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Tinker: /* Scripting */

2025-09-29T17:10:12Z

Scripting

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	This particular little script maintains a local archive of a channel that YouTube thinks Canadians should not be allowed to watch... (needless to say, it gets run on the VPN equipped Download Server.)		This particular little script maintains a local archive of a channel that YouTube thinks Canadians should not be allowed to watch... (needless to say, it gets run on the VPN equipped Download Server.)

	[[YT-~~DLB~~ Scripting{{!}}More advanced scripting]]		[[YT-DLP Scripting{{!}}More advanced scripting]]

	== Tips ==		== Tips ==

Tinker: /* Scripting */

2025-09-27T03:03:34Z

Scripting

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	This particular little script maintains a local archive of a channel that YouTube thinks Canadians should not be allowed to watch... (needless to say, it gets run on the VPN equipped Download Server.)		This particular little script maintains a local archive of a channel that YouTube thinks Canadians should not be allowed to watch... (needless to say, it gets run on the VPN equipped Download Server.)

			[[YT-DLB Scripting{{!}}More advanced scripting]]

	== Tips ==		== Tips ==

Tinker: /* Tips */

2025-09-24T05:20:00Z

Tips

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	You may be stuck actually going through the cookie transfer process at this point...		You may be stuck actually going through the cookie transfer process at this point...

	~~----~~

	~~<span style="color: rgb(230, 126, 35);">WARNING:</span> [youtube] Falling back to generic n function search~~

	~~<span style="color: rgb(230, 126, 35);">WARNING:</span> [youtube] HwezhqnDZoo: nsig extraction failed: Some formats may be missing~~

	~~<span style="color: rgb(230, 126, 35);">WARNING:</span> [youtube] HwezhqnDZoo: nsig extraction failed: Some formats may be missing~~

	~~<span style="color: rgb(230, 126, 35);">WARNING:</span> [youtube] HwezhqnDZoo: nsig extraction failed: Some formats may be missing~~

	~~<span style="color: rgb(230, 126, 35);">WARNING:</span> [youtube] HwezhqnDZoo: nsig extraction failed: Some formats may be missing~~

	~~<span style="color: rgb(230, 126, 35);">WARNING:</span> [youtube] HwezhqnDZoo: nsig extraction failed: Some formats may be missing~~

	<span style="color: rgb(230, 126, 35);">WARNING:</span> [youtube] HwezhqnDZoo: Some web client https formats have been skipped as they are missing a url. YouTube is forcing SABR streaming for this client. See https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12482 for more details

	~~<span style="color: rgb(230, 126, 35);">WARNING:</span> Only images are available for download. use --list-formats to see them~~

	~~<span style="color: rgb(186, 55, 42);">ERROR:</span> [youtube] HwezhqnDZoo: Requested format is not available. Use --list-formats for a list of available formats~~

	~~This long stream of warnings & an error seem to be an on-going issue that's being worked on by the devs... :(~~

	= Also... Sidequest... Desktop YT downloading =		= Also... Sidequest... Desktop YT downloading =

Tinker: /* Tips */

2025-09-24T02:19:58Z

Tips

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	<span style="color: rgb(186, 55, 42);">ERROR:</span> [youtube] HwezhqnDZoo: Requested format is not available. Use --list-formats for a list of available formats		<span style="color: rgb(186, 55, 42);">ERROR:</span> [youtube] HwezhqnDZoo: Requested format is not available. Use --list-formats for a list of available formats

			This long stream of warnings & an error seem to be an on-going issue that's being worked on by the devs... :(

	= Also... Sidequest... Desktop YT downloading =		= Also... Sidequest... Desktop YT downloading =

Tinker: /* Tips */

2025-09-24T02:08:26Z

Tips

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	If you see this error:		If you see this error:

	<span style="color: rgb(186, 55, 42);" >ERROR:</span> [youtube] My7MhdGjLzo: Sign in to confirm you’re not a bot. Use --cookies-from-browser or --cookies for the authentication. See https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/FAQ#how-do-i-pass-cookies-to-yt-dlp for how to manually pass cookies. Also see https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/Extractors#exporting-youtube-cookies for tips on effectively exporting YouTube cookies		<span style="color: rgb(186, 55, 42);">ERROR:</span> [youtube] My7MhdGjLzo: Sign in to confirm you’re not a bot. Use --cookies-from-browser or --cookies for the authentication. See https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/FAQ#how-do-i-pass-cookies-to-yt-dlp for how to manually pass cookies. Also see https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/Extractors#exporting-youtube-cookies for tips on effectively exporting YouTube cookies

