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1 from __future__ import unicode_literals
2
3 import os.path
4 import optparse
5 import shlex
6 import sys
7
8 from .compat import (
9 compat_expanduser,
10 compat_getenv,
11 compat_kwargs,
12 )
13 from .utils import (
14 get_term_width,
15 write_string,
16 )
17 from .version import __version__
18
19
20 def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
21 def _readOptions(filename_bytes, default=[]):
22 try:
23 optionf = open(filename_bytes)
24 except IOError:
25 return default # silently skip if file is not present
26 try:
27 res = []
28 for l in optionf:
29 res += shlex.split(l, comments=True)
30 finally:
31 optionf.close()
32 return res
33
34 def _readUserConf():
35 xdg_config_home = compat_getenv('XDG_CONFIG_HOME')
36 if xdg_config_home:
37 userConfFile = os.path.join(xdg_config_home, 'youtube-dl', 'config')
38 if not os.path.isfile(userConfFile):
39 userConfFile = os.path.join(xdg_config_home, 'youtube-dl.conf')
40 else:
41 userConfFile = os.path.join(compat_expanduser('~'), '.config', 'youtube-dl', 'config')
42 if not os.path.isfile(userConfFile):
43 userConfFile = os.path.join(compat_expanduser('~'), '.config', 'youtube-dl.conf')
44 userConf = _readOptions(userConfFile, None)
45
46 if userConf is None:
47 appdata_dir = compat_getenv('appdata')
48 if appdata_dir:
49 userConf = _readOptions(
50 os.path.join(appdata_dir, 'youtube-dl', 'config'),
51 default=None)
52 if userConf is None:
53 userConf = _readOptions(
54 os.path.join(appdata_dir, 'youtube-dl', 'config.txt'),
55 default=None)
56
57 if userConf is None:
58 userConf = _readOptions(
59 os.path.join(compat_expanduser('~'), 'youtube-dl.conf'),
60 default=None)
61 if userConf is None:
62 userConf = _readOptions(
63 os.path.join(compat_expanduser('~'), 'youtube-dl.conf.txt'),
64 default=None)
65
66 if userConf is None:
67 userConf = []
68
69 return userConf
70
71 def _format_option_string(option):
72 ''' ('-o', '--option') -> -o, --format METAVAR'''
73
74 opts = []
75
76 if option._short_opts:
77 opts.append(option._short_opts[0])
78 if option._long_opts:
79 opts.append(option._long_opts[0])
80 if len(opts) > 1:
81 opts.insert(1, ', ')
82
83 if option.takes_value():
84 opts.append(' %s' % option.metavar)
85
86 return "".join(opts)
87
88 def _comma_separated_values_options_callback(option, opt_str, value, parser):
89 setattr(parser.values, option.dest, value.split(','))
90
91 def _hide_login_info(opts):
92 opts = list(opts)
93 for private_opt in ['-p', '--password', '-u', '--username', '--video-password']:
94 try:
95 i = opts.index(private_opt)
96 opts[i + 1] = 'PRIVATE'
97 except ValueError:
98 pass
99 return opts
100
101 # No need to wrap help messages if we're on a wide console
102 columns = get_term_width()
103 max_width = columns if columns else 80
104 max_help_position = 80
105
106 fmt = optparse.IndentedHelpFormatter(width=max_width, max_help_position=max_help_position)
107 fmt.format_option_strings = _format_option_string
108
109 kw = {
110 'version': __version__,
111 'formatter': fmt,
112 'usage': '%prog [OPTIONS] URL [URL...]',
113 'conflict_handler': 'resolve',
114 }
115
116 parser = optparse.OptionParser(**compat_kwargs(kw))
117
118 general = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'General Options')
119 general.add_option(
120 '-h', '--help',
121 action='help',
122 help='print this help text and exit')
123 general.add_option(
124 '-v', '--version',
125 action='version',
126 help='print program version and exit')
127 general.add_option(
128 '-U', '--update',
129 action='store_true', dest='update_self',
130 help='update this program to latest version. Make sure that you have sufficient permissions (run with sudo if needed)')
131 general.add_option(
132 '-i', '--ignore-errors',
133 action='store_true', dest='ignoreerrors', default=False,
134 help='continue on download errors, for example to skip unavailable videos in a playlist')
135 general.add_option(
136 '--abort-on-error',
137 action='store_false', dest='ignoreerrors',
138 help='Abort downloading of further videos (in the playlist or the command line) if an error occurs')
139 general.add_option(
140 '--dump-user-agent',
141 action='store_true', dest='dump_user_agent', default=False,
142 help='display the current browser identification')
143 general.add_option(
144 '--list-extractors',
145 action='store_true', dest='list_extractors', default=False,
146 help='List all supported extractors and the URLs they would handle')
147 general.add_option(
148 '--extractor-descriptions',
149 action='store_true', dest='list_extractor_descriptions', default=False,
150 help='Output descriptions of all supported extractors')
151 general.add_option(
152 '--default-search',
153 dest='default_search', metavar='PREFIX',
154 help='Use this prefix for unqualified URLs. For example "gvsearch2:" downloads two videos from google videos for youtube-dl "large apple". Use the value "auto" to let youtube-dl guess ("auto_warning" to emit a warning when guessing). "error" just throws an error. The default value "fixup_error" repairs broken URLs, but emits an error if this is not possible instead of searching.')
