Release 2025.07.21

Created by: bashonly :ci skip all
[cleanup] Misc (#13595 )
2026-05-01 21:16:13 +00:00 · 2025-07-21 23:47:12 +00:00 · 2025-07-21 23:43:30 +00:00 · 2025-07-21 18:19:46 -05:00 · 2025-07-21 23:15:31 +00:00 · 2025-07-21 23:11:58 +00:00
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--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ By sharing an account with anyone, you agree to bear all risks associated with i
 While these steps won't necessarily ensure that no misuse of the account takes place, these are still some good practices to follow.

 - Look for people with `Member` (maintainers of the project) or `Contributor` (people who have previously contributed code) tag on their messages.
- Change the password before sharing the account to something random (use [this](https://passwordsgenerator.net/) if you don't have a random password generator).
+- Change the password before sharing the account to something random.
 - Change the password after receiving the account back.

 ### Is the website primarily used for piracy?
--- a/9
+++ b/9
@ -784,3 +784,12 @@ eason1478
 ceandreasen
 chauhantirth
 helpimnotdrowning
+adamralph
+averageFOSSenjoyer
+bubo
+flanter21
+Georift
+moonshinerd
+R0hanW
+ShockedPlot7560
+swayll
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@ -4,6 +4,97 @@
 # To create a release, dispatch the https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/actions/workflows/release.yml workflow on master
 -->

