[dl:ytdl] improve error message when importing default ytdl modules

2025-12-04 18:28:09 +01:00
parent 918b06caf4
commit 8f91daa9bc
1 changed files with 5 additions and 2 deletions
--- a/gallery_dl/downloader/ytdl.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/downloader/ytdl.py
@@ -50,8 +50,11 @@ class YoutubeDLDownloader(DownloaderBase):
                try:
                    module = ytdl.import_module(self.config("module"))
                except (ImportError, SyntaxError) as exc:
-                    self.log.error("Cannot import module '%s'",
-                                   getattr(exc, "name", ""))
+                    if exc.__context__:
+                        self.log.error("Cannot import yt-dlp or youtube-dl")
+                    else:
+                        self.log.error("Cannot import module '%s'",
+                                       getattr(exc, "name", ""))
                    self.log.traceback(exc)
                    self.download = lambda u, p: False
                    return False