Tidy the changelog.

[youtubedl] / youtube_dl / options.py

diff --git a/youtube_dl/options.py b/youtube_dl/options.py
index 2e8c715084616a565472fb8700a8d995cb8c6d04..d5e5759649a5572432b538333518c76c92ba98d7 100644 (file)
--- a/youtube_dl/options.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/options.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import optparse
 import shlex
 import sys
 
 import shlex
 import sys
 

+from .downloader.external import list_external_downloaders

 from .compat import (
     compat_expanduser,
     compat_getenv,
 from .compat import (
     compat_expanduser,
     compat_getenv,


@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
     kw = {
         'version': __version__,
         'formatter': fmt,
     kw = {
         'version': __version__,
         'formatter': fmt,

-        'usage': '%prog [options] url [url...]',
+        'usage': '%prog [OPTIONS] URL [URL...]',

         'conflict_handler': 'resolve',
     }
 
         'conflict_handler': 'resolve',
     }
 


@@ -148,14 +149,6 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
         '--extractor-descriptions',
         action='store_true', dest='list_extractor_descriptions', default=False,
         help='Output descriptions of all supported extractors')
         '--extractor-descriptions',
         action='store_true', dest='list_extractor_descriptions', default=False,
         help='Output descriptions of all supported extractors')

-    general.add_option(
-        '--proxy', dest='proxy',
-        default=None, metavar='URL',
-        help='Use the specified HTTP/HTTPS proxy. Pass in an empty string (--proxy "") for direct connection')
-    general.add_option(
-        '--socket-timeout',
-        dest='socket_timeout', type=float, default=None,
-        help='Time to wait before giving up, in seconds')

     general.add_option(
         '--default-search',
         dest='default_search', metavar='PREFIX',
     general.add_option(
         '--default-search',
         dest='default_search', metavar='PREFIX',


@@ -163,13 +156,41 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
     general.add_option(
         '--ignore-config',
         action='store_true',
     general.add_option(
         '--ignore-config',
         action='store_true',

-        help='Do not read configuration files. When given in the global configuration file /etc/youtube-dl.conf: do not read the user configuration in ~/.config/youtube-dl.conf (%APPDATA%/youtube-dl/config.txt on Windows)')
+        help='Do not read configuration files. '
+        'When given in the global configuration file /etc/youtube-dl.conf: '
+        'Do not read the user configuration in ~/.config/youtube-dl/config '
+        '(%APPDATA%/youtube-dl/config.txt on Windows)')

     general.add_option(
         '--flat-playlist',
         action='store_const', dest='extract_flat', const='in_playlist',
         default=False,
         help='Do not extract the videos of a playlist, only list them.')
 
     general.add_option(
         '--flat-playlist',
         action='store_const', dest='extract_flat', const='in_playlist',
         default=False,
         help='Do not extract the videos of a playlist, only list them.')
 

+    network = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Network Options')
+    network.add_option(
+        '--proxy', dest='proxy',
+        default=None, metavar='URL',
+        help='Use the specified HTTP/HTTPS proxy. Pass in an empty string (--proxy "") for direct connection')
+    network.add_option(
+        '--socket-timeout',
+        dest='socket_timeout', type=float, default=None, metavar='SECONDS',
+        help='Time to wait before giving up, in seconds')
+    network.add_option(
+        '--source-address',
+        metavar='IP', dest='source_address', default=None,
+        help='Client-side IP address to bind to (experimental)',
+    )
+    network.add_option(
+        '-4', '--force-ipv4',
+        action='store_const', const='0.0.0.0', dest='source_address',
+        help='Make all connections via IPv4 (experimental)',
+    )
+    network.add_option(
+        '-6', '--force-ipv6',
+        action='store_const', const='::', dest='source_address',
+        help='Make all connections via IPv6 (experimental)',
+    )
+

     selection = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Video Selection')
     selection.add_option(
         '--playlist-start',
     selection = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Video Selection')
     selection.add_option(
         '--playlist-start',


@@ -179,6 +200,10 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
         '--playlist-end',
         dest='playlistend', metavar='NUMBER', default=None, type=int,
         help='playlist video to end at (default is last)')
         '--playlist-end',
         dest='playlistend', metavar='NUMBER', default=None, type=int,
         help='playlist video to end at (default is last)')

