debian 13.1, yt-dlp 2025.10.14

I’m wondering is this a regular occurrence meaning google changed something in the code again which renders this application useless and I just have to wait till the yt-dlp developers release an update and it works again or if it’s something more serious.

error reads: ERROR: unable to download video data: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden

I also changed the MAC and username to get the same error message. Now I’m thinking about proxifying my computer, so each time I use yt-dlp it runs through tor, but I have no idea how to do it.

help appreciated.

  • Maiq@piefed.socialEnglish
    51·
    13 days ago

    A lot of this has to do with youtube blocking IP addresses. When it happens to me I change IP and it works again.

    How have you installed the yt-dlp app? Through apt or with pip? You can probably get faster updates if you use pip.

    • arsus5478@lemmy.mlOP
      2·
      13 days ago

      asking as a noob now, can I use this to set a static ip address on my computer?

      I don’t even know the difference between router and computer.

      How have you installed the yt-dlp app?

      all I know is I update executing yt-dlp -U, not using apt sources