+### 2025.07.21
+
+#### Important changes
+- **Default behaviour changed from `--mtime` to `--no-mtime`**
+yt-dlp no longer applies the server modified time to downloaded files by default. [Read more](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12780)
+- Security: [[CVE-2025-54072](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54072)] [Fix `--exec` placeholder expansion on Windows](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/security/advisories/GHSA-45hg-7f49-5h56)
+    - When `--exec` is used on Windows, the filepath expanded from `{}` (or the default placeholder) is now properly escaped
+
+#### Core changes
+- [Allow extractors to designate formats/subtitles for impersonation](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/32809eb2da92c649e540a5b714f6235036026161) ([#13778](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13778)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly) (With fixes in [3e49bc8](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/3e49bc8a1bdb4109b857f2c361c358e86fa63405), [2ac3eb9](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/2ac3eb98373d1c31341c5e918c83872c7ff409c6))
+- [Don't let format testing alter the return code](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/4919051e447c7f8ae9df8ba5c4208b6b5c04915a) ([#13767](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13767)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- [Fix `--exec` placeholder expansion on Windows](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/959ac99e98c3215437e573c22d64be42d361e863) by [Grub4K](https://github.com/Grub4K)
+- [No longer enable `--mtime` by default](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/f3008bc5f89d2691f2f8dfc51b406ef4e25281c3) ([#12781](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12781)) by [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+- [Warn when skipping formats](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/1f27a9f8baccb9105f2476154557540efe09a937) ([#13090](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13090)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **jsinterp**
+    - [Cache undefined variable names](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/b342d27f3f82d913976509ddf5bff539ad8567ec) ([#13639](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13639)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly) (With fixes in [805519b](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/805519bfaa7cb5443912dfe45ac774834ba65a16))
+    - [Fix variable scoping](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/b6328ca05030d815222b25d208cc59a964623bf9) ([#13639](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13639)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly), [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+- **utils**
+    - `mimetype2ext`: [Always parse `flac` from `audio/flac`](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/b8abd255e454acbe0023cdb946f9eb461ced7eeb) ([#13748](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13748)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+    - `unified_timestamp`: [Return `int` values](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/6be26626f7cfa71d28e0fac2861eb04758810c5d) ([#13796](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13796)) by [doe1080](https://github.com/doe1080)
+    - `urlhandle_detect_ext`: [Use `x-amz-meta-file-type` headers](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/28bf46b7dafe2e241137763bf570a2f91ba8a53a) ([#13749](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13749)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+
+#### Extractor changes
+- [Add `_search_nextjs_v13_data` helper](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/5245231e4a39ecd5595d4337d46d85e150e2430a) ([#13398](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13398)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly) (With fixes in [b5fea53](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/b5fea53f2099bed41ba1b17ab0ac87c8dba5a5ec))
+- [Detect invalid m3u8 playlist data](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/e99c0b838a9c5feb40c0dcd291bd7b8620b8d36d) ([#13601](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13601)) by [Grub4K](https://github.com/Grub4K)
+- **10play**: [Support new site domain](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/790c286ce3e0b534ca2d8f6648ced220d888f139) ([#13611](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13611)) by [Georift](https://github.com/Georift)
+- **9gag**: [Support browser impersonation](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/0b359b184dee0c7052be482857bf562de67e4928) ([#13678](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13678)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **aenetworks**: [Support new URL formats](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/5f951ce929b56a822514f1a02cc06af030855ec7) ([#13747](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13747)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **archive.org**: [Fix extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/d42a6ff0c4ca8893d722ff4e0c109aecbf4cc7cf) ([#13706](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13706)) by [rdamas](https://github.com/rdamas)
+- **bandaichannel**: [Remove extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/23e9389f936ec5236a87815b8576e5ce567b2f77) ([#13152](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13152)) by [doe1080](https://github.com/doe1080)
+- **bandcamp**: [Extract tags](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/f9dff95cb1c138913011417b3bba020c0a691bba) ([#13480](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13480)) by [WouterGordts](https://github.com/WouterGordts)
+- **bellmedia**: [Remove extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/6fb3947c0dc6d0e3eab5077c5bada8402f47a277) ([#13429](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13429)) by [doe1080](https://github.com/doe1080)
+- **bilibili**: [Pass newer user-agent with API requests](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/d3edc5d52a7159eda2331dbc7e14bf40a6585c81) ([#13736](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13736)) by [c-basalt](https://github.com/c-basalt)
+- **bilibilibangumi**
+    - [Fix extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/b15aa8d77257b86fa44c9a42a615dfe47ac5b3b7) ([#13800](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13800)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+    - [Fix geo-block detection](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/884f35d54a64f1e6e7be49459842f573fc3a2701) ([#13667](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13667)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **blackboardcollaborate**: [Support subtitles and authwalled videos](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/dcc4cba39e2a79d3efce16afa28dbe245468489f) ([#12473](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12473)) by [flanter21](https://github.com/flanter21)
+- **btvplus**: [Add extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/3ae61e0f313dd03a09060abc7a212775c3717818) ([#13541](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13541)) by [bubo](https://github.com/bubo)
+- **ctv**: [Remove extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/9f54ea38984788811773ca2ceaca73864acf0e8a) ([#13429](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13429)) by [doe1080](https://github.com/doe1080)
+- **dangalplay**: [Support other login regions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/09982bc33e2f1f9a1ff66e6738df44f15b36f6a6) ([#13768](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13768)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **francetv**: [Improve error handling](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/ade876efb31d55d3394185ffc56942fdc8d325cc) ([#13726](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13726)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **hotstar**
+    - [Fix support for free accounts](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/07d1d85f6387e4bdb107096f0131c7054f078bb9) ([#13700](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13700)) by [chauhantirth](https://github.com/chauhantirth)
+    - [Improve error handling](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/7e0af2b1f0c3edb688603b022f3a9ca0bfdf75e9) ([#13727](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13727)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly) (With fixes in [ef103b2](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/ef103b2d115bd0e880f9cfd2f7dd705f48e4b40d))
+- **joqrag**: [Remove extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/6d39c420f7774562a106d90253e2ed5b75036321) ([#13152](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13152)) by [doe1080](https://github.com/doe1080)
+- **limelight**: [Remove extractors](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/5d693446e882931618c40c99bb593f0b87b30eb9) ([#13267](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13267)) by [doe1080](https://github.com/doe1080)
+- **lrtradio**: [Fix extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/b4b4486effdcb96bb6b8148171a49ff579b69a4a) ([#13717](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13717)) by [Pawka](https://github.com/Pawka)
+- **mir24.tv**: [Add extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/7b4c96e0898db048259ef5fdf12ed14e3605dce3) ([#13651](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13651)) by [swayll](https://github.com/swayll)
+- **mixlr**: [Add extractors](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/0f33950c778331bf4803c76e8b0ba1862df93431) ([#13561](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13561)) by [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev), [ShockedPlot7560](https://github.com/ShockedPlot7560)
+- **mlbtv**: [Make formats downloadable with ffmpeg](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/87e3dc8c7f78929d2ef4f4a44e6a567e04cd8226) ([#13761](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13761)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **newspicks**: [Fix extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/2aaf1aa71d174700859c9ec1a81109b78e34961c) ([#13612](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13612)) by [doe1080](https://github.com/doe1080)
+- **nhkradiru**: [Fix metadata extraction](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/7c49a937887756efcfa162abdcf17e48c244cb0c) ([#12708](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12708)) by [garret1317](https://github.com/garret1317)
+- **noovo**: [Remove extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/d57a0b5aa78d59324b037d37492fe86aa4fbf58a) ([#13429](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13429)) by [doe1080](https://github.com/doe1080)
+- **patreon**: campaign: [Fix extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/d88b304d44c599d81acfa4231502270c8b9fe2f8) ([#13712](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13712)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **playerfm**: [Add extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/1a8474c3ca6dbe51bb153b2b8eef7b9a61fa7dc3) ([#13016](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13016)) by [R0hanW](https://github.com/R0hanW)
+- **rai**: [Fix formats extraction](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/c8329fc572903eeed7edad1642773b2268b71a62) ([#13572](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13572)) by [moonshinerd](https://github.com/moonshinerd), [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+- **raisudtirol**: [Support alternative domain](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/85c3fa1925a9057ef4ae8af682686d5b3eb8e568) ([#13718](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13718)) by [barsnick](https://github.com/barsnick)
+- **skeb**: [Rework extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/060c6a4501a0b8a92f1b9c12788f556d902c83c6) ([#13593](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13593)) by [doe1080](https://github.com/doe1080)
+- **soundcloud**: [Always extract original format extension](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/c1ac543c8166ff031d62e340b3244ca8556e3fb9) ([#13746](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13746)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **sproutvideo**: [Fix extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/0b41746964e1d0470ac286ce09408940a3a51147) ([#13610](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13610)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **thehighwire**: [Add extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/3a84be9d1660ef798ea28f929a20391bef6afda4) ([#13505](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13505)) by [swayll](https://github.com/swayll)
+- **twitch**: [Improve error handling](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/422cc8cb2ff2bd3b4c2bc64e23507b7e6f522c35) ([#13618](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13618)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **unitednationswebtv**: [Add extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/630f3389c33f0f7f6ec97e8917d20aeb4e4078da) ([#13538](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13538)) by [averageFOSSenjoyer](https://github.com/averageFOSSenjoyer)
+- **vimeo**
+    - [Fix extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/a5d697f62d8be78ffd472acb2f52c8bc32833003) ([#13692](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13692)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+    - [Handle age-restricted videos](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/a6db1d297ab40cc346de24aacbeab93112b2f4e1) ([#13719](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13719)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **youtube**
+    - [Do not require PO Token for premium accounts](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/5b57b72c1a7c6bd249ffcebdf5630761ec664c10) ([#13640](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13640)) by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
+    - [Ensure context params are consistent for web clients](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/6e5bee418bc108565108153fd745c8e7a59f16dd) ([#13701](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13701)) by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
+    - [Extract global nsig helper functions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/fca94ac5d63ed6578b5cd9c8129d97a8a713c39a) ([#13639](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13639)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly), [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+    - [Fix subtitles extraction](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/0e68332bcb9fba87c42805b7a051eeb2bed36206) ([#13659](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13659)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+    - [Log bad playability statuses of player responses](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/aa9f1f4d577e99897ac16cd19d4e217d688ea75d) ([#13647](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13647)) by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
+    - [Use impersonation for downloading subtitles](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/8820101aa3152e5f4811541c645f8b5de231ba8c) ([#13786](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13786)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+    - tab: [Fix subscriptions feed extraction](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/c23d837b6524d1e7a4595948871ba1708cba4dfa) ([#13665](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13665)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+
+#### Downloader changes
+- **hls**: [Do not fall back to ffmpeg when native is required](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/a7113722ec33f30fc898caee9242af2b82188a53) ([#13655](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13655)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+
+#### Networking changes
+- **Request Handler**
+    - requests
+        - [Refactor default headers](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/a4561c7a66c39d88efe7ae51e7fa1986faf093fb) ([#13785](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13785)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+        - [Work around partial read dropping data](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/c2ff2dbaec7929015373fe002e9bd4849931a4ce) ([#13599](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13599)) by [Grub4K](https://github.com/Grub4K) (With fixes in [c316416](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/c316416b972d1b05e58fbcc21e80428b900ce102))
+
+#### Misc. changes
+- **cleanup**
+    - [Bump ruff to 0.12.x](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/ca5cce5b07d51efe7310b449cdefeca8d873e9df) ([#13596](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13596)) by [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+    - Miscellaneous: [9951fdd](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/9951fdd0d08b655cb1af8cd7f32a3fb7e2b1324e) by [adamralph](https://github.com/adamralph), [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly), [doe1080](https://github.com/doe1080), [hseg](https://github.com/hseg), [InvalidUsernameException](https://github.com/InvalidUsernameException), [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+- **devscripts**: [Fix filename/directory Bash completions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/99093e96fd6a26dea9d6e4bd1e4b16283b6ad1ee) ([#13620](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13620)) by [barsnick](https://github.com/barsnick)
+- **test**: download: [Support `playlist_maxcount`](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/fd36b8f31bafbd8096bdb92a446a0c9c6081209c) ([#13433](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13433)) by [InvalidUsernameException](https://github.com/InvalidUsernameException)
+
 ### 2025.06.30

