import os
import re
import subprocess
+import sys
from .common import FileDownloader
from .fragment import FragmentFD
# subprocces.run would send the SIGKILL signal to ffmpeg and the
# mp4 file couldn't be played, but if we ask ffmpeg to quit it
# produces a file that is playable (this is mostly useful for live
- # streams)
- proc.communicate(b'q')
+ # streams). Note that Windows is not affected and produces playable
+ # files (see https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/8300).
+ if sys.platform != 'win32':
+ proc.communicate(b'q')
raise
if retval == 0:
fsize = os.path.getsize(encodeFilename(tmpfilename))