diff --git a/yt_dlp/utils.py b/yt_dlp/utils.py index 994239897c..4fe718bf07 100644 --- a/yt_dlp/utils.py +++ b/yt_dlp/utils.py @@ -879,6 +879,7 @@ class Popen(subprocess.Popen): env = os.environ.copy() self._fix_pyinstaller_ld_path(env) + self.__text_mode = kwargs.get('encoding') or kwargs.get('errors') or text or kwargs.get('universal_newlines') if text is True: kwargs['universal_newlines'] = True # For 3.6 compatibility kwargs.setdefault('encoding', 'utf-8') @@ -900,7 +901,7 @@ class Popen(subprocess.Popen): @classmethod def run(cls, *args, timeout=None, **kwargs): with cls(*args, **kwargs) as proc: - default = '' if proc.text_mode else b'' + default = '' if proc.__text_mode else b'' stdout, stderr = proc.communicate_or_kill(timeout=timeout) return stdout or default, stderr or default, proc.returncode