 #### Core changes
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ If you fork the project on GitHub, you can run your fork's [build workflow](.git
 <!-- MANPAGE: BEGIN EXCLUDED SECTION -->
    yt-dlp [OPTIONS] [--] URL [URL...]

-`Ctrl+F` is your friend :D
+Tip: Use `CTRL`+`F` (or `Command`+`F`)  to search by keywords
 <!-- MANPAGE: END EXCLUDED SECTION -->

 <!-- Auto generated -->
@ -639,9 +639,9 @@ If you fork the project on GitHub, you can run your fork's [build workflow](.git
    --no-part                       Do not use .part files - write directly into
                                    output file
    --mtime                         Use the Last-modified header to set the file
-                                    modification time (default)
+                                    modification time
    --no-mtime                      Do not use the Last-modified header to set
-                                    the file modification time
+                                    the file modification time (default)
    --write-description             Write video description to a .description file
    --no-write-description          Do not write video description (default)
    --write-info-json               Write video metadata to a .info.json file
@ -1902,8 +1902,8 @@ The following extractors use this feature:
 * `backend`: Backend API to use for extraction - one of `streaks` (default) or `brightcove` (deprecated)

 #### vimeo
-* `client`: Client to extract video data from. One of `android` (default), `ios` or `web`. The `ios` client only works with previously cached OAuth tokens. The `web` client only works when authenticated with credentials or account cookies
-* `original_format_policy`: Policy for when to try extracting original formats. One of `always`, `never`, or `auto`. The default `auto` policy tries to avoid exceeding the API rate-limit by only making an extra request when Vimeo publicizes the video's downloadability
+* `client`: Client to extract video data from. The currently available clients are `android`, `ios`, and `web`. Only one client can be used. The `android` client is used by default. If account cookies or credentials are used for authentication, then the `web` client is used by default. The `web` client only works with authentication. The `ios` client only works with previously cached OAuth tokens
+* `original_format_policy`: Policy for when to try extracting original formats. One of `always`, `never`, or `auto`. The default `auto` policy tries to avoid exceeding the web client's API rate-limit by only making an extra request when Vimeo publicizes the video's downloadability

