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+# This file is part of Senator Sperma
+# Licensed under the GPL-3.0 License
+# Copyright (C) 2026 Salmonik @ salmonik@tuta.io
+# https://codeberg.org/salmonik/senator-sperma
+
+
+def clean_url_for_ytdlp(url: str) -> str:
+    """Clean URL by removing everything after the first '&'.
+
+    This prevents yt-dlp from interpreting additional query parameters
+    (like &list=...) as playlist URLs.
+
+    Example:
+        Input: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPGipwoJiOM&list=RDlPGipwoJiOM&
+        Output: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPGipwoJiOM
+    """
+    # Find the first '&' and truncate
+    first_ampersand = url.find('&')
+    if first_ampersand != -1:
+        return url[:first_ampersand]
+    return url