X-Git-Url: https://git.rapsys.eu/youtubedl/blobdiff_plain/7df4343e553a9942a290e5e1dffe931261ab844e..97a8fc3ae80fb363c69c2e6b8c29b5373ac72aea:/youtube_dl/options.py

diff --git a/youtube_dl/options.py b/youtube_dl/options.py
index 22dbc3a..6b81153 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/options.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/options.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import os.path
 import optparse
-import shlex
+import re
 import sys
 
 from .downloader.external import list_external_downloaders
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from .compat import (
     compat_get_terminal_size,
     compat_getenv,
     compat_kwargs,
+    compat_shlex_split,
 )
 from .utils import (
     preferredencoding,
@@ -26,9 +27,11 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
         except IOError:
             return default  # silently skip if file is not present
         try:
-            res = []
-            for l in optionf:
-                res += shlex.split(l, comments=True)
+            # FIXME: https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/commit/dfe5fa49aed02cf36ba9f743b11b0903554b5e56
+            contents = optionf.read()
+            if sys.version_info < (3,):
+                contents = contents.decode(preferredencoding())
+            res = compat_shlex_split(contents, comments=True)
         finally:
             optionf.close()
         return res
@@ -85,14 +88,24 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
         if option.takes_value():
             opts.append(' %s' % option.metavar)
 
-        return "".join(opts)
+        return ''.join(opts)
 
     def _comma_separated_values_options_callback(option, opt_str, value, parser):
         setattr(parser.values, option.dest, value.split(','))
 
     def _hide_login_info(opts):
-        opts = list(opts)
-        for private_opt in ['-p', '--password', '-u', '--username', '--video-password']:
+        PRIVATE_OPTS = ['-p', '--password', '-u', '--username', '--video-password', '--ap-password', '--ap-username']
+        eqre = re.compile('^(?P<key>' + ('|'.join(re.escape(po) for po in PRIVATE_OPTS)) + ')=.+$')
+
+        def _scrub_eq(o):
+            m = eqre.match(o)
+            if m:
+                return m.group('key') + '=PRIVATE'
+            else:
+                return o
+
+        opts = list(map(_scrub_eq, opts))
+        for private_opt in PRIVATE_OPTS:
             try:
                 i = opts.index(private_opt)
                 opts[i + 1] = 'PRIVATE'
@@ -145,11 +158,15 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
     general.add_option(
         '--list-extractors',
         action='store_true', dest='list_extractors', default=False,
-        help='List all supported extractors and the URLs they would handle')
+        help='List all supported extractors')
     general.add_option(
         '--extractor-descriptions',
         action='store_true', dest='list_extractor_descriptions', default=False,
         help='Output descriptions of all supported extractors')
+    general.add_option(
+        '--force-generic-extractor',
+        action='store_true', dest='force_generic_extractor', default=False,
+        help='Force extraction to use the generic extractor')
     general.add_option(
         '--default-search',
         dest='default_search', metavar='PREFIX',
@@ -161,11 +178,23 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
         'When given in the global configuration file /etc/youtube-dl.conf: '
         'Do not read the user configuration in ~/.config/youtube-dl/config '
         '(%APPDATA%/youtube-dl/config.txt on Windows)')
+    general.add_option(
+        '--config-location',
+        dest='config_location', metavar='PATH',
+        help='Location of the configuration file; either the path to the config or its containing directory.')
     general.add_option(
         '--flat-playlist',
         action='store_const', dest='extract_flat', const='in_playlist',
         default=False,
         help='Do not extract the videos of a playlist, only list them.')
+    general.add_option(
+        '--mark-watched',
+        action='store_true', dest='mark_watched', default=False,
+        help='Mark videos watched (YouTube only)')
+    general.add_option(
+        '--no-mark-watched',
+        action='store_false', dest='mark_watched', default=False,
+        help='Do not mark videos watched (YouTube only)')
     general.add_option(
         '--no-color', '--no-colors',
         action='store_true', dest='no_color',
@@ -176,7 +205,10 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
     network.add_option(
         '--proxy', dest='proxy',
         default=None, metavar='URL',
-        help='Use the specified HTTP/HTTPS proxy. Pass in an empty string (--proxy "") for direct connection')
+        help='Use the specified HTTP/HTTPS/SOCKS proxy. To enable experimental '
+             'SOCKS proxy, specify a proper scheme. For example '
+             'socks5://127.0.0.1:1080/. Pass in an empty string (--proxy "") '
+             'for direct connection')
     network.add_option(
         '--socket-timeout',
         dest='socket_timeout', type=float, default=None, metavar='SECONDS',
@@ -184,24 +216,41 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
     network.add_option(
         '--source-address',
         metavar='IP', dest='source_address', default=None,
-        help='Client-side IP address to bind to (experimental)',
+        help='Client-side IP address to bind to',
     )
     network.add_option(
         '-4', '--force-ipv4',
         action='store_const', const='0.0.0.0', dest='source_address',
-        help='Make all connections via IPv4 (experimental)',
+        help='Make all connections via IPv4',
     )
     network.add_option(
         '-6', '--force-ipv6',
         action='store_const', const='::', dest='source_address',
-        help='Make all connections via IPv6 (experimental)',
+        help='Make all connections via IPv6',
     )
-    network.add_option(
+
+    geo = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Geo Restriction')
+    geo.add_option(
+        '--geo-verification-proxy',
+        dest='geo_verification_proxy', default=None, metavar='URL',
+        help='Use this proxy to verify the IP address for some geo-restricted sites. '
+        'The default proxy specified by --proxy (or none, if the options is not present) is used for the actual downloading.')
+    geo.add_option(
         '--cn-verification-proxy',
         dest='cn_verification_proxy', default=None, metavar='URL',
-        help='Use this proxy to verify the IP address for some Chinese sites. '
-        'The default proxy specified by --proxy (or none, if the options is not present) is used for the actual downloading. (experimental)'
-    )
+        help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
+    geo.add_option(
+        '--geo-bypass',
+        action='store_true', dest='geo_bypass', default=True,
+        help='Bypass geographic restriction via faking X-Forwarded-For HTTP header (experimental)')
+    geo.add_option(
+        '--no-geo-bypass',
+        action='store_false', dest='geo_bypass', default=True,
+        help='Do not bypass geographic restriction via faking X-Forwarded-For HTTP header (experimental)')
+    geo.add_option(
+        '--geo-bypass-country', metavar='CODE',
+        dest='geo_bypass_country', default=None,
+        help='Force bypass geographic restriction with explicitly provided two-letter ISO 3166-2 country code (experimental)')
 