 **Note**: These options may be changed/removed in the future without concern for backward compatibility

--- a/devscripts/changelog_override.json
+++ b/devscripts/changelog_override.json
@ -262,5 +262,15 @@
    {
        "action": "remove",
        "when": "500761e41acb96953a5064e951d41d190c287e46"
+    },
+    {
+        "action": "add",
+        "when": "f3008bc5f89d2691f2f8dfc51b406ef4e25281c3",
+        "short": "[priority] **Default behaviour changed from `--mtime` to `--no-mtime`**\nyt-dlp no longer applies the server modified time to downloaded files by default. [Read more](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12780)"
+    },
+    {
+        "action": "add",
+        "when": "959ac99e98c3215437e573c22d64be42d361e863",
+        "short": "[priority] Security: [[CVE-2025-54072](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54072)] [Fix `--exec` placeholder expansion on Windows](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/security/advisories/GHSA-45hg-7f49-5h56)\n    - When `--exec` is used on Windows, the filepath expanded from `{}` (or the default placeholder) is now properly escaped"
    }
 ]
--- a/supportedsites.md
+++ b/supportedsites.md
@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ The only reliable way to check if a site is supported is to try it.
 - **BaiduVideo**: 百度视频
 - **BanBye**
 - **BanByeChannel**
- - **bandaichannel**
 - **Bandcamp**
 - **Bandcamp:album**
 - **Bandcamp:user**
@ -157,7 +156,6 @@ The only reliable way to check if a site is supported is to try it.
 - **Beeg**
 - **BehindKink**: (**Currently broken**)
 - **Bellator**
- - **BellMedia**
 - **BerufeTV**
 - **Bet**: (**Currently broken**)
 - **bfi:player**: (**Currently broken**)
@ -197,6 +195,7 @@ The only reliable way to check if a site is supported is to try it.
 - **BitChute**
 - **BitChuteChannel**
 - **BlackboardCollaborate**
+ - **BlackboardCollaborateLaunch**
 - **BleacherReport**: (**Currently broken**)
 - **BleacherReportCMS**: (**Currently broken**)
 - **blerp**
@ -225,6 +224,7 @@ The only reliable way to check if a site is supported is to try it.
 - **Brilliantpala:Elearn**: [*brilliantpala*](## "netrc machine") VoD on elearn.brilliantpala.org
 - **bt:article**: Bergens Tidende Articles
 - **bt:vestlendingen**: Bergens Tidende - Vestlendingen
+ - **BTVPlus**
 - **Bundesliga**
 - **Bundestag**
 - **BunnyCdn**
@ -317,7 +317,6 @@ The only reliable way to check if a site is supported is to try it.
 - **CSpan**: C-SPAN
 - **CSpanCongress**
 - **CtsNews**: 華視新聞
- - **CTV**
 - **CTVNews**
 - **cu.ntv.co.jp**: 日テレ無料TADA!
 - **CultureUnplugged**
@ -652,7 +651,6 @@ The only reliable way to check if a site is supported is to try it.
 - **jiosaavn:show:playlist**
 - **jiosaavn:song**
 - **Joj**
- - **JoqrAg**: 超!A&G+ 文化放送 (f.k.a. AGQR) Nippon Cultural Broadcasting, Inc. (JOQR)
 - **Jove**
 - **JStream**
 - **JTBC**: jtbc.co.kr
@ -723,9 +721,6 @@ The only reliable way to check if a site is supported is to try it.
 - **life:embed**
 - **likee**
 - **likee:user**
- - **limelight**
- - **limelight:channel**
- - **limelight:channel_list**
 - **LinkedIn**: [*linkedin*](## "netrc machine")
 - **linkedin:events**: [*linkedin*](## "netrc machine")
 - **linkedin:learning**: [*linkedin*](## "netrc machine")
@ -807,6 +802,7 @@ The only reliable way to check if a site is supported is to try it.
 - **minds:channel**
 - **minds:group**
 - **Minoto**
+ - **mir24.tv**
 - **mirrativ**
 - **mirrativ:user**
 - **MirrorCoUK**
@ -817,6 +813,8 @@ The only reliable way to check if a site is supported is to try it.
 - **mixcloud**
 - **mixcloud:playlist**
 - **mixcloud:user**
+ - **Mixlr**
+ - **MixlrRecoring**
 - **MLB**
 - **MLBArticle**
 - **MLBTV**: [*mlb*](## "netrc machine")
@ -973,7 +971,6 @@ The only reliable way to check if a site is supported is to try it.
 - **NoicePodcast**
 - **NonkTube**
 - **NoodleMagazine**
- - **Noovo**
 - **NOSNLArticle**
 - **Nova**: TN.cz, Prásk.tv, Nova.cz, Novaplus.cz, FANDA.tv, Krásná.cz and Doma.cz
 - **NovaEmbed**
@ -1097,6 +1094,7 @@ The only reliable way to check if a site is supported is to try it.
 - **Platzi**: [*platzi*](## "netrc machine")
 - **PlatziCourse**: [*platzi*](## "netrc machine")
 - **player.sky.it**
+ - **PlayerFm**
 - **playeur**
 - **PlayPlusTV**: [*playplustv*](## "netrc machine")
 - **PlaySuisse**: [*playsuisse*](## "netrc machine")
@ -1472,11 +1470,12 @@ The only reliable way to check if a site is supported is to try it.
 - **Tempo**
 - **TennisTV**: [*tennistv*](## "netrc machine")
 - **TF1**
- - **TFO**
+ - **TFO**: (**Currently broken**)
 - **theatercomplextown:ppv**: [*theatercomplextown*](## "netrc machine")
 - **theatercomplextown:vod**: [*theatercomplextown*](## "netrc machine")
 - **TheGuardianPodcast**
 - **TheGuardianPodcastPlaylist**
+ - **TheHighWire**
 - **TheHoleTv**
 - **TheIntercept**
 - **ThePlatform**
@ -1544,8 +1543,8 @@ The only reliable way to check if a site is supported is to try it.
 - **tv2playseries.hu**
 - **TV4**: tv4.se and tv4play.se
 - **TV5MONDE**
- - **tv5unis**
- - **tv5unis:video**
+ - **tv5unis**: (**Currently broken**)
+ - **tv5unis:video**: (**Currently broken**)
 - **tv8.it**
 - **tv8.it:live**: TV8 Live
 - **tv8.it:playlist**: TV8 Playlist
@ -1600,6 +1599,7 @@ The only reliable way to check if a site is supported is to try it.
 - **UlizaPortal**: ulizaportal.jp
 - **umg:de**: Universal Music Deutschland
 - **Unistra**
+ - **UnitedNationsWebTv**
 - **Unity**: (**Currently broken**)
 - **uol.com.br**
 - **uplynk**
--- a/test/test_download.py
+++ b/test/test_download.py
@ -66,10 +66,6 @@ tests_counter = collections.defaultdict(collections.Counter)

@is_download_test
 class TestDownload(unittest.TestCase):
-    # Parallel testing in nosetests. See
-    # http://nose.readthedocs.org/en/latest/doc_tests/test_multiprocess/multiprocess.html
-    _multiprocess_shared_ = True
-
    maxDiff = None

    COMPLETED_TESTS = {}
--- a/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
@ -529,6 +529,7 @@ class YoutubeDL:
                       discontinuities such as ad breaks (default: False)
    extractor_args:    A dictionary of arguments to be passed to the extractors.
                       See "EXTRACTOR ARGUMENTS" for details.
+                       Argument values must always be a list of string(s).
                       E.g. {'youtube': {'skip': ['dash', 'hls']}}
    mark_watched:      Mark videos watched (even with --simulate). Only for YouTube

--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/bilibili.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/bilibili.py
@ -175,6 +175,13 @@ class BilibiliBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
        else:
            note = f'Downloading video formats for cid {cid}'

