From b87d506e64c76bfca45145ef03c94e4edf849355 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marvin Schenkel <marvinschenkel@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:43:31 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] YTM: Yield control to event loop during stream url resolution
 to prevent blocking the main thread.

---
 music_assistant/providers/ytmusic/__init__.py | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/music_assistant/providers/ytmusic/__init__.py b/music_assistant/providers/ytmusic/__init__.py
index 771eeb1d..24541f20 100644
--- a/music_assistant/providers/ytmusic/__init__.py
+++ b/music_assistant/providers/ytmusic/__init__.py
@@ -988,6 +988,7 @@ class YoutubeMusicProvider(MusicProvider):
 
         def _extract_best_stream_url_format() -> dict[str, Any]:
             yt_dlp = importlib.import_module("yt_dlp")
+            asyncio.sleep(0)  # yield control to event loop
             url = f"{YTM_DOMAIN}/watch?v={item_id}"
             ydl_opts = {
                 "quiet": self.logger.level > logging.DEBUG,
-- 
2.34.1