     selection = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Video Selection')
     selection.add_option(
@@ -215,7 +264,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
     selection.add_option(
         '--playlist-items',
         dest='playlist_items', metavar='ITEM_SPEC', default=None,
-        help='Playlist video items to download. Specify indices of the videos in the playlist seperated by commas like: "--playlist-items 1,2,5,8" if you want to download videos indexed 1, 2, 5, 8 in the playlist. You can specify range: "--playlist-items 1-3,7,10-13", it will download the videos at index 1, 2, 3, 7, 10, 11, 12 and 13.')
+        help='Playlist video items to download. Specify indices of the videos in the playlist separated by commas like: "--playlist-items 1,2,5,8" if you want to download videos indexed 1, 2, 5, 8 in the playlist. You can specify range: "--playlist-items 1-3,7,10-13", it will download the videos at index 1, 2, 3, 7, 10, 11, 12 and 13.')
     selection.add_option(
         '--match-title',
         dest='matchtitle', metavar='REGEX',
@@ -260,19 +309,21 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
         '--match-filter',
         metavar='FILTER', dest='match_filter', default=None,
         help=(
-            'Generic video filter (experimental). '
-            'Specify any key (see help for -o for a list of available keys) to'
-            ' match if the key is present, '
-            '!key to check if the key is not present,'
+            'Generic video filter. '
+            'Specify any key (see help for -o for a list of available keys) to '
+            'match if the key is present, '
+            '!key to check if the key is not present, '
             'key > NUMBER (like "comment_count > 12", also works with '
-            '>=, <, <=, !=, =) to compare against a number, and '
-            '& to require multiple matches. '
-            'Values which are not known are excluded unless you'
-            ' put a question mark (?) after the operator.'
+            '>=, <, <=, !=, =) to compare against a number, '
+            'key = \'LITERAL\' (like "uploader = \'Mike Smith\'", also works with !=) '
+            'to match against a string literal '
+            'and & to require multiple matches. '
+            'Values which are not known are excluded unless you '
+            'put a question mark (?) after the operator. '
             'For example, to only match videos that have been liked more than '
             '100 times and disliked less than 50 times (or the dislike '
             'functionality is not available at the given service), but who '
-            'also have a description, use  --match-filter '
+            'also have a description, use --match-filter '
             '"like_count > 100 & dislike_count <? 50 & description" .'
         ))
     selection.add_option(
@@ -308,7 +359,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
     authentication.add_option(
         '-2', '--twofactor',
         dest='twofactor', metavar='TWOFACTOR',
-        help='Two-factor auth code')
+        help='Two-factor authentication code')
     authentication.add_option(
         '-n', '--netrc',
         action='store_true', dest='usenetrc', default=False,
@@ -316,7 +367,25 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
     authentication.add_option(
         '--video-password',
         dest='videopassword', metavar='PASSWORD',
-        help='Video password (vimeo, smotri)')
+        help='Video password (vimeo, smotri, youku)')
+
+    adobe_pass = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Adobe Pass Options')
+    adobe_pass.add_option(
+        '--ap-mso',
+        dest='ap_mso', metavar='MSO',
+        help='Adobe Pass multiple-system operator (TV provider) identifier, use --ap-list-mso for a list of available MSOs')
+    adobe_pass.add_option(
+        '--ap-username',
+        dest='ap_username', metavar='USERNAME',
+        help='Multiple-system operator account login')
+    adobe_pass.add_option(
+        '--ap-password',
+        dest='ap_password', metavar='PASSWORD',
+        help='Multiple-system operator account password. If this option is left out, youtube-dl will ask interactively.')
+    adobe_pass.add_option(
+        '--ap-list-mso',
+        action='store_true', dest='ap_list_mso', default=False,
+        help='List all supported multiple-system operators')
 