+        # TODO: remove this patch once utils.networking.random_user_agent() is updated, see #13735
+        # playurl requests carrying old UA will be rejected
+        headers = {
+            'User-Agent': f'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/{random.randint(118,138)}.0.0.0 Safari/537.36',
+            **(headers or {}),
+        }
+
        return self._download_json(
            'https://api.bilibili.com/x/player/wbi/playurl', bvid,
            query=self._sign_wbi(params, bvid), headers=headers, note=note)['data']
@ -353,7 +360,7 @@ class BiliBiliIE(BilibiliBaseIE):
            'id': 'BV1bK411W797',
            'title': '物语中的人物是如何吐槽自己的OP的',
        },
-        'playlist_count': 18,
+        'playlist_count': 23,
        'playlist': [{
            'info_dict': {
                'id': 'BV1bK411W797_p1',
@ -373,6 +380,7 @@ class BiliBiliIE(BilibiliBaseIE):
                '_old_archive_ids': ['bilibili 498159642_part1'],
            },
        }],
+        'params': {'playlist_items': '2'},
    }, {
        'note': 'Specific page of Anthology',
        'url': 'https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1bK411W797?p=1',
@ -899,13 +907,26 @@ class BiliBiliBangumiIE(BilibiliBaseIE):
                'Extracting episode', query={'fnval': 12240, 'ep_id': episode_id},
                headers=headers))

-        geo_blocked = traverse_obj(play_info, (
-            ('result', ('raw', 'data')), 'plugins',
-            lambda _, v: v['name'] == 'AreaLimitPanel',
-            'config', 'is_block', {bool}, any))
-        premium_only = play_info.get('code') == -10403
+        # play_info can be structured in at least three different ways, e.g.:
+        # 1.) play_info['result']['video_info'] and play_info['code']
+        # 2.) play_info['raw']['data']['video_info'] and play_info['code']
+        # 3.) play_info['data']['result']['video_info'] and play_info['data']['code']
+        # So we need to transform any of the above into a common structure
+        status_code = play_info.get('code')
+        if 'raw' in play_info:
+            play_info = play_info['raw']
+        if 'data' in play_info:
+            play_info = play_info['data']
+        if status_code is None:
+            status_code = play_info.get('code')
+        if 'result' in play_info:
+            play_info = play_info['result']

-        video_info = traverse_obj(play_info, (('result', ('raw', 'data')), 'video_info', {dict}, any)) or {}
+        geo_blocked = traverse_obj(play_info, (
+            'plugins', lambda _, v: v['name'] == 'AreaLimitPanel', 'config', 'is_block', {bool}, any))
+        premium_only = status_code == -10403
+
+        video_info = traverse_obj(play_info, ('video_info', {dict})) or {}
        formats = self.extract_formats(video_info)

        if not formats:
@ -915,8 +936,8 @@ class BiliBiliBangumiIE(BilibiliBaseIE):
                self.raise_login_required('This video is for premium members only')

        if traverse_obj(play_info, ((
-            ('result', 'play_check', 'play_detail'),  # 'PLAY_PREVIEW' vs 'PLAY_WHOLE'
-            (('result', ('raw', 'data')), 'play_video_type'),  # 'preview' vs 'whole' vs 'none'
+            ('play_check', 'play_detail'),  # 'PLAY_PREVIEW' vs 'PLAY_WHOLE' vs 'PLAY_NONE'
+            'play_video_type',              # 'preview' vs 'whole' vs 'none'
        ), any, {lambda x: x in ('PLAY_PREVIEW', 'preview')})):
            self.report_warning(
                'Only preview format is available, '
@ -1002,6 +1023,7 @@ class BiliBiliBangumiMediaIE(BilibiliBaseIE):
                'thumbnail': r're:^https?://.*\.(jpg|jpeg|png)$',
            },
        }],
+        'params': {'playlist_items': '2'},
    }]

    def _real_extract(self, url):
@ -1057,6 +1079,7 @@ class BiliBiliBangumiSeasonIE(BilibiliBaseIE):
                'thumbnail': r're:^https?://.*\.(jpg|jpeg|png)$',
            },
        }],
+        'params': {'playlist_items': '2'},
    }]

    def _real_extract(self, url):
@ -1847,7 +1870,7 @@ class BilibiliAudioIE(BilibiliAudioBaseIE):
            'thumbnail': r're:^https?://.+\.jpg',
            'timestamp': 1564836614,
            'upload_date': '20190803',
-            'uploader': 'tsukimi-つきみぐー',
+            'uploader': '十六夜tsukimiつきみぐ',
            'view_count': int,
        },
    }
@ -1902,10 +1925,10 @@ class BilibiliAudioAlbumIE(BilibiliAudioBaseIE):
        'url': 'https://www.bilibili.com/audio/am10624',
        'info_dict': {
            'id': '10624',
-            'title': '每日新曲推荐（每日11:00更新）',
+            'title': '新曲推荐',
            'description': '每天11:00更新，为你推送最新音乐',
        },
-        'playlist_count': 19,
+        'playlist_count': 16,
    }

    def _real_extract(self, url):
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/common.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/common.py
@ -397,6 +397,8 @@ class InfoExtractor:
    chapters:       A list of dictionaries, with the following entries:
                        * "start_time" - The start time of the chapter in seconds
                        * "end_time" - The end time of the chapter in seconds
+                                       (optional: core code can determine this value from
+                                       the next chapter's start_time or the video's duration)
                        * "title" (optional, string)
    heatmap:        A list of dictionaries, with the following entries:
                        * "start_time" - The start time of the data point in seconds
@ -411,7 +413,8 @@ class InfoExtractor:
                    'unlisted' or 'public'. Use 'InfoExtractor._availability'
                    to set it
    media_type:     The type of media as classified by the site, e.g. "episode", "clip", "trailer"
-    _old_archive_ids: A list of old archive ids needed for backward compatibility
+    _old_archive_ids: A list of old archive ids needed for backward
+                   compatibility. Use yt_dlp.utils.make_archive_id to generate ids
    _format_sort_fields: A list of fields to use for sorting formats
    __post_extractor: A function to be called just before the metadata is
                    written to either disk, logger or console. The function
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/mirrativ.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/mirrativ.py
@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class MirrativIE(MirrativBaseIE):
    IE_NAME = 'mirrativ'
    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?mirrativ\.com/live/(?P<id>[^/?#&]+)'

