[cleanup] Update documentation for master and nightly channels

Authored by: bashonly, Grub4K

Co-authored-by: Simon Sawicki <contact@grub4k.xyz>

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE_tmpl/1_broken_site.yml

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ body:
       options:
         - label: I'm reporting that yt-dlp is broken on a **supported** site
           required: true
-        - label: I've verified that I'm running yt-dlp version **%(version)s** ([update instructions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#update)) or later (specify commit)
+        - label: I've verified that I have **updated yt-dlp to nightly or master** ([update instructions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#update-channels))
           required: true
         - label: I've checked that all provided URLs are playable in a browser with the same IP and same login details
           required: true

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE_tmpl/2_site_support_request.yml

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ body:
       options:
         - label: I'm reporting a new site support request
           required: true
-        - label: I've verified that I'm running yt-dlp version **%(version)s** ([update instructions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#update)) or later (specify commit)
+        - label: I've verified that I have **updated yt-dlp to nightly or master** ([update instructions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#update-channels))
           required: true
         - label: I've checked that all provided URLs are playable in a browser with the same IP and same login details
           required: true

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE_tmpl/3_site_feature_request.yml

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ body:
       options:
         - label: I'm requesting a site-specific feature
           required: true
-        - label: I've verified that I'm running yt-dlp version **%(version)s** ([update instructions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#update)) or later (specify commit)
+        - label: I've verified that I have **updated yt-dlp to nightly or master** ([update instructions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#update-channels))
           required: true
         - label: I've checked that all provided URLs are playable in a browser with the same IP and same login details
           required: true

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE_tmpl/4_bug_report.yml

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ body:
       options:
         - label: I'm reporting a bug unrelated to a specific site
           required: true
-        - label: I've verified that I'm running yt-dlp version **%(version)s** ([update instructions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#update)) or later (specify commit)
+        - label: I've verified that I have **updated yt-dlp to nightly or master** ([update instructions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#update-channels))
           required: true
         - label: I've checked that all provided URLs are playable in a browser with the same IP and same login details
           required: true

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE_tmpl/5_feature_request.yml

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ body:
           required: true
         - label: I've looked through the [README](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#readme)
           required: true
-        - label: I've verified that I'm running yt-dlp version **%(version)s** ([update instructions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#update)) or later (specify commit)
+        - label: I've verified that I have **updated yt-dlp to nightly or master** ([update instructions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#update-channels))
           required: true
         - label: I've searched [known issues](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/3766) and the [bugtracker](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues?q=) for similar issues **including closed ones**. DO NOT post duplicates
           required: true

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE_tmpl/6_question.yml

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ body:
           required: true
         - label: I've looked through the [README](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#readme)
           required: true
-        - label: I've verified that I'm running yt-dlp version **%(version)s** ([update instructions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#update)) or later (specify commit)
+        - label: I've verified that I have **updated yt-dlp to nightly or master** ([update instructions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#update-channels))
           required: true
         - label: I've searched [known issues](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/3766) and the [bugtracker](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues?q=) for similar questions **including closed ones**. DO NOT post duplicates
           required: true

README.md

@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ yt-dlp is a [youtube-dl](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl) fork based on t
 
 * **Self updater**: The releases can be updated using `yt-dlp -U`, and downgraded using `--update-to` if required
 
-* **Nightly builds**: [Automated nightly builds](#update-channels) can be used with `--update-to nightly`
+* **Automated builds**: [Nightly/master builds](#update-channels) can be used with `--update-to nightly` and `--update-to master`
 
 See [changelog](Changelog.md) or [commits](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commits) for the full list of changes
 
@@ -193,9 +193,11 @@ For other third-party package managers, see [the wiki](https://github.com/yt-dlp
 
 <a id="update-channels"/>
 
-There are currently two release channels for binaries, `stable` and `nightly`.
+There are currently three release channels for binaries: `stable`, `nightly` and `master`.
-`stable` is the default channel, and many of its changes have been tested by users of the nightly channel.
+
-The `nightly` channel has releases built after each push to the master branch, and will have the most recent fixes and additions, but also have more risk of regressions. They are available in [their own repo](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp-nightly-builds/releases).
+* `stable` is the default channel, and many of its changes have been tested by users of the `nightly` and `master` channels.
+* The `nightly` channel has releases scheduled to build every day around midnight UTC, for a snapshot of the project's new patches and changes. This is the **recommended channel for regular users** of yt-dlp. The `nightly` releases are available from [yt-dlp/yt-dlp-nightly-builds](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp-nightly-builds/releases) or as development releases of the `yt-dlp` PyPI package (which can be installed with pip's `--pre` flag).
+* The `master` channel features releases that are built after each push to the master branch, and these will have the very latest fixes and additions, but may also be more prone to regressions. They are available from [yt-dlp/yt-dlp-master-builds](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp-master-builds/releases).
 
