diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE_tmpl/1_broken_site.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE_tmpl/1_broken_site.yml index a51db789f..bff28ae4e 100644 --- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE_tmpl/1_broken_site.yml +++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE_tmpl/1_broken_site.yml @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ body: options: - label: I'm reporting that yt-dlp is broken on a **supported** site required: true - - label: I've verified that I'm running yt-dlp version **%(version)s** ([update instructions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#update)) or later (specify commit) + - label: I've verified that I have **updated yt-dlp to nightly or master** ([update instructions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#update-channels)) required: true - label: I've checked that all provided URLs are playable in a browser with the same IP and same login details required: true diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE_tmpl/2_site_support_request.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE_tmpl/2_site_support_request.yml index 75d62e7bb..2bffe738d 100644 --- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE_tmpl/2_site_support_request.yml +++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE_tmpl/2_site_support_request.yml @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ body: options: - label: I'm reporting a new site support request required: true - - label: I've verified that I'm running yt-dlp version **%(version)s** ([update instructions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#update)) or later (specify commit) + - label: I've verified that I have **updated yt-dlp to nightly or master** ([update instructions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#update-channels)) required: true - label: I've checked that all provided URLs are playable in a browser with the same IP and same login details required: true diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE_tmpl/3_site_feature_request.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE_tmpl/3_site_feature_request.yml index 18b30f578..6c3127983 100644 --- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE_tmpl/3_site_feature_request.yml +++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE_tmpl/3_site_feature_request.yml @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ body: options: - label: I'm requesting a site-specific feature required: true - - label: I've verified that I'm running yt-dlp version **%(version)s** ([update instructions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#update)) or later (specify commit) + - label: I've verified that I have **updated yt-dlp to nightly or master** ([update instructions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#update-channels)) required: true - label: I've checked that all provided URLs are playable in a browser with the same IP and same login details required: true diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE_tmpl/4_bug_report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE_tmpl/4_bug_report.yml index 9ab490267..5f357d96e 100644 --- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE_tmpl/4_bug_report.yml +++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE_tmpl/4_bug_report.yml @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ body: options: - label: I'm reporting a bug unrelated to a specific site required: true - - label: I've verified that I'm running yt-dlp version **%(version)s** ([update instructions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#update)) or later (specify commit) + - label: I've verified that I have **updated yt-dlp to nightly or master** ([update instructions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#update-channels)) required: true - label: I've checked that all provided URLs are playable in a browser with the same IP and same login details required: true diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE_tmpl/5_feature_request.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE_tmpl/5_feature_request.yml index ef3bb2269..99107ff58 100644 --- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE_tmpl/5_feature_request.yml +++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE_tmpl/5_feature_request.yml @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ body: required: true - label: I've looked through the [README](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#readme) required: true - - label: I've verified that I'm running yt-dlp version **%(version)s** ([update instructions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#update)) or later (specify commit) + - label: I've verified that I have **updated yt-dlp to nightly or master** ([update instructions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#update-channels)) required: true - label: I've searched [known issues](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/3766) and the [bugtracker](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues?q=) for similar issues **including closed ones**. DO NOT post duplicates required: true diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE_tmpl/6_question.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE_tmpl/6_question.yml index 4bef82d5a..bd742109a 100644 --- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE_tmpl/6_question.yml +++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE_tmpl/6_question.yml @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ body: required: true - label: I've looked through the [README](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#readme) required: true - - label: I've verified that I'm running yt-dlp version **%(version)s** ([update instructions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#update)) or later (specify commit) + - label: I've verified that I have **updated yt-dlp to nightly or master** ([update instructions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#update-channels)) required: true - label: I've searched [known issues](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/3766) and the [bugtracker](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues?q=) for similar questions **including closed ones**. DO NOT post duplicates required: true diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 52f8bf799..1b92c64d6 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ yt-dlp is a [youtube-dl](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl) fork based on t * **Self updater**: The releases can be updated using `yt-dlp -U`, and downgraded using `--update-to` if required -* **Nightly builds**: [Automated nightly builds](#update-channels) can be used with `--update-to nightly` +* **Automated builds**: [Nightly/master builds](#update-channels) can be used with `--update-to nightly` and `--update-to master` See [changelog](Changelog.md) or [commits](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commits) for the full list of changes @@ -193,9 +193,11 @@ For other third-party package managers, see [the wiki](https://github.com/yt-dlp -There are currently two release channels for binaries, `stable` and `nightly`. -`stable` is the default channel, and many of its changes have been tested by users of the nightly channel. -The `nightly` channel has releases built after each push to the master branch, and will have the most recent fixes and additions, but also have more risk of regressions. They are available in [their own repo](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp-nightly-builds/releases). +There are currently three release channels for binaries: `stable`, `nightly` and `master`. + +* `stable` is the default channel, and many of its changes have been tested by users of the `nightly` and `master` channels. +* The `nightly` channel has releases scheduled to build every day around midnight UTC, for a snapshot of the project's new patches and changes. This is the **recommended channel for regular users** of yt-dlp. The `nightly` releases are available from [yt-dlp/yt-dlp-nightly-builds](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp-nightly-builds/releases) or as development releases of the `yt-dlp` PyPI package (which can be installed with pip's `--pre` flag). +* The `master` channel features releases that are built after each push to the master branch, and these will have the very latest fixes and additions, but may also be more prone to regressions. They are available from [yt-dlp/yt-dlp-master-builds](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp-master-builds/releases). When using `--update`/`-U`, a release binary will only update to its current channel. `--update-to CHANNEL` can be used to switch to a different channel when a newer version is available. `--update-to [CHANNEL@]TAG` can also be used to upgrade or downgrade to specific tags from a channel. @@ -203,10 +205,19 @@ When using `--update`/`-U`, a release binary will only update to its current cha You may also use `--update-to ` (`/`) to update to a channel on a completely different repository. Be careful with what repository you are updating to though, there is no verification done for binaries from different repositories. Example usage: -* `yt-dlp --update-to nightly` change to `nightly` channel and update to its latest release -* `yt-dlp --update-to stable@2023.02.17` upgrade/downgrade to release to `stable` channel tag `2023.02.17` -* `yt-dlp --update-to 2023.01.06` upgrade/downgrade to tag `2023.01.06` if it exists on the current channel -* `yt-dlp --update-to example/yt-dlp@2023.03.01` upgrade/downgrade to the release from the `example/yt-dlp` repository, tag `2023.03.01` +* `yt-dlp --update-to master` switch to the `master` channel and update to its latest release +* `yt-dlp --update-to stable@2023.07.06` upgrade/downgrade to release to `stable` channel tag `2023.07.06` +* `yt-dlp --update-to 2023.10.07` upgrade/downgrade to tag `2023.10.07` if it exists on the current channel +* `yt-dlp --update-to example/yt-dlp@2023.09.24` upgrade/downgrade to the release from the `example/yt-dlp` repository, tag `2023.09.24` + +**Important**: Any user experiencing an issue with the `stable` release should install or update to the `nightly` release before submitting a bug report: +``` +# To update to nightly from stable executable/binary: +yt-dlp --update-to nightly + +# To install nightly with pip: +python -m pip install -U --pre yt-dlp +``` ## RELEASE FILES diff --git a/devscripts/make_issue_template.py b/devscripts/make_issue_template.py index 39b95c8da..6c85e200f 100644 --- a/devscripts/make_issue_template.py +++ b/devscripts/make_issue_template.py @@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import re from devscripts.utils import ( get_filename_args, read_file, - read_version, write_file, ) @@ -35,19 +34,18 @@ VERBOSE_TMPL = ''' description: | It should start like this: placeholder: | - [debug] Command-line config: ['-vU', 'test:youtube'] - [debug] Portable config "yt-dlp.conf": ['-i'] + [debug] Command-line config: ['-vU', 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc'] [debug] Encodings: locale cp65001, fs utf-8, pref cp65001, out utf-8, error utf-8, screen utf-8 - [debug] yt-dlp version %(version)s [9d339c4] (win32_exe) + [debug] yt-dlp version nightly@... from yt-dlp/yt-dlp [b634ba742] (win_exe) [debug] Python 3.8.10 (CPython 64bit) - Windows-10-10.0.22000-SP0 - [debug] Checking exe version: ffmpeg -bsfs - [debug] Checking exe version: ffprobe -bsfs [debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-106550-g072101bd52-20220410 (fdk,setts), ffprobe N-106624-g391ce570c8-20220415, phantomjs 2.1.1 [debug] Optional libraries: Cryptodome-3.15.0, brotli-1.0.9, certifi-2022.06.15, mutagen-1.45.1, sqlite3-2.6.0, websockets-10.3 [debug] Proxy map: {} - [debug] Fetching release info: https://api.github.com/repos/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest - Latest version: %(version)s, Current version: %(version)s - yt-dlp is up to date (%(version)s) + [debug] Request Handlers: urllib, requests + [debug] Loaded 1893 extractors + [debug] Fetching release info: https://api.github.com/repos/yt-dlp/yt-dlp-nightly-builds/releases/latest + yt-dlp is up to date (nightly@... from yt-dlp/yt-dlp-nightly-builds) + [youtube] Extracting URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc render: shell validations: @@ -66,7 +64,7 @@ NO_SKIP = ''' def main(): - fields = {'version': read_version(), 'no_skip': NO_SKIP} + fields = {'no_skip': NO_SKIP} fields['verbose'] = VERBOSE_TMPL % fields fields['verbose_optional'] = re.sub(r'(\n\s+validations:)?\n\s+required: true', '', fields['verbose'])