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Yt-dlp: External JavaScript runtime now required for full YouTube support

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810 points bertman | 2 comments | 12 Nov 25 10:12 UTC | HN request time: 0.455s | source
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mmaunder ◴[12 Nov 25 17:16 UTC] No.45902779[source]▶
Scraping sucks. Imagine a broken API with new breakages every few weeks. Now imagine the provider hates you. Shout out to the team for what they do.
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1. baobabKoodaa ◴[12 Nov 25 18:16 UTC] No.45903667[source]▶
Exactly. I could never maintain yt-dlp. Must be exhausting.
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2. nutjob2 ◴[12 Nov 25 19:46 UTC] No.45905340[source]▶
I think being in a pitched battle with YT is kind of fun, if you enjoy that sort of challenge, and winning to boot.

I mean YT has perfect knowledge of its adversary's moves and a huge staff and they're still losing. It must at least be satisfying. Also its an important job.