     video_format = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Video Format Options')
     video_format.add_option(
@@ -334,7 +403,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
     video_format.add_option(
         '-F', '--list-formats',
         action='store_true', dest='listformats',
-        help='List all available formats')
+        help='List all available formats of requested videos')
     video_format.add_option(
         '--youtube-include-dash-manifest',
         action='store_true', dest='youtube_include_dash_manifest', default=True,
@@ -342,12 +411,13 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
     video_format.add_option(
         '--youtube-skip-dash-manifest',
         action='store_false', dest='youtube_include_dash_manifest',
-        help='Do not download the DASH manifest on YouTube videos')
+        help='Do not download the DASH manifests and related data on YouTube videos')
     video_format.add_option(
         '--merge-output-format',
         action='store', dest='merge_output_format', metavar='FORMAT', default=None,
         help=(
-            'If a merge is required (e.g. bestvideo+bestaudio), output to given container format. One of mkv, mp4, ogg, webm, flv.'
+            'If a merge is required (e.g. bestvideo+bestaudio), '
+            'output to given container format. One of mkv, mp4, ogg, webm, flv. '
             'Ignored if no merge is required'))
 
     subtitles = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Subtitle Options')
@@ -358,7 +428,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
     subtitles.add_option(
         '--write-auto-sub', '--write-automatic-sub',
         action='store_true', dest='writeautomaticsub', default=False,
-        help='Write automatic subtitle file (YouTube only)')
+        help='Write automatically generated subtitle file (YouTube only)')
     subtitles.add_option(
         '--all-subs',
         action='store_true', dest='allsubtitles', default=False,
@@ -375,17 +445,29 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
         '--sub-lang', '--sub-langs', '--srt-lang',
         action='callback', dest='subtitleslangs', metavar='LANGS', type='str',
         default=[], callback=_comma_separated_values_options_callback,
-        help='Languages of the subtitles to download (optional) separated by commas, use IETF language tags like \'en,pt\'')
+        help='Languages of the subtitles to download (optional) separated by commas, use --list-subs for available language tags')
 
