags[itag]):
                 f['format_id'] = f'{itag}-{proto}'
             elif itag:
                 f['format_id'] = itag
@@ -3775,17 +3847,21 @@ def process_manifest_format(f, proto, itag):
             f['quality'] = q(itag_qualities.get(try_get(f, lambda f: f['format_id'].split('-')[0]), -1))
             if f['quality'] == -1 and f.get('height'):
                 f['quality'] = q(res_qualities[min(res_qualities, key=lambda x: abs(x - f['height']))])
+            if self.get_param('verbose'):
+                f['format_note'] = join_nonempty(f.get('format_note'), client_name, delim=', ')
             return True
 
         subtitles = {}
         for sd in streaming_data:
+            client_name = sd.get(STREAMING_DATA_CLIENT_NAME)
+
             hls_manifest_url = 'hls' not in skip_manifests and sd.get('hlsManifestUrl')
             if hls_manifest_url:
                 fmts, subs = self._extract_m3u8_formats_and_subtitles(
                     hls_manifest_url, video_id, 'mp4', fatal=False, live=live_status == 'is_live')
                 subtitles = self._merge_subtitles(subs, subtitles)
                 for f in fmts:
-                    if process_manifest_format(f, 'hls', self._search_regex(
+                    if process_manifest_format(f, 'hls', client_name, self._search_regex(
                             r'/itag/(\d+)', f['url'], 'itag', default=None)):
                         yield f
 
@@ -3794,7 +3870,7 @@ def process_manifest_format(f, proto, itag):
                 formats, subs = self._extract_mpd_formats_and_subtitles(dash_manifest_url, video_id, fatal=False)
                 subtitles = self._merge_subtitles(subs, subtitles)  # Prioritize HLS subs over DASH
                 for f in formats:
-                    if process_manifest_format(f, 'dash', f['format_id']):
+                    if process_manifest_format(f, 'dash', client_name, 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 needs_live_processing:
@@ -3872,7 +3948,7 @@ def _list_formats(self, video_id, microformats, video_details, player_responses,
                        else 'was_live' if live_content
                        else 'not_live' if False in (is_live, live_content)
                        else None)
-        streaming_data = traverse_obj(player_responses, (..., 'streamingData'), default=[])
+        streaming_data = traverse_obj(player_responses, (..., 'streamingData'))
         *formats, subtitles = self._extract_formats_and_subtitles(streaming_data, video_id, player_url, live_status, duration)
 
         return live_broadcast_details, live_status, streaming_data, formats, subtitles
@@ -3887,7 +3963,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         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=[])
+            player_responses, (..., 'playabilityStatus'), expected_type=dict)
 
         trailer_video_id = get_first(
             playability_statuses,
@@ -3900,11 +3976,10 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         search_meta = ((lambda x: self._html_search_meta(x, webpage, default=None))
                        if webpage else (lambda x: None))
 
-        video_details = traverse_obj(
-            player_responses, (..., 'videoDetails'), expected_type=dict, default=[])
+        video_details = traverse_obj(player_responses, (..., 'videoDetails'), expected_type=dict)
         microformats = traverse_obj(
             player_responses, (..., 'microformat', 'playerMicroformatRenderer'),
-            expected_type=dict, default=[])
+            expected_type=dict)
 
         translated_title = self._get_text(microformats, (..., 'title'))
         video_title = (self._preferred_lang and translated_title
@@ -4037,10 +4112,10 @@ def feed_entry(name):
         self._downloader._sort_thumbnails(original_thumbnails)
 
         category = get_first(microformats, 'category') or search_meta('genre')
-        channel_id = str_or_none(
+        channel_id = self.ucid_or_none(str_or_none(
             get_first(video_details, 'channelId')
             or get_first(microformats, 'externalChannelId')
-            or search_meta('channelId'))
+            or search_meta('channelId')))
         owner_profile_url = get_first(microformats, 'ownerProfileUrl')
 
         live_start_time = parse_iso8601(get_first(live_broadcast_details, 'startTimestamp'))
@@ -4067,6 +4142,8 @@ def is_bad_format(fmt):
 
         formats.extend(self._extract_storyboard(player_responses, duration))
 
+        channel_handle = self.handle_from_url(owner_profile_url)
+
         info = {
             'id': video_id,
             'title': video_title,
@@ -4076,11 +4153,8 @@ def is_bad_format(fmt):
             # URL checking if user don't care about getting the best possible thumbnail
             'thumbnail': traverse_obj(original_thumbnails, (-1, 'url')),
             'description': video_description,
-            'uploader': get_first(video_details, 'author'),
-            'uploader_id': self._search_regex(r'/(?:channel|user)/([^/?&#]+)', owner_profile_url, 'uploader id') if owner_profile_url else None,
-            'uploader_url': owner_profile_url,
             'channel_id': channel_id,
-            'channel_url': format_field(channel_id, None, 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/%s'),
+            'channel_url': format_field(channel_id, None, 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/%s', default=None),
             'duration': duration,
             'view_count': int_or_none(
                 get_first((video_details, microformats), (..., 'viewCount'))
@@ -4110,10 +4184,10 @@ def get_lang_code(track):
             # Converted into dicts to remove duplicates
             captions = {
                 get_lang_code(sub): sub
-                for sub in traverse_obj(pctr, (..., 'captionTracks', ...), default=[])}
+                for sub in traverse_obj(pctr, (..., 'captionTracks', ...))}
             translation_languages = {
                 lang.get('languageCode'): self._get_text(lang.get('languageName'), max_runs=1)
-                for lang in traverse_obj(pctr, (..., 'translationLanguages', ...), default=[])}
+                for lang in traverse_obj(pctr, (..., 'translationLanguages', ...))}
 
             def process_language(container, base_url, lang_code, sub_name, query):
                 lang_subs = container.setdefault(lang_code, [])
@@ -4202,22 +4276,25 @@ def process_language(container, base_url, lang_code, sub_name, query):
         initial_data = None
         if webpage:
             initial_data = self.extract_yt_initial_data(video_id, webpage, fatal=False)
+            if not traverse_obj(initial_data, 'contents'):
+                self.report_warning('Incomplete data received in embedded initial data; re-fetching using API.')
+                initial_data = None
         if not initial_data:
             query = {'videoId': video_id}
             query.update(self._get_checkok_params())
             initial_data = self._extract_response(
                 item_id=video_id, ep='next', fatal=False,
-                ytcfg=master_ytcfg, query=query,
+                ytcfg=master_ytcfg, query=query, check_get_keys='contents',
                 headers=self.generate_api_headers(ytcfg=master_ytcfg),
                 note='Downloading initial data API JSON')
 
