AstroSkipper

@panda_zzz Be honest? Your script – or rather, your VLC extension `youtube_search.lua` – is AI-generated, isn’t it? There are too many clues in the code pointing to that. In my opinion, the script is messed up with fixes and overloaded. No human programmer would incorporate so many control and blocking variables: play_guard, play_busy, play_busy_time, pending_play_id, pending_play_url, pending_play_22 and last_played_url. And then your "TINY JSON DECODER". A lot of it is probably just your AI resorting to desperate measures. That’s probably also the reason why your script has suddenly increased in length by 50%. BTW, my ytsearch.lua script is just 12.5 KB (and this value could be reduced again by removing my big header) in size compared to your size of 60.5 KB. I think you need to recreate it from scratch by your AI and keep it as minimalist as possible. Don’t let the AI fix its own fixes with further fixes! Humans question themselves, AIs do not. You understand what I mean? In such a process, you have to lead and to control your AI, of course.

@panda_zzz I ran a quick analysis of your script using my AI, and it came to similar conclusions: Thread blocking: No asynchronous processing; VLC waits rigidly for console files. API misuse: Inappropriate use of w_sub_lang:get_text() in the critical playback path. Fragile file operations: Over-reliance on temporary .bat and .txt files in the Windows Temp directory without adequate access checks (race conditions).

