yt_dlp/options.py

   1 from __future__ import unicode_literals
   2
   3 import os.path
   4 import optparse
   5 import re
   6 import sys
   7
   8 from .downloader.external import list_external_downloaders
   9 from .compat import (
  10     compat_expanduser,
  11     compat_get_terminal_size,
  12     compat_getenv,
  13     compat_kwargs,
  14     compat_shlex_split,
  15 )
  16 from .utils import (
  17     expand_path,
  18     get_executable_path,
  19     OUTTMPL_TYPES,
  20     preferredencoding,
  21     REMUX_EXTENSIONS,
  22     write_string,
  23 )
  24 from .version import __version__
  25
  26
  27 def _hide_login_info(opts):
  28     PRIVATE_OPTS = set(['-p', '--password', '-u', '--username', '--video-password', '--ap-password', '--ap-username'])
  29     eqre = re.compile('^(?P<key>' + ('|'.join(re.escape(po) for po in PRIVATE_OPTS)) + ')=.+$')
  30
  31     def _scrub_eq(o):
  32         m = eqre.match(o)
  33         if m:
  34             return m.group('key') + '=PRIVATE'
  35         else:
  36             return o
  37
  38     opts = list(map(_scrub_eq, opts))
  39     for idx, opt in enumerate(opts):
  40         if opt in PRIVATE_OPTS and idx + 1 < len(opts):
  41             opts[idx + 1] = 'PRIVATE'
  42     return opts
  43
  44
  45 def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
  46     def _readOptions(filename_bytes, default=[]):
  47         try:
  48             optionf = open(filename_bytes)
  49         except IOError:
  50             return default  # silently skip if file is not present
  51         try:
  52             # FIXME: https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/dfe5fa49aed02cf36ba9f743b11b0903554b5e56
  53             contents = optionf.read()
  54             if sys.version_info < (3,):
  55                 contents = contents.decode(preferredencoding())
  56             res = compat_shlex_split(contents, comments=True)
  57         finally:
  58             optionf.close()
  59         return res
  60
  61     def _readUserConf(package_name, default=[]):
  62         # .config
  63         xdg_config_home = compat_getenv('XDG_CONFIG_HOME') or compat_expanduser('~/.config')
  64         userConfFile = os.path.join(xdg_config_home, package_name, 'config')
  65         if not os.path.isfile(userConfFile):
  66             userConfFile = os.path.join(xdg_config_home, '%s.conf' % package_name)
  67         userConf = _readOptions(userConfFile, default=None)
  68         if userConf is not None:
  69             return userConf, userConfFile
  70
  71         # appdata
  72         appdata_dir = compat_getenv('appdata')
  73         if appdata_dir:
  74             userConfFile = os.path.join(appdata_dir, package_name, 'config')
  75             userConf = _readOptions(userConfFile, default=None)
  76             if userConf is None:
  77                 userConfFile += '.txt'
  78                 userConf = _readOptions(userConfFile, default=None)
  79         if userConf is not None:
  80             return userConf, userConfFile
  81
  82         # home
  83         userConfFile = os.path.join(compat_expanduser('~'), '%s.conf' % package_name)
  84         userConf = _readOptions(userConfFile, default=None)
  85         if userConf is None:
  86             userConfFile += '.txt'
  87             userConf = _readOptions(userConfFile, default=None)
  88         if userConf is not None:
  89             return userConf, userConfFile
  90
  91         return default, None
  92
  93     def _format_option_string(option):
  94         ''' ('-o', '--option') -> -o, --format METAVAR'''
  95
  96         opts = []
  97
  98         if option._short_opts:
  99             opts.append(option._short_opts[0])
 100         if option._long_opts:
 101             opts.append(option._long_opts[0])
 102         if len(opts) > 1:
 103             opts.insert(1, ', ')
 104
 105         if option.takes_value():
 106             opts.append(' %s' % option.metavar)
 107
 108         return ''.join(opts)
 109
 110     def _comma_separated_values_options_callback(option, opt_str, value, parser):
 111         setattr(parser.values, option.dest, value.split(','))
 112
 113     def _dict_from_multiple_values_options_callback(
 114             option, opt_str, value, parser, allowed_keys=r'[\w-]+', delimiter=':', default_key=None, process=None):