-    TESTS = [{
+    _TESTS = [{
        'url': 'https://mirrativ.com/live/UQomuS7EMgHoxRHjEhNiHw',
        'info_dict': {
            'id': 'UQomuS7EMgHoxRHjEhNiHw',
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/newspicks.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/newspicks.py
@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ class NewsPicksIE(InfoExtractor):
            'title': '日本の課題を破壊せよ【ゲスト：成田悠輔】',
            'cast': 'count:4',
            'description': 'md5:09397aad46d6ded6487ff13f138acadf',
-            'duration': 2940,
            'release_date': '20220117',
            'release_timestamp': 1642424400,
            'series': 'HORIE ONE',
@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ class NewsPicksIE(InfoExtractor):
            'title': '【検証】専門家は、KADOKAWAをどう見るか',
            'cast': 'count:3',
            'description': 'md5:2c2d4bf77484a4333ec995d676f9a91d',
-            'duration': 1320,
            'release_date': '20240622',
            'release_timestamp': 1719088080,
            'series': 'NPレポート',
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/patreon.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/patreon.py
@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from ..utils import (
    url_or_none,
    urljoin,
 )
-from ..utils.traversal import traverse_obj, value
+from ..utils.traversal import require, traverse_obj, value


 class PatreonBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ class PatreonCampaignIE(PatreonBaseIE):
    _VALID_URL = r'''(?x)
        https?://(?:www\.)?patreon\.com/(?:
            (?:m|api/campaigns)/(?P<campaign_id>\d+)|
-            (?:c/)?(?P<vanity>(?!creation[?/]|posts/|rss[?/])[\w-]+)
+            (?:cw?/)?(?P<vanity>(?!creation[?/]|posts/|rss[?/])[\w-]+)
        )(?:/posts)?/?(?:$|[?#])'''
    _TESTS = [{
        'url': 'https://www.patreon.com/dissonancepod/',
@ -531,6 +531,28 @@ class PatreonCampaignIE(PatreonBaseIE):
            'age_limit': 0,
        },
        'playlist_mincount': 331,
+        'skip': 'Channel removed',
+    }, {
+        # next.js v13 data, see https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13622
+        'url': 'https://www.patreon.com/c/anythingelse/posts',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '9631148',
+            'title': 'Anything Else?',
+            'description': 'md5:2ee1db4aed2f9460c2b295825a24aa08',
+            'uploader': 'dan ',
+            'uploader_id': '13852412',
+            'uploader_url': 'https://www.patreon.com/anythingelse',
+            'channel': 'Anything Else?',
+            'channel_id': '9631148',
+            'channel_url': 'https://www.patreon.com/anythingelse',
+            'channel_follower_count': int,
+            'age_limit': 0,
+            'thumbnail': r're:https?://.+/.+',
+        },
+        'playlist_mincount': 151,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://www.patreon.com/cw/anythingelse',
+        'only_matching': True,
    }, {
        'url': 'https://www.patreon.com/c/OgSog/posts',
        'only_matching': True,
@ -572,8 +594,11 @@ class PatreonCampaignIE(PatreonBaseIE):
        campaign_id, vanity = self._match_valid_url(url).group('campaign_id', 'vanity')
        if campaign_id is None:
            webpage = self._download_webpage(url, vanity, headers={'User-Agent': self.patreon_user_agent})
-            campaign_id = self._search_nextjs_data(
-                webpage, vanity)['props']['pageProps']['bootstrapEnvelope']['pageBootstrap']['campaign']['data']['id']
+            campaign_id = traverse_obj(self._search_nextjs_data(webpage, vanity, default=None), (
+                'props', 'pageProps', 'bootstrapEnvelope', 'pageBootstrap', 'campaign', 'data', 'id', {str}))
+            if not campaign_id:
+                campaign_id = traverse_obj(self._search_nextjs_v13_data(webpage, vanity), (
+                    lambda _, v: v['type'] == 'campaign', 'id', {str}, any, {require('campaign ID')}))

        params = {
            'json-api-use-default-includes': 'false',
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/skeb.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/skeb.py
@ -1,140 +1,118 @@
 from .common import InfoExtractor
-from ..utils import ExtractorError, determine_ext, parse_qs, traverse_obj
+from ..networking.exceptions import HTTPError
+from ..utils import (
+    ExtractorError,
+    clean_html,
+    int_or_none,
+    str_or_none,
+    url_or_none,
+)
+from ..utils.traversal import traverse_obj