+    selection.add_option(
+        '--playlist-items',
+        dest='playlist_items', metavar='ITEM_SPEC', default=None,
+        help='playlist video items to download. Specify indices of the videos in the playlist seperated by commas like: "--playlist-items 1,2,5,8" if you want to download videos indexed 1, 2, 5, 8 in the playlist. You can specify range: "--playlist-items 1-3,7,10-13", it will download the videos at index 1, 2, 3, 7, 10, 11, 12 and 13.')

     selection.add_option(
         '--match-title',
         dest='matchtitle', metavar='REGEX',
     selection.add_option(
         '--match-title',
         dest='matchtitle', metavar='REGEX',


@@ -244,7 +269,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
     authentication.add_option(
         '-p', '--password',
         dest='password', metavar='PASSWORD',
     authentication.add_option(
         '-p', '--password',
         dest='password', metavar='PASSWORD',

-        help='account password')
+        help='account password. If this option is left out, youtube-dl will ask interactively.')

     authentication.add_option(
         '-2', '--twofactor',
         dest='twofactor', metavar='TWOFACTOR',
     authentication.add_option(
         '-2', '--twofactor',
         dest='twofactor', metavar='TWOFACTOR',


@@ -264,10 +289,23 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
         action='store', dest='format', metavar='FORMAT', default=None,
         help=(
             'video format code, specify the order of preference using'
         action='store', dest='format', metavar='FORMAT', default=None,
         help=(
             'video format code, specify the order of preference using'

-            ' slashes: -f 22/17/18 .  -f mp4 , -f m4a and  -f flv  are also'
-            ' supported. You can also use the special names "best",'
-            ' "bestvideo", "bestaudio", "worst", "worstvideo" and'
-            ' "worstaudio". By default, youtube-dl will pick the best quality.'
+            ' slashes, as in -f 22/17/18 . '
+            ' Instead of format codes, you can select by extension for the '
+            'extensions aac, m4a, mp3, mp4, ogg, wav, webm. '
+            'You can also use the special names "best",'
+            ' "bestvideo", "bestaudio", "worst". '
+            ' You can filter the video results by putting a condition in'
+            ' brackets, as in -f "best[height=720]"'
+            ' (or -f "[filesize>10M]"). '
+            ' This works for filesize, height, width, tbr, abr, vbr, and fps'
+            ' and the comparisons <, <=, >, >=, =, != .'
+            ' Formats for which the value is not known are excluded unless you'
+            ' put a question mark (?) after the operator.'
+            ' You can combine format filters, so  '
+            '-f "[height <=? 720][tbr>500]" '
+            'selects up to 720p videos (or videos where the height is not '
+            'known) with a bitrate of at least 500 KBit/s.'
+            ' By default, youtube-dl will pick the best quality.'

             ' Use commas to download multiple audio formats, such as'
             ' -f  136/137/mp4/bestvideo,140/m4a/bestaudio.'
             ' You can merge the video and audio of two formats into a single'
             ' Use commas to download multiple audio formats, such as'
             ' -f  136/137/mp4/bestvideo,140/m4a/bestaudio.'
             ' You can merge the video and audio of two formats into a single'


@@ -297,6 +335,12 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
         '--youtube-skip-dash-manifest',
         action='store_false', dest='youtube_include_dash_manifest',
         help='Do not download the DASH manifest on YouTube videos')
         '--youtube-skip-dash-manifest',
         action='store_false', dest='youtube_include_dash_manifest',
         help='Do not download the DASH manifest on YouTube videos')

+    video_format.add_option(
+        '--merge-output-format',
+        action='store', dest='merge_output_format', metavar='FORMAT', default=None,
+        help=(
+            'If a merge is required (e.g. bestvideo+bestaudio), output to given container format. One of mkv, mp4, ogg, webm, flv.'
+            'Ignored if no merge is required'))

 
     subtitles = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Subtitle Options')
     subtitles.add_option(
 
     subtitles = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Subtitle Options')
     subtitles.add_option(


@@ -333,7 +377,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
     downloader.add_option(
         '-R', '--retries',
         dest='retries', metavar='RETRIES', default=10,
     downloader.add_option(
         '-R', '--retries',
         dest='retries', metavar='RETRIES', default=10,