 When using `--update`/`-U`, a release binary will only update to its current channel.
 `--update-to CHANNEL` can be used to switch to a different channel when a newer version is available. `--update-to [CHANNEL@]TAG` can also be used to upgrade or downgrade to specific tags from a channel.
@@ -203,10 +205,19 @@ When using `--update`/`-U`, a release binary will only update to its current cha
 You may also use `--update-to <repository>` (`<owner>/<repository>`) to update to a channel on a completely different repository. Be careful with what repository you are updating to though, there is no verification done for binaries from different repositories.
 
 Example usage:
-* `yt-dlp --update-to nightly` change to `nightly` channel and update to its latest release
+* `yt-dlp --update-to master` switch to the `master` channel and update to its latest release
-* `yt-dlp --update-to stable@2023.02.17` upgrade/downgrade to release to `stable` channel tag `2023.02.17`
+* `yt-dlp --update-to stable@2023.07.06` upgrade/downgrade to release to `stable` channel tag `2023.07.06`
-* `yt-dlp --update-to 2023.01.06` upgrade/downgrade to tag `2023.01.06` if it exists on the current channel
+* `yt-dlp --update-to 2023.10.07` upgrade/downgrade to tag `2023.10.07` if it exists on the current channel
-* `yt-dlp --update-to example/yt-dlp@2023.03.01` upgrade/downgrade to the release from the `example/yt-dlp` repository, tag `2023.03.01`
+* `yt-dlp --update-to example/yt-dlp@2023.09.24` upgrade/downgrade to the release from the `example/yt-dlp` repository, tag `2023.09.24`
+
+**Important**: Any user experiencing an issue with the `stable` release should install or update to the `nightly` release before submitting a bug report:
+```
+# To update to nightly from stable executable/binary:
+yt-dlp --update-to nightly
+
+# To install nightly with pip:
+python -m pip install -U --pre yt-dlp
+```
 
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 ## RELEASE FILES

devscripts/make_issue_template.py

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import re
 from devscripts.utils import (
     get_filename_args,
     read_file,
-    read_version,
     write_file,
 )
 
@@ -35,19 +34,18 @@ VERBOSE_TMPL = '''
       description: |
         It should start like this:
       placeholder: |
-        [debug] Command-line config: ['-vU', 'test:youtube']
+        [debug] Command-line config: ['-vU', 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc']
-        [debug] Portable config "yt-dlp.conf": ['-i']
         [debug] Encodings: locale cp65001, fs utf-8, pref cp65001, out utf-8, error utf-8, screen utf-8
-        [debug] yt-dlp version %(version)s [9d339c4] (win32_exe)
+        [debug] yt-dlp version nightly@... from yt-dlp/yt-dlp [b634ba742] (win_exe)
         [debug] Python 3.8.10 (CPython 64bit) - Windows-10-10.0.22000-SP0
-        [debug] Checking exe version: ffmpeg -bsfs
-        [debug] Checking exe version: ffprobe -bsfs
         [debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-106550-g072101bd52-20220410 (fdk,setts), ffprobe N-106624-g391ce570c8-20220415, phantomjs 2.1.1
         [debug] Optional libraries: Cryptodome-3.15.0, brotli-1.0.9, certifi-2022.06.15, mutagen-1.45.1, sqlite3-2.6.0, websockets-10.3
         [debug] Proxy map: {}
-        [debug] Fetching release info: https://api.github.com/repos/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest
+        [debug] Request Handlers: urllib, requests
-        Latest version: %(version)s, Current version: %(version)s
+        [debug] Loaded 1893 extractors
-        yt-dlp is up to date (%(version)s)
+        [debug] Fetching release info: https://api.github.com/repos/yt-dlp/yt-dlp-nightly-builds/releases/latest
+        yt-dlp is up to date (nightly@... from yt-dlp/yt-dlp-nightly-builds)
+        [youtube] Extracting URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc
         <more lines>
       render: shell
     validations:
@@ -66,7 +64,7 @@ NO_SKIP = '''
 
 
 def main():
-    fields = {'version': read_version(), 'no_skip': NO_SKIP}
+    fields = {'no_skip': NO_SKIP}
     fields['verbose'] = VERBOSE_TMPL % fields
     fields['verbose_optional'] = re.sub(r'(\n\s+validations:)?\n\s+required: true', '', fields['verbose'])