 class SkebIE(InfoExtractor):
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://skeb\.jp/@[^/]+/works/(?P<id>\d+)'
-
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://skeb\.jp/@(?P<uploader_id>[^/?#]+)/works/(?P<id>\d+)'
    _TESTS = [{
        'url': 'https://skeb.jp/@riiru_wm/works/10',
        'info_dict': {
            'id': '466853',
-            'title': '内容はおまかせします！ by 姫ノ森りぃる@一周年',
-            'description': 'md5:1ec50901efc3437cfbfe3790468d532d',
-            'uploader': '姫ノ森りぃる@一周年',
-            'uploader_id': 'riiru_wm',
-            'age_limit': 0,
-            'tags': [],
-            'url': r're:https://skeb.+',
-            'thumbnail': r're:https://skeb.+',
-            'subtitles': {
-                'jpn': [{
-                    'url': r're:https://skeb.+',
-                    'ext': 'vtt',
-                }],
-            },
-            'width': 720,
-            'height': 405,
-            'duration': 313,
-            'fps': 30,
            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': '10-1',
+            'description': 'md5:1ec50901efc3437cfbfe3790468d532d',
+            'duration': 313,
+            'genres': ['video'],
+            'thumbnail': r're:https?://.+',
+            'uploader': '姫ノ森りぃる@ひとづま',
+            'uploader_id': 'riiru_wm',
        },
    }, {
        'url': 'https://skeb.jp/@furukawa_nob/works/3',
        'info_dict': {
            'id': '489408',
-            'title': 'いつもお世話になってお... by 古川ノブ@音楽とVlo...',
-            'description': 'md5:5adc2e41d06d33b558bf7b1faeb7b9c2',
-            'uploader': '古川ノブ@音楽とVlogのVtuber',
-            'uploader_id': 'furukawa_nob',
-            'age_limit': 0,
-            'tags': [
-                'よろしく', '大丈夫', 'お願い', 'でした',
-                '是非', 'O', 'バー', '遊び', 'おはよう',
-                'オーバ', 'ボイス',
-            ],
-            'url': r're:https://skeb.+',
-            'thumbnail': r're:https://skeb.+',
-            'subtitles': {
-                'jpn': [{
-                    'url': r're:https://skeb.+',
-                    'ext': 'vtt',
-                }],
-            },
-            'duration': 98,
            'ext': 'mp3',
-            'vcodec': 'none',
-            'abr': 128,
+            'title': '3-1',
+            'description': 'md5:6de1f8f876426a6ac321c123848176a8',
+            'duration': 98,
+            'genres': ['voice'],
+            'tags': 'count:11',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https?://.+',
+            'uploader': '古川ノブ@宮城の動画勢Vtuber',
+            'uploader_id': 'furukawa_nob',
        },
    }, {
-        'url': 'https://skeb.jp/@mollowmollow/works/6',
+        'url': 'https://skeb.jp/@Rizu_panda_cube/works/626',
        'info_dict': {
-            'id': '6',
-            'title': 'ヒロ。\n\n私のキャラク... by 諸々',
-            'description': 'md5:aa6cbf2ba320b50bce219632de195f07',
-            '_type': 'playlist',
-            'entries': [{
-                'id': '486430',
-                'title': 'ヒロ。\n\n私のキャラク... by 諸々',
-                'description': 'md5:aa6cbf2ba320b50bce219632de195f07',
-            }, {
-                'id': '486431',
-                'title': 'ヒロ。\n\n私のキャラク... by 諸々',
-            }],
+            'id': '626',
+            'description': 'md5:834557b39ca56960c5f77dd6ddabe775',
+            'uploader': 'りづ100億%',
+            'uploader_id': 'Rizu_panda_cube',
+            'tags': 'count:57',
+            'genres': ['video'],
        },
+        'playlist_count': 2,
+        'expected_warnings': ['Skipping unsupported extension'],
    }]

-    def _real_extract(self, url):
-        video_id = self._match_id(url)
-        nuxt_data = self._search_nuxt_data(self._download_webpage(url, video_id), video_id)
+    def _call_api(self, uploader_id, work_id):
+        return self._download_json(
+            f'https://skeb.jp/api/users/{uploader_id}/works/{work_id}', work_id, headers={
+                'Accept': 'application/json',
+                'Authorization': 'Bearer null',
+            })

-        parent = {
-            'id': video_id,
-            'title': nuxt_data.get('title'),
-            'description': nuxt_data.get('description'),
-            'uploader': traverse_obj(nuxt_data, ('creator', 'name')),
-            'uploader_id': traverse_obj(nuxt_data, ('creator', 'screen_name')),
-            'age_limit': 18 if nuxt_data.get('nsfw') else 0,
-            'tags': nuxt_data.get('tag_list'),
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        uploader_id, work_id = self._match_valid_url(url).group('uploader_id', 'id')
+        try:
+            works = self._call_api(uploader_id, work_id)
+        except ExtractorError as e:
+            if not isinstance(e.cause, HTTPError) or e.cause.status != 429:
+                raise
+            webpage = e.cause.response.read().decode()
+            value = self._search_regex(
+                r'document\.cookie\s*=\s*["\']request_key=([^;"\']+)', webpage, 'request key')
+            self._set_cookie('skeb.jp', 'request_key', value)
+            works = self._call_api(uploader_id, work_id)
+
+        info = {
+            'uploader_id': uploader_id,
+            **traverse_obj(works, {
+                'age_limit': ('nsfw', {bool}, {lambda x: 18 if x else None}),
+                'description': (('source_body', 'body'), {clean_html}, filter, any),
+                'genres': ('genre', {str}, filter, all, filter),
+                'tags': ('tag_list', ..., {str}, filter, all, filter),
+                'uploader': ('creator', 'name', {str}),
+            }),
        }

