modified: Dockerfile

modified:   app.py

Dockerfile

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
 
 COPY requirements.txt .
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+# Ensure yt-dlp is up-to-date so extractor fixes are applied
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -U yt-dlp
 
 COPY . .
 

app.py

@@ -444,24 +444,56 @@ async def _ensure_connected(ctx: commands.Context) -> Optional[discord.VoiceClie
 async def _ytdlp_extract(loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop, query: str) -> Optional[Dict]:
     if not ytdlp:
         return None
-    def _extract():
+    # Try extraction with multiple player_client hints if extraction fails due to player/nsig issues.
-        with ytdlp.YoutubeDL(get_ytdl_opts()) as ytdl:
+    # Start with the configured client, then fall back to common alternatives.
-            return ytdl.extract_info(query, download=False)
+    preferred = os.getenv('YTDL_YT_CLIENT', 'android')
-    try:
+    candidates = [preferred]
-        info = await loop.run_in_executor(executor, _extract)
+    for c in ('web', 'tv', 'android_embedded', 'firetv'):
-        if info is None:
+        if c not in candidates:
+            candidates.append(c)
+
+    last_exc = None
+    for client_hint in candidates:
+        def _extract_with_client(client=client_hint):
+            opts = get_ytdl_opts()
+            # Override player_client for this attempt
+            try:
+                opts['extractor_args']['youtube']['player_client'] = [client]
+            except Exception:
+                opts.setdefault('extractor_args', {}).setdefault('youtube', {})['player_client'] = [client]
+            with ytdlp.YoutubeDL(opts) as ytdl:
+                return ytdl.extract_info(query, download=False)
+
+        try:
+            info = await loop.run_in_executor(executor, _extract_with_client)
+            if info is None:
+                continue
+            if 'entries' in info:
+                info = info['entries'][0]
+            return info
+        except Exception as e:
+            last_exc = e
+            msg = str(e).lower()
+            # If it's a cookies/sign-in issue, surface a helpful message and stop trying
+            if 'sign in to confirm' in msg or 'use --cookies' in msg or 'pass cookies' in msg:
+                print("❌ yt-dlp error: YouTube requires cookies to proceed.")
+                print("   Provide YTDL_COOKIES_FILE or YTDL_COOKIES_B64 (Netscape cookies.txt).")
+                traceback.print_exc()
+                return None
+            # If nsig/sabr or unsupported client warnings occurred, try next client hint
+            if 'nsig extraction failed' in msg or 'sabr' in msg or 'unsupported client' in msg:
+                print(f"⚠️ yt-dlp warning with client={client_hint}: {e}")
+                # continue to try other clients
+                continue
+            # Otherwise, log and stop trying
+            traceback.print_exc()
             return None
-        if 'entries' in info:
+
-            info = info['entries'][0]
+    # If we tried everything and failed, log last exception
-        return info
+    if last_exc:
-    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"❌ All yt-dlp client attempts failed. Last error: {type(last_exc).__name__}: {last_exc}")
-        # Make YouTube cookie issues clearer in logs
-        msg = str(e)
-        if 'Sign in to confirm you’re not a bot' in msg or 'Use --cookies' in msg or 'pass cookies' in msg:
-            print("❌ yt-dlp error: YouTube requires cookies to proceed.")
-            print("   Provide YTDL_COOKIES_FILE or YTDL_COOKIES_B64 (Netscape cookies.txt).")
         traceback.print_exc()
-        return None
+    return None
 
 async def _create_audio_source(loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop, search: str, volume: float):
     # Accept either URL or search text; prepend ytsearch1: if not a URL