Deprecate support for python versions < 3.6

Closes #267
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pukkandan 2021-05-09 03:54:44 +05:30
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@ -111,9 +111,11 @@ yt-dlp is not platform specific. So it should work on your Unix box, on Windows
You can install yt-dlp using one of the following methods:
* Download the binary from the [latest release](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest) (recommended method)
* Use [PyPI package](https://pypi.org/project/yt-dlp): `python -m pip install --upgrade yt-dlp`
* Use pip+git: `python -m pip install --upgrade git+https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp.git@release`
* Install master branch: `python -m pip install --upgrade git+https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp`
* Use [PyPI package](https://pypi.org/project/yt-dlp): `python3 -m pip install --upgrade yt-dlp`
* Use pip+git: `python3 -m pip install --upgrade git+https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp.git@release`
* Install master branch: `python3 -m pip install --upgrade git+https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp`
Note that on some systems, you may need to use `py` or `python` instead of `python3`
UNIX users (Linux, macOS, BSD) can also install the [latest release](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest) one of the following ways:
@ -133,7 +135,7 @@ sudo chmod a+rx /usr/local/bin/yt-dlp
```
### DEPENDENCIES
Python versions 2.6, 2.7, or 3.2+ are currently supported. However, 3.2+ is strongly recommended and python2 support will be deprecated in the future.
Python versions 3.6+ (CPython and PyPy) are officially supported. Other versions and implementations may or maynot work correctly.
Although there are no required dependencies, `ffmpeg` and `ffprobe` are highly recommended. Other optional dependencies are `sponskrub`, `AtomicParsley`, `mutagen`, `pycryptodome` and any of the supported external downloaders. Note that the windows releases are already built with the python interpreter, mutagen and pycryptodome included.
@ -146,9 +148,9 @@ If you are using `pip`, simply re-run the same command that was used to install
**For Windows**:
To build the Windows executable, you must have pyinstaller (and optionally mutagen and pycryptodome)
python -m pip install --upgrade pyinstaller mutagen pycryptodome
python3 -m pip install --upgrade pyinstaller mutagen pycryptodome
Once you have all the necessary dependencies installed, just run `py pyinst.py`. The executable will be built for the same architecture (32/64 bit) as the python used to build it. It is strongly recommended to use python3 although python2.6+ is supported.
Once you have all the necessary dependencies installed, just run `py pyinst.py`. The executable will be built for the same architecture (32/64 bit) as the python used to build it.
You can also build the executable without any version info or metadata by using:

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@ -463,6 +463,11 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
self.params.update(params)
self.cache = Cache(self)
if sys.version_info < (3, 6):
self.report_warning(
'Support for Python version %d.%d have been deprecated and will break in future versions of yt-dlp! '
'Update to Python 3.6 or above' % sys.version_info[:2])
def check_deprecated(param, option, suggestion):
if self.params.get(param) is not None:
self.report_warning(