155 general.add_option(
156 '--ignore-config',
157 action='store_true',
158 help='Do not read configuration files. '
159 'When given in the global configuration file /etc/youtube-dl.conf: '
160 'Do not read the user configuration in ~/.config/youtube-dl/config '
161 '(%APPDATA%/youtube-dl/config.txt on Windows)')
162 general.add_option(
163 '--flat-playlist',
164 action='store_const', dest='extract_flat', const='in_playlist',
165 default=False,
166 help='Do not extract the videos of a playlist, only list them.')
167
168 network = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Network Options')
169 network.add_option(
170 '--proxy', dest='proxy',
171 default=None, metavar='URL',
172 help='Use the specified HTTP/HTTPS proxy. Pass in an empty string (--proxy "") for direct connection')
173 network.add_option(
174 '--socket-timeout',
175 dest='socket_timeout', type=float, default=None, metavar='SECONDS',
176 help='Time to wait before giving up, in seconds')
177 network.add_option(
178 '--source-address',
179 metavar='IP', dest='source_address', default=None,
180 help='Client-side IP address to bind to (experimental)',
181 )
182 network.add_option(
183 '-4', '--force-ipv4',
184 action='store_const', const='0.0.0.0', dest='source_address',
185 help='Make all connections via IPv4 (experimental)',
186 )
187 network.add_option(
188 '-6', '--force-ipv6',
189 action='store_const', const='::', dest='source_address',
190 help='Make all connections via IPv6 (experimental)',
191 )
192
193 selection = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Video Selection')
194 selection.add_option(
195 '--playlist-start',
196 dest='playliststart', metavar='NUMBER', default=1, type=int,
197 help='playlist video to start at (default is %default)')
198 selection.add_option(
199 '--playlist-end',
200 dest='playlistend', metavar='NUMBER', default=None, type=int,
201 help='playlist video to end at (default is last)')
202 selection.add_option(
203 '--match-title',
204 dest='matchtitle', metavar='REGEX',
205 help='download only matching titles (regex or caseless sub-string)')
206 selection.add_option(
207 '--reject-title',
208 dest='rejecttitle', metavar='REGEX',
209 help='skip download for matching titles (regex or caseless sub-string)')
210 selection.add_option(
211 '--max-downloads',
212 dest='max_downloads', metavar='NUMBER', type=int, default=None,
213 help='Abort after downloading NUMBER files')
214 selection.add_option(
215 '--min-filesize',
216 metavar='SIZE', dest='min_filesize', default=None,
217 help='Do not download any videos smaller than SIZE (e.g. 50k or 44.6m)')
218 selection.add_option(
219 '--max-filesize',
220 metavar='SIZE', dest='max_filesize', default=None,
221 help='Do not download any videos larger than SIZE (e.g. 50k or 44.6m)')
222 selection.add_option(
223 '--date',
224 metavar='DATE', dest='date', default=None,
225 help='download only videos uploaded in this date')
226 selection.add_option(
227 '--datebefore',
228 metavar='DATE', dest='datebefore', default=None,
229 help='download only videos uploaded on or before this date (i.e. inclusive)')
230 selection.add_option(
231 '--dateafter',
232 metavar='DATE', dest='dateafter', default=None,
233 help='download only videos uploaded on or after this date (i.e. inclusive)')
234 selection.add_option(
235 '--min-views',
236 metavar='COUNT', dest='min_views', default=None, type=int,
237 help='Do not download any videos with less than COUNT views',)
238 selection.add_option(
239 '--max-views',
240 metavar='COUNT', dest='max_views', default=None, type=int,
241 help='Do not download any videos with more than COUNT views')
242 selection.add_option(
243 '--no-playlist',
244 action='store_true', dest='noplaylist', default=False,
245 help='If the URL refers to a video and a playlist, download only the video.')
