trying to download songs on mac

[carmine maple]

i installed python, ffmpeg and spotdl but for some reason when i run the command spotdl [insert song link] it wont download. it says zsh: no matches found. pls help thanks

[high swift]

If you use Zsh terminal, put the URL in quotes, e.g.
spotdl download "https://open.spotify.com/track/0VjIjW4GlUZAMYd2vXMi3b"

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[carmine maple]

theres still an error bestie it says "AudioProviderError: YT-DLP download error - https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=H64a2ggVIWc
ERROR:spotdl.download.progress_handler:AudioProviderError: YT-DLP download error - https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=H64a2ggVIWc"

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