import os.path
import optparse
+import re
import sys
from .downloader.external import list_external_downloaders
except IOError:
return default # silently skip if file is not present
try:
- res = []
- for l in optionf:
- res += compat_shlex_split(l, comments=True)
+ # FIXME: https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/commit/dfe5fa49aed02cf36ba9f743b11b0903554b5e56
+ contents = optionf.read()
+ if sys.version_info < (3,):
+ contents = contents.decode(preferredencoding())
+ res = compat_shlex_split(contents, comments=True)
finally:
optionf.close()
return res
if option.takes_value():
opts.append(' %s' % option.metavar)
- return "".join(opts)
+ return ''.join(opts)
def _comma_separated_values_options_callback(option, opt_str, value, parser):
setattr(parser.values, option.dest, value.split(','))
def _hide_login_info(opts):
- opts = list(opts)
- for private_opt in ['-p', '--password', '-u', '--username', '--video-password']:
+ PRIVATE_OPTS = ['-p', '--password', '-u', '--username', '--video-password', '--ap-password', '--ap-username']
+ eqre = re.compile('^(?P<key>' + ('|'.join(re.escape(po) for po in PRIVATE_OPTS)) + ')=.+$')
+
+ def _scrub_eq(o):
+ m = eqre.match(o)
+ if m:
+ return m.group('key') + '=PRIVATE'
+ else:
+ return o
+
+ opts = list(map(_scrub_eq, opts))
+ for private_opt in PRIVATE_OPTS:
try:
i = opts.index(private_opt)
opts[i + 1] = 'PRIVATE'
'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(
+ '--config-location',
+ dest='config_location', metavar='PATH',
+ help='Location of the configuration file; either the path to the config or its containing directory.')
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(
+ '--mark-watched',
+ action='store_true', dest='mark_watched', default=False,
+ help='Mark videos watched (YouTube only)')
+ general.add_option(
+ '--no-mark-watched',
+ action='store_false', dest='mark_watched', default=False,
+ help='Do not mark videos watched (YouTube only)')
general.add_option(
'--no-color', '--no-colors',
action='store_true', dest='no_color',
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')
+ help='Use the specified HTTP/HTTPS/SOCKS proxy. To enable experimental '
+ 'SOCKS proxy, specify a proper scheme. For example '
+ 'socks5://127.0.0.1:1080/. Pass in an empty string (--proxy "") '
+ 'for direct connection')
network.add_option(
'--socket-timeout',
dest='socket_timeout', type=float, default=None, metavar='SECONDS',
network.add_option(
'--source-address',
metavar='IP', dest='source_address', default=None,
- help='Client-side IP address to bind to (experimental)',
+ help='Client-side IP address to bind to',
)
network.add_option(
'-4', '--force-ipv4',
action='store_const', const='0.0.0.0', dest='source_address',
- help='Make all connections via IPv4 (experimental)',
+ help='Make all connections via IPv4',
)
network.add_option(
'-6', '--force-ipv6',
action='store_const', const='::', dest='source_address',
- help='Make all connections via IPv6 (experimental)',
+ help='Make all connections via IPv6',
)
- network.add_option(
+
+ geo = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Geo Restriction')
+ geo.add_option(
+ '--geo-verification-proxy',
+ dest='geo_verification_proxy', default=None, metavar='URL',
+ help='Use this proxy to verify the IP address for some geo-restricted sites. '
+ 'The default proxy specified by --proxy (or none, if the options is not present) is used for the actual downloading.')
