Youtube-DLG not working on Windows 10 (tested with youtube links)
See original GitHub issue- I think my problem is NOT with youtube-dl
- I’ve verified and i assure that I’m running youtube-dl-gui 0.4
- I assure that i am using the latest version of youtube-dl
- Searched bugtracker
- I’ve read the FAQs file
What is the purpose of your issue?
- Bug report (maybe?)
- Feature request (request for a new functionality)
- Question
- Other
Please remove any sections between (—) if they are not related to your issue
Bug report
If the problem occurs when downloading a URL please provide the full verbose output as follows:
- Restart youtube-dl-gui
- Go to
Options > Extra
tab - Enable Debug youtube-dl
- Go to
Options > Advanced
tab and Clear your log content - Try to download the URL
- Copy the whole log content and insert it between the ``` part below
delete me and insert your log content here
-> There are nothing in the log content. The download stay at 0% and show the video file as "finished"
What operating system do you use ?
-> Windows 10 Pro - 64 bits
List of actions to perform to reproduce the problem:
- Open Youtube DLG on Windows 10
- Copy a youtube video link
- Paste it on Youtube-DLG
- Add
- Download
What is the expected behaviour ?
It should download the video correctly (it was tested on the same computer with Windows 8.1 family - 64 bits before and it was working).
What happens instead ?
It immediatly tells you the video has finished downloading while it is at 0% and there are no trace of any files in the folders
Screenshot: < https://sta.sh/0oysoigdggq >
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- Created 5 years ago
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Remember youtube-dl requires Python version 2.6, 2.7, or 3.2+ to work except for Windows exe.
Windows exe requires Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x86) and does not require Python that is already embedded into the binary.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/download/details.aspx?id=5555 this solve problem for me
so funciona no windows 7, instale o win 7 no virtual box e seja feliz.