X-Git-Url: https://git.rapsys.eu/youtubedl/blobdiff_plain/43dfe443c76727639f9b6037664d62cdca08fe1b..d018d3313032e12968a6add6800e51d412e2f602:/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py?ds=sidebyside

diff --git a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index d1618da..9a8c7da
--- a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
@@ -1,20 +1,96 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-from __future__ import absolute_import
+from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
 
+import collections
+import contextlib
+import datetime
+import errno
+import fileinput
 import io
+import itertools
+import json
+import locale
+import operator
 import os
+import platform
 import re
 import shutil
+import subprocess
 import socket
 import sys
 import time
+import tokenize
 import traceback
 
-from .utils import *
+if os.name == 'nt':
+    import ctypes
+
+from .compat import (
+    compat_basestring,
+    compat_cookiejar,
+    compat_expanduser,
+    compat_get_terminal_size,
+    compat_http_client,
+    compat_kwargs,
+    compat_str,
+    compat_tokenize_tokenize,
+    compat_urllib_error,
+    compat_urllib_request,
+    compat_urllib_request_DataHandler,
+)
+from .utils import (
+    ContentTooShortError,
+    date_from_str,
+    DateRange,
+    DEFAULT_OUTTMPL,
+    determine_ext,
+    DownloadError,
+    encodeFilename,
+    ExtractorError,
+    format_bytes,
+    formatSeconds,
+    locked_file,
+    make_HTTPS_handler,
+    MaxDownloadsReached,
+    PagedList,
+    parse_filesize,
+    PerRequestProxyHandler,
+    PostProcessingError,
+    platform_name,
+    preferredencoding,
+    render_table,
+    SameFileError,
+    sanitize_filename,
+    sanitize_path,
+    sanitized_Request,
+    std_headers,
+    subtitles_filename,
+    UnavailableVideoError,
+    url_basename,
+    version_tuple,
+    write_json_file,
+    write_string,
+    YoutubeDLCookieProcessor,
+    YoutubeDLHandler,
+    prepend_extension,
+    replace_extension,
+    args_to_str,
+    age_restricted,
+)
+from .cache import Cache
 from .extractor import get_info_extractor, gen_extractors
-from .FileDownloader import FileDownloader
+from .downloader import get_suitable_downloader
+from .downloader.rtmp import rtmpdump_version
+from .postprocessor import (
+    FFmpegFixupM4aPP,
+    FFmpegFixupStretchedPP,
+    FFmpegMergerPP,
+    FFmpegPostProcessor,
+    get_postprocessor,
+)
+from .version import __version__
 
 
 class YoutubeDL(object):
@@ -46,45 +122,151 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
 
     username:          Username for authentication purposes.
     password:          Password for authentication purposes.
-    videopassword:     Password for acces a video.
+    videopassword:     Password for accessing a video.
     usenetrc:          Use netrc for authentication instead.
     verbose:           Print additional info to stdout.
     quiet:             Do not print messages to stdout.
+    no_warnings:       Do not print out anything for warnings.
     forceurl:          Force printing final URL.
     forcetitle:        Force printing title.
     forceid:           Force printing ID.
     forcethumbnail:    Force printing thumbnail URL.
     forcedescription:  Force printing description.
     forcefilename:     Force printing final filename.
+    forceduration:     Force printing duration.
+    forcejson:         Force printing info_dict as JSON.
+    dump_single_json:  Force printing the info_dict of the whole playlist
+                       (or video) as a single JSON line.
     simulate:          Do not download the video files.
-    format:            Video format code.
-    format_limit:      Highest quality format to try.
+    format:            Video format code. See options.py for more information.
     outtmpl:           Template for output names.
     restrictfilenames: Do not allow "&" and spaces in file names
     ignoreerrors:      Do not stop on download errors.
+    force_generic_extractor: Force downloader to use the generic extractor
     nooverwrites:      Prevent overwriting files.
     playliststart:     Playlist item to start at.
     playlistend:       Playlist item to end at.
+    playlist_items:    Specific indices of playlist to download.
+    playlistreverse:   Download playlist items in reverse order.
     matchtitle:        Download only matching titles.
     rejecttitle:       Reject downloads for matching titles.
+    logger:            Log messages to a logging.Logger instance.
     logtostderr:       Log messages to stderr instead of stdout.
     writedescription:  Write the video description to a .description file
     writeinfojson:     Write the video description to a .info.json file
+    writeannotations:  Write the video annotations to a .annotations.xml file
     writethumbnail:    Write the thumbnail image to a file
+    write_all_thumbnails:  Write all thumbnail formats to files
     writesubtitles:    Write the video subtitles to a file
-    writeautomaticsub: Write the automatic subtitles to a file
+    writeautomaticsub: Write the automatically generated subtitles to a file
     allsubtitles:      Downloads all the subtitles of the video
+                       (requires writesubtitles or writeautomaticsub)
     listsubtitles:     Lists all available subtitles for the video
-    subtitlesformat:   Subtitle format [srt/sbv/vtt] (default=srt)
-    subtitleslang:     Language of the subtitles to download
+    subtitlesformat:   The format code for subtitles
+    subtitleslangs:    List of languages of the subtitles to download
     keepvideo:         Keep the video file after post-processing
     daterange:         A DateRange object, download only if the upload_date is in the range.
     skip_download:     Skip the actual download of the video file
-    
+    cachedir:          Location of the cache files in the filesystem.
+                       False to disable filesystem cache.
+    noplaylist:        Download single video instead of a playlist if in doubt.
+    age_limit:         An integer representing the user's age in years.
+                       Unsuitable videos for the given age are skipped.
+    min_views:         An integer representing the minimum view count the video
+                       must have in order to not be skipped.
+                       Videos without view count information are always
+                       downloaded. None for no limit.
+    max_views:         An integer representing the maximum view count.
+                       Videos that are more popular than that are not
+                       downloaded.
+                       Videos without view count information are always
+                       downloaded. None for no limit.
+    download_archive:  File name of a file where all downloads are recorded.
+                       Videos already present in the file are not downloaded
+                       again.
+    cookiefile:        File name where cookies should be read from and dumped to.
+    nocheckcertificate:Do not verify SSL certificates
+    prefer_insecure:   Use HTTP instead of HTTPS to retrieve information.
+                       At the moment, this is only supported by YouTube.
+    proxy:             URL of the proxy server to use
+    cn_verification_proxy:  URL of the proxy to use for IP address verification
+                       on Chinese sites. (Experimental)
+    socket_timeout:    Time to wait for unresponsive hosts, in seconds
+    bidi_workaround:   Work around buggy terminals without bidirectional text
+                       support, using fridibi
+    debug_printtraffic:Print out sent and received HTTP traffic
+    include_ads:       Download ads as well
+    default_search:    Prepend this string if an input url is not valid.
+                       'auto' for elaborate guessing
+    encoding:          Use this encoding instead of the system-specified.
+    extract_flat:      Do not resolve URLs, return the immediate result.
+                       Pass in 'in_playlist' to only show this behavior for
+                       playlist items.
+    postprocessors:    A list of dictionaries, each with an entry
+                       * key:  The name of the postprocessor. See
+                               youtube_dl/postprocessor/__init__.py for a list.
+                       as well as any further keyword arguments for the
+                       postprocessor.
+    progress_hooks:    A list of functions that get called on download
+                       progress, with a dictionary with the entries
+                       * status: One of "downloading", "error", or "finished".
+                                 Check this first and ignore unknown values.
+
+                       If status is one of "downloading", or "finished", the
+                       following properties may also be present:
+                       * filename: The final filename (always present)
+                       * tmpfilename: The filename we're currently writing to
+                       * downloaded_bytes: Bytes on disk
+                       * total_bytes: Size of the whole file, None if unknown
+                       * total_bytes_estimate: Guess of the eventual file size,
+                                               None if unavailable.
+                       * elapsed: The number of seconds since download started.
+                       * eta: The estimated time in seconds, None if unknown
+                       * speed: The download speed in bytes/second, None if
+                                unknown
+                       * fragment_index: The counter of the currently
+                                         downloaded video fragment.
+                       * fragment_count: The number of fragments (= individual
+                                         files that will be merged)
+
+                       Progress hooks are guaranteed to be called at least once
+                       (with status "finished") if the download is successful.
+    merge_output_format: Extension to use when merging formats.
+    fixup:             Automatically correct known faults of the file.
+                       One of:
+                       - "never": do nothing
+                       - "warn": only emit a warning
+                       - "detect_or_warn": check whether we can do anything
+                                           about it, warn otherwise (default)
+    source_address:    (Experimental) Client-side IP address to bind to.
+    call_home:         Boolean, true iff we are allowed to contact the
+                       youtube-dl servers for debugging.
+    sleep_interval:    Number of seconds to sleep before each download.
+    listformats:       Print an overview of available video formats and exit.
+    list_thumbnails:   Print a table of all thumbnails and exit.
+    match_filter:      A function that gets called with the info_dict of
+                       every video.
+                       If it returns a message, the video is ignored.
+                       If it returns None, the video is downloaded.
+                       match_filter_func in utils.py is one example for this.
+    no_color:          Do not emit color codes in output.
+
+    The following options determine which downloader is picked:
+    external_downloader: Executable of the external downloader to call.
+                       None or unset for standard (built-in) downloader.
+    hls_prefer_native: Use the native HLS downloader instead of ffmpeg/avconv.
+
     The following parameters are not used by YoutubeDL itself, they are used by
-    the FileDownloader:
+    the downloader (see youtube_dl/downloader/common.py):
     nopart, updatetime, buffersize, ratelimit, min_filesize, max_filesize, test,
-    noresizebuffer, retries, continuedl, noprogress, consoletitle
+    noresizebuffer, retries, continuedl, noprogress, consoletitle,
+    xattr_set_filesize, external_downloader_args.
+
+    The following options are used by the post processors:
+    prefer_ffmpeg:     If True, use ffmpeg instead of avconv if both are available,
+                       otherwise prefer avconv.
+    postprocessor_args: A list of additional command-line arguments for the
+                        postprocessor.
     """
 
     params = None
@@ -94,25 +276,117 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
     _num_downloads = None
     _screen_file = None
 
-    def __init__(self, params):
+    def __init__(self, params=None, auto_init=True):
         """Create a FileDownloader object with the given options."""
+        if params is None:
+            params = {}
         self._ies = []
+        self._ies_instances = {}
         self._pps = []
         self._progress_hooks = []
         self._download_retcode = 0
         self._num_downloads = 0
         self._screen_file = [sys.stdout, sys.stderr][params.get('logtostderr', False)]
-        self.params = params
-        self.fd = FileDownloader(self, self.params)
+        self._err_file = sys.stderr
+        self.params = {
+            # Default parameters
+            'nocheckcertificate': False,
+        }
+        self.params.update(params)
+        self.cache = Cache(self)
+
+        if params.get('bidi_workaround', False):
+            try:
+                import pty
+                master, slave = pty.openpty()
+                width = compat_get_terminal_size().columns
+                if width is None:
+                    width_args = []
+                else:
+                    width_args = ['-w', str(width)]
+                sp_kwargs = dict(
+                    stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
+                    stdout=slave,
+                    stderr=self._err_file)
+                try:
+                    self._output_process = subprocess.Popen(
+                        ['bidiv'] + width_args, **sp_kwargs
+                    )
+                except OSError:
+                    self._output_process = subprocess.Popen(
+                        ['fribidi', '-c', 'UTF-8'] + width_args, **sp_kwargs)
+                self._output_channel = os.fdopen(master, 'rb')
+            except OSError as ose:
+                if ose.errno == 2:
+                    self.report_warning('Could not find fribidi executable, ignoring --bidi-workaround . Make sure that  fribidi  is an executable file in one of the directories in your $PATH.')
+                else:
+                    raise
 
