YouTube-dl: Open-source YouTube downloader

Re:YouTube-dl: Open-source YouTube downloader by ptman on Friday April 08, 2016 @05:30AM (#11453537)

"We also provide a Windows executable that includes Python."

I read this as not having to install python for it to work.

I think some powershell commands that have required arguments start interactively prompting the user for values for those arguments if they aren't specified on the command line. That would probably work:

1. Download youtube-dl.exe

2. double-click

3. youtube-dl.exe notices the lack of url as argument and prompts:

URL:

4. paste URL and hit enter

5. Progress bar of download (?)

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Re:YouTube-dl: Open-source YouTube downloader by Houshalter on Friday April 08, 2016 @05:41AM (#11453560)

That may be correct, but the download page explicitly says "Remember youtube-dl requires Python version 2.6, 2.7, or 3.2+ to work." and links to python's website. I tried renaming Python.exe and it still worked, so I have no idea what's up with it.

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Re:YouTube-dl: Open-source YouTube downloader by yohui on Friday April 08, 2016 @01:01PM (#11456128)

youtube-dl.exe does not need a separate Python installation.

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Re:YouTube-dl: Open-source YouTube downloader by blakeyrat on Friday April 08, 2016 @02:55PM (#11456963)

I think you missed the point; the point is: it says it does. Houshalter even quoted it.

Yes, your software's download page is part of the user experience also.

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