Pywidevine Guide

[welshtony]

Hey all, I'm looking for a guide a complete beginner can follow for Pywidevine.

So what I want to do is download Channel 4 content (UK TV Channel) and I have found this > https://github.com/Diazole/c4-dl

c4-dl requires pywidevine.

I have downloaded both pywidevine and c4-dl, i've install python 3.10.11 and pywidevine and ran c4-dl but run into issues.
Now I see on the github for pywidevine (https://github.com/devine-dl/pywidevine) that it requires

This project requires a valid Google-provisioned Private Key and Client Identification blob which are not provided by this project.

I can't see any more information about it, like where to put that private key or even how to use it.

Even in the c4-dl github that says it need

This script requires a working Widevine RSA key pair to retrieve the decryption key from the license server.

Again doesn't say how to get or use it.

So yeah can anyone provider a dummies guide on how to use this?
Alternatively another way to get Channel 4 content?

Thank you

[larley]

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Hey all, Im looking for a guide a complete beginner can follow for Pywidevine.    
So what I want to do is download Channel 4 content (UK TV Channel) and I have found this > https://github.com/Diazole/c4-dl requires pywidevine.    
I have downloaded both pywidevine and c4-dl, ive install...

[CrymanChen]

Hey all, I'm looking for a guide a complete beginner can follow for Pywidevine.

So what I want to do is download Channel 4 content (UK TV Channel) and I have found this > https://github.com/Diazole/c4-dl

c4-dl requires pywidevine.

I have downloaded both pywidevine and c4-dl, i've install python 3.10.11 and pywidevine and ran c4-dl but run into issues.
Now I see on the github for pywidevine (https://github.com/devine-dl/pywidevine) that it requires

This project requires a valid Google-provisioned Private Key and Client Identification blob which are not provided by this project.

I can't see any more information about it, like where to put that private key or even how to use it.

Even in the c4-dl github that says it need

This script requires a working Widevine RSA key pair to retrieve the decryption key from the license server.

Again doesn't say how to get or use it.

So yeah can anyone provider a dummies guide on how to use this?
Alternatively another way to get Channel 4 content?

Thank you

You can get your CDM via this thread: 408031-Dumping-Your-own-L3-CDM-with-Android-Studio, "a valid Google-provisioned Private Key and Client Identification blob", "a working Widevine RSA key pair" both mean a CDM - Content Decryption Module.

And Channel 4 is a bit tricky for new learners, you can try some easier sites.

[CrymanChen]

I can only read this in the preview:

Hey all, Im looking for a guide a complete beginner can follow for Pywidevine.    
So what I want to do is download Channel 4 content (UK TV Channel) and I have found this > https://github.com/Diazole/c4-dl requires pywidevine.    
I have downloaded both pywidevine and c4-dl, ive install...

I think this is a bug which occurs some time. Only when someone replied something can the rest of us see the original post.

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So yeah can anyone provider a dummies guide on how to use this?
Alternatively another way to get Channel 4 content?

Read https://forum.videohelp.com/forums/48-Video-Streaming-Downloading#stickies

[rodling]

*edit* nvm.

[rodling]

*edit* nvm.