246 selection.add_option(
247 '--age-limit',
248 metavar='YEARS', dest='age_limit', default=None, type=int,
249 help='download only videos suitable for the given age')
250 selection.add_option(
251 '--download-archive', metavar='FILE',
252 dest='download_archive',
253 help='Download only videos not listed in the archive file. Record the IDs of all downloaded videos in it.')
254 selection.add_option(
255 '--include-ads',
256 dest='include_ads', action='store_true',
257 help='Download advertisements as well (experimental)')
258
259 authentication = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Authentication Options')
260 authentication.add_option(
261 '-u', '--username',
262 dest='username', metavar='USERNAME',
263 help='login with this account ID')
264 authentication.add_option(
265 '-p', '--password',
266 dest='password', metavar='PASSWORD',
267 help='account password')
268 authentication.add_option(
269 '-2', '--twofactor',
270 dest='twofactor', metavar='TWOFACTOR',
271 help='two-factor auth code')
272 authentication.add_option(
273 '-n', '--netrc',
274 action='store_true', dest='usenetrc', default=False,
275 help='use .netrc authentication data')
276 authentication.add_option(
277 '--video-password',
278 dest='videopassword', metavar='PASSWORD',
279 help='video password (vimeo, smotri)')
280
281 video_format = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Video Format Options')
282 video_format.add_option(
283 '-f', '--format',
284 action='store', dest='format', metavar='FORMAT', default=None,
285 help=(
286 'video format code, specify the order of preference using'
287 ' slashes, as in -f 22/17/18 . '
288 ' Instead of format codes, you can select by extension for the '
289 'extensions aac, m4a, mp3, mp4, ogg, wav, webm. '
290 'You can also use the special names "best",'
291 ' "bestvideo", "bestaudio", "worst". '
292 ' By default, youtube-dl will pick the best quality.'
293 ' Use commas to download multiple audio formats, such as'
294 ' -f 136/137/mp4/bestvideo,140/m4a/bestaudio.'
295 ' You can merge the video and audio of two formats into a single'
296 ' file using -f <video-format>+<audio-format> (requires ffmpeg or'
297 ' avconv), for example -f bestvideo+bestaudio.'))
298 video_format.add_option(
299 '--all-formats',
300 action='store_const', dest='format', const='all',
301 help='download all available video formats')
302 video_format.add_option(
303 '--prefer-free-formats',
304 action='store_true', dest='prefer_free_formats', default=False,
305 help='prefer free video formats unless a specific one is requested')
306 video_format.add_option(
307 '--max-quality',
308 action='store', dest='format_limit', metavar='FORMAT',
309 help='highest quality format to download')
310 video_format.add_option(
311 '-F', '--list-formats',
312 action='store_true', dest='listformats',
313 help='list all available formats')
314 video_format.add_option(
315 '--youtube-include-dash-manifest',
316 action='store_true', dest='youtube_include_dash_manifest', default=True,
317 help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
318 video_format.add_option(
319 '--youtube-skip-dash-manifest',
320 action='store_false', dest='youtube_include_dash_manifest',
321 help='Do not download the DASH manifest on YouTube videos')
322 video_format.add_option(
323 '--merge-output-format',
324 action='store', dest='merge_output_format', metavar='FORMAT', default=None,
325 help=(
326 'If a merge is required (e.g. bestvideo+bestaudio), output to given container format. One of mkv, mp4, ogg, webm, flv.'
