mpv errors when yt-dlp works but prints an error to stderr
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Description
Please check https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/6082 and the comments.
Copy of the issue's text (in case it gets removed):
When using the option "--cookies-from-browser chromium" in linux without a keyring and no secretstorage module installed, yt-dlp WORKS but prints the following to stderr:
ERROR: secretstorage not available as the secretstorage module is not installed. Please install by running python3 -m pip install secretstorage
This breaks mpv integration, if I run e.g.:
mpv https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eaRGyahg15A
mpv fails with the following line:
[ytdl_hook] ERROR: secretstorage not available as the secretstorage module is not installed. Please install by running python3 -m pip install secretstorage
[ytdl_hook] youtube-dl failed: unexpected error occurred
Failed to recognize file format.
Because mpv encounters-reads an error in stderr, even if yt-dlp works anyway.
mpv is using the built-in "ytdl_hook", mpv version is 0.35.0
Should this be considered a bug?
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Research direction
Reproduce the failure with the provided mpv command and inspect the built-in ytdl_hook behavior around yt-dlp stderr output. Review yt-dlp issue 6082 and its comments for the expected interaction. Done means mpv recognizes successful yt-dlp output even when yt-dlp reports the secretstorage warning on stderr.
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Assessment
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- c, python
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- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
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