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Installation
twitch-dl requires Python 3.8 or later.
Prerequisite: FFmpeg
FFmpeg is used to join vods into a single video file.
To check if FFmpeg is available, run:
ffmpeg -version
The version number and some info should be printed.
ffmpeg version 4.3.2-0+deb11u2 Copyright (c) 2000-2021 the FFmpeg developers
built with gcc 10 (Debian 10.2.1-6)
To install FFmpeg see FFmpeg documentation.
Option 1: Download standalone archive
Go to the latest release
and download the twitch-dl.<version>.pyz archive.
Run the archive by either:
a) passing it to python:
python3 twitch-dl.1.13.0.pyz --help
b) making it executable and invoking it directly (linux specific):
chmod +x twitch-dl.1.13.0.pyz
./twitch-dl.1.13.0.pyz --help
Feel free to rename the archive to something more managable, like twitch-dl.
To upgrade to a newer version, repeat the process with the newer release.
Option 2: Install from PYPI using pipx
pipx is a tool which installs python apps into isolated environments, which prevents all kinds of problems later so it's the suggested way to install twitch-dl from PYPI.
Install pipx as described in pipx install docs.
Install twitch-dl:
pipx install twitch-dl
Check installation worked:
twitch-dl --version
If twitch-dl executable is not found, check that the pipx binary location (by
default ~/.local/bin) is in your PATH.
To upgrade twitch-dl to the latest version:
pipx upgrade twitch-dl