-        help='number of retries (default is %default)')
+        help='number of retries (default is %default), or "infinite".')

     downloader.add_option(
         '--buffer-size',
         dest='buffersize', metavar='SIZE', default='1024',
     downloader.add_option(
         '--buffer-size',
         dest='buffersize', metavar='SIZE', default='1024',


@@ -346,6 +390,19 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
         '--test',
         action='store_true', dest='test', default=False,
         help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
         '--test',
         action='store_true', dest='test', default=False,
         help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)

+    downloader.add_option(
+        '--playlist-reverse',
+        action='store_true',
+        help='Download playlist videos in reverse order')
+    downloader.add_option(
+        '--xattr-set-filesize',
+        dest='xattr_set_filesize', action='store_true',
+        help='(experimental) set file xattribute ytdl.filesize with expected filesize')
+    downloader.add_option(
+        '--external-downloader',
+        dest='external_downloader', metavar='COMMAND',
+        help='(experimental) Use the specified external downloader. '
+             'Currently supports %s' % ','.join(list_external_downloaders()))

 
     workarounds = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Workarounds')
     workarounds.add_option(
 
     workarounds = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Workarounds')
     workarounds.add_option(


@@ -378,6 +435,10 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
         '--bidi-workaround',
         dest='bidi_workaround', action='store_true',
         help='Work around terminals that lack bidirectional text support. Requires bidiv or fribidi executable in PATH')
         '--bidi-workaround',
         dest='bidi_workaround', action='store_true',
         help='Work around terminals that lack bidirectional text support. Requires bidiv or fribidi executable in PATH')

+    workarounds.add_option(
+        '--sleep-interval', metavar='SECONDS',
+        dest='sleep_interval', type=float,
+        help='Number of seconds to sleep before each download.')

 
     verbosity = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Verbosity / Simulation Options')
     verbosity.add_option(
 
     verbosity = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Verbosity / Simulation Options')
     verbosity.add_option(


@@ -436,6 +497,11 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
         '-J', '--dump-single-json',
         action='store_true', dest='dump_single_json', default=False,
         help='simulate, quiet but print JSON information for each command-line argument. If the URL refers to a playlist, dump the whole playlist information in a single line.')
         '-J', '--dump-single-json',
         action='store_true', dest='dump_single_json', default=False,
         help='simulate, quiet but print JSON information for each command-line argument. If the URL refers to a playlist, dump the whole playlist information in a single line.')

+    verbosity.add_option(
+        '--print-json',
+        action='store_true', dest='print_json', default=False,
+        help='Be quiet and print the video information as JSON (video is still being downloaded).',
+    )

     verbosity.add_option(
         '--newline',
         action='store_true', dest='progress_with_newline', default=False,
     verbosity.add_option(
         '--newline',
         action='store_true', dest='progress_with_newline', default=False,


@@ -468,6 +534,14 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
         '--print-traffic',
         dest='debug_printtraffic', action='store_true', default=False,
         help='Display sent and read HTTP traffic')
         '--print-traffic',
         dest='debug_printtraffic', action='store_true', default=False,
         help='Display sent and read HTTP traffic')

+    verbosity.add_option(
+        '-C', '--call-home',
+        dest='call_home', action='store_true', default=False,
+        help='Contact the youtube-dl server for debugging.')
+    verbosity.add_option(
+        '--no-call-home',
+        dest='call_home', action='store_false', default=False,
+        help='Do NOT contact the youtube-dl server for debugging.')

 
     filesystem = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Filesystem Options')
     filesystem.add_option(
 
     filesystem = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Filesystem Options')
     filesystem.add_option(


@@ -477,10 +551,6 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
     filesystem.add_option(
         '--id', default=False,
         action='store_true', dest='useid', help='use only video ID in file name')
     filesystem.add_option(
         '--id', default=False,
         action='store_true', dest='useid', help='use only video ID in file name')

-    filesystem.add_option(
-        '-A', '--auto-number',
-        action='store_true', dest='autonumber', default=False,
-        help='number downloaded files starting from 00000')

     filesystem.add_option(
         '-o', '--output',
         dest='outtmpl', metavar='TEMPLATE',
     filesystem.add_option(
         '-o', '--output',
         dest='outtmpl', metavar='TEMPLATE',