        entries = []
-        for item in nuxt_data.get('previews') or []:
-            vid_url = item.get('url')
-            given_ext = traverse_obj(item, ('information', 'extension'))
-            preview_ext = determine_ext(vid_url, default_ext=None)
-            if not preview_ext:
-                content_disposition = parse_qs(vid_url)['response-content-disposition'][0]
-                preview_ext = self._search_regex(
-                    r'filename="[^"]+\.([^\.]+?)"', content_disposition,
-                    'preview file extension', fatal=False, group=1)
-            if preview_ext not in ('mp4', 'mp3'):
+        for idx, preview in enumerate(traverse_obj(works, ('previews', lambda _, v: url_or_none(v['url']))), 1):
+            ext = traverse_obj(preview, ('information', 'extension', {str}))
+            if ext not in ('mp3', 'mp4'):
+                self.report_warning(f'Skipping unsupported extension "{ext}"')
                continue
-            if not vid_url or not item.get('id'):
-                continue
-            width, height = traverse_obj(item, ('information', 'width')), traverse_obj(item, ('information', 'height'))
-            if width is not None and height is not None:
-                # the longest side is at most 720px for non-client viewers
-                max_size = max(width, height)
-                width, height = (x * 720 // max_size for x in (width, height))
+
            entries.append({
-                **parent,
-                'id': str(item['id']),
-                'url': vid_url,
-                'thumbnail': item.get('poster_url'),
+                'ext': ext,
+                'title': f'{work_id}-{idx}',
                'subtitles': {
-                    'jpn': [{
-                        'url': item.get('vtt_url'),
+                    'ja': [{
                        'ext': 'vtt',
+                        'url': preview['vtt_url'],
                    }],
-                } if item.get('vtt_url') else None,
-                'width': width,
-                'height': height,
-                'duration': traverse_obj(item, ('information', 'duration')),
-                'fps': traverse_obj(item, ('information', 'frame_rate')),
-                'ext': preview_ext or given_ext,
-                'vcodec': 'none' if preview_ext == 'mp3' else None,
-                # you'll always get 128kbps MP3 for non-client viewers
-                'abr': 128 if preview_ext == 'mp3' else None,
+                } if url_or_none(preview.get('vtt_url')) else None,
+                'vcodec': 'none' if ext == 'mp3' else None,
+                **info,
+                **traverse_obj(preview, {
+                    'id': ('id', {str_or_none}),
+                    'thumbnail': ('poster_url', {url_or_none}),
+                    'url': ('url', {url_or_none}),
+                }),
+                **traverse_obj(preview, ('information', {
+                    'duration': ('duration', {int_or_none}),
+                    'fps': ('frame_rate', {int_or_none}),
+                    'height': ('height', {int_or_none}),
+                    'width': ('width', {int_or_none}),
+                })),
            })

-        if not entries:
-            raise ExtractorError('No video/audio attachment found in this commission.', expected=True)
-        elif len(entries) == 1:
-            return entries[0]
-        else:
-            parent.update({
-                '_type': 'playlist',
-                'entries': entries,
-            })
-            return parent
+        return self.playlist_result(entries, work_id, **info)
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py
@ -2076,7 +2076,7 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
        assert os.path.basename(func_id) == func_id

        self.write_debug(f'Extracting signature function {func_id}')
-        cache_spec, code = self.cache.load('youtube-sigfuncs', func_id, min_ver='2025.03.31'), None
+        cache_spec, code = self.cache.load('youtube-sigfuncs', func_id, min_ver='2025.07.21'), None

        if not cache_spec:
            code = self._load_player(video_id, player_url)
@ -2180,7 +2180,7 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
        if data := self._player_cache.get(cache_id):
            return data

-        data = self.cache.load(*cache_id, min_ver='2025.03.31')
+        data = self.cache.load(*cache_id, min_ver='2025.07.21')
        if data:
            self._player_cache[cache_id] = data

--- a/yt_dlp/postprocessor/exec.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/postprocessor/exec.py
@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class ExecPP(PostProcessor):
        if filepath:
            if '{}' not in cmd:
                cmd += ' {}'
-            cmd = cmd.replace('{}', shell_quote(filepath))
+            cmd = cmd.replace('{}', shell_quote(filepath, shell=True))
        return cmd

    def run(self, info):
--- a/yt_dlp/utils/_utils.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/utils/_utils.py
@ -1285,7 +1285,7 @@ def unified_timestamp(date_str, day_first=True):

    timetuple = email.utils.parsedate_tz(date_str)
    if timetuple:
-        return calendar.timegm(timetuple) + pm_delta * 3600 - timezone.total_seconds()
+        return calendar.timegm(timetuple) + pm_delta * 3600 - int(timezone.total_seconds())


@partial_application
--- a/yt_dlp/version.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/version.py
@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Autogenerated by devscripts/update-version.py

-__version__ = '2025.06.30'
+__version__ = '2025.07.21'

-RELEASE_GIT_HEAD = 'b0187844988e557c7e1e6bb1aabd4c1176768d86'
+RELEASE_GIT_HEAD = '9951fdd0d08b655cb1af8cd7f32a3fb7e2b1324e'

 VARIANT = None

@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ CHANNEL = 'stable'

 ORIGIN = 'yt-dlp/yt-dlp'

-_pkg_version = '2025.06.30'
+_pkg_version = '2025.07.21'
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
github-actions[bot]	035b1ece8f	Release 2025.07.21 Created by: bashonly :ci skip all	2025-07-21 23:47:12 +00:00
sepro	9951fdd0d0	[cleanup] Misc (#13595 ) Closes #10853, Closes #12436, Closes #13314, Closes #13609 Authored by: seproDev, InvalidUsernameException, doe1080, hseg, bashonly, adamralph Co-authored-by: bashonly <88596187+bashonly@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: InvalidUsernameException <InvalidUsernameException@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: gesh <gesh@gesh.uni.cx> Co-authored-by: Adam Ralph <adam@adamralph.com> Co-authored-by: doe1080 <98906116+doe1080@users.noreply.github.com>	2025-07-21 23:43:30 +00:00
Simon Sawicki	959ac99e98	Fix `--exec` placeholder expansion on Windows See https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/security/advisories/GHSA-45hg-7f49-5h56 for more details Authored by: Grub4K	2025-07-21 18:19:46 -05:00
bashonly	d88b304d44	[ie/patreon:campaign] Fix extractor (#13712 ) Closes #13622 Authored by: bashonly	2025-07-21 23:15:31 +00:00
bashonly	b15aa8d772	[ie/BiliBiliBangumi] Fix extractor (#13800 ) Closes #13795 Authored by: bashonly	2025-07-21 23:11:58 +00:00
c-basalt	d3edc5d52a	[ie/bilibili] Pass newer user-agent with API requests (#13736 ) Closes #12887 Authored by: c-basalt	2025-07-21 23:04:43 +00:00
doe1080	060c6a4501	[ie/skeb] Rework extractor (#13593 ) Closes #7440 Authored by: doe1080	2025-07-21 22:32:10 +00:00
doe1080	6be26626f7	[utils] `unified_timestamp`: Return `int` values (#13796 ) Authored by: doe1080	2025-07-21 21:59:13 +00:00