-        if '%(stitle)s' in self.params['outtmpl']:
-            self.report_warning(u'%(stitle)s is deprecated. Use the %(title)s and the --restrict-filenames flag(which also secures %(uploader)s et al) instead.')
+        if (sys.version_info >= (3,) and sys.platform != 'win32' and
+                sys.getfilesystemencoding() in ['ascii', 'ANSI_X3.4-1968'] and
+                not params.get('restrictfilenames', False)):
+            # On Python 3, the Unicode filesystem API will throw errors (#1474)
+            self.report_warning(
+                'Assuming --restrict-filenames since file system encoding '
+                'cannot encode all characters. '
+                'Set the LC_ALL environment variable to fix this.')
+            self.params['restrictfilenames'] = True
+
+        if isinstance(params.get('outtmpl'), bytes):
+            self.report_warning(
+                'Parameter outtmpl is bytes, but should be a unicode string. '
+                'Put  from __future__ import unicode_literals  at the top of your code file or consider switching to Python 3.x.')
+
+        self._setup_opener()
+
+        if auto_init:
+            self.print_debug_header()
+            self.add_default_info_extractors()
+
+        for pp_def_raw in self.params.get('postprocessors', []):
+            pp_class = get_postprocessor(pp_def_raw['key'])
+            pp_def = dict(pp_def_raw)
+            del pp_def['key']
+            pp = pp_class(self, **compat_kwargs(pp_def))
+            self.add_post_processor(pp)
+
+        for ph in self.params.get('progress_hooks', []):
+            self.add_progress_hook(ph)
+
+    def warn_if_short_id(self, argv):
+        # short YouTube ID starting with dash?
+        idxs = [
+            i for i, a in enumerate(argv)
+            if re.match(r'^-[0-9A-Za-z_-]{10}$', a)]
+        if idxs:
+            correct_argv = (
+                ['youtube-dl'] +
+                [a for i, a in enumerate(argv) if i not in idxs] +
+                ['--'] + [argv[i] for i in idxs]
+            )
+            self.report_warning(
+                'Long argument string detected. '
+                'Use -- to separate parameters and URLs, like this:\n%s\n' %
+                args_to_str(correct_argv))
 
     def add_info_extractor(self, ie):
         """Add an InfoExtractor object to the end of the list."""
         self._ies.append(ie)
+        self._ies_instances[ie.ie_key()] = ie
         ie.set_downloader(self)
 
+    def get_info_extractor(self, ie_key):
+        """
+        Get an instance of an IE with name ie_key, it will try to get one from
+        the _ies list, if there's no instance it will create a new one and add
+        it to the extractor list.
+        """
+        ie = self._ies_instances.get(ie_key)
+        if ie is None:
+            ie = get_info_extractor(ie_key)()
+            self.add_info_extractor(ie)
+        return ie
+
     def add_default_info_extractors(self):
         """
         Add the InfoExtractors returned by gen_extractors to the end of the list
@@ -125,28 +399,84 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
         self._pps.append(pp)
         pp.set_downloader(self)
 
+    def add_progress_hook(self, ph):
+        """Add the progress hook (currently only for the file downloader)"""
+        self._progress_hooks.append(ph)
+
+    def _bidi_workaround(self, message):
+        if not hasattr(self, '_output_channel'):
+            return message
+
+        assert hasattr(self, '_output_process')
+        assert isinstance(message, compat_str)
+        line_count = message.count('\n') + 1
+        self._output_process.stdin.write((message + '\n').encode('utf-8'))
+        self._output_process.stdin.flush()
+        res = ''.join(self._output_channel.readline().decode('utf-8')
+                      for _ in range(line_count))
+        return res[:-len('\n')]
+
     def to_screen(self, message, skip_eol=False):
         """Print message to stdout if not in quiet mode."""
-        assert type(message) == type(u'')
-        if not self.params.get('quiet', False):
-            terminator = [u'\n', u''][skip_eol]
+        return self.to_stdout(message, skip_eol, check_quiet=True)
+
+    def _write_string(self, s, out=None):
+        write_string(s, out=out, encoding=self.params.get('encoding'))
+
+    def to_stdout(self, message, skip_eol=False, check_quiet=False):
+        """Print message to stdout if not in quiet mode."""
+        if self.params.get('logger'):
+            self.params['logger'].debug(message)
+        elif not check_quiet or not self.params.get('quiet', False):
+            message = self._bidi_workaround(message)
+            terminator = ['\n', ''][skip_eol]
             output = message + terminator
-            if 'b' in getattr(self._screen_file, 'mode', '') or sys.version_info[0] < 3: # Python 2 lies about the mode of sys.stdout/sys.stderr
-                output = output.encode(preferredencoding(), 'ignore')
-            self._screen_file.write(output)
-            self._screen_file.flush()
+
+            self._write_string(output, self._screen_file)
 
     def to_stderr(self, message):
         """Print message to stderr."""
-        assert type(message) == type(u'')
-        output = message + u'\n'
-        if 'b' in getattr(self._screen_file, 'mode', '') or sys.version_info[0] < 3: # Python 2 lies about the mode of sys.stdout/sys.stderr
-            output = output.encode(preferredencoding())
-        sys.stderr.write(output)
+        assert isinstance(message, compat_str)
+        if self.params.get('logger'):
+            self.params['logger'].error(message)
+        else:
+            message = self._bidi_workaround(message)
+            output = message + '\n'
+            self._write_string(output, self._err_file)
+
+    def to_console_title(self, message):
+        if not self.params.get('consoletitle', False):
+            return
+        if os.name == 'nt' and ctypes.windll.kernel32.GetConsoleWindow():
+            # c_wchar_p() might not be necessary if `message` is
+            # already of type unicode()
+            ctypes.windll.kernel32.SetConsoleTitleW(ctypes.c_wchar_p(message))
+        elif 'TERM' in os.environ:
+            self._write_string('\033]0;%s\007' % message, self._screen_file)
+
+    def save_console_title(self):
+        if not self.params.get('consoletitle', False):
+            return
+        if 'TERM' in os.environ:
+            # Save the title on stack
+            self._write_string('\033[22;0t', self._screen_file)
+
+    def restore_console_title(self):
+        if not self.params.get('consoletitle', False):
+            return
+        if 'TERM' in os.environ:
+            # Restore the title from stack
+            self._write_string('\033[23;0t', self._screen_file)
 
-    def fixed_template(self):
-        """Checks if the output template is fixed."""
-        return (re.search(u'(?u)%\\(.+?\\)s', self.params['outtmpl']) is None)
+    def __enter__(self):
+        self.save_console_title()
+        return self
+
+    def __exit__(self, *args):
+        self.restore_console_title()
+
+        if self.params.get('cookiefile') is not None:
+            self.cookiejar.save()
 
     def trouble(self, message=None, tb=None):
         """Determine action to take when a download problem appears.
@@ -162,13 +492,13 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
         if self.params.get('verbose'):
             if tb is None:
                 if sys.exc_info()[0]:  # if .trouble has been called from an except block
-                    tb = u''
+                    tb = ''
                     if hasattr(sys.exc_info()[1], 'exc_info') and sys.exc_info()[1].exc_info[0]:
-                        tb += u''.join(traceback.format_exception(*sys.exc_info()[1].exc_info))
+                        tb += ''.join(traceback.format_exception(*sys.exc_info()[1].exc_info))
                     tb += compat_str(traceback.format_exc())
                 else:
                     tb_data = traceback.format_list(traceback.extract_stack())
-                    tb = u''.join(tb_data)
+                    tb = ''.join(tb_data)
             self.to_stderr(tb)
         if not self.params.get('ignoreerrors', False):
             if sys.exc_info()[0] and hasattr(sys.exc_info()[1], 'exc_info') and sys.exc_info()[1].exc_info[0]:
@@ -183,60 +513,36 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
         Print the message to stderr, it will be prefixed with 'WARNING:'
         If stderr is a tty file the 'WARNING:' will be colored
         '''
-        if sys.stderr.isatty() and os.name != 'nt':
-            _msg_header=u'\033[0;33mWARNING:\033[0m'
+        if self.params.get('logger') is not None:
+            self.params['logger'].warning(message)
         else:
-            _msg_header=u'WARNING:'
-        warning_message=u'%s %s' % (_msg_header,message)
-        self.to_stderr(warning_message)
+            if self.params.get('no_warnings'):
+                return
+            if not self.params.get('no_color') and self._err_file.isatty() and os.name != 'nt':
+                _msg_header = '\033[0;33mWARNING:\033[0m'
+            else:
+                _msg_header = 'WARNING:'
+            warning_message = '%s %s' % (_msg_header, message)
+            self.to_stderr(warning_message)
 
     def report_error(self, message, tb=None):
         '''
         Do the same as trouble, but prefixes the message with 'ERROR:', colored
         in red if stderr is a tty file.
         '''
-        if sys.stderr.isatty() and os.name != 'nt':
-            _msg_header = u'\033[0;31mERROR:\033[0m'
+        if not self.params.get('no_color') and self._err_file.isatty() and os.name != 'nt':
+            _msg_header = '\033[0;31mERROR:\033[0m'
         else:
-            _msg_header = u'ERROR:'
-        error_message = u'%s %s' % (_msg_header, message)
+            _msg_header = 'ERROR:'
+        error_message = '%s %s' % (_msg_header, message)
         self.trouble(error_message, tb)
 