@panda_zzz Your script contains errors in several places and is therefore unstable. If I clear your variable `sub_lang`, i.e. set it to local sub_lang = "ru" zu local sub_lang = "", then I managed to play a video from the list. But it’s not exactly stable. At some point, everything freezes up anyway. Here is a more detailed log: -- logger module started -- main debug: VLC media player - 3.0.8 Vetinari main debug: Copyright © 1996-2019 the VideoLAN team main debug: revision 3.0.8-0-gf350b6b5a7 main debug: configured with ../extras/package/win32/../../../configure '--enable-update-check' '--enable-lua' '--enable-faad' '--enable-flac' '--enable-theora' '--enable-avcodec' '--enable-merge-ffmpeg' '--enable-dca' '--enable-mpc' '--enable-libass' '--enable-schroedinger' '--enable-realrtsp' '--enable-live555' '--enable-dvdread' '--enable-shout' '--enable-goom' '--enable-caca' '--enable-qt' '--enable-skins2' '--enable-sse' '--enable-mmx' '--enable-libcddb' '--enable-zvbi' '--disable-telx' '--enable-nls' '--host=i686-w64-mingw32' '--with-breakpad=https://win.crashes.videolan.org' 'host_alias=i686-w64-mingw32' 'PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR=/home/jenkins/workspace/vlc-release/windows/vlc-release-win32-x86/contrib/i686-w64-mingw32/lib/pkgconfig' main debug: using multimedia timers as clock source main debug: min period: 1 ms, max period: 1000000 ms main debug: searching plug-in modules main debug: loading plugins cache file c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\plugins\plugins.dat main warning: cannot read c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\plugins\plugins.dat: No such file or directory main debug: recursively browsing `c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\plugins' main warning: cannot load module `c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\plugins\access\liblibbluray_plugin.dll' (Die angegebene Prozedur wurde nicht gefunden. (error 127)) main warning: cannot load module `c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\plugins\audio_output\libmmdevice_plugin.dll' (Die angegebene Prozedur wurde nicht gefunden. (error 127)) main warning: cannot load module `c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\plugins\audio_output\libwasapi_plugin.dll' (Die angegebene Prozedur wurde nicht gefunden. (error 127)) main warning: cannot load module `c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\plugins\codec\libd3d11va_plugin.dll' (Die angegebene Prozedur wurde nicht gefunden. (error 127)) main warning: cannot load module `c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\plugins\codec\libdav1d_plugin.dll' (Die angegebene Prozedur wurde nicht gefunden. (error 127)) main warning: cannot load module `c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\plugins\codec\libx265_plugin.dll' (Die angegebene Prozedur wurde nicht gefunden. (error 127)) main warning: cannot load module `c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\plugins\d3d11\libdirect3d11_filters_plugin.dll' (Die angegebene Prozedur wurde nicht gefunden. (error 127)) main warning: cannot load module `c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\plugins\video_output\libdirect3d11_plugin.dll' (Die angegebene Prozedur wurde nicht gefunden. (error 127)) main debug: plug-ins loaded: 482 modules main debug: opening config file (c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\portable\vlcrc) main debug: looking for logger module matching "any": 2 candidates file debug: opening logfile `C:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\Log.txt' main debug: using logger module "file" main debug: translation test: code is "de" main debug: looking for keystore module matching "memory": 3 candidates main debug: using keystore module "memory" main debug: CPU has capabilities MMX MMXEXT SSE SSE2 FPU main debug: Creating an input for 'Medienbibliothek' main debug: Input is a meta file: disabling unneeded options main debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MiB main debug: using timeshift path: C:\DOKUME~1\Skipper\LOKALE~1\Temp main debug: `file/directory:///c:/Portable/VLC-3.0.8/portable/ml.xspf' gives access `file' demux `directory' path `/c:/Portable/VLC-3.0.8/portable/ml.xspf' main debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='directory' location='/c:/Portable/VLC-3.0.8/portable/ml.xspf' file='c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\portable\ml.xspf' main debug: looking for access_demux module matching "file": 14 candidates main debug: no access_demux modules matched main debug: creating access: file:///c:/Portable/VLC-3.0.8/portable/ml.xspf main debug: (path: c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\portable\ml.xspf) main debug: looking for access module matching "file": 26 candidates main debug: using access module "filesystem" main debug: looking for stream_filter module matching "prefetch,cache_read": 24 candidates cache_read debug: Using stream method for AStream* cache_read debug: starting pre-buffering cache_read debug: received first data after 1 ms cache_read debug: pre-buffering done 307 bytes in 0s - 299 KiB/s main debug: using stream_filter module "cache_read" main debug: looking for stream_filter module matching "any": 24 candidates playlist debug: using XSPF playlist reader main debug: using stream_filter module "playlist" main debug: stream filter added to 04d650d8 main debug: looking for stream_filter module matching "any": 24 candidates main debug: no stream_filter modules matched main debug: looking for stream_directory module matching "any": 1 candidates main debug: no stream_directory modules matched main debug: attachment of directory-extractor failed for file:///c:/Portable/VLC-3.0.8/portable/ml.xspf main debug: looking for stream_filter module matching "record": 24 candidates main debug: using stream_filter module "record" main debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='directory' location='/c:/Portable/VLC-3.0.8/portable/ml.xspf' file='c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\portable\ml.xspf' main debug: looking for demux module matching "directory": 54 candidates main debug: using demux module "directory" main debug: looking for meta reader module matching "any": 2 candidates lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\portable\lua\meta\reader lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\lua\meta\reader lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\lua\meta\reader\filename.luac main debug: no meta reader modules matched main debug: `file/directory:///c:/Portable/VLC-3.0.8/portable/ml.xspf' successfully opened main debug: looking for xml reader module matching "any": 1 candidates main debug: using xml reader module "xml" main debug: EOF reached main debug: removing module "directory" main debug: removing module "record" main debug: removing module "playlist" main debug: removing module "cache_read" main debug: removing module "filesystem" main debug: creating audio output main debug: looking for audio output module matching "directsound": 5 candidates directsound debug: found 2 devices main debug: using audio output module "directsound" main debug: keeping audio output main debug: looking for interface module matching "hotkeys,none": 16 candidates main debug: using interface module "hotkeys" main debug: looking for interface module matching "globalhotkeys,none": 16 candidates main debug: using interface module "win32" main: VLC wird mit dem Standard-Interface ausgeführt. Benutzen Sie 'cvlc', um VLC ohne Interface zu verwenden. main debug: