video-download

Download video and audio from URLs using yt-dlp directly. No wrapper scripts needed. Update yt-dlp periodically to keep up with site changes: yt-dlp -U or pip install -U yt-dlp . Common variables for -o templates: - yt-dlp : brew install yt-dlp or pip install yt-dlp - ffmpeg : brew install ffmpeg or apt install ffmpeg (required for merging video+audio streams) - Always use --merge-output-format mp4 to avoid ending up with .webm or .mkv files. - Use --no-download with --dump-json for metadata-only queries -- no files written to disk. - If a download fails with HTTP errors, update yt-dlp first ( yt-dlp -U ). - Use -f "bestvideo[height<=720]+bestaudio" to save bandwidth when full resolution is not needed. - yt-dlp automatically handles rate limiting and retries.