[Feature Request] Apply cookies at the start of the bot from a config file

Please tick all applicable boxes.

• I am using Python 3.5.3 or higher (run python --version on the command line)
• I have followed the official guides to install the bot for my system
• I have updated my dependencies to the latest version using the appropriate update script

Which version are you using?

• The latest master version (release-260419)
• The latest review version

What type of issue are you creating?

• Bug
• Feature request
• Question

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Description of issue

As i’ve been told (https://github.com/Just-Some-Bots/MusicBot/issues/2220) , to play restricted videos from Youtube, we need to apply cookies to a running Youtube-dl… First, i don’t understand how to do that, and second, needing to do that every time i need to restart the bot is not an option for me.

Can you add a line in any config file to apply it when starting the bot?

Steps to reproduce

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[AutumnClove]

I’ve solved it, after @AutumnClove message, if you want to use cookies file in order to bypass age-restriction on videos you need to download you cookies file from youtube in netscape format (i used “Get cookies.txt” extension to a browser). In order to use the cookies in MusicBot you need to add ‘cookiefile’: ‘Cookies location’, in downloader.py file located in MusicBot/musicbot/downloader.py in ytdl_format_options. Im not getting Unable to extract video data error anymore, so if you have that problem try doing that. See #2118 I’ll keep this open as an possible PR for someone in hactober 🤣

[LiderKonmils]

Goooood, now that’s working… but yeah… please, Devs, add a line in the options.ini to get the cookie file easier… for a non-programmer like me, it was a pain in the a**. And THANK YOU a lot @DestinyofYeet for your help.