-    def slow_down(self, start_time, byte_counter):
-        """Sleep if the download speed is over the rate limit."""
-        rate_limit = self.params.get('ratelimit', None)
-        if rate_limit is None or byte_counter == 0:
-            return
-        now = time.time()
-        elapsed = now - start_time
-        if elapsed <= 0.0:
-            return
-        speed = float(byte_counter) / elapsed
-        if speed > rate_limit:
-            time.sleep((byte_counter - rate_limit * (now - start_time)) / rate_limit)
-
-    def report_writedescription(self, descfn):
-        """ Report that the description file is being written """
-        self.to_screen(u'[info] Writing video description to: ' + descfn)
-
-    def report_writesubtitles(self, sub_filename):
-        """ Report that the subtitles file is being written """
-        self.to_screen(u'[info] Writing video subtitles to: ' + sub_filename)
-
-    def report_writeinfojson(self, infofn):
-        """ Report that the metadata file has been written """
-        self.to_screen(u'[info] Video description metadata as JSON to: ' + infofn)
-
     def report_file_already_downloaded(self, file_name):
         """Report file has already been fully downloaded."""
         try:
-            self.to_screen(u'[download] %s has already been downloaded' % file_name)
-        except (UnicodeEncodeError) as err:
-            self.to_screen(u'[download] The file has already been downloaded')
-
-    def increment_downloads(self):
-        """Increment the ordinal that assigns a number to each file."""
-        self._num_downloads += 1
+            self.to_screen('[download] %s has already been downloaded' % file_name)
+        except UnicodeEncodeError:
+            self.to_screen('[download] The file has already been downloaded')
 
     def prepare_filename(self, info_dict):
         """Generate the output filename."""
@@ -247,56 +553,101 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
             autonumber_size = self.params.get('autonumber_size')
             if autonumber_size is None:
                 autonumber_size = 5
-            autonumber_templ = u'%0' + str(autonumber_size) + u'd'
+            autonumber_templ = '%0' + str(autonumber_size) + 'd'
             template_dict['autonumber'] = autonumber_templ % self._num_downloads
-            if template_dict['playlist_index'] is not None:
-                template_dict['playlist_index'] = u'%05d' % template_dict['playlist_index']
-
-            sanitize = lambda k,v: sanitize_filename(
-                u'NA' if v is None else compat_str(v),
+            if template_dict.get('playlist_index') is not None:
+                template_dict['playlist_index'] = '%0*d' % (len(str(template_dict['n_entries'])), template_dict['playlist_index'])
+            if template_dict.get('resolution') is None:
+                if template_dict.get('width') and template_dict.get('height'):
+                    template_dict['resolution'] = '%dx%d' % (template_dict['width'], template_dict['height'])
+                elif template_dict.get('height'):
+                    template_dict['resolution'] = '%sp' % template_dict['height']
+                elif template_dict.get('width'):
+                    template_dict['resolution'] = '?x%d' % template_dict['width']
+
+            sanitize = lambda k, v: sanitize_filename(
+                compat_str(v),
                 restricted=self.params.get('restrictfilenames'),
-                is_id=(k==u'id'))
-            template_dict = dict((k, sanitize(k, v)) for k,v in template_dict.items())
-
-            filename = self.params['outtmpl'] % template_dict
-            return filename
-        except KeyError as err:
-            self.report_error(u'Erroneous output template')
-            return None
+                is_id=(k == 'id'))
+            template_dict = dict((k, sanitize(k, v))
+                                 for k, v in template_dict.items()
+                                 if v is not None)
+            template_dict = collections.defaultdict(lambda: 'NA', template_dict)
+
+            outtmpl = self.params.get('outtmpl', DEFAULT_OUTTMPL)
+            tmpl = compat_expanduser(outtmpl)
+            filename = tmpl % template_dict
+            # Temporary fix for #4787
+            # 'Treat' all problem characters by passing filename through preferredencoding
+            # to workaround encoding issues with subprocess on python2 @ Windows
+            if sys.version_info < (3, 0) and sys.platform == 'win32':
+                filename = encodeFilename(filename, True).decode(preferredencoding())
+            return sanitize_path(filename)
         except ValueError as err:
-            self.report_error(u'Error in output template: ' + str(err) + u' (encoding: ' + repr(preferredencoding()) + ')')
+            self.report_error('Error in output template: ' + str(err) + ' (encoding: ' + repr(preferredencoding()) + ')')
             return None
 
-    def _match_entry(self, info_dict):
+    def _match_entry(self, info_dict, incomplete):
         """ Returns None iff the file should be downloaded """
 
-        title = info_dict['title']
-        matchtitle = self.params.get('matchtitle', False)
-        if matchtitle:
-            if not re.search(matchtitle, title, re.IGNORECASE):
-                return u'[download] "' + title + '" title did not match pattern "' + matchtitle + '"'
-        rejecttitle = self.params.get('rejecttitle', False)
-        if rejecttitle:
-            if re.search(rejecttitle, title, re.IGNORECASE):
-                return u'"' + title + '" title matched reject pattern "' + rejecttitle + '"'
+        video_title = info_dict.get('title', info_dict.get('id', 'video'))
+        if 'title' in info_dict:
+            # This can happen when we're just evaluating the playlist
+            title = info_dict['title']
+            matchtitle = self.params.get('matchtitle', False)
+            if matchtitle:
+                if not re.search(matchtitle, title, re.IGNORECASE):
+                    return '"' + title + '" title did not match pattern "' + matchtitle + '"'
+            rejecttitle = self.params.get('rejecttitle', False)
+            if rejecttitle:
+                if re.search(rejecttitle, title, re.IGNORECASE):
+                    return '"' + title + '" title matched reject pattern "' + rejecttitle + '"'
         date = info_dict.get('upload_date', None)
         if date is not None:
             dateRange = self.params.get('daterange', DateRange())
             if date not in dateRange:
-                return u'[download] %s upload date is not in range %s' % (date_from_str(date).isoformat(), dateRange)
+                return '%s upload date is not in range %s' % (date_from_str(date).isoformat(), dateRange)
+        view_count = info_dict.get('view_count', None)
+        if view_count is not None:
+            min_views = self.params.get('min_views')
+            if min_views is not None and view_count < min_views:
+                return 'Skipping %s, because it has not reached minimum view count (%d/%d)' % (video_title, view_count, min_views)
+            max_views = self.params.get('max_views')
+            if max_views is not None and view_count > max_views:
+                return 'Skipping %s, because it has exceeded the maximum view count (%d/%d)' % (video_title, view_count, max_views)
+        if age_restricted(info_dict.get('age_limit'), self.params.get('age_limit')):
+            return 'Skipping "%s" because it is age restricted' % video_title
+        if self.in_download_archive(info_dict):
+            return '%s has already been recorded in archive' % video_title
+
+        if not incomplete:
+            match_filter = self.params.get('match_filter')
+            if match_filter is not None:
+                ret = match_filter(info_dict)
+                if ret is not None:
+                    return ret
+
         return None
-        
-    def extract_info(self, url, download=True, ie_key=None, extra_info={}):
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def add_extra_info(info_dict, extra_info):
+        '''Set the keys from extra_info in info dict if they are missing'''
+        for key, value in extra_info.items():
+            info_dict.setdefault(key, value)
+
+    def extract_info(self, url, download=True, ie_key=None, extra_info={},
+                     process=True, force_generic_extractor=False):
         '''
         Returns a list with a dictionary for each video we find.
         If 'download', also downloads the videos.
         extra_info is a dict containing the extra values to add to each result
-         '''
-        
+        '''
+
+        if not ie_key and force_generic_extractor:
+            ie_key = 'Generic'
+
         if ie_key:
-            ie = get_info_extractor(ie_key)()
-            ie.set_downloader(self)
-            ies = [ie]
+            ies = [self.get_info_extractor(ie_key)]
         else:
             ies = self._ies
 
@@ -305,29 +656,29 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
                 continue
 
             if not ie.working():
-                self.report_warning(u'The program functionality for this site has been marked as broken, '
-                                    u'and will probably not work.')
+                self.report_warning('The program functionality for this site has been marked as broken, '
+                                    'and will probably not work.')
 
             try:
                 ie_result = ie.extract(url)
-                if ie_result is None: # Finished already (backwards compatibility; listformats and friends should be moved here)
+                if ie_result is None:  # Finished already (backwards compatibility; listformats and friends should be moved here)
                     break
                 if isinstance(ie_result, list):
                     # Backwards compatibility: old IE result format
-                    for result in ie_result:
-                        result.update(extra_info)
                     ie_result = {
                         '_type': 'compat_list',
                         'entries': ie_result,
                     }
+                self.add_default_extra_info(ie_result, ie, url)
+                if process:
+                    return self.process_ie_result(ie_result, download, extra_info)
                 else:
-                    ie_result.update(extra_info)
-                if 'extractor' not in ie_result:
-                    ie_result['extractor'] = ie.IE_NAME
-                return self.process_ie_result(ie_result, download=download)
-            except ExtractorError as de: # An error we somewhat expected
+                    return ie_result
+            except ExtractorError as de:  # An error we somewhat expected
                 self.report_error(compat_str(de), de.format_traceback())
                 break
+            except MaxDownloadsReached:
+                raise
             except Exception as e:
                 if self.params.get('ignoreerrors', False):
                     self.report_error(compat_str(e), tb=compat_str(traceback.format_exc()))
@@ -335,8 +686,16 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
                 else:
                     raise
         else:
-            self.report_error(u'no suitable InfoExtractor: %s' % url)
-        
+            self.report_error('no suitable InfoExtractor for URL %s' % url)
+
+    def add_default_extra_info(self, ie_result, ie, url):
+        self.add_extra_info(ie_result, {
+            'extractor': ie.IE_NAME,
+            'webpage_url': url,
+            'webpage_url_basename': url_basename(url),
+            'extractor_key': ie.ie_key(),
+        })
+
     def process_ie_result(self, ie_result, download=True, extra_info={}):
         """
         Take the result of the ie(may be modified) and resolve all unresolved
@@ -346,16 +705,19 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
         Returns the resolved ie_result.
         """
 
-        result_type = ie_result.get('_type', 'video') # If not given we suppose it's a video, support the default old system
+        result_type = ie_result.get('_type', 'video')
+
+        if result_type in ('url', 'url_transparent'):
+            extract_flat = self.params.get('extract_flat', False)
+            if ((extract_flat == 'in_playlist' and 'playlist' in extra_info) or
+                    extract_flat is True):
+                if self.params.get('forcejson', False):
+                    self.to_stdout(json.dumps(ie_result))
+                return ie_result
+
         if result_type == 'video':
-            ie_result.update(extra_info)
-            if 'playlist' not in ie_result:
-                # It isn't part of a playlist
-                ie_result['playlist'] = None
-                ie_result['playlist_index'] = None
-            if download:
-                self.process_info(ie_result)
-            return ie_result
+            self.add_extra_info(ie_result, extra_info)
+            return self.process_video_result(ie_result, download=download)
         elif result_type == 'url':
             # We have to add extra_info to the results because it may be
             # contained in a playlist
@@ -363,100 +725,721 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
                                      download,
                                      ie_key=ie_result.get('ie_key'),
                                      extra_info=extra_info)
-        elif result_type == 'playlist':
+        elif result_type == 'url_transparent':
+            # Use the information from the embedding page
+            info = self.extract_info(
+                ie_result['url'], ie_key=ie_result.get('ie_key'),
+                extra_info=extra_info, download=False, process=False)
+
+            force_properties = dict(
+                (k, v) for k, v in ie_result.items() if v is not None)
+            for f in ('_type', 'url'):
+                if f in force_properties:
+                    del force_properties[f]
+            new_result = info.copy()
+            new_result.update(force_properties)
+
+            assert new_result.get('_type') != 'url_transparent'
+
+            return self.process_ie_result(
+                new_result, download=download, extra_info=extra_info)
+        elif result_type == 'playlist' or result_type == 'multi_video':
             # We process each entry in the playlist
             playlist = ie_result.get('title', None) or ie_result.get('id', None)
-            self.to_screen(u'[download] Downloading playlist: %s'  % playlist)
+            self.to_screen('[download] Downloading playlist: %s' % playlist)
 
             playlist_results = []
 
