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MPV/mpv_ipc.py

@@ -769,76 +769,6 @@ class MPV:
             **kwargs,
         )
 
-        # Start the persistent pipeline helper eagerly so MPV Lua can issue
-        # non-blocking requests (e.g., format list prefetch) without needing
-        # to spawn the helper on-demand from inside mpv.
-        try:
-            helper_path = (repo_root / "MPV" / "pipeline_helper.py").resolve()
-            if helper_path.exists():
-                py = sys.executable or "python"
-                if platform.system() == "Windows":
-                    py = _windows_pythonw_exe(py) or py
-                helper_cmd = [
-                    py,
-                    str(helper_path),
-                    "--ipc",
-                    str(self.ipc_path),
-                    "--timeout",
-                    "30",
-                ]
-
-                helper_env = os.environ.copy()
-                try:
-                    existing_pp = helper_env.get("PYTHONPATH")
-                    helper_env["PYTHONPATH"] = (
-                        str(repo_root) if not existing_pp else
-                        (str(repo_root) + os.pathsep + str(existing_pp))
-                    )
-                except Exception:
-                    pass
-
-                helper_kwargs: Dict[str,
-                                    Any] = {}
-                if platform.system() == "Windows":
-                    flags = 0
-                    try:
-                        flags |= int(
-                            getattr(subprocess,
-                                    "DETACHED_PROCESS",
-                                    0x00000008)
-                        )
-                    except Exception:
-                        flags |= 0x00000008
-                    try:
-                        flags |= int(
-                            getattr(subprocess,
-                                    "CREATE_NO_WINDOW",
-                                    0x08000000)
-                        )
-                    except Exception:
-                        flags |= 0x08000000
-                    helper_kwargs["creationflags"] = flags
-                    helper_kwargs.update(
-                        {
-                            k: v
-                            for k, v in _windows_hidden_subprocess_kwargs().items()
-                            if k != "creationflags"
-                        }
-                    )
-
-                helper_kwargs["cwd"] = str(repo_root)
-                helper_kwargs["env"] = helper_env
-
-                subprocess.Popen(
-                    helper_cmd,
-                    stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL,
-                    stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
-                    stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
-                    **helper_kwargs,
-                )
-        except Exception:
-            pass
-
 
 def get_ipc_pipe_path() -> str:
     """Get the fixed IPC pipe/socket path for persistent MPV connection.