     downloader = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Download Options')
     downloader.add_option(
-        '-r', '--rate-limit',
-        dest='ratelimit', metavar='LIMIT',
+        '-r', '--limit-rate', '--rate-limit',
+        dest='ratelimit', metavar='RATE',
         help='Maximum download rate in bytes per second (e.g. 50K or 4.2M)')
     downloader.add_option(
         '-R', '--retries',
         dest='retries', metavar='RETRIES', default=10,
         help='Number of retries (default is %default), or "infinite".')
+    downloader.add_option(
+        '--fragment-retries',
+        dest='fragment_retries', metavar='RETRIES', default=10,
+        help='Number of retries for a fragment (default is %default), or "infinite" (DASH and hlsnative only)')
+    downloader.add_option(
+        '--skip-unavailable-fragments',
+        action='store_true', dest='skip_unavailable_fragments', default=True,
+        help='Skip unavailable fragments (DASH and hlsnative only)')
+    downloader.add_option(
+        '--abort-on-unavailable-fragment',
+        action='store_false', dest='skip_unavailable_fragments',
+        help='Abort downloading when some fragment is not available')
     downloader.add_option(
         '--buffer-size',
         dest='buffersize', metavar='SIZE', default='1024',
@@ -402,14 +484,27 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
         '--playlist-reverse',
         action='store_true',
         help='Download playlist videos in reverse order')
+    downloader.add_option(
+        '--playlist-random',
+        action='store_true',
+        help='Download playlist videos in random order')
     downloader.add_option(
         '--xattr-set-filesize',
         dest='xattr_set_filesize', action='store_true',
-        help='Set file xattribute ytdl.filesize with expected filesize (experimental)')
+        help='Set file xattribute ytdl.filesize with expected file size (experimental)')
     downloader.add_option(
         '--hls-prefer-native',
-        dest='hls_prefer_native', action='store_true',
-        help='Use the native HLS downloader instead of ffmpeg (experimental)')
+        dest='hls_prefer_native', action='store_true', default=None,
+        help='Use the native HLS downloader instead of ffmpeg')
+    downloader.add_option(
+        '--hls-prefer-ffmpeg',
+        dest='hls_prefer_native', action='store_false', default=None,
+        help='Use ffmpeg instead of the native HLS downloader')
+    downloader.add_option(
+        '--hls-use-mpegts',
+        dest='hls_use_mpegts', action='store_true',
+        help='Use the mpegts container for HLS videos, allowing to play the '
+             'video while downloading (some players may not be able to play it)')
     downloader.add_option(
         '--external-downloader',
         dest='external_downloader', metavar='COMMAND',
@@ -452,9 +547,20 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
         dest='bidi_workaround', action='store_true',
         help='Work around terminals that lack bidirectional text support. Requires bidiv or fribidi executable in PATH')
     workarounds.add_option(
-        '--sleep-interval', metavar='SECONDS',
+        '--sleep-interval', '--min-sleep-interval', metavar='SECONDS',
         dest='sleep_interval', type=float,
-        help='Number of seconds to sleep before each download.')
+        help=(
+            'Number of seconds to sleep before each download when used alone '
+            'or a lower bound of a range for randomized sleep before each download '
+            '(minimum possible number of seconds to sleep) when used along with '
+            '--max-sleep-interval.'))
+    workarounds.add_option(
+        '--max-sleep-interval', metavar='SECONDS',
+        dest='max_sleep_interval', type=float,
+        help=(
+            'Upper bound of a range for randomized sleep before each download '
+            '(maximum possible number of seconds to sleep). Must only be used '
+            'along with --min-sleep-interval.'))
 
