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Diffstat (limited to 'yt_dlp/extractor/youtube.py')
| -rw-r--r-- | yt_dlp/extractor/youtube.py | 26 |
1 files changed, 20 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube.py index 4993ce397..b20dfda41 100644 --- a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube.py +++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube.py @@ -3854,14 +3854,28 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor): f[STREAMING_DATA_CLIENT_NAME] = name prs.append(pr) - # creator clients can bypass AGE_VERIFICATION_REQUIRED if logged in - if variant == 'tv_embedded' and self._is_unplayable(pr) and self.is_authenticated: - append_client(f'{base_client}_creator') - elif variant != 'tv_embedded' and self._is_agegated(pr): - if self.is_authenticated: - append_client(f'{base_client}_creator') + # tv_embedded can work around age-gate and age-verification IF the video is embeddable + if self._is_agegated(pr) and variant != 'tv_embedded': append_client(f'tv_embedded.{base_client}') + # Unauthenticated users will only get tv_embedded client formats if age-gated + if self._is_agegated(pr) and not self.is_authenticated: + self.to_screen( + f'{video_id}: This video is age-restricted; some formats may be missing ' + f'without authentication. {self._login_hint()}', only_once=True) + + # EU countries require age-verification for accounts to access age-restricted videos + # If account is not age-verified, _is_agegated() will be truthy for non-embedded clients + # If embedding is disabled for the video, _is_unplayable() will be truthy for tv_embedded + embedding_is_disabled = variant == 'tv_embedded' and self._is_unplayable(pr) + if self.is_authenticated and (self._is_agegated(pr) or embedding_is_disabled): + self.to_screen( + f'{video_id}: This video is age-restricted and YouTube is requiring ' + 'account age-verification; some formats may be missing', only_once=True) + # web_creator and mediaconnect can work around the age-verification requirement + # _producer, _testsuite, & _vr variants can also work around age-verification + append_client('web_creator', 'mediaconnect') + if skipped_clients: self.report_warning( f'Skipping player responses from {"/".join(skipped_clients)} clients ' |