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On 11/15/21 09:14, tastytea wrote: |
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>> When in gPodder i enable use of Youtube-dl I get the message |
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>> Extension cannot be activated. |
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>> Python module not found: youtube_dl |
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> That looks like it does not use the program, but the python module |
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> directly. You could try if symlinking |
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> /usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/yt_dlp to |
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> /usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/youtube_dl helps. Replace python3.9 |
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> with your version of course. |
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> If that works, please file a bug on bugs.gentoo.org. |
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>> Anyone know how to make gPodder use yt-dlp? |
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>> Do I simply need a link that sends youtube_dl to yt-dlp? |
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> yt-dlp already installs a wrapper script in /usr/bin/youtube-dl. |
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> Kind regards, tastytea |
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I created the symlink as you instructed and it appears to be working. |
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When I enable use of youtube-dl in gPodder I get no error messages. I |
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just added a youtube feed and am downloading some videos. |
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Thanks for the assistance. |
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In regards to filing a bug - I'm unclear exactly what the bug is. Is |
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the bug the fact that gPodder will not use yt-dlp in place of youtube-dl |
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without your work-around? |