-            n_all_entries = len(ie_result['entries'])
             playliststart = self.params.get('playliststart', 1) - 1
-            playlistend = self.params.get('playlistend', -1)
-
+            playlistend = self.params.get('playlistend', None)
+            # For backwards compatibility, interpret -1 as whole list
             if playlistend == -1:
-                entries = ie_result['entries'][playliststart:]
-            else:
-                entries = ie_result['entries'][playliststart:playlistend]
-
-            n_entries = len(entries)
-
-            self.to_screen(u"[%s] playlist '%s': Collected %d video ids (downloading %d of them)" %
-                (ie_result['extractor'], playlist, n_all_entries, n_entries))
-
-            for i,entry in enumerate(entries,1):
-                self.to_screen(u'[download] Downloading video #%s of %s' %(i, n_entries))
+                playlistend = None
+
+            playlistitems_str = self.params.get('playlist_items', None)
+            playlistitems = None
+            if playlistitems_str is not None:
+                def iter_playlistitems(format):
+                    for string_segment in format.split(','):
+                        if '-' in string_segment:
+                            start, end = string_segment.split('-')
+                            for item in range(int(start), int(end) + 1):
+                                yield int(item)
+                        else:
+                            yield int(string_segment)
+                playlistitems = iter_playlistitems(playlistitems_str)
+
+            ie_entries = ie_result['entries']
+            if isinstance(ie_entries, list):
+                n_all_entries = len(ie_entries)
+                if playlistitems:
+                    entries = [
+                        ie_entries[i - 1] for i in playlistitems
+                        if -n_all_entries <= i - 1 < n_all_entries]
+                else:
+                    entries = ie_entries[playliststart:playlistend]
+                n_entries = len(entries)
+                self.to_screen(
+                    "[%s] playlist %s: Collected %d video ids (downloading %d of them)" %
+                    (ie_result['extractor'], playlist, n_all_entries, n_entries))
+            elif isinstance(ie_entries, PagedList):
+                if playlistitems:
+                    entries = []
+                    for item in playlistitems:
+                        entries.extend(ie_entries.getslice(
+                            item - 1, item
+                        ))
+                else:
+                    entries = ie_entries.getslice(
+                        playliststart, playlistend)
+                n_entries = len(entries)
+                self.to_screen(
+                    "[%s] playlist %s: Downloading %d videos" %
+                    (ie_result['extractor'], playlist, n_entries))
+            else:  # iterable
+                if playlistitems:
+                    entry_list = list(ie_entries)
+                    entries = [entry_list[i - 1] for i in playlistitems]
+                else:
+                    entries = list(itertools.islice(
+                        ie_entries, playliststart, playlistend))
+                n_entries = len(entries)
+                self.to_screen(
+                    "[%s] playlist %s: Downloading %d videos" %
+                    (ie_result['extractor'], playlist, n_entries))
+
+            if self.params.get('playlistreverse', False):
+                entries = entries[::-1]
+
+            for i, entry in enumerate(entries, 1):
+                self.to_screen('[download] Downloading video %s of %s' % (i, n_entries))
                 extra = {
-                         'playlist': playlist, 
-                         'playlist_index': i + playliststart,
-                         }
-                if not 'extractor' in entry:
-                    # We set the extractor, if it's an url it will be set then to
-                    # the new extractor, but if it's already a video we must make
-                    # sure it's present: see issue #877
-                    entry['extractor'] = ie_result['extractor']
+                    'n_entries': n_entries,
+                    'playlist': playlist,
+                    'playlist_id': ie_result.get('id'),
+                    'playlist_title': ie_result.get('title'),
+                    'playlist_index': i + playliststart,
+                    'extractor': ie_result['extractor'],
+                    'webpage_url': ie_result['webpage_url'],
+                    'webpage_url_basename': url_basename(ie_result['webpage_url']),
+                    'extractor_key': ie_result['extractor_key'],
+                }
+
+                reason = self._match_entry(entry, incomplete=True)
+                if reason is not None:
+                    self.to_screen('[download] ' + reason)
+                    continue
+
                 entry_result = self.process_ie_result(entry,
                                                       download=download,
                                                       extra_info=extra)
                 playlist_results.append(entry_result)
             ie_result['entries'] = playlist_results
+            self.to_screen('[download] Finished downloading playlist: %s' % playlist)
             return ie_result
         elif result_type == 'compat_list':
+            self.report_warning(
+                'Extractor %s returned a compat_list result. '
+                'It needs to be updated.' % ie_result.get('extractor'))
+
             def _fixup(r):
-                r.setdefault('extractor', ie_result['extractor'])
+                self.add_extra_info(
+                    r,
+                    {
+                        'extractor': ie_result['extractor'],
+                        'webpage_url': ie_result['webpage_url'],
+                        'webpage_url_basename': url_basename(ie_result['webpage_url']),
+                        'extractor_key': ie_result['extractor_key'],
+                    }
+                )
                 return r
             ie_result['entries'] = [
-                self.process_ie_result(_fixup(r), download=download)
+                self.process_ie_result(_fixup(r), download, extra_info)
                 for r in ie_result['entries']
             ]
             return ie_result
         else:
             raise Exception('Invalid result type: %s' % result_type)
 
