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@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ DESCRIPTION
 
 youtube-dl is a small command-line program to download videos from
 YouTube.com and a few more sites. It requires the Python interpreter,
 
 youtube-dl is a small command-line program to download videos from
 YouTube.com and a few more sites. It requires the Python interpreter,
-version 2.6, 2.7, or 3.3+, and it is not platform specific. It should
+version 2.6, 2.7, or 3.2+, and it is not platform specific. It should
 work on your Unix box, on Windows or on Mac OS X. It is released to the
 public domain, which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it
 however you like.
 work on your Unix box, on Windows or on Mac OS X. It is released to the
 public domain, which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it
 however you like.
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ Video Selection:
                                      COUNT views
     --max-views COUNT                Do not download any videos with more than
                                      COUNT views
                                      COUNT views
     --max-views COUNT                Do not download any videos with more than
                                      COUNT views
-    --no-playlist                    download only the currently playing video
+    --no-playlist                    If the URL refers to a video and a
+                                     playlist, download only the video.
     --age-limit YEARS                download only videos suitable for the given
                                      age
     --download-archive FILE          Download only videos not listed in the
     --age-limit YEARS                download only videos suitable for the given
                                      age
     --download-archive FILE          Download only videos not listed in the
@@ -149,17 +150,19 @@ Filesystem Options:
                                      %(upload_date)s for the upload date
                                      (YYYYMMDD), %(extractor)s for the provider
                                      (youtube, metacafe, etc), %(id)s for the
                                      %(upload_date)s for the upload date
                                      (YYYYMMDD), %(extractor)s for the provider
                                      (youtube, metacafe, etc), %(id)s for the
-                                     video id, %(playlist)s for the playlist the
+                                     video id, %(playlist_title)s,
+                                     %(playlist_id)s, or %(playlist)s (=title if
+                                     present, ID otherwise) for the playlist the
                                      video is in, %(playlist_index)s for the
                                      video is in, %(playlist_index)s for the
-                                     position in the playlist and %% for a
-                                     literal percent. %(height)s and %(width)s
-                                     for the width and height of the video
-                                     format. %(resolution)s for a textual
+                                     position in the playlist. %(height)s and
+                                     %(width)s for the width and height of the
+                                     video format. %(resolution)s for a textual
                                      description of the resolution of the video
                                      description of the resolution of the video
-                                     format. Use - to output to stdout. Can also
-                                     be used to download to a different
-                                     directory, for example with -o '/my/downloa
-                                     ds/%(uploader)s/%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s' .
+                                     format. %% for a literal percent. Use - to
+                                     output to stdout. Can also be used to
+                                     download to a different directory, for
+                                     example with -o '/my/downloads/%(uploader)s
+                                     /%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s' .
     --autonumber-size NUMBER         Specifies the number of digits in
                                      %(autonumber)s when it is present in output
                                      filename template or --auto-number option
     --autonumber-size NUMBER         Specifies the number of digits in
                                      %(autonumber)s when it is present in output
                                      filename template or --auto-number option
@@ -263,8 +266,13 @@ Video Format Options:
                                      "worst", "worstvideo" and "worstaudio". By
                                      default, youtube-dl will pick the best
                                      quality. Use commas to download multiple
                                      "worst", "worstvideo" and "worstaudio". 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
+                                     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 file using -f <video-
+                                     format>+<audio-format> (requires ffmpeg or
+                                     avconv), for example -f
+                                     bestvideo+bestaudio.
     --all-formats                    download all available video formats
     --prefer-free-formats            prefer free video formats unless a specific
                                      one is requested
     --all-formats                    download all available video formats
     --prefer-free-formats            prefer free video formats unless a specific
                                      one is requested
@@ -598,14 +606,15 @@ list (assuming your service is called yourextractor):
 
         def _real_extract(self, url):
             video_id = self._match_id(url)
 
         def _real_extract(self, url):
             video_id = self._match_id(url)
+            webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
 
             # TODO more code goes here, for example ...
 
             # TODO more code goes here, for example ...
-            webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
             title = self._html_search_regex(r'<h1>(.*?)</h1>', webpage, 'title')
 
             return {
                 'id': video_id,
                 'title': title,
             title = self._html_search_regex(r'<h1>(.*?)</h1>', webpage, 'title')
 
             return {
                 'id': video_id,
                 'title': title,
+                'description': self._og_search_description(webpage),
                 # TODO more properties (see youtube_dl/extractor/common.py)
             }
     ```
                 # TODO more properties (see youtube_dl/extractor/common.py)
             }
     ```