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On 2021-11-15 11:42-0700 Skippy <linuxgn2@××××××××××××.com> wrote: |
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> On 11/15/21 09:14, tastytea wrote: |
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> snip |
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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. |
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> I 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 |
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> youtube-dl without your work-around? |
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It's not really a bug, more a workaround for projects that haven't |
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switched yet. I thought it makes sense to let the ebuild add the |
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symlink since yt-dlp and youtube-dl can't be installed at the same time. |
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But ionen mentioned in the other reply¹, that |
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> While the "youtube-dl" command from the yt-dlp ebuild is mostly |
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> compatible, the python module can need small workarounds so opted |
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> not to symlink the module in the ebuild. |
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So it seems to be not such a good idea. 😊 |
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¹ <https://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-user/message/c76c383b9ff73e7c9cd48f76bad4f752> |
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Get my PGP key with `gpg --locate-keys tastytea@××××××××.de` or at |
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<https://tastytea.de/tastytea.asc>. |