327 'Ignored if no merge is required'))
328
329 subtitles = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Subtitle Options')
330 subtitles.add_option(
331 '--write-sub', '--write-srt',
332 action='store_true', dest='writesubtitles', default=False,
333 help='write subtitle file')
334 subtitles.add_option(
335 '--write-auto-sub', '--write-automatic-sub',
336 action='store_true', dest='writeautomaticsub', default=False,
337 help='write automatic subtitle file (youtube only)')
338 subtitles.add_option(
339 '--all-subs',
340 action='store_true', dest='allsubtitles', default=False,
341 help='downloads all the available subtitles of the video')
342 subtitles.add_option(
343 '--list-subs',
344 action='store_true', dest='listsubtitles', default=False,
345 help='lists all available subtitles for the video')
346 subtitles.add_option(
347 '--sub-format',
348 action='store', dest='subtitlesformat', metavar='FORMAT', default='srt',
349 help='subtitle format (default=srt) ([sbv/vtt] youtube only)')
350 subtitles.add_option(
351 '--sub-lang', '--sub-langs', '--srt-lang',
352 action='callback', dest='subtitleslangs', metavar='LANGS', type='str',
353 default=[], callback=_comma_separated_values_options_callback,
354 help='languages of the subtitles to download (optional) separated by commas, use IETF language tags like \'en,pt\'')
355
356 downloader = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Download Options')
357 downloader.add_option(
358 '-r', '--rate-limit',
359 dest='ratelimit', metavar='LIMIT',
360 help='maximum download rate in bytes per second (e.g. 50K or 4.2M)')
361 downloader.add_option(
362 '-R', '--retries',
363 dest='retries', metavar='RETRIES', default=10,
364 help='number of retries (default is %default)')
365 downloader.add_option(
366 '--buffer-size',
367 dest='buffersize', metavar='SIZE', default='1024',
368 help='size of download buffer (e.g. 1024 or 16K) (default is %default)')
369 downloader.add_option(
370 '--no-resize-buffer',
371 action='store_true', dest='noresizebuffer', default=False,
372 help='do not automatically adjust the buffer size. By default, the buffer size is automatically resized from an initial value of SIZE.')
373 downloader.add_option(
374 '--test',
375 action='store_true', dest='test', default=False,
376 help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
377 downloader.add_option(
378 '--playlist-reverse',
379 action='store_true',
380 help='Download playlist videos in reverse order')
381
382 workarounds = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Workarounds')
383 workarounds.add_option(
384 '--encoding',
385 dest='encoding', metavar='ENCODING',
386 help='Force the specified encoding (experimental)')
387 workarounds.add_option(
388 '--no-check-certificate',
389 action='store_true', dest='no_check_certificate', default=False,
390 help='Suppress HTTPS certificate validation.')
391 workarounds.add_option(
392 '--prefer-insecure',
393 '--prefer-unsecure', action='store_true', dest='prefer_insecure',
394 help='Use an unencrypted connection to retrieve information about the video. (Currently supported only for YouTube)')
395 workarounds.add_option(
396 '--user-agent',
397 metavar='UA', dest='user_agent',
398 help='specify a custom user agent')
399 workarounds.add_option(
400 '--referer',
401 metavar='URL', dest='referer', default=None,
402 help='specify a custom referer, use if the video access is restricted to one domain',
403 )
404 workarounds.add_option(
405 '--add-header',
406 metavar='FIELD:VALUE', dest='headers', action='append',
407 help='specify a custom HTTP header and its value, separated by a colon \':\'. You can use this option multiple times',
408 )
409 workarounds.add_option(
410 '--bidi-workaround',
411 dest='bidi_workaround', action='store_true',
412 help='Work around terminals that lack bidirectional text support. Requires bidiv or fribidi executable in PATH')
413
414 verbosity = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Verbosity / Simulation Options')
415 verbosity.add_option(
416 '-q', '--quiet',
417 action='store_true', dest='quiet', default=False,
418 help='activates quiet mode')
419 verbosity.add_option(
420 '--no-warnings',
421 dest='no_warnings', action='store_true', default=False,
422 help='Ignore warnings')
423 verbosity.add_option(
424 '-s', '--simulate',
425 action='store_true', dest='simulate', default=False,
426 help='do not download the video and do not write anything to disk',)
427 verbosity.add_option(
428 '--skip-download',
429 action='store_true', dest='skip_download', default=False,
430 help='do not download the video',)
431 verbosity.add_option(
432 '-g', '--get-url',
433 action='store_true', dest='geturl', default=False,
434 help='simulate, quiet but print URL')
435 verbosity.add_option(
436 '-e', '--get-title',
437 action='store_true', dest='gettitle', default=False,
438 help='simulate, quiet but print title')
439 verbosity.add_option(
440 '--get-id',
441 action='store_true', dest='getid', default=False,
442 help='simulate, quiet but print id')
443 verbosity.add_option(
444 '--get-thumbnail',
445 action='store_true', dest='getthumbnail', default=False,
446 help='simulate, quiet but print thumbnail URL')
447 verbosity.add_option(
448 '--get-description',
449 action='store_true', dest='getdescription', default=False,
450 help='simulate, quiet but print video description')
451 verbosity.add_option(
452 '--get-duration',
453 action='store_true', dest='getduration', default=False,
454 help='simulate, quiet but print video length')
455 verbosity.add_option(
456 '--get-filename',
457 action='store_true', dest='getfilename', default=False,
458 help='simulate, quiet but print output filename')
459 verbosity.add_option(
460 '--get-format',
461 action='store_true', dest='getformat', default=False,
462 help='simulate, quiet but print output format')
463 verbosity.add_option(
464 '-j', '--dump-json',
465 action='store_true', dest='dumpjson', default=False,
466 help='simulate, quiet but print JSON information. See --output for a description of available keys.')
