From 782b397845a43fe855f02ca712c245e39db55c45 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Julien Calixte <julien.calixte@theodo.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 22:49:45 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix: skip DASH/HLS to bypass YouTube n-challenge requirement

DASH/HLS formats require n-challenge solving (needs JS runtime).
Skipping them falls back to progressive streams which carry audio
and don't need challenge solving.
---
 app/downloader.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/app/downloader.py b/app/downloader.py
index 44cc057..1079e80 100644
--- a/app/downloader.py
+++ b/app/downloader.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ async def extract_audio(url: str) -> Path:
         "--audio-format", "mp3",
         "--audio-quality", "128K",
         "--format", "bestaudio/best/b",
-        "--extractor-args", "youtube:player_client=tv_embedded,web",
+        "--extractor-args", "youtube:skip=dash,hls",
         "--output", outtmpl,
     ]