+    def _build_format_filter(self, filter_spec):
+        " Returns a function to filter the formats according to the filter_spec "
+
+        OPERATORS = {
+            '<': operator.lt,
+            '<=': operator.le,
+            '>': operator.gt,
+            '>=': operator.ge,
+            '=': operator.eq,
+            '!=': operator.ne,
+        }
+        operator_rex = re.compile(r'''(?x)\s*
+            (?P<key>width|height|tbr|abr|vbr|asr|filesize|fps)
+            \s*(?P<op>%s)(?P<none_inclusive>\s*\?)?\s*
+            (?P<value>[0-9.]+(?:[kKmMgGtTpPeEzZyY]i?[Bb]?)?)
+            $
+            ''' % '|'.join(map(re.escape, OPERATORS.keys())))
+        m = operator_rex.search(filter_spec)
+        if m:
+            try:
+                comparison_value = int(m.group('value'))
+            except ValueError:
+                comparison_value = parse_filesize(m.group('value'))
+                if comparison_value is None:
+                    comparison_value = parse_filesize(m.group('value') + 'B')
+                if comparison_value is None:
+                    raise ValueError(
+                        'Invalid value %r in format specification %r' % (
+                            m.group('value'), filter_spec))
+            op = OPERATORS[m.group('op')]
+
+        if not m:
+            STR_OPERATORS = {
+                '=': operator.eq,
+                '!=': operator.ne,
+            }
+            str_operator_rex = re.compile(r'''(?x)
+                \s*(?P<key>ext|acodec|vcodec|container|protocol)
+                \s*(?P<op>%s)(?P<none_inclusive>\s*\?)?
+                \s*(?P<value>[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)
+                \s*$
+                ''' % '|'.join(map(re.escape, STR_OPERATORS.keys())))
+            m = str_operator_rex.search(filter_spec)
+            if m:
+                comparison_value = m.group('value')
+                op = STR_OPERATORS[m.group('op')]
+
+        if not m:
+            raise ValueError('Invalid filter specification %r' % filter_spec)
+
+        def _filter(f):
+            actual_value = f.get(m.group('key'))
+            if actual_value is None:
+                return m.group('none_inclusive')
+            return op(actual_value, comparison_value)
+        return _filter
+
+    def build_format_selector(self, format_spec):
+        def syntax_error(note, start):
+            message = (
+                'Invalid format specification: '
+                '{0}\n\t{1}\n\t{2}^'.format(note, format_spec, ' ' * start[1]))
+            return SyntaxError(message)
+
+        PICKFIRST = 'PICKFIRST'
+        MERGE = 'MERGE'
+        SINGLE = 'SINGLE'
+        GROUP = 'GROUP'
+        FormatSelector = collections.namedtuple('FormatSelector', ['type', 'selector', 'filters'])
+
+        def _parse_filter(tokens):
+            filter_parts = []
+            for type, string, start, _, _ in tokens:
+                if type == tokenize.OP and string == ']':
+                    return ''.join(filter_parts)
+                else:
+                    filter_parts.append(string)
+
+        def _remove_unused_ops(tokens):
+            # Remove operators that we don't use and join them with the surrounding strings
+            # for example: 'mp4' '-' 'baseline' '-' '16x9' is converted to 'mp4-baseline-16x9'
+            ALLOWED_OPS = ('/', '+', ',', '(', ')')
+            last_string, last_start, last_end, last_line = None, None, None, None
+            for type, string, start, end, line in tokens:
+                if type == tokenize.OP and string == '[':
+                    if last_string:
+                        yield tokenize.NAME, last_string, last_start, last_end, last_line
+                        last_string = None
+                    yield type, string, start, end, line
+                    # everything inside brackets will be handled by _parse_filter
+                    for type, string, start, end, line in tokens:
+                        yield type, string, start, end, line
+                        if type == tokenize.OP and string == ']':
+                            break
+                elif type == tokenize.OP and string in ALLOWED_OPS:
+                    if last_string:
+                        yield tokenize.NAME, last_string, last_start, last_end, last_line
+                        last_string = None
+                    yield type, string, start, end, line
+                elif type in [tokenize.NAME, tokenize.NUMBER, tokenize.OP]:
+                    if not last_string:
+                        last_string = string
+                        last_start = start
+                        last_end = end
+                    else:
+                        last_string += string
+            if last_string:
+                yield tokenize.NAME, last_string, last_start, last_end, last_line
+
+        def _parse_format_selection(tokens, inside_merge=False, inside_choice=False, inside_group=False):
+            selectors = []
+            current_selector = None
+            for type, string, start, _, _ in tokens:
+                # ENCODING is only defined in python 3.x
+                if type == getattr(tokenize, 'ENCODING', None):
+                    continue
+                elif type in [tokenize.NAME, tokenize.NUMBER]:
+                    current_selector = FormatSelector(SINGLE, string, [])
+                elif type == tokenize.OP:
+                    if string == ')':
+                        if not inside_group:
+                            # ')' will be handled by the parentheses group
+                            tokens.restore_last_token()
+                        break
+                    elif inside_merge and string in ['/', ',']:
+                        tokens.restore_last_token()
+                        break
+                    elif inside_choice and string == ',':
+                        tokens.restore_last_token()
+                        break
+                    elif string == ',':
+                        if not current_selector:
+                            raise syntax_error('"," must follow a format selector', start)
+                        selectors.append(current_selector)
+                        current_selector = None
+                    elif string == '/':
+                        if not current_selector:
+                            raise syntax_error('"/" must follow a format selector', start)
+                        first_choice = current_selector
+                        second_choice = _parse_format_selection(tokens, inside_choice=True)
+                        current_selector = FormatSelector(PICKFIRST, (first_choice, second_choice), [])
+                    elif string == '[':
+                        if not current_selector:
+                            current_selector = FormatSelector(SINGLE, 'best', [])
+                        format_filter = _parse_filter(tokens)
+                        current_selector.filters.append(format_filter)
+                    elif string == '(':
+                        if current_selector:
+                            raise syntax_error('Unexpected "("', start)
+                        group = _parse_format_selection(tokens, inside_group=True)
+                        current_selector = FormatSelector(GROUP, group, [])
+                    elif string == '+':
+                        video_selector = current_selector
+                        audio_selector = _parse_format_selection(tokens, inside_merge=True)
+                        if not video_selector or not audio_selector:
+                            raise syntax_error('"+" must be between two format selectors', start)
+                        current_selector = FormatSelector(MERGE, (video_selector, audio_selector), [])
+                    else:
+                        raise syntax_error('Operator not recognized: "{0}"'.format(string), start)
+                elif type == tokenize.ENDMARKER:
+                    break
+            if current_selector:
+                selectors.append(current_selector)
+            return selectors
+
+        def _build_selector_function(selector):
+            if isinstance(selector, list):
+                fs = [_build_selector_function(s) for s in selector]
+
+                def selector_function(formats):
+                    for f in fs:
+                        for format in f(formats):
+                            yield format
+                return selector_function
+            elif selector.type == GROUP:
+                selector_function = _build_selector_function(selector.selector)
+            elif selector.type == PICKFIRST:
+                fs = [_build_selector_function(s) for s in selector.selector]
+
+                def selector_function(formats):
+                    for f in fs:
+                        picked_formats = list(f(formats))
+                        if picked_formats:
+                            return picked_formats
+                    return []
+            elif selector.type == SINGLE:
+                format_spec = selector.selector
+
+                def selector_function(formats):
+                    formats = list(formats)
+                    if not formats:
+                        return
+                    if format_spec == 'all':
+                        for f in formats:
+                            yield f
+                    elif format_spec in ['best', 'worst', None]:
+                        format_idx = 0 if format_spec == 'worst' else -1
+                        audiovideo_formats = [
+                            f for f in formats
+                            if f.get('vcodec') != 'none' and f.get('acodec') != 'none']
+                        if audiovideo_formats:
+                            yield audiovideo_formats[format_idx]
+                        # for audio only (soundcloud) or video only (imgur) urls, select the best/worst audio format
+                        elif (all(f.get('acodec') != 'none' for f in formats) or
+                              all(f.get('vcodec') != 'none' for f in formats)):
+                            yield formats[format_idx]
+                    elif format_spec == 'bestaudio':
+                        audio_formats = [
+                            f for f in formats
+                            if f.get('vcodec') == 'none']
+                        if audio_formats:
+                            yield audio_formats[-1]
+                    elif format_spec == 'worstaudio':
+                        audio_formats = [
+                            f for f in formats
+                            if f.get('vcodec') == 'none']
+                        if audio_formats:
+                            yield audio_formats[0]
+                    elif format_spec == 'bestvideo':
+                        video_formats = [
+                            f for f in formats
+                            if f.get('acodec') == 'none']
+                        if video_formats:
+                            yield video_formats[-1]
+                    elif format_spec == 'worstvideo':
+                        video_formats = [
+                            f for f in formats
+                            if f.get('acodec') == 'none']
+                        if video_formats:
+                            yield video_formats[0]
+                    else:
+                        extensions = ['mp4', 'flv', 'webm', '3gp', 'm4a', 'mp3', 'ogg', 'aac', 'wav']
+                        if format_spec in extensions:
+                            filter_f = lambda f: f['ext'] == format_spec
+                        else:
+                            filter_f = lambda f: f['format_id'] == format_spec
+                        matches = list(filter(filter_f, formats))
+                        if matches:
+                            yield matches[-1]
+            elif selector.type == MERGE:
+                def _merge(formats_info):
+                    format_1, format_2 = [f['format_id'] for f in formats_info]
+                    # The first format must contain the video and the
+                    # second the audio
+                    if formats_info[0].get('vcodec') == 'none':
+                        self.report_error('The first format must '
+                                          'contain the video, try using '
+                                          '"-f %s+%s"' % (format_2, format_1))
+                        return
+                    output_ext = (
+                        formats_info[0]['ext']
+                        if self.params.get('merge_output_format') is None
+                        else self.params['merge_output_format'])
+                    return {
+                        'requested_formats': formats_info,
+                        'format': '%s+%s' % (formats_info[0].get('format'),
+                                             formats_info[1].get('format')),
+                        'format_id': '%s+%s' % (formats_info[0].get('format_id'),
+                                                formats_info[1].get('format_id')),
+                        'width': formats_info[0].get('width'),
+                        'height': formats_info[0].get('height'),
+                        'resolution': formats_info[0].get('resolution'),
+                        'fps': formats_info[0].get('fps'),
+                        'vcodec': formats_info[0].get('vcodec'),
+                        'vbr': formats_info[0].get('vbr'),
+                        'stretched_ratio': formats_info[0].get('stretched_ratio'),
+                        'acodec': formats_info[1].get('acodec'),
+                        'abr': formats_info[1].get('abr'),
+                        'ext': output_ext,
+                    }
+                video_selector, audio_selector = map(_build_selector_function, selector.selector)
+
+                def selector_function(formats):
+                    formats = list(formats)
+                    for pair in itertools.product(video_selector(formats), audio_selector(formats)):
+                        yield _merge(pair)
+
+            filters = [self._build_format_filter(f) for f in selector.filters]
+
+            def final_selector(formats):
+                for _filter in filters:
+                    formats = list(filter(_filter, formats))
+                return selector_function(formats)
+            return final_selector
+
+        stream = io.BytesIO(format_spec.encode('utf-8'))
+        try:
+            tokens = list(_remove_unused_ops(compat_tokenize_tokenize(stream.readline)))
+        except tokenize.TokenError:
+            raise syntax_error('Missing closing/opening brackets or parenthesis', (0, len(format_spec)))
+
+        class TokenIterator(object):
+            def __init__(self, tokens):
+                self.tokens = tokens
+                self.counter = 0
+
+            def __iter__(self):
+                return self
+
+            def __next__(self):
+                if self.counter >= len(self.tokens):
+                    raise StopIteration()
+                value = self.tokens[self.counter]
+                self.counter += 1
+                return value
+
+            next = __next__
+
+            def restore_last_token(self):
+                self.counter -= 1
+
+        parsed_selector = _parse_format_selection(iter(TokenIterator(tokens)))
+        return _build_selector_function(parsed_selector)
+
+    def _calc_headers(self, info_dict):
+        res = std_headers.copy()
+
+        add_headers = info_dict.get('http_headers')
+        if add_headers:
+            res.update(add_headers)
+
+        cookies = self._calc_cookies(info_dict)
+        if cookies:
+            res['Cookie'] = cookies
+
+        return res
+
+    def _calc_cookies(self, info_dict):
+        pr = sanitized_Request(info_dict['url'])
+        self.cookiejar.add_cookie_header(pr)
+        return pr.get_header('Cookie')
+
+    def process_video_result(self, info_dict, download=True):
+        assert info_dict.get('_type', 'video') == 'video'
+
+        if 'id' not in info_dict:
+            raise ExtractorError('Missing "id" field in extractor result')
+        if 'title' not in info_dict:
+            raise ExtractorError('Missing "title" field in extractor result')
+
+        if 'playlist' not in info_dict:
+            # It isn't part of a playlist
+            info_dict['playlist'] = None
+            info_dict['playlist_index'] = None
+
+        thumbnails = info_dict.get('thumbnails')
+        if thumbnails is None:
+            thumbnail = info_dict.get('thumbnail')
+            if thumbnail:
+                info_dict['thumbnails'] = thumbnails = [{'url': thumbnail}]
+        if thumbnails:
+            thumbnails.sort(key=lambda t: (
+                t.get('preference'), t.get('width'), t.get('height'),
+                t.get('id'), t.get('url')))
+            for i, t in enumerate(thumbnails):
+                if t.get('width') and t.get('height'):
+                    t['resolution'] = '%dx%d' % (t['width'], t['height'])
+                if t.get('id') is None:
+                    t['id'] = '%d' % i
+
+        if thumbnails and 'thumbnail' not in info_dict:
+            info_dict['thumbnail'] = thumbnails[-1]['url']
+
+        if 'display_id' not in info_dict and 'id' in info_dict:
+            info_dict['display_id'] = info_dict['id']
+
+        if info_dict.get('upload_date') is None and info_dict.get('timestamp') is not None:
+            # Working around out-of-range timestamp values (e.g. negative ones on Windows,
+            # see http://bugs.python.org/issue1646728)
+            try:
+                upload_date = datetime.datetime.utcfromtimestamp(info_dict['timestamp'])
+                info_dict['upload_date'] = upload_date.strftime('%Y%m%d')
+            except (ValueError, OverflowError, OSError):
+                pass
+
+        subtitles = info_dict.get('subtitles')
+        if subtitles:
+            for _, subtitle in subtitles.items():
+                for subtitle_format in subtitle:
+                    if 'ext' not in subtitle_format:
+                        subtitle_format['ext'] = determine_ext(subtitle_format['url']).lower()
+
+        if self.params.get('listsubtitles', False):
+            if 'automatic_captions' in info_dict:
+                self.list_subtitles(info_dict['id'], info_dict.get('automatic_captions'), 'automatic captions')
+            self.list_subtitles(info_dict['id'], subtitles, 'subtitles')
+            return
+        info_dict['requested_subtitles'] = self.process_subtitles(
+            info_dict['id'], subtitles,
+            info_dict.get('automatic_captions'))
+
+        # We now pick which formats have to be downloaded
+        if info_dict.get('formats') is None:
+            # There's only one format available
+            formats = [info_dict]
+        else:
+            formats = info_dict['formats']
+
+        if not formats:
+            raise ExtractorError('No video formats found!')
+
+        formats_dict = {}
+
+        # We check that all the formats have the format and format_id fields
+        for i, format in enumerate(formats):
+            if 'url' not in format:
+                raise ExtractorError('Missing "url" key in result (index %d)' % i)
+
+            if format.get('format_id') is None:
+                format['format_id'] = compat_str(i)
+            format_id = format['format_id']
+            if format_id not in formats_dict:
+                formats_dict[format_id] = []
+            formats_dict[format_id].append(format)
+
+        # Make sure all formats have unique format_id
+        for format_id, ambiguous_formats in formats_dict.items():
+            if len(ambiguous_formats) > 1:
+                for i, format in enumerate(ambiguous_formats):
+                    format['format_id'] = '%s-%d' % (format_id, i)
+
+        for i, format in enumerate(formats):
+            if format.get('format') is None:
+                format['format'] = '{id} - {res}{note}'.format(
+                    id=format['format_id'],
+                    res=self.format_resolution(format),
+                    note=' ({0})'.format(format['format_note']) if format.get('format_note') is not None else '',
+                )
+            # Automatically determine file extension if missing
+            if 'ext' not in format:
+                format['ext'] = determine_ext(format['url']).lower()
+            # Add HTTP headers, so that external programs can use them from the
+            # json output
+            full_format_info = info_dict.copy()
+            full_format_info.update(format)
+            format['http_headers'] = self._calc_headers(full_format_info)
+
+        # TODO Central sorting goes here
+
+        if formats[0] is not info_dict:
+            # only set the 'formats' fields if the original info_dict list them
+            # otherwise we end up with a circular reference, the first (and unique)
+            # element in the 'formats' field in info_dict is info_dict itself,
+            # wich can't be exported to json
+            info_dict['formats'] = formats
+        if self.params.get('listformats'):
+            self.list_formats(info_dict)
+            return
+        if self.params.get('list_thumbnails'):
+            self.list_thumbnails(info_dict)
+            return
+
+        req_format = self.params.get('format')
+        if req_format is None:
+            req_format_list = []
+            if (self.params.get('outtmpl', DEFAULT_OUTTMPL) != '-' and
+                    info_dict['extractor'] in ['youtube', 'ted'] and
+                    not info_dict.get('is_live')):
+                merger = FFmpegMergerPP(self)
+                if merger.available and merger.can_merge():
+                    req_format_list.append('bestvideo+bestaudio')
+            req_format_list.append('best')
+            req_format = '/'.join(req_format_list)
+        format_selector = self.build_format_selector(req_format)
+        formats_to_download = list(format_selector(formats))
+        if not formats_to_download:
+            raise ExtractorError('requested format not available',
+                                 expected=True)
+
+        if download:
+            if len(formats_to_download) > 1:
+                self.to_screen('[info] %s: downloading video in %s formats' % (info_dict['id'], len(formats_to_download)))
+            for format in formats_to_download:
+                new_info = dict(info_dict)
+                new_info.update(format)
+                self.process_info(new_info)
+        # We update the info dict with the best quality format (backwards compatibility)
+        info_dict.update(formats_to_download[-1])
+        return info_dict
+
+    def process_subtitles(self, video_id, normal_subtitles, automatic_captions):
+        """Select the requested subtitles and their format"""
+        available_subs = {}
+        if normal_subtitles and self.params.get('writesubtitles'):
+            available_subs.update(normal_subtitles)
+        if automatic_captions and self.params.get('writeautomaticsub'):
+            for lang, cap_info in automatic_captions.items():
+                if lang not in available_subs:
+                    available_subs[lang] = cap_info
+
+        if (not self.params.get('writesubtitles') and not
+                self.params.get('writeautomaticsub') or not
+                available_subs):
+            return None
+
+        if self.params.get('allsubtitles', False):
+            requested_langs = available_subs.keys()
+        else:
+            if self.params.get('subtitleslangs', False):
+                requested_langs = self.params.get('subtitleslangs')
+            elif 'en' in available_subs:
+                requested_langs = ['en']
+            else:
+                requested_langs = [list(available_subs.keys())[0]]
+
+        formats_query = self.params.get('subtitlesformat', 'best')
+        formats_preference = formats_query.split('/') if formats_query else []
+        subs = {}
+        for lang in requested_langs:
+            formats = available_subs.get(lang)
+            if formats is None:
+                self.report_warning('%s subtitles not available for %s' % (lang, video_id))
+                continue
+            for ext in formats_preference:
+                if ext == 'best':
+                    f = formats[-1]
+                    break
+                matches = list(filter(lambda f: f['ext'] == ext, formats))
+                if matches:
+                    f = matches[-1]
+                    break
+            else:
+                f = formats[-1]
+                self.report_warning(
+                    'No subtitle format found matching "%s" for language %s, '
+                    'using %s' % (formats_query, lang, f['ext']))
+            subs[lang] = f
+        return subs
+
     def process_info(self, info_dict):
         """Process a single resolved IE result."""
 