+ geo.add_option(
'--cn-verification-proxy',
dest='cn_verification_proxy', default=None, metavar='URL',
- help='Use this proxy to verify the IP address for some Chinese sites. '
- 'The default proxy specified by --proxy (or none, if the options is not present) is used for the actual downloading. (experimental)'
- )
+ help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
+ geo.add_option(
+ '--geo-bypass',
+ action='store_true', dest='geo_bypass', default=True,
+ help='Bypass geographic restriction via faking X-Forwarded-For HTTP header (experimental)')
+ geo.add_option(
+ '--no-geo-bypass',
+ action='store_false', dest='geo_bypass', default=True,
+ help='Do not bypass geographic restriction via faking X-Forwarded-For HTTP header (experimental)')
+ geo.add_option(
+ '--geo-bypass-country', metavar='CODE',
+ dest='geo_bypass_country', default=None,
+ help='Force bypass geographic restriction with explicitly provided two-letter ISO 3166-2 country code (experimental)')
selection = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Video Selection')
selection.add_option(
'--match-filter',
metavar='FILTER', dest='match_filter', default=None,
help=(
- 'Generic video filter (experimental). '
- 'Specify any key (see help for -o for a list of available keys) to'
- ' match if the key is present, '
- '!key to check if the key is not present,'
+ 'Generic video filter. '
+ 'Specify any key (see help for -o for a list of available keys) to '
+ 'match if the key is present, '
+ '!key to check if the key is not present, '
'key > NUMBER (like "comment_count > 12", also works with '
- '>=, <, <=, !=, =) to compare against a number, and '
- '& to require multiple matches. '
- 'Values which are not known are excluded unless you'
- ' put a question mark (?) after the operator.'
+ '>=, <, <=, !=, =) to compare against a number, '
+ 'key = \'LITERAL\' (like "uploader = \'Mike Smith\'", also works with !=) '
+ 'to match against a string literal '
+ 'and & to require multiple matches. '
+ 'Values which are not known are excluded unless you '
+ 'put a question mark (?) after the operator. '
'For example, to only match videos that have been liked more than '
'100 times and disliked less than 50 times (or the dislike '
'functionality is not available at the given service), but who '
authentication.add_option(
'-2', '--twofactor',
dest='twofactor', metavar='TWOFACTOR',
- help='Two-factor auth code')
+ help='Two-factor authentication code')
authentication.add_option(
'-n', '--netrc',
action='store_true', dest='usenetrc', default=False,
dest='videopassword', metavar='PASSWORD',
help='Video password (vimeo, smotri, youku)')
+ adobe_pass = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Adobe Pass Options')
+ adobe_pass.add_option(
+ '--ap-mso',
+ dest='ap_mso', metavar='MSO',
+ help='Adobe Pass multiple-system operator (TV provider) identifier, use --ap-list-mso for a list of available MSOs')
+ adobe_pass.add_option(
+ '--ap-username',
+ dest='ap_username', metavar='USERNAME',
+ help='Multiple-system operator account login')
+ adobe_pass.add_option(
+ '--ap-password',
+ dest='ap_password', metavar='PASSWORD',
+ help='Multiple-system operator account password. If this option is left out, youtube-dl will ask interactively.')
+ adobe_pass.add_option(
+ '--ap-list-mso',
+ action='store_true', dest='ap_list_mso', default=False,
+ help='List all supported multiple-system operators')
+
video_format = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Video Format Options')
video_format.add_option(
'-f', '--format',
video_format.add_option(
'-F', '--list-formats',
action='store_true', dest='listformats',
- help='List all available formats')
+ help='List all available formats of requested videos')
video_format.add_option(
'--youtube-include-dash-manifest',
action='store_true', dest='youtube_include_dash_manifest', default=True,
subtitles.add_option(
'--write-auto-sub', '--write-automatic-sub',
action='store_true', dest='writeautomaticsub', default=False,
- help='Write automatic subtitle file (YouTube only)')
+ help='Write automatically generated subtitle file (YouTube only)')
subtitles.add_option(
'--all-subs',
action='store_true', dest='allsubtitles', default=False,
'--sub-lang', '--sub-langs', '--srt-lang',
action='callback', dest='subtitleslangs', metavar='LANGS', type='str',
default=[], callback=_comma_separated_values_options_callback,
- help='Languages of the subtitles to download (optional) separated by commas, use IETF language tags like \'en,pt\'')
+ help='Languages of the subtitles to download (optional) separated by commas, use --list-subs for available language tags')
downloader = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Download Options')
downloader.add_option(
- '-r', '--rate-limit',
- dest='ratelimit', metavar='LIMIT',
+ '-r', '--limit-rate', '--rate-limit',
+ dest='ratelimit', metavar='RATE',
help='Maximum download rate in bytes per second (e.g. 50K or 4.2M)')
downloader.add_option(
'-R', '--retries',
dest='retries', metavar='RETRIES', default=10,
help='Number of retries (default is %default), or "infinite".')
