Release 2025.10.21.063854

Created by: gamer191

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Author: github-actions[bot]

Changelog.md

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 # To create a release, dispatch the https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/actions/workflows/release.yml workflow on master
 -->
 
+### 2025.10.21.063854
+
+#### Important changes
+- **The minimum *required* Python version has been raised to 3.10**
+Python 3.9 has reached its end-of-life as of October 2025, and yt-dlp has now removed support for it. [Read more](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13858)
+
+#### Core changes
+- [Implement caching for player code](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/9693162312c10a97d35ae7a3b9e28d58338234b5) by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
+- [Merge branch 'yt-dlp:master' into feat/jsc-deno](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/626dec4f9355b9ed8b19c6c646ea9e18c687ef36) by [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
+- [Remove Python 3.9 support](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/4e6a693057cfaf1ce1f07b019ed3bfce2bf936f6) ([#13861](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13861)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- [make ruff happy](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/fb4e99e657117eb0c0d6a32e118a62f7eff6eccd) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+
+#### Extractor changes
+- **appleconnect**: [Rework extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/78748b506f0dca8236ac0045ed7f72f7cf334b62) ([#13229](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13229)) by [doe1080](https://github.com/doe1080)
+- **tvnoe**: [Rework Extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/fe5ae54a7b08ebe679f03afdeafbe1cee5784d5b) ([#13369](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13369)) by [doe1080](https://github.com/doe1080)
+
+#### Misc. changes
+- **cleanup**: Miscellaneous: [c7bda21](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/c7bda2192aa24afce40fdbbbe056d269aa3b2872) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly), [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
+
 ### 2025.10.14
 
 #### Core changes

README.md

@@ -308,10 +308,10 @@ Tip: Use `CTRL`+`F` (or `Command`+`F`)  to search by keywords
     --no-update                     Do not check for updates (default)
     --update-to [CHANNEL]@[TAG]     Upgrade/downgrade to a specific version.
                                     CHANNEL can be a repository as well. CHANNEL
-                                    and TAG default to "stable" and "latest"
-                                    respectively if omitted; See "UPDATE" for
-                                    details. Supported channels: stable,
-                                    nightly, master
+                                    and TAG default to "yt-dlp/yt-dlp-nightly-
+                                    builds" and "latest" respectively if
+                                    omitted; See "UPDATE" for details. Supported
+                                    channels: stable, nightly, master
     -i, --ignore-errors             Ignore download and postprocessing errors.
                                     The download will be considered successful
                                     even if the postprocessing fails

supportedsites.md

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ The only reliable way to check if a site is supported is to try it.
  - **aol.com**: Yahoo screen and movies (**Currently broken**)
  - **APA**
  - **Aparat**
- - **AppleConnect**
+ - **apple:​music:connect**: Apple Music Connect
  - **AppleDaily**: 臺灣蘋果日報
  - **ApplePodcasts**
  - **appletrailers**
@@ -1541,7 +1541,7 @@ The only reliable way to check if a site is supported is to try it.
  - **tvigle**: Интернет-телевидение Tvigle.ru
  - **TVIPlayer**
  - **TVN24**: (**Currently broken**)
- - **TVNoe**: (**Currently broken**)
+ - **tvnoe**: Televize Noe
  - **tvopengr:embed**: tvopen.gr embedded videos
  - **tvopengr:watch**: tvopen.gr (and ethnos.gr) videos
  - **tvp**: Telewizja Polska

yt_dlp/version.py

@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 # Autogenerated by devscripts/update-version.py
 
-__version__ = '2025.10.14'
+__version__ = '2025.10.21.063854'
 
-RELEASE_GIT_HEAD = 'a98e7f9f58a9492d2cb216baa59c890ed8ce02f3'
+RELEASE_GIT_HEAD = '9693162312c10a97d35ae7a3b9e28d58338234b5'
 
 VARIANT = None
 
 UPDATE_HINT = None
 
-CHANNEL = 'stable'
+CHANNEL = 'yt-dlp/yt-dlp-nightly-builds'
 
-ORIGIN = 'yt-dlp/yt-dlp'
+ORIGIN = 'gamer191/yt-dlp'
 
-_pkg_version = '2025.10.14'
+_pkg_version = '2025.10.21.063854'