         assert info_dict.get('_type', 'video') == 'video'
-        #We increment the download the download count here to match the previous behaviour.
-        self.increment_downloads()
+
+        max_downloads = self.params.get('max_downloads')
+        if max_downloads is not None:
+            if self._num_downloads >= int(max_downloads):
+                raise MaxDownloadsReached()
 
         info_dict['fulltitle'] = info_dict['title']
         if len(info_dict['title']) > 200:
-            info_dict['title'] = info_dict['title'][:197] + u'...'
+            info_dict['title'] = info_dict['title'][:197] + '...'
 
-        # Keep for backwards compatibility
-        info_dict['stitle'] = info_dict['title']
-
-        if not 'format' in info_dict:
+        if 'format' not in info_dict:
             info_dict['format'] = info_dict['ext']
 
-        reason = self._match_entry(info_dict)
+        reason = self._match_entry(info_dict, incomplete=False)
         if reason is not None:
-            self.to_screen(u'[download] ' + reason)
+            self.to_screen('[download] ' + reason)
             return
 
-        max_downloads = self.params.get('max_downloads')
-        if max_downloads is not None:
-            if self._num_downloads > int(max_downloads):
-                raise MaxDownloadsReached()
+        self._num_downloads += 1
 
-        filename = self.prepare_filename(info_dict)
+        info_dict['_filename'] = filename = self.prepare_filename(info_dict)
 
         # Forced printings
         if self.params.get('forcetitle', False):
-            compat_print(info_dict['title'])
+            self.to_stdout(info_dict['fulltitle'])
         if self.params.get('forceid', False):
-            compat_print(info_dict['id'])
+            self.to_stdout(info_dict['id'])
         if self.params.get('forceurl', False):
-            compat_print(info_dict['url'])
-        if self.params.get('forcethumbnail', False) and 'thumbnail' in info_dict:
-            compat_print(info_dict['thumbnail'])
-        if self.params.get('forcedescription', False) and 'description' in info_dict:
-            compat_print(info_dict['description'])
+            if info_dict.get('requested_formats') is not None:
+                for f in info_dict['requested_formats']:
+                    self.to_stdout(f['url'] + f.get('play_path', ''))
+            else:
+                # For RTMP URLs, also include the playpath
+                self.to_stdout(info_dict['url'] + info_dict.get('play_path', ''))
+        if self.params.get('forcethumbnail', False) and info_dict.get('thumbnail') is not None:
+            self.to_stdout(info_dict['thumbnail'])
+        if self.params.get('forcedescription', False) and info_dict.get('description') is not None:
+            self.to_stdout(info_dict['description'])
         if self.params.get('forcefilename', False) and filename is not None:
-            compat_print(filename)
+            self.to_stdout(filename)
+        if self.params.get('forceduration', False) and info_dict.get('duration') is not None:
+            self.to_stdout(formatSeconds(info_dict['duration']))
         if self.params.get('forceformat', False):
-            compat_print(info_dict['format'])
+            self.to_stdout(info_dict['format'])
+        if self.params.get('forcejson', False):
+            self.to_stdout(json.dumps(info_dict))
 
         # Do nothing else if in simulate mode
         if self.params.get('simulate', False):
@@ -466,138 +1449,588 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
             return
 
         try:
-            dn = os.path.dirname(encodeFilename(filename))
-            if dn != '' and not os.path.exists(dn):
+            dn = os.path.dirname(sanitize_path(encodeFilename(filename)))
+            if dn and not os.path.exists(dn):
                 os.makedirs(dn)
         except (OSError, IOError) as err:
-            self.report_error(u'unable to create directory ' + compat_str(err))
+            self.report_error('unable to create directory ' + compat_str(err))
             return
 
         if self.params.get('writedescription', False):
-            try:
-                descfn = filename + u'.description'
-                self.report_writedescription(descfn)
-                with io.open(encodeFilename(descfn), 'w', encoding='utf-8') as descfile:
-                    descfile.write(info_dict['description'])
-            except (OSError, IOError):
-                self.report_error(u'Cannot write description file ' + descfn)
-                return
+            descfn = replace_extension(filename, 'description', info_dict.get('ext'))
+            if self.params.get('nooverwrites', False) and os.path.exists(encodeFilename(descfn)):
+                self.to_screen('[info] Video description is already present')
+            elif info_dict.get('description') is None:
+                self.report_warning('There\'s no description to write.')
+            else:
+                try:
+                    self.to_screen('[info] Writing video description to: ' + descfn)
+                    with io.open(encodeFilename(descfn), 'w', encoding='utf-8') as descfile:
+                        descfile.write(info_dict['description'])
+                except (OSError, IOError):
+                    self.report_error('Cannot write description file ' + descfn)
+                    return
 
-        if (self.params.get('writesubtitles', False) or self.params.get('writeautomaticsub')) and 'subtitles' in info_dict and info_dict['subtitles']:
-            # subtitles download errors are already managed as troubles in relevant IE
-            # that way it will silently go on when used with unsupporting IE
-            subtitle = info_dict['subtitles'][0]
-            (sub_error, sub_lang, sub) = subtitle
-            sub_format = self.params.get('subtitlesformat')
-            if sub_error:
-                self.report_warning("Some error while getting the subtitles")
+        if self.params.get('writeannotations', False):
+            annofn = replace_extension(filename, 'annotations.xml', info_dict.get('ext'))
+            if self.params.get('nooverwrites', False) and os.path.exists(encodeFilename(annofn)):
+                self.to_screen('[info] Video annotations are already present')
             else:
                 try:
-                    sub_filename = filename.rsplit('.', 1)[0] + u'.' + sub_lang + u'.' + sub_format
-                    self.report_writesubtitles(sub_filename)
-                    with io.open(encodeFilename(sub_filename), 'w', encoding='utf-8') as subfile:
-                        subfile.write(sub)
+                    self.to_screen('[info] Writing video annotations to: ' + annofn)
+                    with io.open(encodeFilename(annofn), 'w', encoding='utf-8') as annofile:
+                        annofile.write(info_dict['annotations'])
+                except (KeyError, TypeError):
+                    self.report_warning('There are no annotations to write.')
                 except (OSError, IOError):
-                    self.report_error(u'Cannot write subtitles file ' + descfn)
+                    self.report_error('Cannot write annotations file: ' + annofn)
                     return
 
-        if self.params.get('allsubtitles', False) and 'subtitles' in info_dict and info_dict['subtitles']:
-            subtitles = info_dict['subtitles']
-            sub_format = self.params.get('subtitlesformat')
-            for subtitle in subtitles:
-                (sub_error, sub_lang, sub) = subtitle
-                if sub_error:
-                    self.report_warning("Some error while getting the subtitles")
+        subtitles_are_requested = any([self.params.get('writesubtitles', False),
+                                       self.params.get('writeautomaticsub')])
+
+        if subtitles_are_requested and info_dict.get('requested_subtitles'):
+            # subtitles download errors are already managed as troubles in relevant IE
+            # that way it will silently go on when used with unsupporting IE
+            subtitles = info_dict['requested_subtitles']
+            ie = self.get_info_extractor(info_dict['extractor_key'])
+            for sub_lang, sub_info in subtitles.items():
+                sub_format = sub_info['ext']
+                if sub_info.get('data') is not None:
+                    sub_data = sub_info['data']
                 else:
                     try:
-                        sub_filename = filename.rsplit('.', 1)[0] + u'.' + sub_lang + u'.' + sub_format
-                        self.report_writesubtitles(sub_filename)
+                        sub_data = ie._download_webpage(
+                            sub_info['url'], info_dict['id'], note=False)
+                    except ExtractorError as err:
+                        self.report_warning('Unable to download subtitle for "%s": %s' %
+                                            (sub_lang, compat_str(err.cause)))
+                        continue
+                try:
+                    sub_filename = subtitles_filename(filename, sub_lang, sub_format)
+                    if self.params.get('nooverwrites', False) and os.path.exists(encodeFilename(sub_filename)):
+                        self.to_screen('[info] Video subtitle %s.%s is already_present' % (sub_lang, sub_format))
+                    else:
+                        self.to_screen('[info] Writing video subtitles to: ' + sub_filename)
                         with io.open(encodeFilename(sub_filename), 'w', encoding='utf-8') as subfile:
-                                subfile.write(sub)
-                    except (OSError, IOError):
-                        self.report_error(u'Cannot write subtitles file ' + descfn)
-                        return
+                            subfile.write(sub_data)
+                except (OSError, IOError):
+                    self.report_error('Cannot write subtitles file ' + sub_filename)
+                    return
 
