No Module named 'yt_dlp' error. What am I doing wrong ?

[abhi-deshpande]

I am trying to add yt-dlp executable into Videomass. I am using the second option like this -

But even after providing the path and granting execution permission to the file, I am still getting -

Although I would like to mention that I am able to import yt-dlp by using the third option. I have provided the path for uncompressed source archive and it is working. Not sure why second option is not working for me.

[jeanslack]

This behavior is completely normal on Videomass, and it happens because you don't have yt-dlp installed on your system/environment, and by that I mean the yt_dlp package with its modules (the API). Although Videomass can also use the yt-dlp binary (or the yt-dlp.exe executable on Windows) for download processes, it always requires the API, i.e. the yt_dlp module, to be loaded when the application starts to perform other operations.

So in conclusion, indicating the path to the binary is not enough if the API is not available and will give that error.

The solution gives you two possibilities:

1. Close the application and install the Python yt-dlp package on your system/environment.
2. Import the Python yt_dlp package externally as you said you already did by using the third option on the yt-dlp tab of the preferences dialog.

It is also explained in the documentation, read here on page 4: https://jeanslack.github.io/Videomass/User-guide/Startup_and_Setup_en.pdf

All the documentation in PDF format can be found on the User Guide: https://jeanslack.github.io/Videomass/Docs.html

With this I hope I have been clear enough 😃