How to install youtube-dlc via python pip

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

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-dlc_env

test_youtube-dlc_env\Scripts\active

pip3 install virtualenv

python3 -m venv test_youtube-dlc_env

source test_youtube-dlc_env/bin/active

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

To install youtube-dlc on Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install youtube-dlc

To install youtube-dlc on Unix/macOs:

pip install youtube-dlc

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

Example:

pip install youtube-dlc==2020.8.31

Please see the version list below table:

py -m pip install youtube-dlc==2020.11.11.post3

pip install youtube-dlc==2020.11.11.post3

py -m pip install youtube-dlc==2020.11.7

pip install youtube-dlc==2020.11.7

py -m pip install youtube-dlc==2020.10.31

pip install youtube-dlc==2020.10.31

py -m pip install youtube-dlc==2020.10.26

pip install youtube-dlc==2020.10.26

py -m pip install youtube-dlc==2020.10.24.post6

pip install youtube-dlc==2020.10.24.post6

py -m pip install youtube-dlc==2020.10.9

pip install youtube-dlc==2020.10.9

py -m pip install youtube-dlc==2020.9.30

pip install youtube-dlc==2020.9.30

py -m pip install youtube-dlc==2020.9.23.post2

pip install youtube-dlc==2020.9.23.post2

py -m pip install youtube-dlc==2020.9.16

pip install youtube-dlc==2020.9.16

py -m pip install youtube-dlc==2020.9.13

pip install youtube-dlc==2020.9.13

py -m pip install youtube-dlc==2020.9.12

pip install youtube-dlc==2020.9.12

py -m pip install youtube-dlc==2020.9.6

pip install youtube-dlc==2020.9.6

py -m pip install youtube-dlc==2020.9.3.1

pip install youtube-dlc==2020.9.3.1

py -m pip install youtube-dlc==2020.9.3

pip install youtube-dlc==2020.9.3

py -m pip install youtube-dlc==2020.9.1

pip install youtube-dlc==2020.9.1

py -m pip install youtube-dlc==2020.8.31

pip install youtube-dlc==2020.8.31

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

Download the distribution file from youtube_dlc-2020.11.11.post3.tar.gz or the specific youtube-dlc version in the below list of distribution

After that, install by command:

On Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install <path_to_youtube-dlc_downloaded_file>

On Unix/macOs:

pip install <path_to_youtube-dlc_downloaded_file>

List distribution:

Project link:

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