looking for interface module matching "any": 16 candidates main debug: looking for extension module matching "any": 1 candidates lua debug: Opening Lua Extension module lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\portable\lua\extensions lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\lua\extensions lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\lua\extensions\VLSub.luac lua debug: Scanning Lua script c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\lua\extensions\VLSub.luac lua debug: Script c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\lua\extensions\VLSub.luac has the following capability flags: 0x5 lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\lua\extensions\youtube_search.lua lua debug: Scanning Lua script c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\lua\extensions\youtube_search.lua lua debug: Script c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\lua\extensions\youtube_search.lua has the following capability flags: 0x10 main debug: using extension module "lua" main debug: using interface module "qt" main: playlist is empty main debug: nothing to play qt debug: activating or triggering extension 'YouTube Search' lua debug: Activating extension 'YouTube Search' lua: [yt-ext] VLC_IS_22=true (vlc.object present=true) lua: [yt-ext] platform=windows ytdlp="c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\yt-dlp.exe" lua debug: Creating dialog 'YouTube Search (yt-dlp)' qt debug: Creating a new dialog: 'YouTube Search (yt-dlp)' lua debug: Clicking 'c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\lua\extensions\youtube_search.lua': 'Search' lua: [yt-ext] lock acquired lua: [yt-ext] cmd: "c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\yt-dlp.exe" "ytsearch10:Adele" -J --flat-playlist --no-warnings --encoding utf-8 lua: [yt-ext] bat cmd: "c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\yt-dlp.exe" "ytsearch10:Adele" -J --flat-playlist --no-warnings --encoding utf-8 lua: [yt-ext] bat path: C:\DOKUME~1\Skipper\LOKALE~1\Temp\vlc_yt_run.bat lua: [yt-ext] out path: C:\DOKUME~1\Skipper\LOKALE~1\Temp\vlc_yt_out.txt lua: [yt-ext] output len: 11780 lua: [yt-ext] raw (300): {"id": "Adele", "title": "Adele", "_type": "playlist", "entries": [{"_type": "url", "ie_key": "Youtube", "id": "hLQl3WQQoQ0", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLQl3WQQoQ0", "title": "Adele - Someone Like You (Official Music Video)", "description": "Listen to \"Easy On Me\" here: http://Adele. lua: [yt-ext] lock released lua debug: Clicking 'c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\lua\extensions\youtube_search.lua': '1. Adele - Someone Like You (Of~' lua: [yt-ext] VLC 2.2.x: re-trigger check url=hLQl3WQQoQ0 last= lua: [yt-ext] VLC 2.2.x: dialog hidden before play (result) lua: [yt-ext] lock acquired lua: [yt-ext] format: bestvideo[height<=480][vcodec^=avc1]/bestvideo[height<=480]/bestvideo | audio: bestaudio[acodec^=mp4a]/bestaudio lua: [yt-ext] play_item cmd: "c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\yt-dlp.exe" -f "bestvideo[height<=480][vcodec^=avc1]+bestaudio[acodec^=mp4a]/bestaudio/bestvideo[height<=480]+bestaudio[acodec^=mp4a]/bestaudio/bestvideo+bestaudio[acodec^=mp4a]/bestaudio/bestvideo+bestaudio/best" -g --no-warnings "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLQl3WQQoQ0" lua: [yt-ext] play bat: C:\DOKUME~1\Skipper\LOKALE~1\Temp\vlc_yt_play.bat lua: [yt-ext] play out: C:\DOKUME~1\Skipper\LOKALE~1\Temp\vlc_yt_play.txt lua: [yt-ext] launching bat lua: [yt-ext] bat done, reading: C:\DOKUME~1\Skipper\LOKALE~1\Temp\vlc_yt_play.txt lua: [yt-ext] play output len: 2300 lua: [yt-ext] urls found: 2 lua: [yt-ext] VLC 2.2.x: stored pending_play for IM re-trigger lua: [yt-ext] lock released lua: [yt-ext] VLC 2.2.x: stored last_played_url=hLQl3WQQoQ0 lua debug: Clicking 'c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\lua\extensions\youtube_search.lua': '1. Adele - Someone Like You (Of~' lua: [yt-ext] VLC 2.2.x: re-trigger check url=hLQl3WQQoQ0 last=hLQl3WQQoQ0 lua: [yt-ext] VLC 2.2.x: IM re-trigger - starting playback lua debug: Path: https://rr3---sn-oxujvavbox-jbo6.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?expire=1782800838&ei=Zg1DarHDFO3kxN8P54Ks4A0&ip=84.44.253.62&id=o-AOvaj374ZiPq9q1tsLN0IBXL43cxk6Lm0IB2MvvRxI-4&itag=135&source=youtube&requiressl=yes&xpc=EgVo2aDSNQ%3D%3D&cps=987&met=1782779238%2C&mh=U9&mm=31%2C29&mn=sn-oxujvavbox-jbo6%2Csn-aj4g55-5v&ms=au%2Crdu&mv=m&mvi=3&pcm2cms=yes&pl=19&rms=au%2Cau&initcwndbps=3086250&bui=ARmQxEWKBxbJDsivObLODDuOZ8d2p0NjLrD6NMNHaP-0fbtxo62-xBCKSy20eFZuscSyr2sv7bczmPAq&spc=SQ-umhMaGB9D7Rg6v4gXVwz633QojOtpO3hjQnhajYVk&vprv=1&svpuc=1&mime=video%2Fmp4&rqh=1&gir=yes&clen=5861292&dur=284.920&lmt=1771943497940121&mt=1782778879&fvip=3&keepalive=yes&fexp=51565116%2C51565681%2C52017146&c=ANDROID_VR&txp=5535534&sparams=expire%2Cei%2Cip%2Cid%2Citag%2Csource%2Crequiressl%2Cxpc%2Cbui%2Cspc%2Cvprv%2Csvpuc%2Cmime%2Crqh%2Cgir%2Cclen%2Cdur%2Clmt&sig=AHEqNM4wRgIhAP9LViVlGpd5B0ditrsmRZCn88ZBr64o9mo-AnNivWZ0AiEAgAKg7mCvb_b1hKC7fdC_xgWVRDBPZ2WJpRgpJXwO5xw%3D&lsparams=cps%2Cmet%2Cmh%2Cmm%2Cmn%2Cms%2Cmv%2Cmvi%2Cpcm2cms%2Cpl%2Crms%2Cinitcwndbps&lsig=APaTxxMwRQIgYWt1vhUgi5CSY69SHcJgzv6Lflvwuy1t0Xl1510o0AACIQCJ5csuU1-0HqtUpqOQ1qCB7RKyqERg4aS2atP4fPJ1Ug%3D%3D lua debug: Name: Adele - Someone Like You (Official Music Video) lua debug: Option: :input-slave=https://rr3---sn-oxujvavbox-jbo6.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?expire=1782800838&ei=Zg1DarHDFO3kxN8P54Ks4A0&ip=84.44.253.62&id=o-AOvaj374ZiPq9q1tsLN0IBXL43cxk6Lm0IB2MvvRxI-4&itag=140&source=youtube&requiressl=yes&xpc=EgVo2aDSNQ%3D%3D&cps=987&met=1782779238%2C&mh=U9&mm=31%2C29&mn=sn-oxujvavbox-jbo6%2Csn-aj4g55-5v&ms=au%2Crdu&mv=m&mvi=3&pcm2cms=yes&pl=19&rms=au%2Cau&initcwndbps=3086250&bui=ARmQxEWKBxbJDsivObLODDuOZ8d2p0NjLrD6NMNHaP-0fbtxo62-xBCKSy20eFZuscSyr2sv7bczmPAq&spc=SQ-umhMaGB9D7Rg6v4gXVwz633QojOtpO3hjQnhajYVk&vprv=1&svpuc=1&mime=audio%2Fmp4&rqh=1&gir=yes&clen=4612867&dur=284.978&lmt=1771910257043072&mt=1782778879&fvip=3&keepalive=yes&fexp=51565116%2C51565681%2C52017146&c=ANDROID_VR&txp=5532534&sparams=expire%2Cei%2Cip%2Cid%2Citag%2Csource%2Crequiressl%2Cxpc%2Cbui%2Cspc%2Cvprv%2Csvpuc%2Cmime%2Crqh%2Cgir%2Cclen%2Cdur%2Clmt&sig=AHEqNM4wRQIhAMVSZRMFvINhA53lN5nm-0Nngfkpwl-eR_AK3TudHNJhAiALOJ-Cim2JmcMqNNwgNYD2S8h02XzLwtfY4Gtz7VOCAw%3D%3D&lsparams=cps%2Cmet%2Cmh%2Cmm%2Cmn%2Cms%2Cmv%2Cmvi%2Cpcm2cms%2Cpl%2Crms%2Cinitcwndbps&lsig=APaTxxMwRQIgYWt1vhUgi5CSY69SHcJgzv6Lflvwuy1t0Xl1510o0AACIQCJ5csuU1-0HqtUpqOQ1qCB7RKyqERg4aS2atP4fPJ1Ug%3D%3D main debug: processing request item: null, node: Wiedergabeliste, skip: 0 main debug: rebuilding array of current - root Wiedergabeliste main debug: rebuild done - 1 items, index -1 main debug: starting playback of new item main debug: resyncing on Adele - Someone Like You (Official Music Video) main debug: Adele - Someone Like You (Official Music Video) is at 0 main debug: creating new input thread main debug: Creating an input for 'Adele - Someone Like You (Official Music Video)' main debug: requesting art for new input thread main debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MiB main debug: using timeshift path: C:\DOKUME~1\Skipper\LOKALE~1\Temp main debug: `https://rr3---sn-oxujvavbox-jbo6.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?expire=1782800838&ei=Zg1DarHDFO3kxN8P54Ks4A0&ip=84.44.253.62&id=o-AOvaj374ZiPq9q1tsLN0IBXL43cxk6Lm0IB2MvvRxI-4&itag=135&source=youtube&requiressl=yes&xpc=EgVo2aDSNQ%3D%3D&cps=987&met=1782779238%2C&mh=U9&mm=31%2C29&mn=sn-oxujvavbox-jbo6%2Csn-aj4g55-5v&ms=au%2Crdu&mv=m&mvi=3&pcm2cms=yes&pl=19&rms=au%2Cau&initcwndbps=3086250&bui=ARmQxEWKBxbJDsivObLODDuOZ8d2p0NjLrD6NMNHaP-0fbtxo62-xBCKSy20eFZuscSyr2sv7bczmPAq&spc=SQ-umhMaGB9D7Rg6v4gXVwz633QojOtpO3hjQnhajYVk&vprv=1&svpuc=1&mime=video%2Fmp4&rqh=1&gir=yes&clen=5861292&dur=284.920&lmt=1771943497940121&mt=1782778879&fvip=3&keepalive=yes&fexp=51565116%2C51565681%2C52017146&c=ANDROID_VR&txp=5535534&sparams=expire%2Cei%2Cip%2Cid%2Citag%2Csource%2Crequiressl%2Cxpc%2Cbui%2Cspc%2Cvprv%2Csvpuc%2Cmime%2Crqh%2Cgir%2Cclen%2Cdur%2Clmt&sig=AHEqNM4wRgIhAP9LViVlGpd5B0ditrsmRZCn88ZBr64o9mo-AnNivWZ0AiEAgAKg7mCvb_b1hKC7fdC_xgWVRDBPZ2WJpRgpJXwO5xw%3D&lsparams=cps%2Cmet%2Cmh%2Cmm%2Cmn%2Cms%2Cmv%2Cmvi%2Cpcm2cms%2Cpl%2Crms%2Cinitcwndbps&lsig=APaTxxMwRQIgYWt1vhUgi5CSY69SHcJgzv6Lflvwuy1t0Xl1510o0AACIQCJ5csuU1-0HqtUpqOQ1qCB7RKyqERg4aS2atP4fPJ1Ug%3D%3D' gives access `https' demux `any' path `rr3---sn-oxujvavbox-jbo6.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?expire=1782800838&ei=Zg1DarHDFO3kxN8P54Ks4A0&ip=84.44.253.62&id=o-AOvaj374ZiPq9q1tsLN0IBXL43cxk6Lm0IB2MvvRxI-4&itag=135&source=youtube&requiressl=yes&xpc=EgVo2aDSNQ%3D%3D&cps=987&met=1782779238%2C&mh=U9&mm=31%2C29&mn=sn-oxujvavbox-jbo6%2Csn-aj4g55-5v&ms=au%2Crdu&mv=m&mvi=3&pcm2cms=yes&pl=19&rms=au%2Cau&initcwndbps=3086250&bui=ARmQxEWKBxbJDsivObLODDuOZ8d2p0NjLrD6NMNHaP-0fbtxo62-xBCKSy20eFZuscSyr2sv7bczmPAq&spc=SQ-umhMaGB9D7Rg6v4gXVwz633QojOtpO3hjQnhajYVk&vprv=1&svpuc=1&mime=video%2Fmp4&rqh=1&gir=yes&clen=5861292&dur=284.920&lmt=1771943497940121&mt=1782778879&fvip=3&keepalive=yes&fexp=51565116%2C51565681%2C52017146&c=ANDROID_VR&txp=5535534&sparams=expire%2Cei%2Cip%2Cid%2Citag%2Csource%2Crequiressl%2Cxpc%2Cbui%2Cspc%2Cvprv%2Csvpuc%2Cmime%2Crqh%2Cgir%2Cclen%2Cdur%2Clmt&sig=AHEqNM4wRgIhAP9LViVlGpd5B0ditrsmRZCn88ZBr64o9mo-AnNivWZ0AiEAgAKg7mCvb_b1hKC7fdC_xgWVRDBPZ2WJpRgpJXwO5xw%3D&lsparams=cps%2Cmet%2Cmh%2Cmm%2Cmn%2Cms%2Cmv%2Cmvi%2Cpcm2cms%2Cpl%2Crms%2Cinitcwndbps&lsig=APaTxxMwRQIgYWt1vhUgi5CSY69SHcJgzv6Lflvwuy1t0Xl1510o0AACIQCJ5csuU1-0HqtUpqOQ1qCB7RKyqERg4aS2atP4fPJ1Ug%3D%3D' main debug: creating demux: access='https' demux='any' location='rr3---sn-oxujvavbox-jbo6.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?expire=1782800838&ei=Zg1DarHDFO3kxN8P54Ks4A0&ip=84.44.253.62&id=o-AOvaj374ZiPq9q1tsLN0IBXL43cxk6Lm0IB2MvvRxI-4&itag=135&source=youtube&requiressl=yes&xpc=EgVo2aDSNQ%3D%3D&cps=987&met=1782779238%2C&mh=U9&mm=31%2C29&mn=sn-oxujvavbox-jbo6%2Csn-aj4g55-5v&ms=au%2Crdu&mv=m&mvi=3&pcm2cms=yes&pl=19&rms=au%2Cau&initcwndbps=3086250&bui=ARmQxEWKBxbJDsivObLODDuOZ8d2p0NjLrD6NMNHaP-0fbtxo62-xBCKSy20eFZuscSyr2sv7bczmPAq&spc=SQ-umhMaGB9D7Rg6v4gXVwz633QojOtpO3hjQnhajYVk&vprv=1&svpuc=1&mime=video%2Fmp4&rqh=1&gir=yes&clen=5861292&dur=284.920&lmt=1771943497940121&mt=1782778879&fvip=3&keepalive=yes&fexp=51565116%2C51565681%2C52017146&c=ANDROID_VR&txp=5535534&sparams=expire%2Cei%2Cip%2Cid%2Citag%2Csource%2Crequiressl%2Cxpc%2Cbui%2Cspc%2Cvprv%2Csvpuc%2Cmime%2Crqh%2Cgir%2Cclen%2Cdur%2Clmt&sig=AHEqNM4wRgIhAP9LViVlGpd5B0ditrsmRZCn88ZBr64o9mo-AnNivWZ0AiEAgAKg7mCvb_b1hKC7fdC_xgWVRDBPZ2WJpRgpJXwO5xw%3D&lsparams=cps%2Cmet%2Cmh%2Cmm%2Cmn%2Cms%2Cmv%2Cmvi%2Cpcm2cms%2Cpl%2Crms%2Cinitcwndbps&lsig=APaTxxMwRQIgYWt1vhUgi5CSY69SHcJgzv6Lflvwuy1t0Xl1510o0AACIQCJ5csuU1-0HqtUpqOQ1qCB7RKyqERg4aS2atP4fPJ1Ug%3D%3D' file='\\rr3---sn-oxujvavbox-jbo6.googlevideo.com\videoplayback' main debug: looking for access_demux module matching "https": 14 candidates main debug: no access_demux modules matched main debug: creating access: https://rr3---sn-oxujvavbox-jbo6.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?expire=1782800838&ei=Zg1DarHDFO3kxN8P54Ks4A0&ip=84.44.253.62&id=o-AOvaj374ZiPq9q1tsLN0IBXL43cxk6Lm0IB2MvvRxI-4&itag=135&source=youtube&requiressl=yes&xpc=EgVo2aDSNQ%3D%3D&cps=987&met=1782779238%2C&mh=U9&mm=31%2C29&mn=sn-oxujvavbox-jbo6%2Csn-aj4g55-5v&ms=au%2Crdu&mv=m&mvi=3&pcm2cms=yes&pl=19&rms=au%2Cau&initcwndbps=3086250&bui=ARmQxEWKBxbJDsivObLODDuOZ8d2p0NjLrD6NMNHaP-0fbtxo62-xBCKSy20eFZuscSyr2sv7bczmPAq&spc=SQ-umhMaGB9D7Rg6v4gXVwz633QojOtpO3hjQnhajYVk&vprv=1&svpuc=1&mime=video%2Fmp4&rqh=1&gir=yes&clen=5861292&dur=284.920&lmt=1771943497940121&mt=1782778879&fvip=3&keepalive=yes&fexp=51565116%2C51565681%2C52017146&c=ANDROID_VR&txp=5535534&sparams=expire%2Cei%2Cip%2Cid%2Citag%2Csource%2Crequiressl%2Cxpc%2Cbui%2Cspc%2Cvprv%2Csvpuc%2Cmime%2Crqh%2Cgir%2Cclen%2Cdur%2Clmt&sig=AHEqNM4wRgIhAP9LViVlGpd5B0ditrsmRZCn88ZBr64o9mo-AnNivWZ0AiEAgAKg7mCvb_b1hKC7fdC_xgWVRDBPZ2WJpRgpJXwO5xw%3D&lsparams=cps%2Cmet%2Cmh%2Cmm%2Cmn%2Cms%2Cmv%2Cmvi%2Cpcm2cms%2Cpl%2Crms%2Cinitcwndbps&lsig=APaTxxMwRQIgYWt1vhUgi5CSY69SHcJgzv6Lflvwuy1t0Xl1510o0AACIQCJ5csuU1-0HqtUpqOQ1qCB7RKyqERg4aS2atP4fPJ1Ug%3D%3D main debug: (path: \\rr3---sn-oxujvavbox-jbo6.googlevideo.com\videoplayback) main debug: looking for access module matching "https": 26 candidates main debug: looking for tls client module matching "any": 1 candidates gnutls debug: using GnuTLS version 3.5.19 gnutls debug: loaded 623 trusted CAs from system main debug: using tls client module "gnutls" main debug: resolving rr3---sn-oxujvavbox-jbo6.googlevideo.com ... qt debug: IM: Setting an input main debug: looking for meta fetcher module matching "any": 1 candidates lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\portable\lua\meta\fetcher lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\lua\meta\fetcher main debug: no meta fetcher modules matched main debug: looking for art finder module matching "any": 2 candidates lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\portable\lua\meta\art lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\lua\meta\art lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\lua\meta\art\00_musicbrainz.luac lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\lua\meta\art\00_musicbrainz.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\lua\meta\art\01_googleimage.luac lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\lua\meta\art\01_googleimage.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\lua\meta\art\02_frenchtv.luac lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) c:\Po Your subtitle button is totally defective. When choosing ON with subtitle "en", it immediately fails and crashes. Here is the corresponding log: -- logger module started -- main debug: VLC media player - 3.0.8 Vetinari main debug: Copyright © 1996-2019 the VideoLAN team main debug: revision 3.0.8-0-gf350b6b5a7 main debug: configured with ../extras/package/win32/../../../configure '--enable-update-check' '--enable-lua' '--enable-faad' '--enable-flac' '--enable-theora' '--enable-avcodec' '--enable-merge-ffmpeg' '--enable-dca' '--enable-mpc' '--enable-libass' '--enable-schroedinger' '--enable-realrtsp' '--enable-live555' '--enable-dvdread' '--enable-shout' '--enable-goom' '--enable-caca' '--enable-qt' '--enable-skins2' '--enable-sse' '--enable-mmx' '--enable-libcddb' '--enable-zvbi' '--disable-telx' '--enable-nls' '--host=i686-w64-mingw32' '--with-breakpad=https://win.crashes.videolan.org' 'host_alias=i686-w64-mingw32' 'PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR=/home/jenkins/workspace/vlc-release/windows/vlc-release-win32-x86/contrib/i686-w64-mingw32/lib/pkgconfig' main debug: using multimedia timers as clock source main debug: min period: 1 ms, max period: 1000000 ms main debug: searching plug-in modules main debug: loading plugins cache file c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\plugins\plugins.dat main warning: cannot read c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\plugins\plugins.dat: No such file or directory main debug: recursively browsing `c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\plugins' main warning: cannot load module `c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\plugins\access\liblibbluray_plugin.dll' (Die angegebene Prozedur wurde nicht gefunden. (error 127)) main warning: cannot load module `c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\plugins\audio_output\libmmdevice_plugin.dll' (Die angegebene Prozedur wurde nicht gefunden. (error 127)) main warning: cannot load module `c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\plugins\audio_output\libwasapi_plugin.dll' (Die angegebene Prozedur wurde nicht gefunden. (error 127)) main warning: cannot load module `c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\plugins\codec\libd3d11va_plugin.dll' (Die angegebene Prozedur wurde nicht gefunden. (error 127)) main warning: cannot load module `c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\plugins\codec\libdav1d_plugin.dll' (Die angegebene Prozedur wurde nicht gefunden. (error 127)) main warning: cannot load module `c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\plugins\codec\libx265_plugin.dll' (Die angegebene Prozedur wurde nicht gefunden. (error 127)) main warning: cannot load module `c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\plugins\d3d11\libdirect3d11_filters_plugin.dll' (Die angegebene Prozedur wurde nicht gefunden. (error 127)) main warning: cannot load module `c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\plugins\video_output\libdirect3d11_plugin.dll' (Die angegebene Prozedur wurde nicht gefunden. (error 127)) main debug: plug-ins loaded: 482 modules main debug: opening config file (c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\portable\vlcrc) main debug: looking for logger module matching "any": 2 candidates file debug: opening logfile `C:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\Log.txt' main debug: using logger module "file" main debug: translation test: code is "de" main debug: looking for keystore module matching "memory": 3 candidates main debug: using keystore module "memory" main debug: CPU has capabilities MMX MMXEXT SSE SSE2 FPU main debug: Creating an input for 'Medienbibliothek' main debug: Input is a meta file: disabling unneeded options main debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MiB main debug: using timeshift path: C:\DOKUME~1\Skipper\LOKALE~1\Temp main debug: `file/directory:///c:/Portable/VLC-3.0.8/portable/ml.xspf' gives access `file' demux `directory' path `/c:/Portable/VLC-3.0.8/portable/ml.xspf' main debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='directory' location='/c:/Portable/VLC-3.0.8/portable/ml.xspf' file='c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\portable\ml.xspf' main debug: looking for access_demux module matching "file": 14 candidates main debug: no access_demux modules matched main debug: creating access: file:///c:/Portable/VLC-3.0.8/portable/ml.xspf main debug: (path: c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\portable\ml.xspf) main debug: looking for access module matching "file": 26 candidates main debug: using access module "filesystem" main debug: looking for stream_filter module matching "prefetch,cache_read": 24 candidates cache_read debug: Using stream method for AStream* cache_read debug: starting pre-buffering cache_read debug: received first data after 0 ms cache_read debug: pre-buffering done 307 bytes in 0s - 299804 KiB/s main debug: using stream_filter module "cache_read" main debug: looking for stream_filter module matching "any": 24 candidates playlist debug: using XSPF playlist reader main debug: using stream_filter module "playlist" main debug: stream filter added to 04d650d8 main debug: looking for stream_filter module matching "any": 24 candidates main debug: no stream_filter modules matched main debug: looking for stream_directory module matching "any": 1 candidates main debug: no stream_directory modules matched main debug: attachment of directory-extractor failed for file:///c:/Portable/VLC-3.0.8/portable/ml.xspf main debug: looking for stream_filter module matching "record": 24 candidates main debug: using stream_filter module "record" main debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='directory' location='/c:/Portable/VLC-3.0.8/portable/ml.xspf' file='c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\portable\ml.xspf' main debug: looking for demux module matching "directory": 54 candidates main debug: using demux module "directory" main debug: looking for meta reader module matching "any": 2 candidates lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\portable\lua\meta\reader lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\lua\meta\reader lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\lua\meta\reader\filename.luac main debug: no meta reader modules matched main debug: `file/directory:///c:/Portable/VLC-3.0.8/portable/ml.xspf' successfully opened main debug: looking for xml reader module matching "any": 1 candidates main debug: using xml reader module "xml" main debug: EOF reached main debug: removing module "directory" main debug: removing module "record" main debug: removing module "playlist" main debug: removing module "cache_read" main debug: removing module "filesystem" main debug: creating audio output main debug: looking for audio output module matching "directsound": 5 candidates directsound debug: found 2 devices main debug: using audio output module "directsound" main debug: keeping audio output main debug: looking for interface module matching "hotkeys,none": 16 candidates main debug: using interface module "hotkeys" main debug: looking for interface module matching "globalhotkeys,none": 16 candidates main debug: using interface module "win32" main: VLC wird mit dem Standard-Interface ausgeführt. Benutzen Sie 'cvlc', um VLC ohne Interface zu verwenden. main debug: looking for interface module matching "any": 16 candidates main debug: looking for extension module matching "any": 1 candidates lua debug: Opening Lua Extension module lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\portable\lua\extensions lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\lua\extensions lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\lua\extensions\VLSub.luac lua debug: Scanning Lua script c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\lua\extensions\VLSub.luac lua debug: Script c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\lua\extensions\VLSub.luac has the following capability flags: 0x5 lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\lua\extensions\youtube_search.lua lua debug: Scanning Lua script c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\lua\extensions\youtube_search.lua lua debug: Script c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\lua\extensions\youtube_search.lua has the following capability flags: 0x10 main debug: using extension module "lua" main debug: using interface module "qt" main: playlist is empty main debug: nothing to play qt debug: activating or triggering extension 'YouTube Search' lua debug: Activating extension 'YouTube Search' lua: [yt-ext] VLC_IS_22=true (vlc.object present=true) lua: [yt-ext] platform=windows ytdlp="c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\yt-dlp.exe" lua debug: Creating dialog 'YouTube Search (yt-dlp)' qt debug: Creating a new dialog: 'YouTube Search (yt-dlp)' lua debug: Clicking 'c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\lua\extensions\youtube_search.lua': 'Sub: OFF' lua debug: Clicking 'c:\Portable\VLC-3.0.8\lua\extensions\you