	Chances are very good that YouTube hates your VPN exit point.		Chances are very good that YouTube hates your VPN exit point.
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	<span style="color: rgb(186, 55, 42);" >ERROR:</span> [youtube] tLrn3A7HxIs: Sign in to confirm your age. This video may be inappropriate for some users. Use --cookies-from-browser or --cookies for the authentication. See https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/FAQ#how-do-i-pass-cookies-to-yt-dlp for how to manually pass cookies. Also see https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/Extractors#exporting-youtube-cookies for tips on effectively exporting YouTube cookies
			<span style="color: rgb(186, 55, 42);">ERROR:</span> [youtube] tLrn3A7HxIs: Sign in to confirm your age. This video may be inappropriate for some users. Use --cookies-from-browser or --cookies for the authentication. See https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/FAQ#how-do-i-pass-cookies-to-yt-dlp for how to manually pass cookies. Also see https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/Extractors#exporting-youtube-cookies for tips on effectively exporting YouTube cookies

	You may be stuck actually going through the cookie transfer process at this point...		You may be stuck actually going through the cookie transfer process at this point...

	----		----
	~~WARNING: [youtube] Falling back to generic n function search~~

	WARNING: [youtube] HwezhqnDZoo: nsig extraction failed: Some formats may be missing		<span style="color: rgb(230, 126, 35);">WARNING:</span> [youtube] Falling back to generic n function search

			<span style="color: rgb(230, 126, 35);">WARNING:</span> [youtube] HwezhqnDZoo: nsig extraction failed: Some formats may be missing

	WARNING: [youtube] HwezhqnDZoo: nsig extraction failed: Some formats may be missing		<span style="color: rgb(230, 126, 35);">WARNING:</span> [youtube] HwezhqnDZoo: nsig extraction failed: Some formats may be missing

	WARNING: [youtube] HwezhqnDZoo: nsig extraction failed: Some formats may be missing		<span style="color: rgb(230, 126, 35);">WARNING:</span> [youtube] HwezhqnDZoo: nsig extraction failed: Some formats may be missing

	WARNING: [youtube] HwezhqnDZoo: nsig extraction failed: Some formats may be missing		<span style="color: rgb(230, 126, 35);">WARNING:</span> [youtube] HwezhqnDZoo: nsig extraction failed: Some formats may be missing

	WARNING: [youtube] HwezhqnDZoo: nsig extraction failed: Some formats may be missing		<span style="color: rgb(230, 126, 35);">WARNING:</span> [youtube] HwezhqnDZoo: nsig extraction failed: Some formats may be missing

	WARNING: [youtube] HwezhqnDZoo: Some web client https formats have been skipped as they are missing a url. YouTube is forcing SABR streaming for this client. See https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12482 for more details		<span style="color: rgb(230, 126, 35);">WARNING:</span> [youtube] HwezhqnDZoo: Some web client https formats have been skipped as they are missing a url. YouTube is forcing SABR streaming for this client. See https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12482 for more details

	WARNING: Only images are available for download. use --list-formats to see them		<span style="color: rgb(230, 126, 35);">WARNING:</span> Only images are available for download. use --list-formats to see them

	<span style="color: rgb(186, 55, 42);" >ERROR:</span> [youtube] HwezhqnDZoo: Requested format is not available. Use --list-formats for a list of available formats		<span style="color: rgb(186, 55, 42);">ERROR:</span> [youtube] HwezhqnDZoo: Requested format is not available. Use --list-formats for a list of available formats

	= Also... Sidequest... Desktop YT downloading =		= Also... Sidequest... Desktop YT downloading =

Tinker: /* Tips */

2025-09-24T02:07:07Z

Tips

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	WARNING: [youtube] Falling back to generic n function search		WARNING: [youtube] Falling back to generic n function search

	WARNING: [youtube] HwezhqnDZoo: nsig extraction failed: Some formats may be missing		WARNING: [youtube] HwezhqnDZoo: nsig extraction failed: Some formats may be missing

	WARNING: [youtube] HwezhqnDZoo: nsig extraction failed: Some formats may be missing		WARNING: [youtube] HwezhqnDZoo: nsig extraction failed: Some formats may be missing

	WARNING: [youtube] HwezhqnDZoo: nsig extraction failed: Some formats may be missing		WARNING: [youtube] HwezhqnDZoo: nsig extraction failed: Some formats may be missing

	WARNING: [youtube] HwezhqnDZoo: nsig extraction failed: Some formats may be missing		WARNING: [youtube] HwezhqnDZoo: nsig extraction failed: Some formats may be missing

	WARNING: [youtube] HwezhqnDZoo: nsig extraction failed: Some formats may be missing		WARNING: [youtube] HwezhqnDZoo: nsig extraction failed: Some formats may be missing

	WARNING: [youtube] HwezhqnDZoo: Some web client https formats have been skipped as they are missing a url. YouTube is forcing SABR streaming for this client. See https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12482 for more details		WARNING: [youtube] HwezhqnDZoo: Some web client https formats have been skipped as they are missing a url. YouTube is forcing SABR streaming for this client. See https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12482 for more details

	WARNING: Only images are available for download. use --list-formats to see them		WARNING: Only images are available for download. use --list-formats to see them

Tinker: /* Tips */

2025-09-24T02:06:31Z

Tips

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	You may be stuck actually going through the cookie transfer process at this point...		You may be stuck actually going through the cookie transfer process at this point...

