[utils] `traverse_obj`: Allow unbranching using `all` and `any`
diff --git a/test/test_traversal.py b/test/test_traversal.py
index 3b247d0597b..0b2f3fb5dac 100644
--- a/test/test_traversal.py
+++ b/test/test_traversal.py
@@ -377,3 +377,35 @@ def test_traversal_xml_etree(self):
             'special transformations should act on current element'
         assert traverse_obj(etree, ('country', 0, ..., 'text()', {int_or_none})) == [1, 2008, 141100], \
             'special transformations should act on current element'
+
+    def test_traversal_unbranching(self):
+        assert traverse_obj(_TEST_DATA, [(100, 1.2), all]) == [100, 1.2], \
+            '`all` should give all results as list'
+        assert traverse_obj(_TEST_DATA, [(100, 1.2), any]) == 100, \
+            '`any` should give the first result'
+        assert traverse_obj(_TEST_DATA, [100, all]) == [100], \
+            '`all` should give list if non branching'
+        assert traverse_obj(_TEST_DATA, [100, any]) == 100, \
+            '`any` should give single item if non branching'
+        assert traverse_obj(_TEST_DATA, [('dict', 'None', 100), all]) == [100], \
+            '`all` should filter `None` and empty dict'
+        assert traverse_obj(_TEST_DATA, [('dict', 'None', 100), any]) == 100, \
+            '`any` should filter `None` and empty dict'
+        assert traverse_obj(_TEST_DATA, [{
+            'all': [('dict', 'None', 100, 1.2), all],
+            'any': [('dict', 'None', 100, 1.2), any],
+        }]) == {'all': [100, 1.2], 'any': 100}, \
+            '`all`/`any` should apply to each dict path separately'
+        assert traverse_obj(_TEST_DATA, [{
+            'all': [('dict', 'None', 100, 1.2), all],
+            'any': [('dict', 'None', 100, 1.2), any],
+        }], get_all=False) == {'all': [100, 1.2], 'any': 100}, \
+            '`all`/`any` should apply to dict regardless of `get_all`'
+        assert traverse_obj(_TEST_DATA, [('dict', 'None', 100, 1.2), all, {float}]) is None, \
+            '`all` should reset branching status'
+        assert traverse_obj(_TEST_DATA, [('dict', 'None', 100, 1.2), any, {float}]) is None, \
+            '`any` should reset branching status'
+        assert traverse_obj(_TEST_DATA, [('dict', 'None', 100, 1.2), all, ..., {float}]) == [1.2], \
+            '`all` should allow further branching'
+        assert traverse_obj(_TEST_DATA, [('dict', 'None', 'urls', 'data'), any, ..., 'index']) == [0, 1], \
+            '`any` should allow further branching'
diff --git a/yt_dlp/utils/traversal.py b/yt_dlp/utils/traversal.py
index 8938f4c7829..926a3d0a139 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/utils/traversal.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/utils/traversal.py
@@ -228,6 +228,15 @@ def apply_path(start_obj, path, test_type):
             if not casesense and isinstance(key, str):
                 key = key.casefold()
 
+            if key in (any, all):
+                has_branched = False
+                filtered_objs = (obj for obj in objs if obj not in (None, {}))
+                if key is any:
+                    objs = (next(filtered_objs, None),)
+                else:
+                    objs = (list(filtered_objs),)
+                continue
+
             if __debug__ and callable(key):
                 # Verify function signature
                 inspect.signature(key).bind(None, None)

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Allow resetting branch status using `any` and `all` to give a single or all results from the currentl pool. Especially useful in dict traversal. Soft deprecates `get_all`, since `any` and `all` fill the same purpose but inline not global


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