description: Ask yt-dlp related question
labels: [question]
body:
+ - type: markdown
+ attributes:
+ value: |
+ ### Make sure you are **only** asking a question and not reporting a bug or requesting a feature.
+ If your question contains "isn't working" or "can you add", this is most likely the wrong template.
+ If you are in doubt whether this is the right template, **use another template**!
- type: checkboxes
id: checklist
attributes:
description: |
Carefully read and work through this check list in order to prevent the most common mistakes and misuse of yt-dlp:
options:
- - label: I'm asking a question and **not** reporting a bug/feature request
+ - label: I'm asking a question and **not** reporting a bug or requesting a feature
required: true
- label: I've looked through the [README](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#readme)
required: true
- - label: I've read the [guidelines for opening an issue](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#opening-an-issue)
+ - label: I've verified that I'm running yt-dlp version **%(version)s** ([update instructions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#update)) or later (specify commit)
required: true
- - label: I've searched the [bugtracker](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues?q=) for similar questions including closed ones
+ - label: I've searched the [bugtracker](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues?q=) for similar questions **including closed ones**. DO NOT post duplicates
+ required: true
+ - label: I've read the [guidelines for opening an issue](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#opening-an-issue)
required: true
- type: textarea
id: question
attributes:
- label: Question
- description: |
- Ask your question in an arbitrary form.
- Please make sure it's worded well enough to be understood, see [is-the-description-of-the-issue-itself-sufficient](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl#is-the-description-of-the-issue-itself-sufficient).
- Provide any additional information and as much context and examples as possible.
- If your question contains "isn't working" or "can you add", this is most likely the wrong template
- placeholder: WRITE QUESTION HERE
+ label: Please make sure the question is worded well enough to be understood
+ description: See [is-the-description-of-the-issue-itself-sufficient](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#is-the-description-of-the-issue-itself-sufficient)
+ placeholder: Provide any additional information and as much context and examples as possible
validations:
required: true
+ %(verbose_optional)s