[ie/youtube] Remove broken tv_embedded player client (#15787)

Authored by: bashonly

yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_base.py

@@ -351,20 +351,6 @@ INNERTUBE_CLIENTS = {
         },
         'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT_CLIENT_NAME': 75,
     },
-    # This client now requires sign-in for every video
-    # It was previously an age-gate workaround for videos that were `playable_in_embed`
-    # It may still be useful if signed into an EU account that is not age-verified
-    'tv_embedded': {
-        'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT': {
-            'client': {
-                'clientName': 'TVHTML5_SIMPLY_EMBEDDED_PLAYER',
-                'clientVersion': '2.0',
-            },
-        },
-        'INNERTUBE_CONTEXT_CLIENT_NAME': 85,
-        'REQUIRE_AUTH': True,
-        'SUPPORTS_COOKIES': True,
-    },
 }
 
 

yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py

@@ -1443,7 +1443,6 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
             'view_count': int,
         },
         'params': {
-            'extractor_args': {'youtube': {'player_client': ['tv_embedded']}},
             'format': '251-drc',
             'skip_download': True,
         },
@@ -3143,9 +3142,8 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 self.to_screen(
                     f'{video_id}: This video is age-restricted and YouTube is requiring '
                     'account age-verification; some formats may be missing', only_once=True)
-                # tv_embedded can work around the age-verification requirement for embeddable videos
                 # web_creator may work around age-verification for all videos but requires PO token
-                append_client('tv_embedded', 'web_creator')
+                append_client('web_creator')
 
             status = traverse_obj(pr, ('playabilityStatus', 'status', {str}))
             if status not in ('OK', 'LIVE_STREAM_OFFLINE', 'AGE_CHECK_REQUIRED', 'AGE_VERIFICATION_REQUIRED'):