@panda_zzz Here is a screenshot including the log before freezing:

I understand that perfectly. But you’ve already been given the code for my youtube.lua script. The ytsearch.lua script is still under development (the title of my post was, after all, "Development progress insights"), and I generally don’t make source code available at this stage. And it’s not yet clear whether I’ll be publishing any code at all at the moment. But that’s a different matter and has nothing to do with you. I will comment on this at a later time. Besides, the code wouldn’t be of any use to you anyway, as our two scripts are completely different. You’ve almost managed to populate the link list (unfortunately, the script still freezes when doing so), and passing the link to VLC fails then completely. You want to control a lot of things in the script that I don’t consider sensible and which I see as potentially triggering JS challenges.And the VLC settings – for subtitles, for example – are completely ignored in the process. You need to decide what your script is actually supposed to do and work through it bit by bit. Whenever one function is working reliably, implement the next one. Under no circumstances should you try to do everything at once. When I’m back at my computer, I’ll try to generate the log you’ve requested.

Development progress insights: The ytsearch.lua script by AstroSkipper One week ago, I have created completely from scratch my own YouTube Search script I named ytsearch.lua. I followed exactly what I stated here: I did what I said. Only searching for YouTube videos and when clicking on it, the rest is up to my already existing youtube.lua script. It runs fine here under Windows XP. @panda_zzz My ytsearch.lua script is very slim, it has only one-sixth the file size of your youtube_search.lua script. And no temporary batch files, and no JS challenges here, of course. Here's a short clip: You just need to focus on the essentials, and then things will work out much better. Brevity is the soul of wit, especially when it comes to coding.