         info['comment_count'] = traverse_obj(initial_data, (
             'contents', 'twoColumnWatchNextResults', 'results', 'results', 'contents', ..., 'itemSectionRenderer',
-            'contents', ..., 'commentsEntryPointHeaderRenderer', 'commentCount', 'simpleText'
+            'contents', ..., 'commentsEntryPointHeaderRenderer', 'commentCount'
         ), (
             'engagementPanels', lambda _, v: v['engagementPanelSectionListRenderer']['panelIdentifier'] == 'comment-item-section',
-            'engagementPanelSectionListRenderer', 'header', 'engagementPanelTitleHeaderRenderer', 'contextualInfo', 'runs', ..., 'text'
-        ), expected_type=int_or_none, get_all=False)
+            'engagementPanelSectionListRenderer', 'header', 'engagementPanelTitleHeaderRenderer', 'contextualInfo'
+        ), expected_type=self._get_count, get_all=False)
 
         try:  # This will error if there is no livechat
             initial_data['contents']['twoColumnWatchNextResults']['conversationBar']['liveChatRenderer']['continuations'][0]['reloadContinuationData']['continuation']
@@ -4267,9 +4344,8 @@ def process_language(container, base_url, lang_code, sub_name, query):
                     list) or []):
                 tbrs = variadic(
                     traverse_obj(
-                        tlb, 'toggleButtonRenderer',
-                        ('segmentedLikeDislikeButtonRenderer', ..., 'toggleButtonRenderer'),
-                        default=[]))
+                        tlb, ('toggleButtonRenderer', ...),
+                        ('segmentedLikeDislikeButtonRenderer', ..., 'toggleButtonRenderer')))
                 for tbr in tbrs:
                     for getter, regex in [(
                             lambda x: x['defaultText']['accessibility']['accessibilityData'],
@@ -4307,6 +4383,13 @@ def process_language(container, base_url, lang_code, sub_name, query):
                 'channel': self._get_text(vor, 'title'),
                 'channel_follower_count': self._get_count(vor, 'subscriberCountText')})
 
+            if not channel_handle:
+                channel_handle = self.handle_from_url(
+                    traverse_obj(vor, (
+                        ('navigationEndpoint', ('title', 'runs', ..., 'navigationEndpoint')),
+                        (('commandMetadata', 'webCommandMetadata', 'url'), ('browseEndpoint', 'canonicalBaseUrl')),
+                        {str}), get_all=False))
+
             rows = try_get(
                 vsir,
                 lambda x: x['metadataRowContainer']['metadataRowContainerRenderer']['rows'],
@@ -4333,12 +4416,11 @@ def process_language(container, base_url, lang_code, sub_name, query):
                     elif mrr_title == 'Song':
                         info['track'] = mrr_contents_text
 
-        fallbacks = {
-            'channel': 'uploader',
-            'channel_id': 'uploader_id',
-            'channel_url': 'uploader_url',
-        }
-
+        info.update({
+            'uploader': info.get('channel'),
+            'uploader_id': channel_handle,
+            'uploader_url': format_field(channel_handle, None, 'https://www.youtube.com/%s', default=None),
+        })
         # The upload date for scheduled, live and past live streams / premieres in microformats
         # may be different from the stream date. Although not in UTC, we will prefer it in this case.
         # See: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/pull/2223#issuecomment-1008485139
@@ -4353,10 +4435,6 @@ def process_language(container, base_url, lang_code, sub_name, query):
                 self._parse_time_text(self._get_text(vpir, 'dateText')), '%Y%m%d') or upload_date
         info['upload_date'] = upload_date
 
-        for to, frm in fallbacks.items():
-            if not info.get(to):
-                info[to] = info.get(frm)
-
         for s_k, d_k in [('artist', 'creator'), ('track', 'alt_title')]:
             v = info.get(s_k)
             if v:
@@ -4417,19 +4495,6 @@ def wrapper(self, url):
             return info_dict
         return wrapper
 
-    def _extract_channel_id(self, webpage):
-        channel_id = self._html_search_meta(
-            'channelId', webpage, 'channel id', default=None)
-        if channel_id:
-            return channel_id
-        channel_url = self._html_search_meta(
-            ('og:url', 'al:ios:url', 'al:android:url', 'al:web:url',
-             'twitter:url', 'twitter:app:url:iphone', 'twitter:app:url:ipad',
-             'twitter:app:url:googleplay'), webpage, 'channel url')
-        return self._search_regex(
-            r'https?://(?:www\.)?youtube\.com/channel/([^/?#&])+',
-            channel_url, 'channel id')
-
     @staticmethod
     def _extract_basic_item_renderer(item):
         # Modified from _extract_grid_item_renderer
@@ -4445,18 +4510,28 @@ def _extract_basic_item_renderer(item):
                 return renderer
 
     def _extract_channel_renderer(self, renderer):
-        channel_id = renderer['channelId']
+        channel_id = self.ucid_or_none(renderer['channelId'])
         title = self._get_text(renderer, 'title')
-        channel_url = f'https://www.youtube.com/channel/{channel_id}'
+        channel_url = format_field(channel_id, None, 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/%s', default=None)
+        # As of 2023-03-01 YouTube doesn't use the channel handles on these renderers yet.
+        # However we can expect them to change that in the future.
+        channel_handle = self.handle_from_url(
+            traverse_obj(renderer, (
+                'navigationEndpoint', (('commandMetadata', 'webCommandMetadata', 'url'),
+                                       ('browseEndpoint', 'canonicalBaseUrl')),
+                {str}), get_all=False))
         return {
             '_type': 'url',
             'url': channel_url,
             'id': channel_id,
             'ie_key': YoutubeTabIE.ie_key(),
             'channel': title,
+            'uploader': title,
             'channel_id': channel_id,
             'channel_url': channel_url,
             'title': title,
+            'uploader_id': channel_handle,
+            'uploader_url': format_field(channel_handle, None, 'https://www.youtube.com/%s', default=None),
             'channel_follower_count': self._get_count(renderer, 'subscriberCountText'),
             'thumbnails': self._extract_thumbnails(renderer, 'thumbnail'),
             'playlist_count': self._get_count(renderer, 'videoCountText'),
@@ -4564,11 +4639,19 @@ def _playlist_entries(self, video_list_renderer):
 
     def _rich_entries(self, rich_grid_renderer):
         renderer = traverse_obj(
-            rich_grid_renderer, ('content', ('videoRenderer', 'reelItemRenderer')), get_all=False) or {}
+            rich_grid_renderer,
+            ('content', ('videoRenderer', 'reelItemRenderer', 'playlistRenderer')), get_all=False) or {}
         video_id = renderer.get('videoId')
-        if not video_id:
+        if video_id:
+            yield self._extract_video(renderer)
+            return
+        playlist_id = renderer.get('playlistId')
+        if playlist_id:
+            yield self.url_result(
+                f'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list={playlist_id}',
+                ie=YoutubeTabIE.ie_key(), video_id=playlist_id,
+                video_title=self._get_text(renderer, 'title'))
             return
-        yield self._extract_video(renderer)
 
     def _video_entry(self, video_renderer):
         video_id = video_renderer.get('videoId')
@@ -4796,13 +4879,14 @@ def _extract_metadata_from_tabs(self, item_id, data):
 
         metadata_renderer = traverse_obj(data, ('metadata', 'channelMetadataRenderer'), expected_type=dict)
         if metadata_renderer:
+            channel_id = traverse_obj(metadata_renderer, ('externalId', {self.ucid_or_none}),
+                                                         ('channelUrl', {self.ucid_from_url}))
             info.update({
-                'uploader': metadata_renderer.get('title'),
-                'uploader_id': metadata_renderer.get('externalId'),
-                'uploader_url': metadata_renderer.get('channelUrl'),
+                'channel': metadata_renderer.get('title'),
+                'channel_id': channel_id,
             })
-            if info['uploader_id']:
-                info['id'] = info['uploader_id']
+            if info['channel_id']:
+                info['id'] = info['channel_id']
         else:
             metadata_renderer = traverse_obj(data, ('metadata', 'playlistMetadataRenderer'), expected_type=dict)
 
