[WIP] Fix Python syntax errors in skip-ad.py and yt-skip-ads.py

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Original prompt

Problem

The GitHub Actions workflow is failing due to Python syntax errors in two files:

Failing Job

• Job URL: https://github.com/backrat13/skip-ad.py/actions/runs/20193288139/job/57980738134#step:5:15
• Workflow: Python application (.github/workflows/python-app.yml)
• Commit ref: 721b017

Errors Found by Flake8

./skip-ad.py:1:7: E999 SyntaxError: invalid character '‑' (U+2011)
./yt-skip-ads.py:1:2: E999 SyntaxError: unterminated triple-quoted string literal (detected at line 70)

Required Fixes

1. Fix skip-ad.py

Issue: The file contains invalid Unicode characters (U+2011 non-breaking hyphens and U+2013 en dashes) instead of standard ASCII hyphens throughout the file.

Solution:

• Replace all non-breaking hyphens (‑, U+2011) with standard ASCII hyphens (-)
• Replace all en dashes (–, U+2013) with standard ASCII hyphens (-)
• Fix line 1 by making it a proper Python comment or docstring
• Check and fix ALL occurrences in both code and comments (lines 1, 18, 21, 22, 31, 122, etc.)

Example changes needed:

• Line 1: YT ad‑skip script – Linux + Chromium. → should be a proper comment or docstring
• Line 18: # Choose ONE of the three driver‑setup sections below → # Choose ONE of the three driver-setup sections below
• Line 32: service = Service() # ← let Selenium‑Manager pick the driver → service = Service() # ← let Selenium-Manager pick the driver
• Line 122: log.info("User stopped script (Ctrl‑C).") → log.info("User stopped script (Ctrl-C).")

2. Fix yt-skip-ads.py

Issue: The file starts with an unterminated triple-quoted string '''python at line 1 that is never closed, causing a syntax error.

Solution:

• Delete the line '''python at line 1
• The file should start directly with the import statements

Change needed:

# BEFORE (invalid):
'''python
from selenium import webdriver
...

# AFTER (valid):
from selenium import webdriver
...

Expected Outcome

After these fixes, the flake8 linting step in the GitHub Actions workflow should pass without syntax errors.

This pull request was created as a result of the following prompt from Copilot chat.

Problem

The GitHub Actions workflow is failing due to Python syntax errors in two files:

Failing Job

• Job URL: https://github.com/backrat13/skip-ad.py/actions/runs/20193288139/job/57980738134#step:5:15
• Workflow: Python application (.github/workflows/python-app.yml)
• Commit ref: 721b017

Errors Found by Flake8

./skip-ad.py:1:7: E999 SyntaxError: invalid character '‑' (U+2011)
./yt-skip-ads.py:1:2: E999 SyntaxError: unterminated triple-quoted string literal (detected at line 70)

Required Fixes

1. Fix skip-ad.py

Issue: The file contains invalid Unicode characters (U+2011 non-breaking hyphens and U+2013 en dashes) instead of standard ASCII hyphens throughout the file.

Solution:

• Replace all non-breaking hyphens (‑, U+2011) with standard ASCII hyphens (-)
• Replace all en dashes (–, U+2013) with standard ASCII hyphens (-)
• Fix line 1 by making it a proper Python comment or docstring
• Check and fix ALL occurrences in both code and comments (lines 1, 18, 21, 22, 31, 122, etc.)

Example changes needed:

• Line 1: YT ad‑skip script – Linux + Chromium. → should be a proper comment or docstring
• Line 18: # Choose ONE of the three driver‑setup sections below → # Choose ONE of the three driver-setup sections below
• Line 32: service = Service() # ← let Selenium‑Manager pick the driver → service = Service() # ← let Selenium-Manager pick the driver
• Line 122: log.info("User stopped script (Ctrl‑C).") → log.info("User stopped script (Ctrl-C).")

2. Fix yt-skip-ads.py

Issue: The file starts with an unterminated triple-quoted string '''python at line 1 that is never closed, causing a syntax error.

Solution:

• Delete the line '''python at line 1
• The file should start directly with the import statements

Change needed:

# BEFORE (invalid):
'''python
from selenium import webdriver
...

# AFTER (valid):
from selenium import webdriver
...

Expected Outcome

After these fixes, the flake8 linting step in the GitHub Actions workflow should pass without syntax errors.

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