XPost: alt.comp.software.firefox   
   From: G6JPG@255soft.uk   
      
   On 2026/1/31 20:55:2, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   > On Sat, 31 Jan 2026 13:14:16 +0000, J. P. Gilliver wrote:   
   >   
   >> Why does yt-dlp _need_ a player?   
   >   
   > It pretends to be a player, because YouTube only wants to serve videos   
   > to players.   
      
   I see. Though it seems odd that it says for example   
      
   	Downloading android vr player API JSON   
   	Downloading ios downgraded player API JSON   
      
   - (a) why _two_ players, (b) why both for OSs other than the one I'm on   
   (Windows 10), (c) can't it pretend to be a player - offer the   
   appropriate prompts/responses/whatever - without actually downloading   
   players (which presumably an existing player wouldn't do)?   
      
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   the idea of having wholesale appointments by the PM of the day for   
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