yt-dlp-getpot-wpc 0.1.1

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Official repository: https://github.com/coletdjnz/yt-dlp-getpot-wpc

WebPoClient PO Token Provider

An experimental GetPOT PO Token Provider for yt-dlp that uses nodriver and YouTube's WebPoClient in the browser mint PO Tokens.

Supports:

• WebPO-based clients (web, web_safari, web_music, mweb tv, tv_embedded, web_embedded, web_creator)
• Minting GVS and Player PO Tokens
• Minting PO Tokens for both guest and logged-in sessions

• WebPoClient PO Token Provider
  • Installing
    • pip/pipx
  • Usage
    • Options
      • Toggle caching
      • Set cache TTL
      • Mint Player Tokens
      • Custom Chrome Location

Installing

Requires yt-dlp 2025.01.15 or above.

Chrome or Chromium must be installed.

pip/pipx

pipx inject yt-dlp yt-dlp-getpot-wpc

or

python3 -m pip install -U yt-dlp-getpot-wpc

If installed correctly, you should see the wpc PO Token provider in yt-dlp -v YOUTUBE_URL output

[debug] [GetPOT] PO Token Providers: wpc

Usage

This provider will automatically be used when a PO Token is requested by yt-dlp. It will launch a web browser while yt-dlp is running which it will use to mint PO Token(s).

[!WARNING] Do not close the browser that is launched when yt-dlp is running!

Options

Toggle caching

Toggle caching of PO Tokens generated. This uses the yt-dlp cache (--cache-dir) to store PO Tokens. Default is True.

--extractor-args "youtube-wpc:cache=False"

Set cache TTL

Set the cache TTL in seconds. Default is 12 hours.

--extractor-args "youtube-wpc:cache_ttl=3600"

Mint Player Tokens

Toggle minting of Player Tokens. Default is True.

--extractor-args "youtube-wpc:mint_player=False"

Custom Chrome Location

Set the location of the Chrome browser executable to use.

--extractor-args "youtube-wpc:browser_path=/usr/bin/chromium"