         if self.params.get('writeinfojson', False):
-            infofn = filename + u'.info.json'
-            self.report_writeinfojson(infofn)
-            try:
-                json_info_dict = dict((k, v) for k,v in info_dict.items() if not k in ['urlhandle'])
-                write_json_file(json_info_dict, encodeFilename(infofn))
-            except (OSError, IOError):
-                self.report_error(u'Cannot write metadata to JSON file ' + infofn)
-                return
-
-        if self.params.get('writethumbnail', False):
-            if info_dict.get('thumbnail') is not None:
-                thumb_format = determine_ext(info_dict['thumbnail'], u'jpg')
-                thumb_filename = filename.rpartition('.')[0] + u'.' + thumb_format
-                self.to_screen(u'[%s] %s: Downloading thumbnail ...' %
-                               (info_dict['extractor'], info_dict['id']))
-                uf = compat_urllib_request.urlopen(info_dict['thumbnail'])
-                with open(thumb_filename, 'wb') as thumbf:
-                    shutil.copyfileobj(uf, thumbf)
-                self.to_screen(u'[%s] %s: Writing thumbnail to: %s' %
-                               (info_dict['extractor'], info_dict['id'], thumb_filename))
-
-        if not self.params.get('skip_download', False):
-            if self.params.get('nooverwrites', False) and os.path.exists(encodeFilename(filename)):
-                success = True
+            infofn = replace_extension(filename, 'info.json', info_dict.get('ext'))
+            if self.params.get('nooverwrites', False) and os.path.exists(encodeFilename(infofn)):
+                self.to_screen('[info] Video description metadata is already present')
             else:
+                self.to_screen('[info] Writing video description metadata as JSON to: ' + infofn)
                 try:
-                    success = self.fd._do_download(filename, info_dict)
-                except (OSError, IOError) as err:
-                    raise UnavailableVideoError(err)
-                except (compat_urllib_error.URLError, compat_http_client.HTTPException, socket.error) as err:
-                    self.report_error(u'unable to download video data: %s' % str(err))
-                    return
-                except (ContentTooShortError, ) as err:
-                    self.report_error(u'content too short (expected %s bytes and served %s)' % (err.expected, err.downloaded))
+                    write_json_file(self.filter_requested_info(info_dict), infofn)
+                except (OSError, IOError):
+                    self.report_error('Cannot write metadata to JSON file ' + infofn)
                     return
 
+        self._write_thumbnails(info_dict, filename)
+
+        if not self.params.get('skip_download', False):
+            try:
+                def dl(name, info):
+                    fd = get_suitable_downloader(info, self.params)(self, self.params)
+                    for ph in self._progress_hooks:
+                        fd.add_progress_hook(ph)
+                    if self.params.get('verbose'):
+                        self.to_stdout('[debug] Invoking downloader on %r' % info.get('url'))
+                    return fd.download(name, info)
+
+                if info_dict.get('requested_formats') is not None:
+                    downloaded = []
+                    success = True
+                    merger = FFmpegMergerPP(self)
+                    if not merger.available:
+                        postprocessors = []
+                        self.report_warning('You have requested multiple '
+                                            'formats but ffmpeg or avconv are not installed.'
+                                            ' The formats won\'t be merged.')
+                    else:
+                        postprocessors = [merger]
+
+                    def compatible_formats(formats):
+                        video, audio = formats
+                        # Check extension
+                        video_ext, audio_ext = audio.get('ext'), video.get('ext')
+                        if video_ext and audio_ext:
+                            COMPATIBLE_EXTS = (
+                                ('mp3', 'mp4', 'm4a', 'm4p', 'm4b', 'm4r', 'm4v'),
+                                ('webm')
+                            )
+                            for exts in COMPATIBLE_EXTS:
+                                if video_ext in exts and audio_ext in exts:
+                                    return True
+                        # TODO: Check acodec/vcodec
+                        return False
+
+                    filename_real_ext = os.path.splitext(filename)[1][1:]
+                    filename_wo_ext = (
+                        os.path.splitext(filename)[0]
+                        if filename_real_ext == info_dict['ext']
+                        else filename)
+                    requested_formats = info_dict['requested_formats']
+                    if self.params.get('merge_output_format') is None and not compatible_formats(requested_formats):
+                        info_dict['ext'] = 'mkv'
+                        self.report_warning(
+                            'Requested formats are incompatible for merge and will be merged into mkv.')
+                    # Ensure filename always has a correct extension for successful merge
+                    filename = '%s.%s' % (filename_wo_ext, info_dict['ext'])
+                    if os.path.exists(encodeFilename(filename)):
+                        self.to_screen(
+                            '[download] %s has already been downloaded and '
+                            'merged' % filename)
+                    else:
+                        for f in requested_formats:
+                            new_info = dict(info_dict)
+                            new_info.update(f)
+                            fname = self.prepare_filename(new_info)
+                            fname = prepend_extension(fname, 'f%s' % f['format_id'], new_info['ext'])
+                            downloaded.append(fname)
+                            partial_success = dl(fname, new_info)
+                            success = success and partial_success
+                        info_dict['__postprocessors'] = postprocessors
+                        info_dict['__files_to_merge'] = downloaded
+                else:
+                    # Just a single file
+                    success = dl(filename, info_dict)
+            except (compat_urllib_error.URLError, compat_http_client.HTTPException, socket.error) as err:
+                self.report_error('unable to download video data: %s' % str(err))
+                return
+            except (OSError, IOError) as err:
+                raise UnavailableVideoError(err)
+            except (ContentTooShortError, ) as err:
+                self.report_error('content too short (expected %s bytes and served %s)' % (err.expected, err.downloaded))
+                return
+
             if success:
+                # Fixup content
+                fixup_policy = self.params.get('fixup')
+                if fixup_policy is None:
+                    fixup_policy = 'detect_or_warn'
+
+                stretched_ratio = info_dict.get('stretched_ratio')
+                if stretched_ratio is not None and stretched_ratio != 1:
+                    if fixup_policy == 'warn':
+                        self.report_warning('%s: Non-uniform pixel ratio (%s)' % (
+                            info_dict['id'], stretched_ratio))
+                    elif fixup_policy == 'detect_or_warn':
+                        stretched_pp = FFmpegFixupStretchedPP(self)
+                        if stretched_pp.available:
+                            info_dict.setdefault('__postprocessors', [])
+                            info_dict['__postprocessors'].append(stretched_pp)
+                        else:
+                            self.report_warning(
+                                '%s: Non-uniform pixel ratio (%s). Install ffmpeg or avconv to fix this automatically.' % (
+                                    info_dict['id'], stretched_ratio))
+                    else:
+                        assert fixup_policy in ('ignore', 'never')
+
+                if info_dict.get('requested_formats') is None and info_dict.get('container') == 'm4a_dash':
+                    if fixup_policy == 'warn':
+                        self.report_warning('%s: writing DASH m4a. Only some players support this container.' % (
+                            info_dict['id']))
+                    elif fixup_policy == 'detect_or_warn':
+                        fixup_pp = FFmpegFixupM4aPP(self)
+                        if fixup_pp.available:
+                            info_dict.setdefault('__postprocessors', [])
+                            info_dict['__postprocessors'].append(fixup_pp)
+                        else:
+                            self.report_warning(
+                                '%s: writing DASH m4a. Only some players support this container. Install ffmpeg or avconv to fix this automatically.' % (
+                                    info_dict['id']))
+                    else:
+                        assert fixup_policy in ('ignore', 'never')
+
                 try:
                     self.post_process(filename, info_dict)
                 except (PostProcessingError) as err:
-                    self.report_error(u'postprocessing: %s' % str(err))
+                    self.report_error('postprocessing: %s' % str(err))
                     return
+                self.record_download_archive(info_dict)
 
     def download(self, url_list):
         """Download a given list of URLs."""
-        if len(url_list) > 1 and self.fixed_template():
-            raise SameFileError(self.params['outtmpl'])
+        outtmpl = self.params.get('outtmpl', DEFAULT_OUTTMPL)
+        if (len(url_list) > 1 and
+                '%' not in outtmpl and
+                self.params.get('max_downloads') != 1):
+            raise SameFileError(outtmpl)
 
         for url in url_list:
             try:
-                #It also downloads the videos
-                videos = self.extract_info(url)
+                # It also downloads the videos
+                res = self.extract_info(
+                    url, force_generic_extractor=self.params.get('force_generic_extractor', False))
             except UnavailableVideoError:
-                self.report_error(u'unable to download video')
+                self.report_error('unable to download video')
             except MaxDownloadsReached:
-                self.to_screen(u'[info] Maximum number of downloaded files reached.')
+                self.to_screen('[info] Maximum number of downloaded files reached.')
                 raise
+            else:
+                if self.params.get('dump_single_json', False):
+                    self.to_stdout(json.dumps(res))
 
