Beginning very soon, you'll need to have the JavaScript runtime Deno installed to keep YouTube downloads working as normal. Why? Up until now, yt-dlp has been able to use its built-in JavaScript "interpreter" to solve the JavaScript chal...

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yt-dlp will soon require the Deno JavaScript runtime to continue downloading YouTube videos due to changes in YouTube's JavaScript challenges that make the built-in interpreter insufficient. Users need to install Deno and may need additional setup depending on their installation method - PyInstaller users need no extra action, PyPI users should install with the 'default' dependency group, and other installation methods have specific requirements.

[Announcement] Upcoming new requirements for YouTube downloads · Issue #14404 · yt-dlp/yt-dlp