diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 495d3c6306..64227d9740 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -419,22 +419,16 @@ jobs:
run: |
python -m bundle.pyinstaller
python -m bundle.pyinstaller --onedir
- Move-Item ./dist/yt-dlp.exe ./dist/yt-dlp_real.exe
Compress-Archive -Path ./dist/yt-dlp/* -DestinationPath ./dist/yt-dlp_win.zip
- - name: Install Requirements (py2exe)
+ - name: Add migration executable for py2exe
run: |
- python devscripts/install_deps.py --include py2exe
- - name: Build (py2exe)
- run: |
- python -m bundle.py2exe
- Move-Item ./dist/yt-dlp.exe ./dist/yt-dlp_min.exe
- Move-Item ./dist/yt-dlp_real.exe ./dist/yt-dlp.exe
+ Copy-Item ./dist/yt-dlp.exe ./dist/yt-dlp_min.exe
- name: Verify --update-to
if: vars.UPDATE_TO_VERIFICATION
run: |
- foreach ($name in @("yt-dlp","yt-dlp_min")) {
+ foreach ($name in @("yt-dlp")) {
Copy-Item "./dist/${name}.exe" "./dist/${name}_downgraded.exe"
$version = & "./dist/${name}.exe" --version
& "./dist/${name}_downgraded.exe" -v --update-to yt-dlp/yt-dlp@2023.03.04
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fc38a529a7..6bd632dd7d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ File|Description
File|Description
:---|:---
[yt-dlp_x86.exe](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/yt-dlp_x86.exe)|Windows (Win7 SP1+) standalone x86 (32-bit) binary
-[yt-dlp_min.exe](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/yt-dlp_min.exe)|Windows (Win7 SP1+) standalone x64 binary built with `py2exe`
([Not recommended](#standalone-py2exe-builds-windows))
[yt-dlp_linux](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/yt-dlp_linux)|Linux standalone x64 binary
[yt-dlp_linux_armv7l](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/yt-dlp_linux_armv7l)|Linux standalone armv7l (32-bit) binary
[yt-dlp_linux_aarch64](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/yt-dlp_linux_aarch64)|Linux standalone aarch64 (64-bit) binary
@@ -260,18 +259,6 @@ After installing these, simply run `make`.
You can also run `make yt-dlp` instead to compile only the binary without updating any of the additional files. (The build tools marked with **\*** are not needed for this)
-### Standalone Py2Exe Builds (Windows)
-
-While we provide the option to build with [py2exe](https://www.py2exe.org), it is recommended to build [using PyInstaller](#standalone-pyinstaller-builds) instead since the py2exe builds **cannot contain `pycryptodomex`/`certifi`/`requests` and need VC++14** on the target computer to run.
-
-If you wish to build it anyway, install Python (if it is not already installed) and you can run the following commands:
-
-```
-py devscripts/install_deps.py --include py2exe
-py devscripts/make_lazy_extractors.py
-py -m bundle.py2exe
-```
-
### Related scripts
* **`devscripts/install_deps.py`** - Install dependencies for yt-dlp.
@@ -1933,7 +1920,7 @@ Plugins can be installed using various methods and locations.
* Plugin packages can be installed and managed using `pip`. See [yt-dlp-sample-plugins](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp-sample-plugins) for an example.
* Note: plugin files between plugin packages installed with pip must have unique filenames.
* Any path in `PYTHONPATH` is searched in for the `yt_dlp_plugins` namespace folder.
- * Note: This does not apply for Pyinstaller/py2exe builds.
+ * Note: This does not apply for Pyinstaller builds.