@@ -4855,6 +4939,15 @@ def _get_uncropped(url):
             'thumbnails': (primary_thumbnails or playlist_thumbnails) + avatar_thumbnails + channel_banners,
         })
 
+        channel_handle = (
+            traverse_obj(metadata_renderer, (('vanityChannelUrl', ('ownerUrls', ...)), {self.handle_from_url}), get_all=False)
+            or traverse_obj(data, ('header', ..., 'channelHandleText', {self.handle_or_none}), get_all=False))
+
+        if channel_handle:
+            info.update({
+                'uploader_id': channel_handle,
+                'uploader_url': format_field(channel_handle, None, 'https://www.youtube.com/%s', default=None),
+            })
         # Playlist stats is a text runs array containing [video count, view count, last updated].
         # last updated or (view count and last updated) may be missing.
         playlist_stats = get_first(
@@ -4868,12 +4961,16 @@ def _get_uncropped(url):
         info['view_count'] = self._get_count(playlist_stats, 1)
         if info['view_count'] is None:  # 0 is allowed
             info['view_count'] = self._get_count(playlist_header_renderer, 'viewCountText')
+        if info['view_count'] is None:
+            info['view_count'] = self._get_count(data, (
+                'contents', 'twoColumnBrowseResultsRenderer', 'tabs', ..., 'tabRenderer', 'content', 'sectionListRenderer',
+                'contents', ..., 'itemSectionRenderer', 'contents', ..., 'channelAboutFullMetadataRenderer', 'viewCountText'))
 
         info['playlist_count'] = self._get_count(playlist_stats, 0)
         if info['playlist_count'] is None:  # 0 is allowed
             info['playlist_count'] = self._get_count(playlist_header_renderer, ('byline', 0, 'playlistBylineRenderer', 'text'))
 
-        if not info.get('uploader_id'):
+        if not info.get('channel_id'):
             owner = traverse_obj(playlist_header_renderer, 'ownerText')
             if not owner:  # Deprecated
                 owner = traverse_obj(
@@ -4882,16 +4979,17 @@ def _get_uncropped(url):
             owner_text = self._get_text(owner)
             browse_ep = traverse_obj(owner, ('runs', 0, 'navigationEndpoint', 'browseEndpoint')) or {}
             info.update({
-                'uploader': self._search_regex(r'^by (.+) and \d+ others?$', owner_text, 'uploader', default=owner_text),
-                'uploader_id': browse_ep.get('browseId'),
-                'uploader_url': urljoin('https://www.youtube.com', browse_ep.get('canonicalBaseUrl'))
+                'channel': self._search_regex(r'^by (.+) and \d+ others?$', owner_text, 'uploader', default=owner_text),
+                'channel_id': self.ucid_or_none(browse_ep.get('browseId')),
+                'uploader_id': self.handle_from_url(urljoin('https://www.youtube.com', browse_ep.get('canonicalBaseUrl')))
             })
 
         info.update({
-            'channel': info['uploader'],
-            'channel_id': info['uploader_id'],
-            'channel_url': info['uploader_url']
+            'uploader': info['channel'],
+            'channel_url': format_field(info.get('channel_id'), None, 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/%s', default=None),
+            'uploader_url': format_field(info.get('uploader_id'), None, 'https://www.youtube.com/%s', default=None),
         })
+
         return info
 
     def _extract_inline_playlist(self, playlist, playlist_id, data, ytcfg):
@@ -5168,12 +5266,12 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
             'title': 'Igor Kleiner - Playlists',
             'description': 'md5:be97ee0f14ee314f1f002cf187166ee2',
             'uploader': 'Igor Kleiner',
-            'uploader_id': 'UCqj7Cz7revf5maW9g5pgNcg',
+            'uploader_id': '@IgorDataScience',
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@IgorDataScience',
             'channel': 'Igor Kleiner',
             'channel_id': 'UCqj7Cz7revf5maW9g5pgNcg',
             'tags': ['"критическое', 'мышление"', '"наука', 'просто"', 'математика', '"анализ', 'данных"'],
             'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqj7Cz7revf5maW9g5pgNcg',
-            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqj7Cz7revf5maW9g5pgNcg',
             'channel_follower_count': int
         },
     }, {
@@ -5184,9 +5282,9 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
             'id': 'UCqj7Cz7revf5maW9g5pgNcg',
             'title': 'Igor Kleiner - Playlists',
             'description': 'md5:be97ee0f14ee314f1f002cf187166ee2',
-            'uploader_id': 'UCqj7Cz7revf5maW9g5pgNcg',
             'uploader': 'Igor Kleiner',
-            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqj7Cz7revf5maW9g5pgNcg',
+            'uploader_id': '@IgorDataScience',
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@IgorDataScience',
             'tags': ['"критическое', 'мышление"', '"наука', 'просто"', 'математика', '"анализ', 'данных"'],
             'channel_id': 'UCqj7Cz7revf5maW9g5pgNcg',
             'channel': 'Igor Kleiner',
@@ -5201,12 +5299,12 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
             'id': 'UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw',
             'title': '3Blue1Brown - Playlists',
             'description': 'md5:e1384e8a133307dd10edee76e875d62f',
-            'uploader_id': 'UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw',
-            'uploader': '3Blue1Brown',
             'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw',
-            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw',
             'channel': '3Blue1Brown',
             'channel_id': 'UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw',
+            'uploader_id': '@3blue1brown',
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@3blue1brown',
+            'uploader': '3Blue1Brown',
             'tags': ['Mathematics'],
             'channel_follower_count': int
         },
@@ -5219,10 +5317,10 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
             'title': 'ThirstForScience - Playlists',
             'description': 'md5:609399d937ea957b0f53cbffb747a14c',
             'uploader': 'ThirstForScience',
-            'uploader_id': 'UCAEtajcuhQ6an9WEzY9LEMQ',
-            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAEtajcuhQ6an9WEzY9LEMQ',
-            'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAEtajcuhQ6an9WEzY9LEMQ',
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@ThirstForScience',
+            'uploader_id': '@ThirstForScience',
             'channel_id': 'UCAEtajcuhQ6an9WEzY9LEMQ',
+            'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAEtajcuhQ6an9WEzY9LEMQ',
             'tags': 'count:13',
             'channel': 'ThirstForScience',
             'channel_follower_count': int
@@ -5234,8 +5332,6 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
         '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',
             'description': '',
@@ -5244,17 +5340,17 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
             'modified_date': '20201130',
             'channel': 'Sergey M.',
             'channel_id': 'UCmlqkdCBesrv2Lak1mF_MxA',
-            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmlqkdCBesrv2Lak1mF_MxA',
             'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmlqkdCBesrv2Lak1mF_MxA',
             'availability': 'public',
+            'uploader': 'Sergey M.',
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@sergeym.6173',
+            'uploader_id': '@sergeym.6173',
         },
         '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',
             'tags': [],
@@ -5263,8 +5359,10 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
             'modified_date': '20160902',
             'channel_id': 'UCmlqkdCBesrv2Lak1mF_MxA',
             'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmlqkdCBesrv2Lak1mF_MxA',
-            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmlqkdCBesrv2Lak1mF_MxA',
             'availability': 'public',
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@sergeym.6173',
+            'uploader_id': '@sergeym.6173',
+            'uploader': 'Sergey M.',
         },
         'playlist_count': 0,
     }, {
@@ -5275,10 +5373,10 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
             'title': 'lex will - Home',
             'description': 'md5:2163c5d0ff54ed5f598d6a7e6211e488',
             'uploader': 'lex will',
-            'uploader_id': 'UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
+            'uploader_id': '@lexwill718',
             'channel': 'lex will',
             'tags': ['bible', 'history', 'prophesy'],
-            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@lexwill718',
             'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
             'channel_id': 'UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
             'channel_follower_count': int
@@ -5292,11 +5390,11 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
             'title': 'lex will - Videos',
             'description': 'md5:2163c5d0ff54ed5f598d6a7e6211e488',
             'uploader': 'lex will',
-            'uploader_id': 'UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
+            'uploader_id': '@lexwill718',
             'tags': ['bible', 'history', 'prophesy'],
             'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
             'channel_id': 'UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
-            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@lexwill718',
             'channel': 'lex will',
             'channel_follower_count': int
         },
@@ -5309,9 +5407,9 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
             'title': 'lex will - Videos',
             'description': 'md5:2163c5d0ff54ed5f598d6a7e6211e488',
             'uploader': 'lex will',
-            'uploader_id': 'UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
+            'uploader_id': '@lexwill718',
             'channel_id': 'UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
-            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@lexwill718',
             'channel': 'lex will',
             'tags': ['bible', 'history', 'prophesy'],
             'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
@@ -5326,8 +5424,8 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
             'title': 'lex will - Playlists',
             'description': 'md5:2163c5d0ff54ed5f598d6a7e6211e488',
             'uploader': 'lex will',
-            'uploader_id': 'UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
-            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
+            'uploader_id': '@lexwill718',
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@lexwill718',
             'channel': 'lex will',
             'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
             'channel_id': 'UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
@@ -5342,14 +5440,14 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
             'id': 'UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
             'title': 'lex will - Community',
             'description': 'md5:2163c5d0ff54ed5f598d6a7e6211e488',
-            'uploader': 'lex will',
-            'uploader_id': 'UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
-            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
             'channel': 'lex will',
             'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
             'channel_id': 'UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
             'tags': ['bible', 'history', 'prophesy'],
-            'channel_follower_count': int
+            'channel_follower_count': int,
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@lexwill718',
+            'uploader_id': '@lexwill718',
+            'uploader': 'lex will',
         },
         'playlist_mincount': 18,
     }, {
@@ -5359,14 +5457,14 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
             'id': 'UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
             'title': 'lex will - Channels',
