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I made this Python menu-driven CLI script for yt-dlp. It guides you through a series of menus to download content from a YouTube URL.

If anyone is interested, feedback would be greatly appreciated as only I have tested this so far, and I want to make sure it works for other people’s systems.

If you encounter any issues or bugs, let me know so I can fix them!

Edit: I should mention: This is not a pipx package. That was never the intention developing this initially. I might make it a package in the future, but for now, it is just a project directory.

  • vimmiewimmie@lemm.eeEnglish
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    5 days ago

    I like the thought behind this. I’ve considered something similar for yt-dlp. Thanks for putting it out there and keep it up!

  • logging_strict@programming.dev
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    6 days ago

    User friendly LOL!

    If you encounter any issues or bugs, let me know so I can fix them!

    You shoulda lead with that. I love the humor. Can’t stop laughing,

    The entire project is a bug LOL!

    Where to start?

    1. There is no packaging at all

    Start with a pyproject.toml and work from there.

    1. no tests

    Everything is a bug until it’s got test coverage.

    1. screenshots

    In the .github folder?! That’s gotta be a 1st

    1. no dev environment

    Expecting pre-commit as well as isort, flask, black, and mypy

    1. print statements galore

    Looked into requirements.txt expecting to find a console UI framework. There is none!

    A pattern has emerged that many Python coders have spent not enough to no time learning packaging, dev toolchain, and CI/CD publishing. When asking folks to test your work they’ll be expecting a published package, not a series of amateurish scripts and a bash install script.

    Should write an advertisement

    Please someone skilled at console UI and packaging please please please help in a paid position.

    Can confidently say, you need help.

    Not writing more features the OP is good at that. Just packaging and swapping out the prehistoric console UI with a modern console UI framework.

      • logging_strict@programming.dev
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        5 days ago

        A series of scripts does not make a package. Have to put our collective foot down; follow Nancy Reagon’s advice, Just say no!

        This project cannot be helped. It needs a complete rewrite.

        Having minimal expectations is not being mean to noobs. Not getting anywhere in the ballpark of minimal expectations is being mean to potential users …

  • Rimu@piefed.socialEnglish
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    6 days ago

    I tried to run it but it wouldn’t on the version of python I have.

    If you could bring yourself to use if … elif … etc instead of match then it could run it on much older versions of python.