Why Deno?

Deno is sandboxed by default and does not allow filesystem or network access.

I’m glad to see they’re using the safety-focused option by default.

I love the answer in the FAQ: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/14404#issuecomment-3330980464

7. What about Selenium or a headless browser solution?

The yt-dlp maintainers have no interest in doing this except as a measure of last resort. A headless browser solution would be an admission of defeat and would go against the spirit of this project.

Welp; It’s easy enough to download Deno.

Anyone caught with their panties down after they make it a requirement is responsible for downloading Deno to fix it for themselves.

I’m glad they’re doing what they must to keep the project going; and moving this function to a more powerful engine isn’t a bad idea…I hope other YT extracting tools will follow in these footsteps as well; leveraging a more powerful tool ain’t a bad idea…and it might solve some of their own papercuts.

This sucks, but it is what it is. I’m glad there is actually a solution available.

I should also look into Deno for personal projects. Maybe I could utilize it myself for other stuff.