             'description': 'md5:2163c5d0ff54ed5f598d6a7e6211e488',
-            'uploader': 'lex will',
-            'uploader_id': 'UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
-            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
             'channel': 'lex will',
             'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
             'channel_id': 'UCKfVa3S1e4PHvxWcwyMMg8w',
             'tags': ['bible', 'history', 'prophesy'],
-            'channel_follower_count': int
+            'channel_follower_count': int,
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@lexwill718',
+            'uploader_id': '@lexwill718',
+            'uploader': 'lex will',
         },
         'playlist_mincount': 12,
     }, {
@@ -5377,14 +5475,14 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
             'id': 'UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw',
             'title': '3Blue1Brown - Search - linear algebra',
             'description': 'md5:e1384e8a133307dd10edee76e875d62f',
-            'uploader': '3Blue1Brown',
-            'uploader_id': 'UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw',
             'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw',
-            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw',
             'tags': ['Mathematics'],
             'channel': '3Blue1Brown',
             'channel_id': 'UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw',
-            'channel_follower_count': int
+            'channel_follower_count': int,
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@3blue1brown',
+            'uploader_id': '@3blue1brown',
+            'uploader': '3Blue1Brown',
         },
     }, {
         'url': 'https://invidio.us/channel/UCmlqkdCBesrv2Lak1mF_MxA',
@@ -5401,17 +5499,17 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
         'info_dict': {
             'title': '29C3: Not my department',
             'id': 'PLwP_SiAcdui0KVebT0mU9Apz359a4ubsC',
-            'uploader': 'Christiaan008',
-            'uploader_id': 'UCEPzS1rYsrkqzSLNp76nrcg',
             'description': 'md5:a14dc1a8ef8307a9807fe136a0660268',
             'tags': [],
-            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/c/ChRiStIaAn008',
             'view_count': int,
             'modified_date': '20150605',
             'channel_id': 'UCEPzS1rYsrkqzSLNp76nrcg',
-            'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/c/ChRiStIaAn008',
+            'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPzS1rYsrkqzSLNp76nrcg',
             'channel': 'Christiaan008',
             'availability': 'public',
+            'uploader_id': '@ChRiStIaAn008',
+            'uploader': 'Christiaan008',
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@ChRiStIaAn008',
         },
         'playlist_count': 96,
     }, {
@@ -5420,17 +5518,17 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
         'info_dict': {
             'title': 'Uploads from Cauchemar',
             'id': 'UUBABnxM4Ar9ten8Mdjj1j0Q',
-            'uploader': 'Cauchemar',
-            'uploader_id': 'UCBABnxM4Ar9ten8Mdjj1j0Q',
-            'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/c/Cauchemar89',
+            'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBABnxM4Ar9ten8Mdjj1j0Q',
             'tags': [],
             'modified_date': r're:\d{8}',
             'channel': 'Cauchemar',
-            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/c/Cauchemar89',
             'view_count': int,
             'description': '',
             'channel_id': 'UCBABnxM4Ar9ten8Mdjj1j0Q',
             'availability': 'public',
+            'uploader_id': '@Cauchemar89',
+            'uploader': 'Cauchemar',
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@Cauchemar89',
         },
         'playlist_mincount': 1123,
         'expected_warnings': [r'[Uu]navailable videos (are|will be) hidden'],
@@ -5444,17 +5542,17 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
         'info_dict': {
             'title': 'Uploads from Interstellar Movie',
             'id': 'UUXw-G3eDE9trcvY2sBMM_aA',
-            'uploader': 'Interstellar Movie',
-            'uploader_id': 'UCXw-G3eDE9trcvY2sBMM_aA',
-            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/c/InterstellarMovie',
             'tags': [],
             'view_count': int,
             'channel_id': 'UCXw-G3eDE9trcvY2sBMM_aA',
-            'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/c/InterstellarMovie',
+            'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXw-G3eDE9trcvY2sBMM_aA',
             'channel': 'Interstellar Movie',
             'description': '',
             'modified_date': r're:\d{8}',
             'availability': 'public',
+            'uploader_id': '@InterstellarMovie',
+            'uploader': 'Interstellar Movie',
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@InterstellarMovie',
         },
         'playlist_mincount': 21,
     }, {
@@ -5463,17 +5561,17 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
         'info_dict': {
             'title': 'Uploads from Phim Siêu Nhân Nhật Bản',
             'id': 'UUTYLiWFZy8xtPwxFwX9rV7Q',
-            'uploader': 'Phim Siêu Nhân Nhật Bản',
-            'uploader_id': 'UCTYLiWFZy8xtPwxFwX9rV7Q',
             'view_count': int,
             'channel': 'Phim Siêu Nhân Nhật Bản',
             'tags': [],
-            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYLiWFZy8xtPwxFwX9rV7Q',
             'description': '',
             'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYLiWFZy8xtPwxFwX9rV7Q',
             'channel_id': 'UCTYLiWFZy8xtPwxFwX9rV7Q',
             'modified_date': r're:\d{8}',
             'availability': 'public',
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@phimsieunhannhatban',
+            'uploader_id': '@phimsieunhannhatban',
+            'uploader': 'Phim Siêu Nhân Nhật Bản',
         },
         'playlist_mincount': 200,
         'expected_warnings': [r'[Uu]navailable videos (are|will be) hidden'],
@@ -5483,17 +5581,17 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
         'info_dict': {
             'title': 'Uploads from BlankTV',
             'id': 'UU8l9frL61Yl5KFOl87nIm2w',
-            'uploader': 'BlankTV',
-            'uploader_id': 'UC8l9frL61Yl5KFOl87nIm2w',
             'channel': 'BlankTV',
-            'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/c/blanktv',
+            'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8l9frL61Yl5KFOl87nIm2w',
             'channel_id': 'UC8l9frL61Yl5KFOl87nIm2w',
             'view_count': int,
             'tags': [],
-            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/c/blanktv',
             'modified_date': r're:\d{8}',
             'description': '',
             'availability': 'public',
+            'uploader_id': '@blanktv',
+            'uploader': 'BlankTV',
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@blanktv',
         },
         'playlist_mincount': 1000,
         'expected_warnings': [r'[Uu]navailable videos (are|will be) hidden'],
@@ -5503,17 +5601,17 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
         'info_dict': {
             'title': 'Data Analysis with Dr Mike Pound',
             'id': 'PLzH6n4zXuckpfMu_4Ff8E7Z1behQks5ba',
-            'uploader_id': 'UC9-y-6csu5WGm29I7JiwpnA',
-            'uploader': 'Computerphile',
             'description': 'md5:7f567c574d13d3f8c0954d9ffee4e487',
-            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/user/Computerphile',
             'tags': [],
             'view_count': int,
             'channel_id': 'UC9-y-6csu5WGm29I7JiwpnA',
-            'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/user/Computerphile',
+            'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9-y-6csu5WGm29I7JiwpnA',
             'channel': 'Computerphile',
             'availability': 'public',
             'modified_date': '20190712',
+            'uploader_id': '@Computerphile',
+            'uploader': 'Computerphile',
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@Computerphile',
         },
         'playlist_mincount': 11,
     }, {
@@ -5526,9 +5624,6 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
             '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',
@@ -5551,12 +5646,9 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
     }, {
         'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoMdktPbSTixAyNGwb-UYkQ/live',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'Wq15eF5vCbI',  # This will keep changing
+            'id': 'AlTsmyW4auo',  # This will keep changing
             'ext': 'mp4',
             'title': str,
-            'uploader': 'Sky News',
-            'uploader_id': 'skynews',