     verbosity = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Verbosity / Simulation Options')
     verbosity.add_option(
@@ -537,7 +643,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
     verbosity.add_option(
         '--dump-pages', '--dump-intermediate-pages',
         action='store_true', dest='dump_intermediate_pages', default=False,
-        help='Print downloaded pages to debug problems (very verbose)')
+        help='Print downloaded pages encoded using base64 to debug problems (very verbose)')
     verbosity.add_option(
         '--write-pages',
         action='store_true', dest='write_pages', default=False,
@@ -570,26 +676,15 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
     filesystem.add_option(
         '-o', '--output',
         dest='outtmpl', metavar='TEMPLATE',
-        help=('Output filename template. Use %(title)s to get the title, '
-              '%(uploader)s for the uploader name, %(uploader_id)s for the uploader nickname if different, '
-              '%(autonumber)s to get an automatically incremented number, '
-              '%(ext)s for the filename extension, '
-              '%(format)s for the format description (like "22 - 1280x720" or "HD"), '
-              '%(format_id)s for the unique id of the format (like YouTube\'s itags: "137"), '
-              '%(upload_date)s for the upload date (YYYYMMDD), '
-              '%(extractor)s for the provider (youtube, metacafe, etc), '
-              '%(id)s for the video id, '
-              '%(playlist_title)s, %(playlist_id)s, or %(playlist)s (=title if present, ID otherwise) for the playlist the video is in, '
-              '%(playlist_index)s for the position in the playlist. '
-              '%(height)s and %(width)s for the width and height of the video format. '
-              '%(resolution)s for a textual description of the resolution of the video format. '
-              '%% for a literal percent. '
-              'Use - to output to stdout. Can also be used to download to a different directory, '
-              'for example with -o \'/my/downloads/%(uploader)s/%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s\' .'))
+        help=('Output filename template, see the "OUTPUT TEMPLATE" for all the info'))
     filesystem.add_option(
         '--autonumber-size',
-        dest='autonumber_size', metavar='NUMBER',
-        help='Specify the number of digits in %(autonumber)s when it is present in output filename template or --auto-number option is given')
+        dest='autonumber_size', metavar='NUMBER', type=int,
+        help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
+    filesystem.add_option(
+        '--autonumber-start',
+        dest='autonumber_start', metavar='NUMBER', default=1, type=int,
+        help='Specify the start value for %(autonumber)s (default is %default)')
     filesystem.add_option(
         '--restrict-filenames',
         action='store_true', dest='restrictfilenames', default=False,
@@ -597,15 +692,15 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
     filesystem.add_option(
         '-A', '--auto-number',
         action='store_true', dest='autonumber', default=False,
-        help='[deprecated; use  -o "%(autonumber)s-%(title)s.%(ext)s" ] Number downloaded files starting from 00000')
+        help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
     filesystem.add_option(
         '-t', '--title',
         action='store_true', dest='usetitle', default=False,
-        help='[deprecated] Use title in file name (default)')
+        help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
     filesystem.add_option(
         '-l', '--literal', default=False,
         action='store_true', dest='usetitle',
-        help='[deprecated] Alias of --title')
+        help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
     filesystem.add_option(
         '-w', '--no-overwrites',
         action='store_true', dest='nooverwrites', default=False,
@@ -639,7 +734,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
         action='store_true', dest='writeannotations', default=False,
         help='Write video annotations to a .annotations.xml file')
     filesystem.add_option(
-        '--load-info',
+        '--load-info-json', '--load-info',
         dest='load_info_filename', metavar='FILE',
         help='JSON file containing the video information (created with the "--write-info-json" option)')
     filesystem.add_option(
@@ -678,7 +773,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
         help='Convert video files to audio-only files (requires ffmpeg or avconv and ffprobe or avprobe)')
     postproc.add_option(
         '--audio-format', metavar='FORMAT', dest='audioformat', default='best',
-        help='Specify audio format: "best", "aac", "vorbis", "mp3", "m4a", "opus", or "wav"; "%default" by default')
+        help='Specify audio format: "best", "aac", "flac", "mp3", "m4a", "opus", "vorbis", or "wav"; "%default" by default; No effect without -x')
     postproc.add_option(
         '--audio-quality', metavar='QUALITY',
         dest='audioquality', default='5',
@@ -686,7 +781,11 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
     postproc.add_option(
         '--recode-video',
         metavar='FORMAT', dest='recodevideo', default=None,
-        help='Encode the video to another format if necessary (currently supported: mp4|flv|ogg|webm|mkv)')
+        help='Encode the video to another format if necessary (currently supported: mp4|flv|ogg|webm|mkv|avi)')
+    postproc.add_option(
+        '--postprocessor-args',
+        dest='postprocessor_args', metavar='ARGS',
+        help='Give these arguments to the postprocessor')
     postproc.add_option(
         '-k', '--keep-video',
         action='store_true', dest='keepvideo', default=False,
@@ -698,7 +797,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
     postproc.add_option(
         '--embed-subs',
         action='store_true', dest='embedsubtitles', default=False,
-        help='Embed subtitles in the video (only for mkv and mp4 videos)')
+        help='Embed subtitles in the video (only for mp4, webm and mkv videos)')
     postproc.add_option(
         '--embed-thumbnail',
         action='store_true', dest='embedthumbnail', default=False,
@@ -713,7 +812,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
         help='Parse additional metadata like song title / artist from the video title. '
              'The format syntax is the same as --output, '
              'the parsed parameters replace existing values. '
-             'Additional templates: %(album), %(artist). '
+             'Additional templates: %(album)s, %(artist)s. '
              'Example: --metadata-from-title "%(artist)s - %(title)s" matches a title like '
              '"Coldplay - Paradise"')
     postproc.add_option(
@@ -725,7 +824,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
         metavar='POLICY', dest='fixup', default='detect_or_warn',
         help='Automatically correct known faults of the file. '
              'One of never (do nothing), warn (only emit a warning), '
-             'detect_or_warn(the default; fix file if we can, warn otherwise)')
+             'detect_or_warn (the default; fix file if we can, warn otherwise)')
     postproc.add_option(
         '--prefer-avconv',
         action='store_false', dest='prefer_ffmpeg',
@@ -743,12 +842,13 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
         metavar='CMD', dest='exec_cmd',
         help='Execute a command on the file after downloading, similar to find\'s -exec syntax. Example: --exec \'adb push {} /sdcard/Music/ && rm {}\'')
     postproc.add_option(
-        '--convert-subtitles', '--convert-subs',
+        '--convert-subs', '--convert-subtitles',
         metavar='FORMAT', dest='convertsubtitles', default=None,
         help='Convert the subtitles to other format (currently supported: srt|ass|vtt)')
 
