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yt-dlp is second only to ffmpeg in being a pillar of functionality that gets frequently wrapped in convenience scripts

• graynk 10mo ago
  In this case I'm not sure why a convenience wrapper is even needed, yt-dlp already works with playlists just fine
  • jasode 10mo ago
    >I'm not sure why a convenience wrapper is even needed, Author wanted yt-dlp to be fed with a custom text file: "playlists.txt" The script loops through that text file, parses it, and then launches yt-dlp for each valid line with a channel name.
    • bramhaag 10mo ago
      Which is essentially just this: yt-dlp -o "%(channel)s/%(playlist_title)s/%(title)s.%(ext)s" -a playlists.txt I'm not sure if that warrants a HN post
      • taylorfinley 10mo ago
        Right? Just add this to .bashrc: alias yt-pl='yt-dlp -o "%(channel)s/%(playlist_title)s/%(title)s.%(ext)s" -a playlists.txt'
    • graynk 10mo ago
      So -o "%(channel)s - %(title)s.%(ext)s", --batch-file and optionally --download-archive? https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#:~:text=channel%20%28string%29%3A https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#:~:text=channel%20%28string... https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#:~:text=%2Da%2C%20%2D%2Dbatch%2Dfile https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#:~:text=%2Da%2C%20%2D%2Dbat... https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#:~:text=%2D%2Ddownload%2Darchive https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#:~:text=%2D%2Ddownload%2Dar... Not to mention that the script is clearly LLM-generated
  • xnx 10mo ago
    Agree. Now it's easier to ask you favorite command line AI (e.g. Gemini CLI) something like "download this list of playlists with yt-dlp" rather than learn someone else's code or even check the manual.
    • dawnerd 10mo ago
      The script linked was just vibe coded. Ai isn’t that great with the ytdl params, yet. It’s obvious because if an LLM really knew how to use ytdl it would have used the input file option instead of looping through a file and invoking for each one.
      • xnx 10mo ago
        > Ai isn’t that great with the ytdl params Gemini nails it: When downloading multiple playlists, it is usually better to organize them into separate folders so the files don't all end up in one giant mess. You can use an output template to automatically create folders based on the playlist title: yt-dlp -a playlists.txt -o "%(playlist_title)s/%(playlist_index)s - %(title)s.%(ext)s"
        • dawnerd 10mo ago
          Interesting, must be a new fix. A couple months ago I tried to have it create a command and it hallucinated params.