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0 pointsnonbirithm5y ago0 comments

It does, but it's broken.

https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/issues/23860

The developers are not responding to the issue, and from what I understand it is borderline impossible to fix, because there is an entire security team behind the Google login protection. The only workaround is to login with a browser and copy the cookies from it to youtube-dl.

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xigency5y ago

> The only workaround is to login with a browser and copy the cookies from it to youtube-dl.

That's really easy to do with postman.

justinclift5y ago

"Postman" seems like a pretty generic name.

Looking quickly online, maybe you're meaning this one?

https://www.postman.com

drdeca5y ago

I'm pretty sure that is what they mean, yes. It is a nice tool. Lets you write HTTP(S) templates with parameters and whatnot, save them in groups, send them, handle the response, etc.

pyuser5835y ago

Funny. I initially read that as “The Postman” - kind of like “The Batman.”

And your response is regarding whether it should be referred to in the definite article.

jimbob455y ago

>postman

It just works. Every time. It’s gotta be one of the most unappreciated tools out there right now.

imtringued5y ago

Why not simply create a youtube-login command that does nothing but launch an electron instance that lets you login into youtube and then returns the cookie?

youtube-dl could then call that command to obtain the cookie.

TechBro86155y ago

There’s a good chance that behavior would result in a CAPTCHA.

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Siira5y ago

You can automate fetching Chrome’s cookies. This is generally very useful for scraping.

h_anna_h5y ago

https://github.com/blackjack4494/yt-dlc is maintained by someone who responds to issues.

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