+ downloader.add_option(
+ '--fragment-retries',
+ dest='fragment_retries', metavar='RETRIES', default=10,
+ help='Number of retries for a fragment (default is %default), or "infinite" (DASH and hlsnative only)')
+ downloader.add_option(
+ '--skip-unavailable-fragments',
+ action='store_true', dest='skip_unavailable_fragments', default=True,
+ help='Skip unavailable fragments (DASH and hlsnative only)')
+ downloader.add_option(
+ '--abort-on-unavailable-fragment',
+ action='store_false', dest='skip_unavailable_fragments',
+ help='Abort downloading when some fragment is not available')
downloader.add_option(
'--buffer-size',
dest='buffersize', metavar='SIZE', default='1024',
'--playlist-reverse',
action='store_true',
help='Download playlist videos in reverse order')
+ downloader.add_option(
+ '--playlist-random',
+ action='store_true',
+ help='Download playlist videos in random order')
downloader.add_option(
'--xattr-set-filesize',
dest='xattr_set_filesize', action='store_true',
- help='Set file xattribute ytdl.filesize with expected filesize (experimental)')
+ help='Set file xattribute ytdl.filesize with expected file size (experimental)')
downloader.add_option(
'--hls-prefer-native',
- dest='hls_prefer_native', action='store_true',
- help='Use the native HLS downloader instead of ffmpeg (experimental)')
+ dest='hls_prefer_native', action='store_true', default=None,
+ help='Use the native HLS downloader instead of ffmpeg')
+ downloader.add_option(
+ '--hls-prefer-ffmpeg',
+ dest='hls_prefer_native', action='store_false', default=None,
+ help='Use ffmpeg instead of the native HLS downloader')
+ downloader.add_option(
+ '--hls-use-mpegts',
+ dest='hls_use_mpegts', action='store_true',
+ help='Use the mpegts container for HLS videos, allowing to play the '
+ 'video while downloading (some players may not be able to play it)')
downloader.add_option(
'--external-downloader',
dest='external_downloader', metavar='COMMAND',
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',
+ '--sleep-interval', '--min-sleep-interval', metavar='SECONDS',
dest='sleep_interval', type=float,
- help='Number of seconds to sleep before each download.')
+ help=(
+ 'Number of seconds to sleep before each download when used alone '
+ 'or a lower bound of a range for randomized sleep before each download '
+ '(minimum possible number of seconds to sleep) when used along with '
+ '--max-sleep-interval.'))
+ workarounds.add_option(
+ '--max-sleep-interval', metavar='SECONDS',
+ dest='max_sleep_interval', type=float,
+ help=(
+ 'Upper bound of a range for randomized sleep before each download '
+ '(maximum possible number of seconds to sleep). Must only be used '
+ 'along with --min-sleep-interval.'))
verbosity = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Verbosity / Simulation Options')
verbosity.add_option(
filesystem.add_option(
'-o', '--output',
dest='outtmpl', metavar='TEMPLATE',
- help=('Output filename template. Use %(title)s to get the title, '
- '%(uploader)s for the uploader name, %(uploader_id)s for the uploader nickname if different, '
- '%(autonumber)s to get an automatically incremented number, '
- '%(ext)s for the filename extension, '
- '%(format)s for the format description (like "22 - 1280x720" or "HD"), '
- '%(format_id)s for the unique id of the format (like YouTube\'s itags: "137"), '
- '%(upload_date)s for the upload date (YYYYMMDD), '
- '%(extractor)s for the provider (youtube, metacafe, etc), '
- '%(id)s for 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 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 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\' .'))