			----
			WARNING: [youtube] Falling back to generic n function search
			WARNING: [youtube] HwezhqnDZoo: nsig extraction failed: Some formats may be missing
			WARNING: [youtube] HwezhqnDZoo: nsig extraction failed: Some formats may be missing
			WARNING: [youtube] HwezhqnDZoo: nsig extraction failed: Some formats may be missing
			WARNING: [youtube] HwezhqnDZoo: nsig extraction failed: Some formats may be missing
			WARNING: [youtube] HwezhqnDZoo: nsig extraction failed: Some formats may be missing
			WARNING: [youtube] HwezhqnDZoo: Some web client https formats have been skipped as they are missing a url. YouTube is forcing SABR streaming for this client. See https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12482 for more details
			WARNING: Only images are available for download. use --list-formats to see them

			<span style="color: rgb(186, 55, 42);" >ERROR:</span> [youtube] HwezhqnDZoo: Requested format is not available. Use --list-formats for a list of available formats

	= Also... Sidequest... Desktop YT downloading =		= Also... Sidequest... Desktop YT downloading =

Tinker: /* Tips */

2025-09-22T18:28:11Z

Tips

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	<span style="color: rgb(186, 55, 42);" >ERROR:</span> [youtube] tLrn3A7HxIs: Sign in to confirm your age. This video may be inappropriate for some users. Use --cookies-from-browser or --cookies for the authentication. See https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/FAQ#how-do-i-pass-cookies-to-yt-dlp for how to manually pass cookies. Also see https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/Extractors#exporting-youtube-cookies for tips on effectively exporting YouTube cookies		<span style="color: rgb(186, 55, 42);" >ERROR:</span> [youtube] tLrn3A7HxIs: Sign in to confirm your age. This video may be inappropriate for some users. Use --cookies-from-browser or --cookies for the authentication. See https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/FAQ#how-do-i-pass-cookies-to-yt-dlp for how to manually pass cookies. Also see https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/Extractors#exporting-youtube-cookies for tips on effectively exporting YouTube cookies

	You may be stuck actually ~~providing log-in creds~~ at this point...		You may be stuck actually going through the cookie transfer process at this point...

	= Also... Sidequest... Desktop YT downloading =		= Also... Sidequest... Desktop YT downloading =

Tinker: /* Tips */

2025-09-22T18:18:43Z

Tips

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	Changing to Ukraine solved the issue... '''¯\_(ツ)_/¯'''		Changing to Ukraine solved the issue... '''¯\_(ツ)_/¯'''

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			<span style="color: rgb(186, 55, 42);" >ERROR:</span> [youtube] tLrn3A7HxIs: Sign in to confirm your age. This video may be inappropriate for some users. Use --cookies-from-browser or --cookies for the authentication. See https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/FAQ#how-do-i-pass-cookies-to-yt-dlp for how to manually pass cookies. Also see https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/Extractors#exporting-youtube-cookies for tips on effectively exporting YouTube cookies

			You may be stuck actually providing log-in creds at this point...

	= Also... Sidequest... Desktop YT downloading =		= Also... Sidequest... Desktop YT downloading =

Tinker: /* If you're signed in */

2025-09-22T06:56:16Z

If you're signed in

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	:'''/mnt/Download_Space/YTDL/''' Can be any location on that server that you have write access to. Leaving off the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">-P "'''/mnt/Download_Space/YTDL/'''"</span> will download to where ever you are...		:'''/mnt/Download_Space/YTDL/''' Can be any location on that server that you have write access to. Leaving off the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">-P "'''/mnt/Download_Space/YTDL/'''"</span> will download to where ever you are...
	:'''URLofVideoPage''' is simply the URL of the YouTube video (i.e: <nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkXLP3VtMS8</nowiki> )		:'''URLofVideoPage''' is simply the URL of the YouTube video (i.e: <nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkXLP3VtMS8</nowiki> )
	:<span style="color: rgb(186, 55, 42);" >NOTE</span>: If you grab the URL while watching from a list or in some other circumstances, youtube will often add extraneous stuff to the end. If you see an '''&''' in the URL, this is the start of that stuff & should be stripped off before pasting the URL into your command line.		::<span style="color: rgb(186, 55, 42);" >NOTE</span>: If you grab the URL while watching from a list or in some other circumstances, youtube will often add extraneous stuff to the end. If you see an '''&''' in the URL, this is the start of that stuff & should be stripped off before pasting the URL into your command line.
	Simple as that, it'll download the video in approximately the best available resolution.		Simple as that, it'll download the video in approximately the best available resolution.