Selenium scraping youtube yt-dlp is a pain, but here’s what I’ve learned:
- Use `--no-check-certificate` in yt-dlp to avoid SSL issues.
- For dynamic content, try using `wait.until` with specific element locators.
- And yeah, YouTube’s layout changes are insane. I’ve started using a headless browser to reduce detection.
Check out BeautifulSoup if you want to try something other than Selenium. It’s a bit of a learning curve but worth it.
- Use `--no-check-certificate` in yt-dlp to avoid SSL issues.
- For dynamic content, try using `wait.until` with specific element locators.
- And yeah, YouTube’s layout changes are insane. I’ve started using a headless browser to reduce detection.
Check out BeautifulSoup if you want to try something other than Selenium. It’s a bit of a learning curve but worth it.