1 files changed, 4 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/yt_dlp/utils.py b/yt_dlp/utils.py
index cb44a9c51..55bd67ea2 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/utils.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/utils.py
@@ -4975,13 +4975,10 @@ def to_high_limit_path(path):
 
 
 def format_field(obj, field=None, template='%s', ignore=(None, ''), default='', func=None):
-    if field is None:
-        val = obj if obj is not None else default
-    else:
-        val = obj.get(field, default)
-    if func and val not in ignore:
-        val = func(val)
-    return template % val if val not in ignore else default
+    val = traverse_obj(obj, *variadic(field))
+    if val in ignore:
+        return default
+    return template % (func(val) if func else val)
 
 
 def clean_podcast_url(url):