@@ -508,6 +578,10 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
         '--restrict-filenames',
         action='store_true', dest='restrictfilenames', default=False,
         help='Restrict filenames to only ASCII characters, and avoid "&" and spaces in filenames')
         '--restrict-filenames',
         action='store_true', dest='restrictfilenames', default=False,
         help='Restrict filenames to only ASCII characters, and avoid "&" and spaces in filenames')

+    filesystem.add_option(
+        '-A', '--auto-number',
+        action='store_true', dest='autonumber', default=False,
+        help='[deprecated; use  -o "%(autonumber)s-%(title)s.%(ext)s" ] number downloaded files starting from 00000')

     filesystem.add_option(
         '-t', '--title',
         action='store_true', dest='usetitle', default=False,
     filesystem.add_option(
         '-t', '--title',
         action='store_true', dest='usetitle', default=False,


@@ -548,10 +622,6 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
         '--write-annotations',
         action='store_true', dest='writeannotations', default=False,
         help='write video annotations to a .annotation file')
         '--write-annotations',
         action='store_true', dest='writeannotations', default=False,
         help='write video annotations to a .annotation file')

-    filesystem.add_option(
-        '--write-thumbnail',
-        action='store_true', dest='writethumbnail', default=False,
-        help='write thumbnail image to disk')

     filesystem.add_option(
         '--load-info',
         dest='load_info_filename', metavar='FILE',
     filesystem.add_option(
         '--load-info',
         dest='load_info_filename', metavar='FILE',


@@ -571,6 +641,20 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
         action='store_true', dest='rm_cachedir',
         help='Delete all filesystem cache files')
 
         action='store_true', dest='rm_cachedir',
         help='Delete all filesystem cache files')
 

+    thumbnail = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Thumbnail images')
+    thumbnail.add_option(
+        '--write-thumbnail',
+        action='store_true', dest='writethumbnail', default=False,
+        help='write thumbnail image to disk')
+    thumbnail.add_option(
+        '--write-all-thumbnails',
+        action='store_true', dest='write_all_thumbnails', default=False,
+        help='write all thumbnail image formats to disk')
+    thumbnail.add_option(
+        '--list-thumbnails',
+        action='store_true', dest='list_thumbnails', default=False,
+        help='Simulate and list all available thumbnail formats')
+

     postproc = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Post-processing Options')
     postproc.add_option(
         '-x', '--extract-audio',
     postproc = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Post-processing Options')
     postproc.add_option(
         '-x', '--extract-audio',


@@ -611,6 +695,12 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
         '--xattrs',
         action='store_true', dest='xattrs', default=False,
         help='write metadata to the video file\'s xattrs (using dublin core and xdg standards)')
         '--xattrs',
         action='store_true', dest='xattrs', default=False,
         help='write metadata to the video file\'s xattrs (using dublin core and xdg standards)')

+    postproc.add_option(
+        '--fixup',
+        metavar='POLICY', dest='fixup', default='detect_or_warn',
+        help='Automatically correct known faults of the file. '
+             'One of never (do nothing), warn (only emit a warning), '
+             'detect_or_warn(the default; fix file if we can, warn otherwise)')

     postproc.add_option(
         '--prefer-avconv',
         action='store_false', dest='prefer_ffmpeg',
     postproc.add_option(
         '--prefer-avconv',
         action='store_false', dest='prefer_ffmpeg',


@@ -625,9 +715,11 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
         help='Execute a command on the file after downloading, similar to find\'s -exec syntax. Example: --exec \'adb push {} /sdcard/Music/ && rm {}\'')
 
     parser.add_option_group(general)
         help='Execute a command on the file after downloading, similar to find\'s -exec syntax. Example: --exec \'adb push {} /sdcard/Music/ && rm {}\'')
 
     parser.add_option_group(general)

+    parser.add_option_group(network)

     parser.add_option_group(selection)
     parser.add_option_group(downloader)
     parser.add_option_group(filesystem)
     parser.add_option_group(selection)
     parser.add_option_group(downloader)
     parser.add_option_group(filesystem)

+    parser.add_option_group(thumbnail)

     parser.add_option_group(verbosity)
     parser.add_option_group(workarounds)
     parser.add_option_group(video_format)
     parser.add_option_group(verbosity)
     parser.add_option_group(workarounds)
     parser.add_option_group(video_format)