-            'uploader_url': r're:https?://(?:www\.)?youtube\.com/user/skynews',
             'upload_date': r're:\d{8}',
             'description': str,
             'categories': ['News & Politics'],
@@ -5575,6 +5667,9 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
             'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoMdktPbSTixAyNGwb-UYkQ',
             'channel_follower_count': int,
             'concurrent_view_count': int,
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@SkyNews',
+            'uploader_id': '@SkyNews',
+            'uploader': 'Sky News',
         },
         'params': {
             'skip_download': True,
@@ -5586,9 +5681,6 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
             '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',
@@ -5669,41 +5761,40 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
         '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 : All Releases 💿',
-            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/c/NoCopyrightSounds',
-            'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/c/NoCopyrightSounds',
+            'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_aEa8K-EOJ3D6gOs7HcyNg',
             'modified_date': r're:\d{8}',
             'view_count': int,
             'channel_id': 'UC_aEa8K-EOJ3D6gOs7HcyNg',
             'tags': [],
             'channel': 'NoCopyrightSounds',
             'availability': 'public',
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@NoCopyrightSounds',
+            'uploader': 'NoCopyrightSounds',
+            'uploader_id': '@NoCopyrightSounds',
         },
         'playlist_mincount': 166,
-        'expected_warnings': [r'[Uu]navailable videos (are|will be) hidden'],
+        'expected_warnings': [r'[Uu]navailable videos (are|will be) hidden', 'YouTube Music is not directly supported'],
     }, {
+        # TODO: fix 'unviewable' issue with this playlist when reloading with unavailable videos
         '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',
             'tags': [],
             'channel_id': 'UC9ALqqC4aIeG5iDs7i90Bfw',
             'channel': 'Royalty Free Music - Topic',
             'view_count': int,
             'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9ALqqC4aIeG5iDs7i90Bfw',
-            'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9ALqqC4aIeG5iDs7i90Bfw',
             'modified_date': r're:\d{8}',
-            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9ALqqC4aIeG5iDs7i90Bfw',
             'description': '',
             'availability': 'public',
+            'uploader': 'Royalty Free Music - Topic',
         },
         'playlist_mincount': 101,
+        'expected_warnings': ['YouTube Music is not directly supported', r'[Uu]navailable videos (are|will be) hidden'],
     }, {
         # Destination channel with only a hidden self tab (tab id is UCtFRv9O2AHqOZjjynzrv-xg)
         # Treat as a general feed
@@ -5727,12 +5818,11 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
             'modified_date': r're:\d{8}',
         },
         'playlist_count': 50,
+        'expected_warnings': ['YouTube Music is not directly supported'],
     }, {
         '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',
@@ -5741,9 +5831,11 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
             'channel': 'colethedj',
             'view_count': int,
             'description': '',
-            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9zHu_mHU96r19o-wV5Qs1Q',
             'channel_id': 'UC9zHu_mHU96r19o-wV5Qs1Q',
             'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9zHu_mHU96r19o-wV5Qs1Q',
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@colethedj1894',
+            'uploader_id': '@colethedj1894',
+            'uploader': 'colethedj',
         },
         'playlist_count': 1,
     }, {
@@ -5766,13 +5858,10 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
             'id': 'UCu6mSoMNzHQiBIOCkHUa2Aw',
             'title': 'Cody\'sLab - Videos',
             'description': 'md5:d083b7c2f0c67ee7a6c74c3e9b4243fa',
-            'uploader': 'Cody\'sLab',
-            'uploader_id': 'UCu6mSoMNzHQiBIOCkHUa2Aw',
             'channel': 'Cody\'sLab',
             'channel_id': 'UCu6mSoMNzHQiBIOCkHUa2Aw',
             'tags': [],
             'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu6mSoMNzHQiBIOCkHUa2Aw',
-            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu6mSoMNzHQiBIOCkHUa2Aw',
             'channel_follower_count': int
         },
         'playlist_mincount': 650,
@@ -5786,9 +5875,7 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
         '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',
             'modified_date': r're:\d{8}',
             'channel_id': 'UC9ALqqC4aIeG5iDs7i90Bfw',
             'description': '',
@@ -5796,14 +5883,15 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
             'tags': [],
             'channel': 'Royalty Free Music - Topic',
             'view_count': int,
-            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9ALqqC4aIeG5iDs7i90Bfw',
             'availability': 'public',
+            'uploader': 'Royalty Free Music - Topic',
         },
         'playlist_mincount': 101,
         'params': {
             'skip_download': True,
             'extractor_args': {'youtubetab': {'skip': ['webpage']}}
         },
+        'expected_warnings': ['YouTube Music is not directly supported', r'[Uu]navailable videos (are|will be) hidden'],
     }, {
         'note': 'non-standard redirect to regional channel',
         'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwVVpHQ2Cs9iGJfpdFngePQ',
@@ -5816,15 +5904,15 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
             'modified_date': '20220407',
             'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKcqXmCcyqnhgpA5P0oHH_Q',
             'tags': [],
-            'uploader_id': 'UCKcqXmCcyqnhgpA5P0oHH_Q',
-            'uploader': 'pukkandan',
             'availability': 'unlisted',
             'channel_id': 'UCKcqXmCcyqnhgpA5P0oHH_Q',
             'channel': 'pukkandan',
             'description': 'Test for collaborative playlist',
             'title': 'yt-dlp test - collaborative playlist',
             'view_count': int,
-            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKcqXmCcyqnhgpA5P0oHH_Q',
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@pukkandan',
+            'uploader_id': '@pukkandan',
+            'uploader': 'pukkandan',
         },
         'playlist_mincount': 2
     }, {
@@ -5833,14 +5921,14 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
         'info_dict': {
             'id': 'UCiu-3thuViMebBjw_5nWYrA',
             'tags': [],
-            'uploader_id': 'UCiu-3thuViMebBjw_5nWYrA',
             'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiu-3thuViMebBjw_5nWYrA',
             'description': 'test description',
             'title': 'cole-dlp-test-acc - 再生リスト',
-            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiu-3thuViMebBjw_5nWYrA',
-            'uploader': 'cole-dlp-test-acc',
             'channel_id': 'UCiu-3thuViMebBjw_5nWYrA',
             'channel': 'cole-dlp-test-acc',
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@coletdjnz',
+            'uploader_id': '@coletdjnz',
+            'uploader': 'cole-dlp-test-acc',
         },
         'playlist_mincount': 1,
         'params': {'extractor_args': {'youtube': {'lang': ['ja']}}},
@@ -5854,14 +5942,14 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
             'tags': [],
             'view_count': int,
             'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiu-3thuViMebBjw_5nWYrA',
-            'uploader': 'cole-dlp-test-acc',
-            'uploader_id': 'UCiu-3thuViMebBjw_5nWYrA',
             'channel': 'cole-dlp-test-acc',
             'channel_id': 'UCiu-3thuViMebBjw_5nWYrA',
             'description': 'test',
-            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiu-3thuViMebBjw_5nWYrA',
             'title': 'dlp test playlist',
             'availability': 'public',
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@coletdjnz',
+            'uploader_id': '@coletdjnz',
+            'uploader': 'cole-dlp-test-acc',
         },
         'playlist_mincount': 1,
         'params': {'extractor_args': {'youtube': {'lang': ['ja']}}},
@@ -5913,29 +6001,30 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
             'channel_follower_count': int,
             'channel_id': 'UCK9V2B22uJYu3N7eR_BT9QA',
             'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK9V2B22uJYu3N7eR_BT9QA',
-            'uploader': 'Polka Ch. 尾丸ポルカ',
-            'description': 'md5:3b8df1ac5af337aa206e37ee3d181ec9',