+ help=('Output filename template, see the "OUTPUT TEMPLATE" for all the info'))
filesystem.add_option(
'--autonumber-size',
- dest='autonumber_size', metavar='NUMBER',
- help='Specify the number of digits in %(autonumber)s when it is present in output filename template or --auto-number option is given')
+ dest='autonumber_size', metavar='NUMBER', type=int,
+ help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
+ filesystem.add_option(
+ '--autonumber-start',
+ dest='autonumber_start', metavar='NUMBER', default=1, type=int,
+ help='Specify the start value for %(autonumber)s (default is %default)')
filesystem.add_option(
'--restrict-filenames',
action='store_true', dest='restrictfilenames', default=False,
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')
+ help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
filesystem.add_option(
'-t', '--title',
action='store_true', dest='usetitle', default=False,
- help='[deprecated] Use title in file name (default)')
+ help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
filesystem.add_option(
'-l', '--literal', default=False,
action='store_true', dest='usetitle',
- help='[deprecated] Alias of --title')
+ help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
filesystem.add_option(
'-w', '--no-overwrites',
action='store_true', dest='nooverwrites', default=False,
action='store_true', dest='writeannotations', default=False,
help='Write video annotations to a .annotations.xml file')
filesystem.add_option(
- '--load-info',
+ '--load-info-json', '--load-info',
dest='load_info_filename', metavar='FILE',
help='JSON file containing the video information (created with the "--write-info-json" option)')
filesystem.add_option(
help='Convert video files to audio-only files (requires ffmpeg or avconv and ffprobe or avprobe)')
postproc.add_option(
'--audio-format', metavar='FORMAT', dest='audioformat', default='best',
- help='Specify audio format: "best", "aac", "vorbis", "mp3", "m4a", "opus", or "wav"; "%default" by default')
+ help='Specify audio format: "best", "aac", "flac", "mp3", "m4a", "opus", "vorbis", or "wav"; "%default" by default; No effect without -x')
postproc.add_option(
'--audio-quality', metavar='QUALITY',
dest='audioquality', default='5',
postproc.add_option(
'--embed-subs',
action='store_true', dest='embedsubtitles', default=False,
- help='Embed subtitles in the video (only for mkv and mp4 videos)')
+ help='Embed subtitles in the video (only for mp4, webm and mkv videos)')
postproc.add_option(
'--embed-thumbnail',
action='store_true', dest='embedthumbnail', default=False,
metavar='CMD', dest='exec_cmd',
help='Execute a command on the file after downloading, similar to find\'s -exec syntax. Example: --exec \'adb push {} /sdcard/Music/ && rm {}\'')
postproc.add_option(
- '--convert-subtitles', '--convert-subs',
+ '--convert-subs', '--convert-subtitles',
metavar='FORMAT', dest='convertsubtitles', default=None,
help='Convert the subtitles to other format (currently supported: srt|ass|vtt)')
parser.add_option_group(general)
parser.add_option_group(network)
+ parser.add_option_group(geo)
parser.add_option_group(selection)
parser.add_option_group(downloader)
parser.add_option_group(filesystem)
parser.add_option_group(video_format)
parser.add_option_group(subtitles)
parser.add_option_group(authentication)
+ parser.add_option_group(adobe_pass)
parser.add_option_group(postproc)
if overrideArguments is not None:
return conf
command_line_conf = compat_conf(sys.argv[1:])
-
- if '--ignore-config' in command_line_conf:
- system_conf = []
- user_conf = []
+ opts, args = parser.parse_args(command_line_conf)
+
+ system_conf = user_conf = custom_conf = []
+
+ if '--config-location' in command_line_conf:
+ location = compat_expanduser(opts.config_location)
+ if os.path.isdir(location):
+ location = os.path.join(location, 'youtube-dl.conf')
+ if not os.path.exists(location):
+ parser.error('config-location %s does not exist.' % location)
+ custom_conf = _readOptions(location)
+ elif '--ignore-config' in command_line_conf:
+ pass
else:
- system_conf = compat_conf(_readOptions('/etc/youtube-dl.conf'))
- if '--ignore-config' in system_conf:
- user_conf = []
- else:
- user_conf = compat_conf(_readUserConf())
- argv = system_conf + user_conf + command_line_conf
+ system_conf = _readOptions('/etc/youtube-dl.conf')
+ if '--ignore-config' not in system_conf:
+ user_conf = _readUserConf()
+ argv = system_conf + user_conf + custom_conf + command_line_conf
opts, args = parser.parse_args(argv)
if opts.verbose:
- write_string('[debug] System config: ' + repr(_hide_login_info(system_conf)) + '\n')
- write_string('[debug] User config: ' + repr(_hide_login_info(user_conf)) + '\n')
- write_string('[debug] Command-line args: ' + repr(_hide_login_info(command_line_conf)) + '\n')
+ for conf_label, conf in (
+ ('System config', system_conf),
+ ('User config', user_conf),
+ ('Custom config', custom_conf),
+ ('Command-line args', command_line_conf)):
+ write_string('[debug] %s: %s\n' % (conf_label, repr(_hide_login_info(conf))))
return parser, opts, args
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