Streamlink

Release highlights:

- Fixed: lots of broken plugins and minor plugin issues (see changelog down below)
- Fixed: embedded ads on Twitch with an ads workaround, removing pre-roll and mid-stream ads ([3173](https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink/pull/3173))
- Fixed: read timeout error when filtering out HLS segments ([3187](https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink/pull/3187))
- Fixed: twitch plugin logging incorrect low-latency status when pre-roll ads exist ([3169](https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink/pull/3169))
- Fixed: crunchyroll auth logic ([3150](https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink/pull/3150))
- Added: the `--hls-playlist-reload-time` parameter for customizing HLS playlist reload times ([2925](https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink/pull/2925))
- Added: `python -m streamlink` invocation style support ([3174](https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink/pull/3174))
- Added: plugin for mrt.com.mk ([3097](https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink/pull/3097))
- Changed: yupptv plugin and replaced email+pass with id+token authentication ([3116](https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink/pull/3116))
- Removed: plugins for vaughnlive, pandatv, douyutv, cybergame, europaplus and startv

[Full changelog](https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink/compare/1.5.0...1.6.0)

A minor release with fixes for `pycountry==20.7.3` ([3057](https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink/pull/3057)) and a few plugin additions and removals.

And of course the usual plugin fixes and upgrades, which you can see in the git shortlog down below. Thank you to everyone involved!

Support for Python2 has not been dropped yet (contrary to the comment in the last changelog), but will be in the near future.

[Full changelog](https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink/compare/1.4.1...1.5.0)

This will be the last release with support for Python 2, as it has finally reached its EOL at the beginning of this year.

Streamlink 1.4.0 comes with lots of plugin fixes/improvements, as well as some new features and plugins, and also a few plugin removals.

Notable changes:

- New: low latency streaming on Twitch via `--twitch-low-latency` ([2513](https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink/pull/2513))
- New: output HLS segment data immediately via `--hls-segment-stream-data` ([2513](https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink/pull/2513))
- New: always show download progress via `--force-progress` ([2438](https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink/pull/2438))
- New: URL template support for `--hls-segment-key-uri` ([2821](https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink/pull/2821))
- Removed: Twitch auth logic, `--twitch-oauth-token`, `--twitch-oauth-authenticate`, `--twitch-cookie` ([2846](https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink/pull/2846))
- Fixed: Youtube plugin ([2858](https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink/pull/2858))
- Fixed: Crunchyroll plugin ([2788](https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink/pull/2788))
- Fixed: Pixiv plugin ([2840](https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink/pull/2840))
- Fixed: TVplayer plugin ([2802](https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink/pull/2802))
- Fixed: Zattoo plugin ([2887](https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink/pull/2887))
- Changed: set Firefox User-Agent HTTP header by default ([2795](https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink/pull/2795))
- Changed: upgraded bundled FFmpeg to `4.2.2` in Windows installer ([2916](https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink/pull/2916))

[Full changelog](https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink/compare/1.3.1...1.4.0)

A small patch release that addresses the removal of [MPV's legacy option syntax](https://mpv.io/manual/master/#legacy-option-syntax), also with fixes of several plugins, the addition of the `--twitch-disable-reruns` parameter and dropped support for Python 3.4.

[Full changelog](https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink/compare/1.3.0...1.3.1)

A new release with plugin updates and fixes, including Twitch.tv (see [2680](https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink/issues/2680)), which had to be delayed due to back and forth API changes.

The Twitch.tv workarounds mentioned in [2680](https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink/issues/2680) don't have to be applied anymore, but authenticating via `--twitch-oauth-token` has been disabled, regardless of the origin of the OAuth token (via `--twitch-oauth-authenticate` or the Twitch website). In order to not introduce breaking changes, both parameters have been kept in this release and the user name will still be logged when using an OAuth token, but receiving item drops or accessing restricted streams is not possible anymore.

Plugins for the following sites have also been added:
- albavision
- news.now.com
- twitcasting.tv
- viu.tv
- vlive.tv
- willax.tv

[Full changelog](https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink/compare/1.2.0...1.3.0)