Who here has a Youtube-DL compile for WinXP?

[j7n]

Since there now a separate, required build for Windows 7, can you please add a small link in the signature? So far no problems.

[nicolaasjan]

43 minutes ago, j7n said:

Since there now a separate, required build for Windows 7, can you please add a small link in the signature? So far no problems.

Sure, what version do you want to link it to?

yt-dlp_x86_win7.exe, yt-dlp_win7.exe or yt-dlp_win7.zip 

Note, that you can update the .exe files with -U.

[j7n]

yt-dlp_win7.exe is the usual one. What is the advantage of using yt-dlp_win7.zip with extracted libraries to _internal?

How long does it take to prepare more than a dozen builds for an update?

[nicolaasjan]

3 minutes ago, j7n said:

What is the advantage of using yt-dlp_win7.zip with extracted libraries to _internal?

It doesn't have to unpack the executable to the TEMP directory each time yt-dlp is executed, so it loads a bit faster and doesn't wear your disk that much.

The disadvantage is, that you can't update it with `yt-dlp -U`.

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How long does it take to prepare more than a dozen builds for an update?

Around 20 minutes.

I have to fire up different virtual machines, each with different Python installs.

I only have to build the custom ones for XP, Win7 and Linux_x86. The rest is done by GitHub Actions workflow.