+            'description': 'md5:e56b74b5bb7e9c701522162e9abfb822',
             'channel': 'Polka Ch. 尾丸ポルカ',
             'tags': 'count:35',
-            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK9V2B22uJYu3N7eR_BT9QA',
-            'uploader_id': 'UCK9V2B22uJYu3N7eR_BT9QA',
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@OmaruPolka',
+            'uploader': 'Polka Ch. 尾丸ポルカ',
+            'uploader_id': '@OmaruPolka',
         },
         'playlist_count': 3,
     }, {
         # Shorts tab with channel with handle
+        # TODO: fix channel description
         'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@NotJustBikes/shorts',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': 'UC0intLFzLaudFG-xAvUEO-A',
             'title': 'Not Just Bikes - Shorts',
             'tags': 'count:12',
-            'uploader': 'Not Just Bikes',
             'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0intLFzLaudFG-xAvUEO-A',
-            'description': 'md5:7513148b1f02b924783157d84c4ea555',
+            'description': 'md5:26bc55af26855a608a5cf89dfa595c8d',
             'channel_follower_count': int,
-            'uploader_id': 'UC0intLFzLaudFG-xAvUEO-A',
             'channel_id': 'UC0intLFzLaudFG-xAvUEO-A',
-            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0intLFzLaudFG-xAvUEO-A',
             'channel': 'Not Just Bikes',
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@NotJustBikes',
+            'uploader': 'Not Just Bikes',
+            'uploader_id': '@NotJustBikes',
         },
         'playlist_mincount': 10,
     }, {
@@ -5947,12 +6036,12 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
             'tags': 'count:7',
             'channel_id': 'UC3eYAvjCVwNHgkaGbXX3sig',
             'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3eYAvjCVwNHgkaGbXX3sig',
-            'uploader_id': 'UC3eYAvjCVwNHgkaGbXX3sig',
             'channel': '中村悠一',
-            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3eYAvjCVwNHgkaGbXX3sig',
             'channel_follower_count': int,
-            'uploader': '中村悠一',
             'description': 'md5:e744f6c93dafa7a03c0c6deecb157300',
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@Yuichi-Nakamura',
+            'uploader_id': '@Yuichi-Nakamura',
+            'uploader': '中村悠一',
         },
         'playlist_mincount': 60,
     }, {
@@ -5971,15 +6060,15 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
         'info_dict': {
             'id': 'UCgJ5_1F6yJhYLnyMszUdmUg',
             'title': 'Shorts Break - Shorts',
-            'tags': 'count:32',
+            'tags': 'count:48',
             'channel_id': 'UCgJ5_1F6yJhYLnyMszUdmUg',
             'channel': 'Shorts Break',
-            'description': 'md5:a6c234cf3d50d878ef8721e34457cd11',
-            'uploader': 'Shorts Break',
+            'description': 'md5:6de33c5e7ba686e5f3efd4e19c7ef499',
             'channel_follower_count': int,
-            'uploader_id': 'UCgJ5_1F6yJhYLnyMszUdmUg',
-            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgJ5_1F6yJhYLnyMszUdmUg',
             'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgJ5_1F6yJhYLnyMszUdmUg',
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@ShortsBreak_Official',
+            'uploader': 'Shorts Break',
+            'uploader_id': '@ShortsBreak_Official',
         },
         'playlist_mincount': 30,
     }, {
@@ -6002,30 +6091,28 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
         'playlist_mincount': 30,
     }, {
         # Shorts url result in shorts tab
+        # TODO: Fix channel id extraction
         'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiu-3thuViMebBjw_5nWYrA/shorts',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': 'UCiu-3thuViMebBjw_5nWYrA',
             'title': 'cole-dlp-test-acc - Shorts',
-            'uploader_id': 'UCiu-3thuViMebBjw_5nWYrA',
             'channel': 'cole-dlp-test-acc',
             'description': 'test description',
             'channel_id': 'UCiu-3thuViMebBjw_5nWYrA',
             'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiu-3thuViMebBjw_5nWYrA',
             'tags': [],
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@coletdjnz',
+            'uploader_id': '@coletdjnz',
             'uploader': 'cole-dlp-test-acc',
-            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiu-3thuViMebBjw_5nWYrA',
-
         },
         'playlist': [{
             'info_dict': {
+                # Channel data is not currently available for short renderers (as of 2023-03-01)
                 '_type': 'url',
                 'ie_key': 'Youtube',
                 'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sSM9J5YH_60',
                 'id': 'sSM9J5YH_60',
-                'channel_id': 'UCiu-3thuViMebBjw_5nWYrA',
                 'title': 'SHORT short',
-                'channel': 'cole-dlp-test-acc',
-                'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiu-3thuViMebBjw_5nWYrA',
                 'view_count': int,
                 'thumbnails': list,
             }
@@ -6061,15 +6148,14 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
         'info_dict': {
             'id': 'UCiu-3thuViMebBjw_5nWYrA',
             'title': 'cole-dlp-test-acc - Channels',
-            'uploader_id': 'UCiu-3thuViMebBjw_5nWYrA',
             'channel': 'cole-dlp-test-acc',
             'description': 'test description',
             'channel_id': 'UCiu-3thuViMebBjw_5nWYrA',
             'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiu-3thuViMebBjw_5nWYrA',
             'tags': [],
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@coletdjnz',
+            'uploader_id': '@coletdjnz',
             'uploader': 'cole-dlp-test-acc',
-            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiu-3thuViMebBjw_5nWYrA',
-
         },
         'playlist': [{
             'info_dict': {
@@ -6083,10 +6169,64 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-lHJZR3Gqxm24_Vd_AJ5Yw',
                 'thumbnails': list,
                 'channel_follower_count': int,
-                'playlist_count': int
+                'playlist_count': int,
+                'uploader': 'PewDiePie',
+                'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@PewDiePie',
+                'uploader_id': '@PewDiePie',
             }
         }],
         'params': {'extract_flat': True},
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@3blue1brown/about',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw',
+            'tags': ['Mathematics'],
+            'title': '3Blue1Brown - About',
+            'channel_follower_count': int,
+            'channel_id': 'UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw',
+            'channel': '3Blue1Brown',
+            'view_count': int,
+            'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw',
+            'description': 'md5:e1384e8a133307dd10edee76e875d62f',
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@3blue1brown',
+            'uploader_id': '@3blue1brown',
+            'uploader': '3Blue1Brown',
+        },
+        'playlist_count': 0,
+    }, {
+        # Podcasts tab, with rich entry playlistRenderers
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@99percentinvisiblepodcast/podcasts',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'UCVMF2HD4ZgC0QHpU9Yq5Xrw',
+            'channel_id': 'UCVMF2HD4ZgC0QHpU9Yq5Xrw',
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@99percentinvisiblepodcast',
+            'description': 'md5:3a0ed38f1ad42a68ef0428c04a15695c',
+            'title': '99 Percent Invisible - Podcasts',
+            'uploader': '99 Percent Invisible',
+            'channel_follower_count': int,
+            'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVMF2HD4ZgC0QHpU9Yq5Xrw',
+            'tags': [],
+            'channel': '99 Percent Invisible',
+            'uploader_id': '@99percentinvisiblepodcast',
+        },
+        'playlist_count': 1,
+    }, {
+        # Releases tab, with rich entry playlistRenderers (same as Podcasts tab)
+        'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@AHimitsu/releases',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'UCgFwu-j5-xNJml2FtTrrB3A',
+            'channel': 'A Himitsu',
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@AHimitsu',
+            'title': 'A Himitsu - Releases',
+            'uploader_id': '@AHimitsu',
+            'uploader': 'A Himitsu',
+            'channel_id': 'UCgFwu-j5-xNJml2FtTrrB3A',
+            'tags': 'count:16',
+            'description': 'I make music',
+            'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgFwu-j5-xNJml2FtTrrB3A',
+            'channel_follower_count': int,
+        },
+        'playlist_mincount': 10,
     }]
 
