X-Git-Url: https://git.rapsys.eu/youtubedl/blobdiff_plain/5d3bcae50f6f7185984ffdf960a0bc5444b3d556..2e86127b07f6a63b7ce457331d600d9486b22b44:/README.txt diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt index 5555b2a..601fe9a 100644 --- a/README.txt +++ b/README.txt @@ -15,12 +15,20 @@ To install it right away for all UNIX users (Linux, OS X, etc.), type: If you do not have curl, you can alternatively use a recent wget: - sudo wget https://yt-dl.org/downloads/2014.05.13/youtube-dl -O /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl + sudo wget https://yt-dl.org/downloads/latest/youtube-dl -O /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl sudo chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl Windows users can download a .exe file and place it in their home directory or any other location on their PATH. +OS X users can install youtube-dl with Homebrew. + + brew install youtube-dl + +You can also use pip: + + sudo pip install youtube-dl + Alternatively, refer to the developer instructions below for how to check out and work with the git repository. For further options, including PGP signatures, see @@ -31,7 +39,7 @@ DESCRIPTION youtube-dl is a small command-line program to download videos from YouTube.com and a few more sites. It requires the Python interpreter, -version 2.6, 2.7, or 3.3+, and it is not platform specific. It should +version 2.6, 2.7, or 3.2+, and it is not platform specific. It should work on your Unix box, on Windows or on Mac OS X. It is released to the public domain, which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like. @@ -50,12 +58,6 @@ OPTIONS playlist or the command line) if an error occurs --dump-user-agent display the current browser identification - --user-agent UA specify a custom user agent - --referer REF specify a custom referer, use if the video - access is restricted to one domain - --add-header FIELD:VALUE specify a custom HTTP header and its value, - separated by a colon ':'. You can use this - option multiple times --list-extractors List all supported extractors and the URLs they would handle --extractor-descriptions Output descriptions of all supported @@ -63,35 +65,24 @@ OPTIONS --proxy URL Use the specified HTTP/HTTPS proxy. Pass in an empty string (--proxy "") for direct connection - --no-check-certificate Suppress HTTPS certificate validation. - --prefer-insecure Use an unencrypted connection to retrieve - information about the video. (Currently - supported only for YouTube) - --cache-dir DIR Location in the filesystem where youtube-dl - can store some downloaded information - permanently. By default $XDG_CACHE_HOME - /youtube-dl or ~/.cache/youtube-dl . At the - moment, only YouTube player files (for - videos with obfuscated signatures) are - cached, but that may change. - --no-cache-dir Disable filesystem caching --socket-timeout None Time to wait before giving up, in seconds - --bidi-workaround Work around terminals that lack - bidirectional text support. Requires bidiv - or fribidi executable in PATH --default-search PREFIX Use this prefix for unqualified URLs. For example "gvsearch2:" downloads two videos from google videos for youtube-dl "large apple". Use the value "auto" to let - youtube-dl guess. The default value "error" - just throws an error. + youtube-dl guess ("auto_warning" to emit a + warning when guessing). "error" just throws + an error. The default value "fixup_error" + repairs broken URLs, but emits an error if + this is not possible instead of searching. --ignore-config Do not read configuration files. When given in the global configuration file /etc /youtube-dl.conf: do not read the user configuration in ~/.config/youtube-dl.conf (%APPDATA%/youtube-dl/config.txt on Windows) - --encoding ENCODING Force the specified encoding (experimental) + --flat-playlist Do not extract the videos of a playlist, + only list them. Video Selection: ---------------- @@ -116,7 +107,8 @@ Video Selection: COUNT views --max-views COUNT Do not download any videos with more than COUNT views - --no-playlist download only the currently playing video + --no-playlist If the URL refers to a video and a + playlist, download only the video. --age-limit YEARS download only videos suitable for the given age --download-archive FILE Download only videos not listed in the @@ -124,8 +116,6 @@ Video Selection: downloaded videos in it. --include-ads Download advertisements as well (experimental) - --youtube-include-dash-manifest Try to download the DASH manifest on - YouTube videos (experimental) Download Options: ----------------- @@ -143,9 +133,9 @@ Download Options: Filesystem Options: ------------------- - -t, --title use title in file name (default) + -a, --batch-file FILE file containing URLs to download ('-' for + stdin) --id use only video ID in file name - -l, --literal [deprecated] alias of --title -A, --auto-number number downloaded files starting from 00000 -o, --output TEMPLATE output filename template. Use %(title)s to get