         return self._download_retcode
 
+    def download_with_info_file(self, info_filename):
+        with contextlib.closing(fileinput.FileInput(
+                [info_filename], mode='r',
+                openhook=fileinput.hook_encoded('utf-8'))) as f:
+            # FileInput doesn't have a read method, we can't call json.load
+            info = self.filter_requested_info(json.loads('\n'.join(f)))
+        try:
+            self.process_ie_result(info, download=True)
+        except DownloadError:
+            webpage_url = info.get('webpage_url')
+            if webpage_url is not None:
+                self.report_warning('The info failed to download, trying with "%s"' % webpage_url)
+                return self.download([webpage_url])
+            else:
+                raise
+        return self._download_retcode
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def filter_requested_info(info_dict):
+        return dict(
+            (k, v) for k, v in info_dict.items()
+            if k not in ['requested_formats', 'requested_subtitles'])
+
     def post_process(self, filename, ie_info):
         """Run all the postprocessors on the given file."""
         info = dict(ie_info)
         info['filepath'] = filename
-        keep_video = None
-        for pp in self._pps:
+        pps_chain = []
+        if ie_info.get('__postprocessors') is not None:
+            pps_chain.extend(ie_info['__postprocessors'])
+        pps_chain.extend(self._pps)
+        for pp in pps_chain:
+            files_to_delete = []
             try:
-                keep_video_wish,new_info = pp.run(info)
-                if keep_video_wish is not None:
-                    if keep_video_wish:
-                        keep_video = keep_video_wish
-                    elif keep_video is None:
-                        # No clear decision yet, let IE decide
-                        keep_video = keep_video_wish
+                files_to_delete, info = pp.run(info)
             except PostProcessingError as e:
                 self.report_error(e.msg)
-        if keep_video is False and not self.params.get('keepvideo', False):
+            if files_to_delete and not self.params.get('keepvideo', False):
+                for old_filename in files_to_delete:
+                    self.to_screen('Deleting original file %s (pass -k to keep)' % old_filename)
+                    try:
+                        os.remove(encodeFilename(old_filename))
+                    except (IOError, OSError):
+                        self.report_warning('Unable to remove downloaded original file')
+
+    def _make_archive_id(self, info_dict):
+        # Future-proof against any change in case
+        # and backwards compatibility with prior versions
+        extractor = info_dict.get('extractor_key')
+        if extractor is None:
+            if 'id' in info_dict:
+                extractor = info_dict.get('ie_key')  # key in a playlist
+        if extractor is None:
+            return None  # Incomplete video information
+        return extractor.lower() + ' ' + info_dict['id']
+
+    def in_download_archive(self, info_dict):
+        fn = self.params.get('download_archive')
+        if fn is None:
+            return False
+
+        vid_id = self._make_archive_id(info_dict)
+        if vid_id is None:
+            return False  # Incomplete video information
+
+        try:
+            with locked_file(fn, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as archive_file:
+                for line in archive_file:
+                    if line.strip() == vid_id:
+                        return True
+        except IOError as ioe:
+            if ioe.errno != errno.ENOENT:
+                raise
+        return False
+
+    def record_download_archive(self, info_dict):
+        fn = self.params.get('download_archive')
+        if fn is None:
+            return
+        vid_id = self._make_archive_id(info_dict)
+        assert vid_id
+        with locked_file(fn, 'a', encoding='utf-8') as archive_file:
+            archive_file.write(vid_id + '\n')
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def format_resolution(format, default='unknown'):
+        if format.get('vcodec') == 'none':
+            return 'audio only'
+        if format.get('resolution') is not None:
+            return format['resolution']
+        if format.get('height') is not None:
+            if format.get('width') is not None:
+                res = '%sx%s' % (format['width'], format['height'])
+            else:
+                res = '%sp' % format['height']
+        elif format.get('width') is not None:
+            res = '?x%d' % format['width']
+        else:
+            res = default
+        return res
+
+    def _format_note(self, fdict):
+        res = ''
+        if fdict.get('ext') in ['f4f', 'f4m']:
+            res += '(unsupported) '
+        if fdict.get('format_note') is not None:
+            res += fdict['format_note'] + ' '
+        if fdict.get('tbr') is not None:
+            res += '%4dk ' % fdict['tbr']
+        if fdict.get('container') is not None:
+            if res:
+                res += ', '
+            res += '%s container' % fdict['container']
+        if (fdict.get('vcodec') is not None and
+                fdict.get('vcodec') != 'none'):
+            if res:
+                res += ', '
+            res += fdict['vcodec']
+            if fdict.get('vbr') is not None:
+                res += '@'
+        elif fdict.get('vbr') is not None and fdict.get('abr') is not None:
+            res += 'video@'
+        if fdict.get('vbr') is not None:
+            res += '%4dk' % fdict['vbr']
+        if fdict.get('fps') is not None:
+            res += ', %sfps' % fdict['fps']
+        if fdict.get('acodec') is not None:
+            if res:
+                res += ', '
+            if fdict['acodec'] == 'none':
+                res += 'video only'
+            else:
+                res += '%-5s' % fdict['acodec']
+        elif fdict.get('abr') is not None:
+            if res:
+                res += ', '
+            res += 'audio'
+        if fdict.get('abr') is not None:
+            res += '@%3dk' % fdict['abr']
+        if fdict.get('asr') is not None:
+            res += ' (%5dHz)' % fdict['asr']
+        if fdict.get('filesize') is not None:
+            if res:
+                res += ', '
+            res += format_bytes(fdict['filesize'])
+        elif fdict.get('filesize_approx') is not None:
+            if res:
+                res += ', '
+            res += '~' + format_bytes(fdict['filesize_approx'])
+        return res
+
+    def list_formats(self, info_dict):
+        formats = info_dict.get('formats', [info_dict])
+        table = [
+            [f['format_id'], f['ext'], self.format_resolution(f), self._format_note(f)]
+            for f in formats
+            if f.get('preference') is None or f['preference'] >= -1000]
+        if len(formats) > 1:
+            table[-1][-1] += (' ' if table[-1][-1] else '') + '(best)'
+
+        header_line = ['format code', 'extension', 'resolution', 'note']
+        self.to_screen(
+            '[info] Available formats for %s:\n%s' %
+            (info_dict['id'], render_table(header_line, table)))
+
+    def list_thumbnails(self, info_dict):
+        thumbnails = info_dict.get('thumbnails')
+        if not thumbnails:
+            tn_url = info_dict.get('thumbnail')
+            if tn_url:
+                thumbnails = [{'id': '0', 'url': tn_url}]
+            else:
+                self.to_screen(
+                    '[info] No thumbnails present for %s' % info_dict['id'])
+                return
+
+        self.to_screen(
+            '[info] Thumbnails for %s:' % info_dict['id'])
+        self.to_screen(render_table(
+            ['ID', 'width', 'height', 'URL'],
+            [[t['id'], t.get('width', 'unknown'), t.get('height', 'unknown'), t['url']] for t in thumbnails]))
+
+    def list_subtitles(self, video_id, subtitles, name='subtitles'):
+        if not subtitles:
+            self.to_screen('%s has no %s' % (video_id, name))
+            return
+        self.to_screen(
+            'Available %s for %s:' % (name, video_id))
+        self.to_screen(render_table(
+            ['Language', 'formats'],
+            [[lang, ', '.join(f['ext'] for f in reversed(formats))]
+                for lang, formats in subtitles.items()]))
+
+    def urlopen(self, req):
+        """ Start an HTTP download """
+        if isinstance(req, compat_basestring):
+            req = sanitized_Request(req)
+        return self._opener.open(req, timeout=self._socket_timeout)
+
+    def print_debug_header(self):
+        if not self.params.get('verbose'):
+            return
+
+        if type('') is not compat_str:
+            # Python 2.6 on SLES11 SP1 (https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/3326)
+            self.report_warning(
+                'Your Python is broken! Update to a newer and supported version')
+
+        stdout_encoding = getattr(
+            sys.stdout, 'encoding', 'missing (%s)' % type(sys.stdout).__name__)
+        encoding_str = (
+            '[debug] Encodings: locale %s, fs %s, out %s, pref %s\n' % (
+                locale.getpreferredencoding(),
+                sys.getfilesystemencoding(),
+                stdout_encoding,
+                self.get_encoding()))
+        write_string(encoding_str, encoding=None)
+
+        self._write_string('[debug] youtube-dl version ' + __version__ + '\n')
+        try:
+            sp = subprocess.Popen(
+                ['git', 'rev-parse', '--short', 'HEAD'],
+                stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+                cwd=os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+            out, err = sp.communicate()
+            out = out.decode().strip()
+            if re.match('[0-9a-f]+', out):
+                self._write_string('[debug] Git HEAD: ' + out + '\n')
+        except Exception:
             try:
-                self.to_screen(u'Deleting original file %s (pass -k to keep)' % filename)
-                os.remove(encodeFilename(filename))
-            except (IOError, OSError):
-                self.report_warning(u'Unable to remove downloaded video file')
+                sys.exc_clear()
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+        self._write_string('[debug] Python version %s - %s\n' % (
+            platform.python_version(), platform_name()))
+
+        exe_versions = FFmpegPostProcessor.get_versions(self)
+        exe_versions['rtmpdump'] = rtmpdump_version()
+        exe_str = ', '.join(
+            '%s %s' % (exe, v)
+            for exe, v in sorted(exe_versions.items())
+            if v
+        )
+        if not exe_str:
+            exe_str = 'none'
+        self._write_string('[debug] exe versions: %s\n' % exe_str)
+
+        proxy_map = {}
+        for handler in self._opener.handlers:
+            if hasattr(handler, 'proxies'):
+                proxy_map.update(handler.proxies)
+        self._write_string('[debug] Proxy map: ' + compat_str(proxy_map) + '\n')
+
+        if self.params.get('call_home', False):
+            ipaddr = self.urlopen('https://yt-dl.org/ip').read().decode('utf-8')
+            self._write_string('[debug] Public IP address: %s\n' % ipaddr)
+            latest_version = self.urlopen(
+                'https://yt-dl.org/latest/version').read().decode('utf-8')
+            if version_tuple(latest_version) > version_tuple(__version__):
+                self.report_warning(
+                    'You are using an outdated version (newest version: %s)! '
+                    'See https://yt-dl.org/update if you need help updating.' %
+                    latest_version)
+
+    def _setup_opener(self):
+        timeout_val = self.params.get('socket_timeout')
+        self._socket_timeout = 600 if timeout_val is None else float(timeout_val)
+
+        opts_cookiefile = self.params.get('cookiefile')
+        opts_proxy = self.params.get('proxy')
+
+        if opts_cookiefile is None:
+            self.cookiejar = compat_cookiejar.CookieJar()
+        else:
+            self.cookiejar = compat_cookiejar.MozillaCookieJar(
+                opts_cookiefile)
+            if os.access(opts_cookiefile, os.R_OK):
+                self.cookiejar.load()
+
+        cookie_processor = YoutubeDLCookieProcessor(self.cookiejar)
+        if opts_proxy is not None:
+            if opts_proxy == '':
+                proxies = {}
+            else:
+                proxies = {'http': opts_proxy, 'https': opts_proxy}
+        else:
+            proxies = compat_urllib_request.getproxies()
+            # Set HTTPS proxy to HTTP one if given (https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/805)
+            if 'http' in proxies and 'https' not in proxies:
+                proxies['https'] = proxies['http']
+        proxy_handler = PerRequestProxyHandler(proxies)
+
+        debuglevel = 1 if self.params.get('debug_printtraffic') else 0
+        https_handler = make_HTTPS_handler(self.params, debuglevel=debuglevel)
+        ydlh = YoutubeDLHandler(self.params, debuglevel=debuglevel)
+        data_handler = compat_urllib_request_DataHandler()
+        opener = compat_urllib_request.build_opener(
+            proxy_handler, https_handler, cookie_processor, ydlh, data_handler)
+
+        # Delete the default user-agent header, which would otherwise apply in
+        # cases where our custom HTTP handler doesn't come into play
+        # (See https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/1309 for details)
+        opener.addheaders = []
+        self._opener = opener
+
+    def encode(self, s):
+        if isinstance(s, bytes):
+            return s  # Already encoded
+
+        try:
+            return s.encode(self.get_encoding())
+        except UnicodeEncodeError as err:
+            err.reason = err.reason + '. Check your system encoding configuration or use the --encoding option.'
+            raise
+
+    def get_encoding(self):
+        encoding = self.params.get('encoding')
+        if encoding is None:
+            encoding = preferredencoding()
+        return encoding
+
+    def _write_thumbnails(self, info_dict, filename):
+        if self.params.get('writethumbnail', False):
+            thumbnails = info_dict.get('thumbnails')
+            if thumbnails:
+                thumbnails = [thumbnails[-1]]
+        elif self.params.get('write_all_thumbnails', False):
+            thumbnails = info_dict.get('thumbnails')
+        else:
+            return
+
+        if not thumbnails:
+            # No thumbnails present, so return immediately
+            return
+
+        for t in thumbnails:
+            thumb_ext = determine_ext(t['url'], 'jpg')
+            suffix = '_%s' % t['id'] if len(thumbnails) > 1 else ''
+            thumb_display_id = '%s ' % t['id'] if len(thumbnails) > 1 else ''
+            t['filename'] = thumb_filename = os.path.splitext(filename)[0] + suffix + '.' + thumb_ext
+
+            if self.params.get('nooverwrites', False) and os.path.exists(encodeFilename(thumb_filename)):
+                self.to_screen('[%s] %s: Thumbnail %sis already present' %
+                               (info_dict['extractor'], info_dict['id'], thumb_display_id))
+            else:
+                self.to_screen('[%s] %s: Downloading thumbnail %s...' %
+                               (info_dict['extractor'], info_dict['id'], thumb_display_id))
+                try:
+                    uf = self.urlopen(t['url'])
+                    with open(encodeFilename(thumb_filename), 'wb') as thumbf:
+                        shutil.copyfileobj(uf, thumbf)
+                    self.to_screen('[%s] %s: Writing thumbnail %sto: %s' %
+                                   (info_dict['extractor'], info_dict['id'], thumb_display_id, thumb_filename))
+                except (compat_urllib_error.URLError, compat_http_client.HTTPException, socket.error) as err:
+                    self.report_warning('Unable to download thumbnail "%s": %s' %
+                                        (t['url'], compat_str(err)))