467 verbosity.add_option(
468 '-J', '--dump-single-json',
469 action='store_true', dest='dump_single_json', default=False,
470 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.')
471 verbosity.add_option(
472 '--print-json',
473 action='store_true', dest='print_json', default=False,
474 help='Be quiet and print the video information as JSON (video is still being downloaded).',
475 )
476 verbosity.add_option(
477 '--newline',
478 action='store_true', dest='progress_with_newline', default=False,
479 help='output progress bar as new lines')
480 verbosity.add_option(
481 '--no-progress',
482 action='store_true', dest='noprogress', default=False,
483 help='do not print progress bar')
484 verbosity.add_option(
485 '--console-title',
486 action='store_true', dest='consoletitle', default=False,
487 help='display progress in console titlebar')
488 verbosity.add_option(
489 '-v', '--verbose',
490 action='store_true', dest='verbose', default=False,
491 help='print various debugging information')
492 verbosity.add_option(
493 '--dump-intermediate-pages',
494 action='store_true', dest='dump_intermediate_pages', default=False,
495 help='print downloaded pages to debug problems (very verbose)')
496 verbosity.add_option(
497 '--write-pages',
498 action='store_true', dest='write_pages', default=False,
499 help='Write downloaded intermediary pages to files in the current directory to debug problems')
500 verbosity.add_option(
501 '--youtube-print-sig-code',
502 action='store_true', dest='youtube_print_sig_code', default=False,
503 help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
504 verbosity.add_option(
505 '--print-traffic',
506 dest='debug_printtraffic', action='store_true', default=False,
507 help='Display sent and read HTTP traffic')
508 verbosity.add_option(
509 '-C', '--call-home',
510 dest='call_home', action='store_true', default=False,
511 help='Contact the youtube-dl server for debugging.')
512 verbosity.add_option(
513 '--no-call-home',
514 dest='call_home', action='store_false', default=False,
515 help='Do NOT contact the youtube-dl server for debugging.')
516
517 filesystem = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Filesystem Options')
518 filesystem.add_option(
519 '-a', '--batch-file',
520 dest='batchfile', metavar='FILE',
521 help='file containing URLs to download (\'-\' for stdin)')
522 filesystem.add_option(
523 '--id', default=False,
524 action='store_true', dest='useid', help='use only video ID in file name')
525 filesystem.add_option(
526 '-o', '--output',
527 dest='outtmpl', metavar='TEMPLATE',
528 help=('output filename template. Use %(title)s to get the title, '
529 '%(uploader)s for the uploader name, %(uploader_id)s for the uploader nickname if different, '
530 '%(autonumber)s to get an automatically incremented number, '
531 '%(ext)s for the filename extension, '
532 '%(format)s for the format description (like "22 - 1280x720" or "HD"), '
533 '%(format_id)s for the unique id of the format (like Youtube\'s itags: "137"), '
534 '%(upload_date)s for the upload date (YYYYMMDD), '
535 '%(extractor)s for the provider (youtube, metacafe, etc), '
536 '%(id)s for the video id, '
537 '%(playlist_title)s, %(playlist_id)s, or %(playlist)s (=title if present, ID otherwise) for the playlist the video is in, '
538 '%(playlist_index)s for the position in the playlist. '
539 '%(height)s and %(width)s for the width and height of the video format. '
540 '%(resolution)s for a textual description of the resolution of the video format. '
541 '%% for a literal percent. '
542 'Use - to output to stdout. Can also be used to download to a different directory, '
543 'for example with -o \'/my/downloads/%(uploader)s/%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s\' .'))