     parser.add_option_group(general)
     parser.add_option_group(network)
+    parser.add_option_group(geo)
     parser.add_option_group(selection)
     parser.add_option_group(downloader)
     parser.add_option_group(filesystem)
@@ -758,6 +858,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
     parser.add_option_group(video_format)
     parser.add_option_group(subtitles)
     parser.add_option_group(authentication)
+    parser.add_option_group(adobe_pass)
     parser.add_option_group(postproc)
 
     if overrideArguments is not None:
@@ -771,22 +872,32 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
             return conf
 
         command_line_conf = compat_conf(sys.argv[1:])
-
-        if '--ignore-config' in command_line_conf:
-            system_conf = []
-            user_conf = []
+        opts, args = parser.parse_args(command_line_conf)
+
+        system_conf = user_conf = custom_conf = []
+
+        if '--config-location' in command_line_conf:
+            location = compat_expanduser(opts.config_location)
+            if os.path.isdir(location):
+                location = os.path.join(location, 'youtube-dl.conf')
+            if not os.path.exists(location):
+                parser.error('config-location %s does not exist.' % location)
+            custom_conf = _readOptions(location)
+        elif '--ignore-config' in command_line_conf:
+            pass
         else:
-            system_conf = compat_conf(_readOptions('/etc/youtube-dl.conf'))
-            if '--ignore-config' in system_conf:
-                user_conf = []
-            else:
-                user_conf = compat_conf(_readUserConf())
-        argv = system_conf + user_conf + command_line_conf
+            system_conf = _readOptions('/etc/youtube-dl.conf')
+            if '--ignore-config' not in system_conf:
+                user_conf = _readUserConf()
 
+        argv = system_conf + user_conf + custom_conf + command_line_conf
         opts, args = parser.parse_args(argv)
         if opts.verbose:
-            write_string('[debug] System config: ' + repr(_hide_login_info(system_conf)) + '\n')
-            write_string('[debug] User config: ' + repr(_hide_login_info(user_conf)) + '\n')
-            write_string('[debug] Command-line args: ' + repr(_hide_login_info(command_line_conf)) + '\n')
+            for conf_label, conf in (
+                    ('System config', system_conf),
+                    ('User config', user_conf),
+                    ('Custom config', custom_conf),
+                    ('Command-line args', command_line_conf)):
+                write_string('[debug] %s: %s\n' % (conf_label, repr(_hide_login_info(conf))))
 
     return parser, opts, args