@panda_zzz Whenever I provide something I’ve programmed myself, I’ve tested it thoroughly. So I don’t understand what you’re doing here. Apart from that, your script – which was already complex – has grown by another 50% and become even more complex. My general advice: less is often more. If you’re wondering what’s so bad about complexity, the answer is quite simple: it makes the code prone to errors. And that, in turn, makes it much harder to fix things quickly and easily. You’re using far too many variables, and the code is no longer easy to follow. That aside, your script ignores the subtitle settings in VLC. The trick is to communicate with VLC and query specific internal VLC variables. Another important thing. You should always test your own toggle buttons to ensure they work properly. And if you still think that a temporary batch file is the only solution, then I’m afraid I’ll have to disappoint you. You can definitely manage without one. Furthermore, your script, if it ever does work, will most likely run into YouTube’s JS wall and have to solve JS challenges. However, I don’t see any integration of an external JavaScript module such as QuickJS inside your script. Personally, I avoid any conflicts with YouTube’s JS wall, as it significantly delays the start of the stream. Anyway! That’s just my assessment, of course.

Thanks! But your youtube_search.lua doesn't work under Windows XP. Entering in the subtitle form "en", the script freezes. Leaving it empty, VLC freezes. And the subtitle toggle button is broken. Sorry to say but the script, as a VLC extension, is unusable as is, at least under Windows XP. BTW, my youtube.lua script is controlled by VLC. It reads and respects the VLC settings done by the user.