544 filesystem.add_option(
545 '--autonumber-size',
546 dest='autonumber_size', metavar='NUMBER',
547 help='Specifies the number of digits in %(autonumber)s when it is present in output filename template or --auto-number option is given')
548 filesystem.add_option(
549 '--restrict-filenames',
550 action='store_true', dest='restrictfilenames', default=False,
551 help='Restrict filenames to only ASCII characters, and avoid "&" and spaces in filenames')
552 filesystem.add_option(
553 '-A', '--auto-number',
554 action='store_true', dest='autonumber', default=False,
555 help='[deprecated; use -o "%(autonumber)s-%(title)s.%(ext)s" ] number downloaded files starting from 00000')
556 filesystem.add_option(
557 '-t', '--title',
558 action='store_true', dest='usetitle', default=False,
559 help='[deprecated] use title in file name (default)')
560 filesystem.add_option(
561 '-l', '--literal', default=False,
562 action='store_true', dest='usetitle',
563 help='[deprecated] alias of --title')
564 filesystem.add_option(
565 '-w', '--no-overwrites',
566 action='store_true', dest='nooverwrites', default=False,
567 help='do not overwrite files')
568 filesystem.add_option(
569 '-c', '--continue',
570 action='store_true', dest='continue_dl', default=True,
571 help='force resume of partially downloaded files. By default, youtube-dl will resume downloads if possible.')
572 filesystem.add_option(
573 '--no-continue',
574 action='store_false', dest='continue_dl',
575 help='do not resume partially downloaded files (restart from beginning)')
576 filesystem.add_option(
577 '--no-part',
578 action='store_true', dest='nopart', default=False,
579 help='do not use .part files - write directly into output file')
580 filesystem.add_option(
581 '--no-mtime',
582 action='store_false', dest='updatetime', default=True,
583 help='do not use the Last-modified header to set the file modification time')
584 filesystem.add_option(
585 '--write-description',
586 action='store_true', dest='writedescription', default=False,
587 help='write video description to a .description file')
588 filesystem.add_option(
589 '--write-info-json',
590 action='store_true', dest='writeinfojson', default=False,
591 help='write video metadata to a .info.json file')
592 filesystem.add_option(
593 '--write-annotations',
594 action='store_true', dest='writeannotations', default=False,
595 help='write video annotations to a .annotation file')
596 filesystem.add_option(
597 '--write-thumbnail',
598 action='store_true', dest='writethumbnail', default=False,
599 help='write thumbnail image to disk')
600 filesystem.add_option(
601 '--load-info',
602 dest='load_info_filename', metavar='FILE',
603 help='json file containing the video information (created with the "--write-json" option)')
604 filesystem.add_option(
605 '--cookies',
606 dest='cookiefile', metavar='FILE',
607 help='file to read cookies from and dump cookie jar in')
608 filesystem.add_option(
609 '--cache-dir', dest='cachedir', default=None, metavar='DIR',
610 help='Location in the filesystem where youtube-dl can store some downloaded information permanently. By default $XDG_CACHE_HOME/youtube-dl or ~/.cache/youtube-dl . At the moment, only YouTube player files (for videos with obfuscated signatures) are cached, but that may change.')