`.zip`, `.egg` and `.whl` archives containing a `yt_dlp_plugins` namespace folder in their root are also supported as plugin packages.
diff --git a/bundle/py2exe.py b/bundle/py2exe.py
deleted file mode 100755
index 5b7f4883bc..0000000000
--- a/bundle/py2exe.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-
-# Allow execution from anywhere
-import os
-import sys
-
-sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
-
-import warnings
-
-from py2exe import freeze
-
-from devscripts.utils import read_version
-
-VERSION = read_version()
-
-
-def main():
- warnings.warn(
- 'py2exe builds do not support pycryptodomex and needs VC++14 to run. '
- 'It is recommended to run "pyinst.py" to build using pyinstaller instead')
-
- freeze(
- console=[{
- 'script': './yt_dlp/__main__.py',
- 'dest_base': 'yt-dlp',
- 'icon_resources': [(1, 'devscripts/logo.ico')],
- }],
- version_info={
- 'version': VERSION,
- 'description': 'A feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader',
- 'comments': 'Official repository: ',
- 'product_name': 'yt-dlp',
- 'product_version': VERSION,
- },
- options={
- 'bundle_files': 0,
- 'compressed': 1,
- 'optimize': 2,
- 'dist_dir': './dist',
- 'excludes': [
- # py2exe cannot import Crypto
- 'Crypto',
- 'Cryptodome',
- # requests >=2.32.0 breaks py2exe builds due to certifi dependency
- 'requests',
- 'urllib3',
- ],
- 'dll_excludes': ['w9xpopen.exe', 'crypt32.dll'],
- # Modules that are only imported dynamically must be added here
- 'includes': ['yt_dlp.compat._legacy', 'yt_dlp.compat._deprecated',
- 'yt_dlp.utils._legacy', 'yt_dlp.utils._deprecated'],
- },
- zipfile=None,
- )
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
- main()
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 200a9c99ae..be81c265cb 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -85,9 +85,6 @@ test = [
pyinstaller = [
"pyinstaller>=6.10.0", # Windows temp cleanup fixed in 6.10.0
]
-py2exe = [
- "py2exe>=0.12",
-]
[project.urls]
Documentation = "https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#readme"
diff --git a/yt_dlp/update.py b/yt_dlp/update.py
index 4cf3bdc320..0172acfd63 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/update.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/update.py
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ def current_git_head():
_FILE_SUFFIXES = {
'zip': '',
- 'py2exe': '_min.exe',
'win_exe': '.exe',
'win_x86_exe': '_x86.exe',
'darwin_exe': '_macos',
@@ -117,6 +116,7 @@ _NON_UPDATEABLE_REASONS = {
**{variant: None for variant in _FILE_SUFFIXES}, # Updatable
**{variant: f'Auto-update is not supported for unpackaged {name} executable; Re-download the latest release'
for variant, name in {'win32_dir': 'Windows', 'darwin_dir': 'MacOS', 'linux_dir': 'Linux'}.items()},
+ 'py2exe': 'py2exe is no longer supported by yt-dlp; This executable cannot be updated',
'source': 'You cannot update when running from source code; Use git to pull the latest changes',
'unknown': 'You installed yt-dlp from a manual build or with a package manager; Use that to update',
'other': 'You are using an unofficial build of yt-dlp; Build the executable again',
@@ -152,15 +152,10 @@ def _get_system_deprecation():
variant = detect_variant()
# Temporary until Windows builds use 3.9, which will drop support for Win7 and 2008ServerR2
- if variant in ('win_exe', 'win_x86_exe', 'py2exe'):
+ if variant in ('win_exe', 'win_x86_exe'):
platform_name = platform.platform()
if any(platform_name.startswith(f'Windows-{name}') for name in ('7', '2008ServerR2')):
return EXE_MSG_TMPL.format('Windows 7/Server 2008 R2', 'issues/10086', STOP_MSG)
- elif variant == 'py2exe':
- return EXE_MSG_TMPL.format(
- 'py2exe builds (yt-dlp_min.exe)', 'issues/10087',
- 'In a future update you will be migrated to the PyInstaller-bundled executable. '
- 'This will be done automatically; no action is required on your part')
return None
# Temporary until aarch64/armv7l build flow is bumped to Ubuntu 20.04 and Python 3.9
@@ -525,7 +520,7 @@ class Updater:
return os.rename(old_filename, self.filename)
variant = detect_variant()
- if variant.startswith('win') or variant == 'py2exe':
+ if variant.startswith('win'):
atexit.register(Popen, f'ping 127.0.0.1 -n 5 -w 1000 & del /F "{old_filename}"',
shell=True, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
elif old_filename: