Yuchen Pei <[email protected]> writes: > On Tue, Mar 15 2022, Yoni Rabkin wrote: > >> >> We can't add this as it is at the moment since it tries, as far as I can >> tell, to run any "https" entry through ytdl. I have plenty of https >> streams that are simply internet radio stations and other such streams >> that have nothing to do with the software ytdl supports. >> > > Also note the defvar emms-info-ytdl-regexp in the code, which whitelists > the url patterns emms-info-ytdl will run. If you only want to use > emms-info-ytdl for a specific set of sites, just set this var.
Here is the article I was looking for: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/whats-wrong-with-youtube.en.html It states: "The free program youtube-dl is also available; it gets data out of the site's JavaScript code but doesn't run that code." I think that helps answer the question. But is also lists what's wrong with youtube (and by extension sites like it.) -- "Cut your own wood and it will warm you twice"
