.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/6_question.yml

   1 name: Ask question
   2 description: Ask yt-dlp related question
   3 labels: [question]
   4 body:
   5   - type: checkboxes
   6     attributes:
   7       label: DO NOT REMOVE OR SKIP THE ISSUE TEMPLATE
   8       description: Fill all fields even if you think it is irrelevant for the issue
   9       options:
  10         - label: I understand that I will be **blocked** if I *intentionally* remove or skip any mandatory\* field
  11           required: true
  12   - type: markdown
  13     attributes:
  14       value: |
  15         ### Make sure you are **only** asking a question and not reporting a bug or requesting a feature.
  16         If your question contains "isn't working" or "can you add", this is most likely the wrong template.
  17         If you are in doubt whether this is the right template, **USE ANOTHER TEMPLATE**!
  18   - type: checkboxes
  19     id: checklist
  20     attributes:
  21       label: Checklist
  22       description: |
  23         Carefully read and work through this check list in order to prevent the most common mistakes and misuse of yt-dlp:
  24       options:
  25         - label: I'm asking a question and **not** reporting a bug or requesting a feature
  26           required: true
  27         - label: I've looked through the [README](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#readme)
  28           required: true
  29         - 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))
  30           required: true
  31         - 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
  32           required: true
  33         - label: I've read the [guidelines for opening an issue](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#opening-an-issue)
  34           required: true
  35   - type: textarea
  36     id: question
  37     attributes:
  38       label: Please make sure the question is worded well enough to be understood
  39       description: See [is-the-description-of-the-issue-itself-sufficient](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#is-the-description-of-the-issue-itself-sufficient)
  40       placeholder: Provide any additional information and as much context and examples as possible
  41     validations:
  42       required: true
  43   - type: checkboxes
  44     id: verbose
  45     attributes:
  46       label: Provide verbose output that clearly demonstrates the problem
  47       options:
  48         - label: Run **your** yt-dlp command with **-vU** flag added (`yt-dlp -vU <your command line>`)
  49         - label: "If using API, add `'verbose': True` to `YoutubeDL` params instead"
  50           required: false
  51         - label: Copy the WHOLE output (starting with `[debug] Command-line config`) and insert it below
  52   - type: textarea
  53     id: log
  54     attributes:
  55       label: Complete Verbose Output
  56       description: |
  57         It should start like this:
  58       placeholder: |
  59         [debug] Command-line config: ['-vU', 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc']
  60         [debug] Encodings: locale cp65001, fs utf-8, pref cp65001, out utf-8, error utf-8, screen utf-8
  61         [debug] yt-dlp version nightly@... from yt-dlp/yt-dlp-nightly-builds [1a176d874] (win_exe)
  62         [debug] Python 3.10.11 (CPython AMD64 64bit) - Windows-10-10.0.20348-SP0 (OpenSSL 1.1.1t  7 Feb 2023)
  63         [debug] exe versions: ffmpeg 7.0.2 (setts), ffprobe 7.0.2
  64         [debug] Optional libraries: Cryptodome-3.21.0, brotli-1.1.0, certifi-2024.08.30, curl_cffi-0.5.10, mutagen-1.47.0, requests-2.32.3, sqlite3-3.40.1, urllib3-2.2.3, websockets-13.1
  65         [debug] Proxy map: {}
  66         [debug] Request Handlers: urllib, requests, websockets, curl_cffi
  67         [debug] Loaded 1838 extractors
  68         [debug] Fetching release info: https://api.github.com/repos/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest
  69         Latest version: nightly@... from yt-dlp/yt-dlp-nightly-builds
  70         yt-dlp is up to date (nightly@... from yt-dlp/yt-dlp-nightly-builds)
  71         [youtube] Extracting URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc
  72         <more lines>
  73       render: shell
  74   - type: markdown
  75     attributes:
  76       value: |
  77         > [!CAUTION]
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  80         >
  81         > Note that this issue may be temporarily locked as an anti-spam measure after it is opened.