YouTube works fine here in VLC using my youtube.lua script: https://msfn.org/board/topic/185971-youtube-under-windows-xp-downloaders-players-and-browser-support/page/13/#findComment-1288475

Posts containing code blocks with real code can't be edited anymore, at least on Android devices. The font size can't be changed in already existing posts on Android devices (in mobile and desktop view). Adding MSFN links to posts is not possible in the default format. Inserting MSFN links suppresses the following lines. And so on. Most errors have been around for a long time, whilst others reappear at regular intervals. The forum editor is quite simply a nightmare.

Development progress insights: The youtube.lua script by AstroSkipper I have completely reworked my youtube.lua script. Now, the title of the video stream and an English subtitle is shown in VLC if available and selected by the user. Settings of both are done in the VLC settings which is then read by my script. The complete script has been optimised for best performance under Windows XP on my old, weak P4 machine. And no JavaScript challenges, of course. Here is a short GIF file: On a computer with multi-processor technology and modern RAM, this runs at lightning starting speed, of course, compared to my single-processor computer with SD-RAM from 2000 and a stream starting time of 30 seconds. You probably won’t even see the flashing CMD window anymore or at most one nano-flash. In the process of developing, I’ve managed to reduce the number of flashing CMD windows from four to one.. In any case, VLC and YouTube are working perfectly together again, even on Windows XP.

Yep! Thanks for fixing!

And what’s the situation on the Windows XP front?

Yesterday, as a test for my projects, I downloaded a subtitle separately from YouTube using @nicolaasjan's yt-dlp. It was the first time I’d had to solve JavaScript challenges. After a thorough analysis of the logs, I installed QuickJS and was then able to download the subtitle successfully. However, it was anything but straightforward or quick. I timed how long it took to solve the JavaScript challenges, and it was a staggering 30 seconds on my Windows XP machine. Yet another reason to condemn Google to hell. However, the JavaScript challenges are only triggered under certain conditions. My ytBATCH for Windows XP downloads YouTube videos with subtitles, metadata and thumbnails without any problems and very quickly. I also tested that yesterday. So, for the time being, there’s no reason for me to implement QuickJS in my ytBATCH for Windows XP. If Google is to sabotage that too and no reasonable solution exists, I will discontinue the projects in question. P.S.: QuickJS 2025-09-13 even took 45 seconds on my machine contrary to the 30 seconds using QuickJS 2026-06-04.

In a way, I feel a bit sorry for you. You’re incapable of speaking for yourself and need to refer to others to give your words some semblance of weight or credibility. That’s truly pathetic. And if you have even the slightest notion that your opinion of me means anything to me, I’m afraid I’ll have to disappoint you immensely. I’m always pleased when someone is well-disposed towards me, but if they aren’t, I couldn’t care less. I have my own opinion and know exactly what I’m capable of. And a healthy sense of self-confidence was practically instilled in me from birth. I really do feel sorry for you. Right then, and now, after this lovely little chat, I’m going to get back to my projects to make up for the time I’ve wasted.