the title, %(uploader)s for the @@ -160,17 +150,19 @@ Filesystem Options: %(upload_date)s for the upload date (YYYYMMDD), %(extractor)s for the provider (youtube, metacafe, etc), %(id)s for the - video id, %(playlist)s for the playlist the + video id, %(playlist_title)s, + %(playlist_id)s, or %(playlist)s (=title if + present, ID otherwise) for the playlist the video is in, %(playlist_index)s for the - position in the playlist and %% for a - literal percent. %(height)s and %(width)s - for the width and height of the video - format. %(resolution)s for a textual + position in the playlist. %(height)s and + %(width)s for the width and height of the + video format. %(resolution)s for a textual description of the resolution of the video - format. Use - to output to stdout. Can also - be used to download to a different - directory, for example with -o '/my/downloa - ds/%(uploader)s/%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s' . + format. %% for a literal percent. Use - to + output to stdout. Can also be used to + download to a different directory, for + example with -o '/my/downloads/%(uploader)s + /%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s' . --autonumber-size NUMBER Specifies the number of digits in %(autonumber)s when it is present in output filename template or --auto-number option @@ -178,19 +170,17 @@ Filesystem Options: --restrict-filenames Restrict filenames to only ASCII characters, and avoid "&" and spaces in filenames - -a, --batch-file FILE file containing URLs to download ('-' for - stdin) - --load-info FILE json file containing the video information - (created with the "--write-json" option) + -t, --title [deprecated] use title in file name + (default) + -l, --literal [deprecated] alias of --title -w, --no-overwrites do not overwrite files -c, --continue force resume of partially downloaded files. By default, youtube-dl will resume downloads if possible. --no-continue do not resume partially downloaded files (restart from beginning) - --cookies FILE file to read cookies from and dump cookie - jar in - --no-part do not use .part files + --no-part do not use .part files - write directly + into output file --no-mtime do not use the Last-modified header to set the file modification time --write-description write video description to a .description @@ -199,6 +189,19 @@ Filesystem Options: --write-annotations write video annotations to a .annotation file --write-thumbnail write thumbnail image to disk + --load-info FILE json file containing the video information + (created with the "--write-json" option) + --cookies FILE file to read cookies from and dump cookie + jar in + --cache-dir DIR Location in the filesystem where youtube-dl + can store some downloaded information + permanently. By default $XDG_CACHE_HOME + /youtube-dl or ~/.cache/youtube-dl . At the + moment, only YouTube player files (for + videos with obfuscated signatures) are + cached, but that may change. + --no-cache-dir Disable filesystem caching + --rm-cache-dir Delete all filesystem cache files Verbosity / Simulation Options: ------------------------------- @@ -219,6 +222,10 @@ Verbosity / Simulation Options: -j, --dump-json simulate, quiet but print JSON information. See --output for a description of available keys. + -J, --dump-single-json simulate, quiet but print JSON information + for each command-line argument. If the URL + refers to a playlist, dump the whole + playlist information in a single line. --newline output progress bar as new lines --no-progress do not print progress bar --console-title display progress in console titlebar @@ -230,21 +237,49 @@ Verbosity / Simulation Options: problems --print-traffic Display sent and read HTTP traffic +Workarounds: +------------ + + --encoding ENCODING Force the specified encoding (experimental) + --no-check-certificate Suppress HTTPS certificate validation. + --prefer-insecure Use an unencrypted connection to retrieve + information about the video. (Currently + supported only for YouTube) + --user-agent UA specify a custom user agent + --referer URL specify a custom referer, use if the video + access is restricted to one domain + --add-header FIELD:VALUE specify a custom HTTP header and its value, + separated by a colon ':'. You can use this + option multiple times + --bidi-workaround Work around terminals that lack + bidirectional text support. Requires bidiv + or fribidi executable in PATH + Video Format Options: --------------------- -f, --format FORMAT video format code, specify the order of - preference using slashes: "-f 22/17/18". - "-f mp4" and "-f flv" are also supported. - You can also use the special names "best", - "bestvideo", "bestaudio", "worst", - "worstvideo" and "worstaudio". By default, - youtube-dl will pick the best quality. + preference using slashes: -f 22/17/18 . -f + mp4 , -f m4a and -f flv are also + supported. You can also use the special + names "best", "bestvideo", "bestaudio", + "worst", "worstvideo" and "worstaudio". By + default, youtube-dl will pick the best + quality. Use commas to download multiple + audio formats, such as -f + 136/137/mp4/bestvideo,140/m4a/bestaudio. + You can merge the video and audio of two + formats into a single file using -f + (requires ffmpeg or + avconv), for example -f + bestvideo+bestaudio. --all-formats download all available video formats --prefer-free-formats prefer free video formats unless a specific one is requested --max-quality FORMAT highest quality format to download -F, --list-formats list all available formats + --youtube-skip-dash-manifest Do not download the DASH manifest on + YouTube videos Subtitle Options: ----------------- @@ -264,8 +299,9 @@ Subtitle Options: Authentication Options: ----------------------- - -u, --username USERNAME account username + -u, --username USERNAME login with this account ID -p, --password PASSWORD account password + -2, --twofactor TWOFACTOR two-factor auth code -n, --netrc use .netrc authentication data --video-password PASSWORD video password (vimeo, smotri) @@ -276,7 +312,7 @@ Post-processing Options: (requires ffmpeg or avconv and ffprobe or avprobe) --audio-format FORMAT "best", "aac", "vorbis", "mp3", "m4a", - "opus", or "wav"; best by default + "opus", or "wav"; "best" by default --audio-quality QUALITY ffmpeg/avconv audio quality specification, insert a value between 0 (better) and 9 (worse) for VBR or a specific bitrate like @@ -300,6 +336,10 @@ Post-processing Options: postprocessors (default) --prefer-ffmpeg Prefer ffmpeg over avconv for running the postprocessors + --exec CMD Execute a command on the file after + downloading, similar to find's -exec + syntax. Example: --exec 'adb push {} + /sdcard/Music/ && rm {}' CONFIGURATION ============= @@ -347,10 +387,12 @@ In some cases, you don't want special characters such as 中, spaces, or or the filename through an 8bit-unsafe channel. In these cases, add the --restrict-filenames flag to get a shorter title: - $ youtube-dl --get-filename -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" BaW_jenozKc - youtube-dl test video ''_ä↭𝕐.mp4 # All kinds of weird characters - $ youtube-dl --get-filename -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" BaW_jenozKc --restrict-filenames - youtube-dl_test_video_.mp4 # A simple file name +``` {.bash} +$ youtube-dl --get-filename -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" BaW_jenozKc +youtube-dl test video ''_ä↭𝕐.mp4 # All kinds of weird characters +$ youtube-dl --get-filename -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" BaW_jenozKc --restrict-filenames +youtube-dl_test_video_.mp4 # A simple file name +``` VIDEO SELECTION =============== @@ -364,18 +406,74 @@ Videos can be filtered by their upload date using the options --date, Examples: - # Download only the videos uploaded in the last 6 months - $ youtube-dl --dateafter now-6months +``` {.bash} +# Download only the videos uploaded in the last 6 months +$ youtube-dl --dateafter now-6months - # Download only the videos uploaded on January 1, 1970 - $ youtube-dl --date 19700101 +# Download only the videos uploaded on January 1, 1970 +$ youtube-dl --date 19700101 - $ # will only download the videos uploaded in the 200x decade - $ youtube-dl --dateafter 20000101 --datebefore 20091231 +$ # will only download the videos uploaded in the 200x decade +$ youtube-dl --dateafter 20000101 --datebefore 20091231 +``` FAQ === +How do I update youtube-dl? + +If you've followed our manual installation instructions, you can simply +run youtube-dl -U (or, on Linux, sudo youtube-dl -U). + +If you have used pip, a simple sudo pip install -U youtube-dl is +sufficient to update. + +If you have installed youtube-dl using a package manager like apt-get or +yum, use the standard system update mechanism to update. Note that +distribution packages are often outdated. As a rule of thumb, youtube-dl +releases at least once a month, and often weekly or even daily. Simply +go to http://yt-dl.org/ to find out the current version. Unfortunately, +there is nothing we youtube-dl developers can do if your distributions +serves a really outdated version. You can (and should) complain to your +distribution in their bugtracker or support forum. + +As a last resort, you can also uninstall the version installed by your +package manager and follow our manual installation instructions. For +that, remove the distribution's package, with a line like + + sudo apt-get remove -y youtube-dl + +Afterwards, simply follow our manual installation instructions: + + sudo wget https://yt-dl.org/latest/youtube-dl -O /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl + sudo chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl + hash -r + +Again, from then on you'll be able to update with sudo youtube-dl -U. + +I'm getting an error Unable to extract OpenGraph title on YouTube playlists + +YouTube changed their playlist format in March 2014 and later on, so +you'll need at least youtube-dl 2014.07.25 to download all