youtube-dl

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Fixes

• FFmpeg postprocessor now shows ffmpeg output on error
• YouTube: Updated signature function patterns
• YouTube: Made get_video_info processing more robust with request workaround
• PeerTube: Skip description endpoint call when unnecessary
• Periscope:...

Extractors

• [facebook] Improve login required detection
• [youporn] Fix formats and view count extraction (#29216)
• [orf:tvthek] Fix thumbnails extraction (#29217)
• [formula1] Fix extraction (#29206)
• [ard] Relax URL regular expression and fix video ids (#22724, #29091)

• [ustream] Detect https embeds (#29133)

• [ted] Prefer own formats over external sources (#29142)
• [twitch:clips] I...

Core

• [options] Fix thumbnail option group name (#29042)
• [YoutubeDL] Improve extract_info doc (#28946)

Extractors

• [playstuff] Add support for play.stuff.co.nz (#28901, #28931)

• [eroprofile] Fix extraction (#23200, #23626, #29008)

• [vivo] Add support for vivo.st (#29009)
• [generic] Add support for og:audio (#28311, #29015)

• [phoenix] Fix extraction (#29057)

• [generic] Add support for sib...

Extractors

• [xfileshare] Add support for wolfstream.tv (#28858)

• [francetvinfo] Improve video id extraction (#28792)
• [medaltv] Fix extraction (#28807)
• [tver] Redirect all downloads to Brightcove (#28849)
• [go] Improve video id extraction (#25207, #25216, #26058)
• [youtube] Fix lazy extractors (#28780)

• [bbc] Extract description and timestamp from INITIAL_DATA (#28774)

• [cbsnews] Fix...

Core

• [utils] Add support for experimental HTTP response status code 308 Permanent Redirect (#27877, #28768)

Extractors

• [lbry] Add support for HLS videos (#27877, #28768)

• [youtube] Fix stretched ratio calculation
• [youtube] Improve stretch extraction (#28769)
• [youtube:tab] Improve grid extraction (#28725)

• [youtube:tab] Detect series playlist on playlists page (#28723)
• [youtube] Add...

Core

• [extractor/common] Use compat_cookies_SimpleCookie for _get_cookies

• [compat] Introduce compat_cookies_SimpleCookie

• [extractor/common] Improve JSON-LD author extraction
• [extractor/common] Fix _get_cookies on python 2 (#20673, #23256, #20326, #28640)

Extractors

• [youtube] Fix extraction of videos with restricted location (#28685)

• [line] Add support for live.line.me (#17205, #28658...

Extractors

• [youtube] Setup CONSENT cookie when needed (#28604)
• [vimeo] Fix password protected review extraction (#27591)
• [youtube] Improve age-restricted video extraction (#28578)

Extractors

• [vlive] Fix inkey request (#28589)
• [francetvinfo] Improve video id extraction (#28584)

• [instagram] Extract duration (#28469)

• [instagram] Improve title extraction (#28469)

• [sbs] Add support for ondemand watch URLs (#28566)

• [youtube] Fix video's channel extraction (#28562)
• [picarto] Fix live stream extraction (#28532)
• [vimeo] Fix unlisted video extraction (#28414)
• [youtu...

Extractors

• [zoom] Add support for zoom.us (#16597, #27002, #28531)

• [bbc] Fix BBC IPlayer Episodes/Group extraction (#28360)
• [youtube] Fix default value for youtube_include_dash_manifest (#28523)
• [zingmp3] Fix extraction (#11589, #16409, #16968, #27205)

• [vgtv] Add support for new tv.aftonbladet.se URL schema (#28514)
• [tiktok] Detect private videos (#28453)

• [vimeo:album] Fix extraction...

Core

• Introduce release_timestamp meta field (#28386)

Extractors

• [southpark] Add support for southparkstudios.com (#28413)

• [southpark] Fix extraction (#26763, #28413)
• [sportdeutschland] Fix extraction (#21856, #28425)
• [pinterest] Reduce the number of HLS format requests
• [peertube] Improve thumbnail extraction (#28419)
• [tver] Improve title extraction (#28418)
• [fujitv] Fix HLS format...