     @classmethod
@@ -6153,6 +6293,8 @@ def _real_extract(self, url, smuggled_data):
         original_tab_id, display_id = tab[1:], f'{item_id}{tab}'
         if is_channel and not tab and 'no-youtube-channel-redirect' not in compat_opts:
             url = f'{pre}/videos{post}'
+        if smuggled_data.get('is_music_url'):
+            self.report_warning(f'YouTube Music is not directly supported. Redirecting to {url}')
 
         # Handle both video/playlist URLs
         qs = parse_qs(url)
@@ -6301,15 +6443,15 @@ class YoutubePlaylistIE(InfoExtractor):
             'title': '[OLD]Team Fortress 2 (Class-based LP)',
             'id': 'PLBB231211A4F62143',
             'uploader': 'Wickman',
-            'uploader_id': 'UCKSpbfbl5kRQpTdL7kMc-1Q',
+            'uploader_id': '@WickmanVT',
             'description': 'md5:8fa6f52abb47a9552002fa3ddfc57fc2',
             'view_count': int,
-            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/c/WickmanVT',
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@WickmanVT',
             'modified_date': r're:\d{8}',
             'channel_id': 'UCKSpbfbl5kRQpTdL7kMc-1Q',
             'channel': 'Wickman',
             'tags': [],
-            'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/c/WickmanVT',
+            'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKSpbfbl5kRQpTdL7kMc-1Q',
             'availability': 'public',
         },
         'playlist_mincount': 29,
@@ -6329,7 +6471,7 @@ class YoutubePlaylistIE(InfoExtractor):
             'title': 'JODA15',
             'id': 'PL6IaIsEjSbf96XFRuNccS_RuEXwNdsoEu',
             'uploader': 'milan',
-            'uploader_id': 'UCEI1-PVPcYXjB73Hfelbmaw',
+            'uploader_id': '@milan5503',
             'description': '',
             'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEI1-PVPcYXjB73Hfelbmaw',
             'tags': [],
@@ -6337,7 +6479,7 @@ class YoutubePlaylistIE(InfoExtractor):
             'view_count': int,
             'channel': 'milan',
             'channel_id': 'UCEI1-PVPcYXjB73Hfelbmaw',
-            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEI1-PVPcYXjB73Hfelbmaw',
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@milan5503',
             'availability': 'public',
         },
         'expected_warnings': [r'[Uu]navailable videos? (is|are|will be) hidden'],
@@ -6348,13 +6490,13 @@ class YoutubePlaylistIE(InfoExtractor):
             'title': '2018 Chinese New Singles (11/6 updated)',
             'id': 'PLsyOSbh5bs16vubvKePAQ1x3PhKavfBIl',
             'uploader': 'LBK',
-            'uploader_id': 'UC21nz3_MesPLqtDqwdvnoxA',
+            'uploader_id': '@music_king',
             'description': 'md5:da521864744d60a198e3a88af4db0d9d',
             'channel': 'LBK',
             'view_count': int,
-            'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/c/愛低音的國王',
+            'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC21nz3_MesPLqtDqwdvnoxA',
             'tags': [],
-            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/c/愛低音的國王',
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@music_king',
             'channel_id': 'UC21nz3_MesPLqtDqwdvnoxA',
             'modified_date': r're:\d{8}',
             'availability': 'public',
@@ -6400,8 +6542,8 @@ class YoutubeYtBeIE(InfoExtractor):
             'ext': 'mp4',
             'title': 'Small Scale Baler and Braiding Rugs',
             'uploader': 'Backus-Page House Museum',
-            'uploader_id': 'backuspagemuseum',
-            'uploader_url': r're:https?://(?:www\.)?youtube\.com/user/backuspagemuseum',
+            'uploader_id': '@backuspagemuseum',
+            'uploader_url': r're:https?://(?:www\.)?youtube\.com/@backuspagemuseum',
             'upload_date': '20161008',
             'description': 'md5:800c0c78d5eb128500bffd4f0b4f2e8a',
             'categories': ['Nonprofits & Activism'],
@@ -6409,7 +6551,7 @@ class YoutubeYtBeIE(InfoExtractor):
             'like_count': int,
             'age_limit': 0,
             'playable_in_embed': True,
-            'thumbnail': 'https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/yeWKywCrFtk/maxresdefault.webp',
+            'thumbnail': r're:^https?://.*\.webp',
             'channel': 'Backus-Page House Museum',
             'channel_id': 'UCEfMCQ9bs3tjvjy1s451zaw',
             'live_status': 'not_live',
@@ -6525,7 +6667,7 @@ def _extract_notification_renderer(self, notification):
         if not video_id:
             browse_ep = traverse_obj(
                 notification, ('navigationEndpoint', 'browseEndpoint'), expected_type=dict)
-            channel_id = traverse_obj(browse_ep, 'browseId', expected_type=str)
+            channel_id = self.ucid_or_none(traverse_obj(browse_ep, 'browseId', expected_type=str))
             post_id = self._search_regex(
                 r'/post/(.+)', traverse_obj(browse_ep, 'canonicalBaseUrl', expected_type=str),
                 'post id', default=None)
@@ -6555,6 +6697,7 @@ def _extract_notification_renderer(self, notification):
             'title': title,
             'channel_id': channel_id,
             'channel': channel,
+            'uploader': channel,
             'thumbnails': self._extract_thumbnails(notification, 'videoThumbnail'),
             'timestamp': timestamp,
         }
@@ -6659,7 +6802,10 @@ class YoutubeSearchURLIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'channel_id': 'UCsXVk37bltHxD1rDPwtNM8Q',
                 'playlist_count': int,  # XXX: should have a way of saying > 1
                 'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsXVk37bltHxD1rDPwtNM8Q',
-                'thumbnails': list
+                'thumbnails': list,
+                'uploader_id': '@kurzgesagt',
+                'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@kurzgesagt',
+                'uploader': 'Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell',
             }
         }],
         'params': {'extract_flat': True, 'playlist_items': '1'},
@@ -6917,11 +7063,12 @@ class YoutubeClipIE(YoutubeTabBaseInfoExtractor):
             'title': 'Mobile Games on Console - Scott The Woz',
             'upload_date': '20210920',
             'uploader': 'Scott The Woz',
-            'uploader_id': 'scottthewoz',
-            'uploader_url': 'http://www.youtube.com/user/scottthewoz',
+            'uploader_id': '@ScottTheWoz',
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@ScottTheWoz',
             'view_count': int,
             'live_status': 'not_live',
-            'channel_follower_count': int
+            'channel_follower_count': int,
+            'chapters': 'count:20',
         }
     }]
 
@@ -6959,13 +7106,13 @@ class YoutubeConsentRedirectIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
             'id': 'qVv6vCqciTM',
             'ext': 'mp4',
             'age_limit': 0,
-            'uploader_id': 'UCIdEIHpS0TdkqRkHL5OkLtA',
+            'uploader_id': '@sana_natori',
             'comment_count': int,
             'chapters': 'count:13',
             'upload_date': '20221223',
             'thumbnail': 'https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qVv6vCqciTM/maxresdefault.jpg',
             'channel_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIdEIHpS0TdkqRkHL5OkLtA',
-            'uploader_url': 'http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIdEIHpS0TdkqRkHL5OkLtA',
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.youtube.com/@sana_natori',
             'like_count': int,
             'release_date': '20221223',
             'tags': ['Vtuber', '月ノ美兎', '名取さな', 'にじさんじ', 'クリスマス', '3D配信'],