611 filesystem.add_option(
612 '--no-cache-dir', action='store_const', const=False, dest='cachedir',
613 help='Disable filesystem caching')
614 filesystem.add_option(
615 '--rm-cache-dir',
616 action='store_true', dest='rm_cachedir',
617 help='Delete all filesystem cache files')
618
619 postproc = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Post-processing Options')
620 postproc.add_option(
621 '-x', '--extract-audio',
622 action='store_true', dest='extractaudio', default=False,
623 help='convert video files to audio-only files (requires ffmpeg or avconv and ffprobe or avprobe)')
624 postproc.add_option(
625 '--audio-format', metavar='FORMAT', dest='audioformat', default='best',
626 help='"best", "aac", "vorbis", "mp3", "m4a", "opus", or "wav"; "%default" by default')
627 postproc.add_option(
628 '--audio-quality', metavar='QUALITY',
629 dest='audioquality', default='5',
630 help='ffmpeg/avconv audio quality specification, insert a value between 0 (better) and 9 (worse) for VBR or a specific bitrate like 128K (default %default)')
631 postproc.add_option(
632 '--recode-video',
633 metavar='FORMAT', dest='recodevideo', default=None,
634 help='Encode the video to another format if necessary (currently supported: mp4|flv|ogg|webm|mkv)')
635 postproc.add_option(
636 '-k', '--keep-video',
637 action='store_true', dest='keepvideo', default=False,
638 help='keeps the video file on disk after the post-processing; the video is erased by default')
639 postproc.add_option(
640 '--no-post-overwrites',
641 action='store_true', dest='nopostoverwrites', default=False,
642 help='do not overwrite post-processed files; the post-processed files are overwritten by default')
643 postproc.add_option(
644 '--embed-subs',
645 action='store_true', dest='embedsubtitles', default=False,
646 help='embed subtitles in the video (only for mp4 videos)')
647 postproc.add_option(
648 '--embed-thumbnail',
649 action='store_true', dest='embedthumbnail', default=False,
650 help='embed thumbnail in the audio as cover art')
651 postproc.add_option(
652 '--add-metadata',
653 action='store_true', dest='addmetadata', default=False,
654 help='write metadata to the video file')
655 postproc.add_option(
656 '--xattrs',
657 action='store_true', dest='xattrs', default=False,
658 help='write metadata to the video file\'s xattrs (using dublin core and xdg standards)')
659 postproc.add_option(
660 '--fixup',
661 metavar='POLICY', dest='fixup', default='detect_or_warn',
662 help='(experimental) Automatically correct known faults of the file. '
663 'One of never (do nothing), warn (only emit a warning), '
664 'detect_or_warn(check whether we can do anything about it, warn '
665 'otherwise')
666 postproc.add_option(
667 '--prefer-avconv',
668 action='store_false', dest='prefer_ffmpeg',
669 help='Prefer avconv over ffmpeg for running the postprocessors (default)')
670 postproc.add_option(
671 '--prefer-ffmpeg',
672 action='store_true', dest='prefer_ffmpeg',
673 help='Prefer ffmpeg over avconv for running the postprocessors')
674 postproc.add_option(
675 '--exec',
676 metavar='CMD', dest='exec_cmd',
677 help='Execute a command on the file after downloading, similar to find\'s -exec syntax. Example: --exec \'adb push {} /sdcard/Music/ && rm {}\'')
678
679 parser.add_option_group(general)
680 parser.add_option_group(network)
681 parser.add_option_group(selection)
682 parser.add_option_group(downloader)
683 parser.add_option_group(filesystem)
684 parser.add_option_group(verbosity)
685 parser.add_option_group(workarounds)
686 parser.add_option_group(video_format)
687 parser.add_option_group(subtitles)
688 parser.add_option_group(authentication)
689 parser.add_option_group(postproc)
690
691 if overrideArguments is not None:
692 opts, args = parser.parse_args(overrideArguments)
693 if opts.verbose:
694 write_string('[debug] Override config: ' + repr(overrideArguments) + '\n')
695 else:
696 commandLineConf = sys.argv[1:]
697 if '--ignore-config' in commandLineConf:
698 systemConf = []
699 userConf = []
700 else:
701 systemConf = _readOptions('/etc/youtube-dl.conf')
702 if '--ignore-config' in systemConf:
703 userConf = []
704 else:
705 userConf = _readUserConf()
706 argv = systemConf + userConf + commandLineConf
707
708 opts, args = parser.parse_args(argv)
709 if opts.verbose:
710 write_string('[debug] System config: ' + repr(_hide_login_info(systemConf)) + '\n')
711 write_string('[debug] User config: ' + repr(_hide_login_info(userConf)) + '\n')
712 write_string('[debug] Command-line args: ' + repr(_hide_login_info(commandLineConf)) + '\n')
713
714 return parser, opts, args