YouTube +videos. + +If you have installed youtube-dl with a package manager, pip, setup.py +or a tarball, please use that to update. Note that Ubuntu packages do +not seem to get updated anymore. Since we are not affiliated with +Ubuntu, there is little we can do. Feel free to report bugs to the +Ubuntu packaging guys - all they have to do is update the package to a +somewhat recent version. See above for a way to update. + +Do I always have to pass in --max-quality FORMAT, or -citw? + +By default, youtube-dl intends to have the best options (incidentally, +if you have a convincing case that these should be different, please +file an issue where you explain that). Therefore, it is unnecessary and +sometimes harmful to copy long option strings from webpages. In +particular, --max-quality limits the video quality (so if you want the +best quality, do NOT pass it in), and the only option out of -citw that +is regularly useful is -i. + Can you please put the -b option back? Most people asking this question are not aware that youtube-dl now @@ -481,49 +579,54 @@ list (assuming your service is called yourextractor): 4. Start with this simple template and save it to youtube_dl/extractor/yourextractor.py: - # coding: utf-8 - from __future__ import unicode_literals - - import re - - from .common import InfoExtractor - - - class YourExtractorIE(InfoExtractor): - _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?yourextractor\.com/watch/(?P[0-9]+)' - _TEST = { - 'url': 'http://yourextractor.com/watch/42', - 'md5': 'TODO: md5 sum of the first 10KiB of the video file', - 'info_dict': { - 'id': '42', - 'ext': 'mp4', - 'title': 'Video title goes here', - # TODO more properties, either as: - # * A value - # * MD5 checksum; start the string with md5: - # * A regular expression; start the string with re: - # * Any Python type (for example int or float) - } + ``` {.python} + # coding: utf-8 + from __future__ import unicode_literals + + from .common import InfoExtractor + + + class YourExtractorIE(InfoExtractor): + _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?yourextractor\.com/watch/(?P[0-9]+)' + _TEST = { + 'url': 'http://yourextractor.com/watch/42', + 'md5': 'TODO: md5 sum of the first 10241 bytes of the video file (use --test)', + 'info_dict': { + 'id': '42', + 'ext': 'mp4', + 'title': 'Video title goes here', + 'thumbnail': 're:^https?://.*\.jpg$', + # TODO more properties, either as: + # * A value + # * MD5 checksum; start the string with md5: + # * A regular expression; start the string with re: + # * Any Python type (for example int or float) } + } - def _real_extract(self, url): - mobj = re.match(self._VALID_URL, url) - video_id = mobj.group('id') + def _real_extract(self, url): + video_id = self._match_id(url) + webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id) - # TODO more code goes here, for example ... - webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id) - title = self._html_search_regex(r'

(.*?)

', webpage, 'title') + # TODO more code goes here, for example ... + title = self._html_search_regex(r'

(.*?)

', webpage, 'title') - return { - 'id': video_id, - 'title': title, - # TODO more properties (see youtube_dl/extractor/common.py) - } + return { + 'id': video_id, + 'title': title, + 'description': self._og_search_description(webpage), + # TODO more properties (see youtube_dl/extractor/common.py) + } + ``` 5. Add an import in youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py. 6. Run python test/test_download.py TestDownload.test_YourExtractor. This should fail at first, but you can continually re-run it until - you're done. + you're done. If you decide to add more than one test, then rename + _TEST to _TESTS and make it into a list of dictionaries. The tests + will be then be named TestDownload.test_YourExtractor, + TestDownload.test_YourExtractor_1, + TestDownload.test_YourExtractor_2, etc. 7. Have a look at youtube_dl/common/extractor/common.py for possible helper methods and a detailed description of what your extractor should return. Add tests and code for as many as you want. @@ -541,6 +644,26 @@ list (assuming your service is called yourextractor): In any case, thank you very much for your contributions! +EMBEDDING YOUTUBE-DL +==================== + +youtube-dl makes the best effort to be a good command-line program, and +thus should be callable from any programming language. If you encounter +any problems parsing its output, feel free to create a report. + +From a Python program, you can embed youtube-dl in a more powerful +fashion, like this: + + import youtube_dl + + ydl_opts = {} + with youtube_dl.YoutubeDL(ydl_opts) as ydl: + ydl.download(['http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc']) + +Most likely, you'll want to use various options. For a list of what can +be done, have a look at youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py. For a start, if you +want to intercept youtube-dl's output, set a logger object. + BUGS ====