Disable Updates

youtube_dlc/update.py

@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ def rsa_verify(message, signature, key):
 def update_self(to_screen, verbose, opener):
     """Update the program file with the latest version from the repository"""
 
+    return to_screen('Update is currently broken.\nVisit  https://github.com/pukkandan/yt-dlc/releases/latest  to get the latest version')
+
     UPDATE_URL = 'https://blackjack4494.github.io//update/'
     VERSION_URL = UPDATE_URL + 'LATEST_VERSION'
     JSON_URL = UPDATE_URL + 'versions.json'

youtube_dlc/utils.py

@@ -4156,6 +4156,8 @@ def is_outdated_version(version, limit, assume_new=True):
 
 def ytdl_is_updateable():
     """ Returns if youtube-dlc can be updated with -U """
+    return False
+
     from zipimport import zipimporter
 
     return isinstance(globals().get('__loader__'), zipimporter) or hasattr(sys, 'frozen')