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[BUG] Can not download chat log #273

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  • Program version: 0.2.8
  • Python version: 3.13.1
  • Operating system: Windows 11 pro

Describe the bug

I could not download chat log any longer due to parsing error.

Command/Code used

If running from the command line, provide the following:

  1. The command used (including the verbose tag, -v):
chat_downloader https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfKfPfyJRdk --output chat.json

  1. Output from the above command:
[INFO] Site: youtube.com
[INFO] Retrieving chat for "lofi hip hop radio 📚 beats to relax/study to".
[ERROR] Unable to parse initial video data. Please report this at https://github.com/xenova/chat-downloader/issues/new/choose

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