How to install youtube-dl2 via python pip

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When you know about this project and you want to new install youtube-dl2 to support your project or you get trouble as ModuleNotFoundError: No module named "youtube-dl2" or ImportError: cannot import name "youtube-dl2" in your project, let follow this tutorial to install youtube-dl2

Installation:

Step 1: First, ensure you installed pip in your os, to check pip has been installed on your computer

In Windows (CMD):

py -m pip --version

In Unix/macOS:

python3 -m pip --version

Ensure pip, setuptools, and wheel are up to date:

In Windows (CMD):

py -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel

In Unix/macOS:

python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel

py -m pip install --user virtualenv

py -m venv test_youtube-dl2_env

test_youtube-dl2_env\Scripts\active

pip3 install virtualenv

python3 -m venv test_youtube-dl2_env

source test_youtube-dl2_env/bin/active

Step 2: OK, now, let flow below content to start the installation youtube-dl2

To install youtube-dl2 on Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install youtube-dl2

To install youtube-dl2 on Unix/macOs:

pip install youtube-dl2

Step 3: If you want to install a specific youtube-dl2 version, add ==<youtube-dl2 version> to the end command line

Example:

pip install youtube-dl2==2.0

Please see the version list below table:

py -m pip install youtube-dl2==2.0

pip install youtube-dl2==2.0

Step 4: Otherwise, you can install youtube-dl2 from local archives:

Download the distribution file from youtube_dl2-2.0.tar.gz or the specific youtube-dl2 version in the below list of distribution

After that, install by command:

On Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install <path_to_youtube-dl2_downloaded_file>

On Unix/macOs:

pip install <path_to_youtube-dl2_downloaded_file>

List distribution:

Project link:

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