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## DEPENDENCIES
-Python versions 3.6+ (CPython and PyPy) are supported. Other versions and implementations may or may not work correctly.
+Python versions 3.7+ (CPython and PyPy) are supported. Other versions and implementations may or may not work correctly.
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for type_, stream in self._out_files.items_ if type_ != 'console'
})
- if sys.version_info < (3, 6):
- self.report_warning(
- 'Python version %d.%d is not supported! Please update to Python 3.6 or above' % sys.version_info[:2])
+ MIN_SUPPORTED, MIN_RECOMMENDED = (3, 6), (3, 7)
+ current_version = sys.version_info[:2]
+ if current_version < MIN_RECOMMENDED:
+ msg = 'Support for Python version %d.%d has been deprecated and will break in future versions of yt-dlp'
+ if current_version < MIN_SUPPORTED:
+ msg = 'Python version %d.%d is no longer supported'
+ self.deprecation_warning(
+ f'{msg}! Please update to Python %d.%d or above' % (*current_version, *MIN_RECOMMENDED))
if self.params.get('allow_unplayable_formats'):
self.report_warning(