 115
 116         out_dict = getattr(parser.values, option.dest)
 117         mobj = re.match(r'(?i)(?P<key>%s)%s(?P<val>.*)$' % (allowed_keys, delimiter), value)
 118         if mobj is not None:
 119             key, val = mobj.group('key').lower(), mobj.group('val')
 120         elif default_key is not None:
 121             key, val = default_key, value
 122         else:
 123             raise optparse.OptionValueError(
 124                 'wrong %s formatting; it should be %s, not "%s"' % (opt_str, option.metavar, value))
 125         out_dict[key] = process(val) if callable(process) else val
 126
 127     # No need to wrap help messages if we're on a wide console
 128     columns = compat_get_terminal_size().columns
 129     max_width = columns if columns else 80
 130     max_help_position = 80
 131
 132     fmt = optparse.IndentedHelpFormatter(width=max_width, max_help_position=max_help_position)
 133     fmt.format_option_strings = _format_option_string
 134
 135     kw = {
 136         'version': __version__,
 137         'formatter': fmt,
 138         'usage': '%prog [OPTIONS] URL [URL...]',
 139         'conflict_handler': 'resolve',
 140     }
 141
 142     parser = optparse.OptionParser(**compat_kwargs(kw))
 143
 144     general = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'General Options')
 145     general.add_option(
 146         '-h', '--help',
 147         action='help',
 148         help='Print this help text and exit')
 149     general.add_option(
 150         '--version',
 151         action='version',
 152         help='Print program version and exit')
 153     general.add_option(
 154         '-U', '--update',
 155         action='store_true', dest='update_self',
 156         help='Update this program to latest version. Make sure that you have sufficient permissions (run with sudo if needed)')
 157     general.add_option(
 158         '-i', '--ignore-errors', '--no-abort-on-error',
 159         action='store_true', dest='ignoreerrors', default=True,
 160         help='Continue on download errors, for example to skip unavailable videos in a playlist (default) (Alias: --no-abort-on-error)')
 161     general.add_option(
 162         '--abort-on-error', '--no-ignore-errors',
 163         action='store_false', dest='ignoreerrors',
 164         help='Abort downloading of further videos if an error occurs (Alias: --no-ignore-errors)')
 165     general.add_option(
 166         '--dump-user-agent',
 167         action='store_true', dest='dump_user_agent', default=False,
 168         help='Display the current browser identification')
 169     general.add_option(
 170         '--list-extractors',
 171         action='store_true', dest='list_extractors', default=False,
 172         help='List all supported extractors')
 173     general.add_option(
 174         '--extractor-descriptions',
 175         action='store_true', dest='list_extractor_descriptions', default=False,
 176         help='Output descriptions of all supported extractors')
 177     general.add_option(
 178         '--force-generic-extractor',
 179         action='store_true', dest='force_generic_extractor', default=False,
 180         help='Force extraction to use the generic extractor')
 181     general.add_option(
 182         '--default-search',
 183         dest='default_search', metavar='PREFIX',
 184         help='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 ("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')
 185     general.add_option(
 186         '--ignore-config', '--no-config',
 187         action='store_true',
 188         help=(
 189             'Disable loading any configuration files except the one provided by --config-location. '
 190             'When given inside a configuration file, no further configuration files are loaded. '
 191             'Additionally, (for backward compatibility) if this option is found inside the '
 192             'system configuration file, the user configuration is not loaded'))
 193     general.add_option(
 194         '--config-location',
 195         dest='config_location', metavar='PATH',
 196         help='Location of the main configuration file; either the path to the config or its containing directory')
 197     general.add_option(
 198         '--flat-playlist',
 199         action='store_const', dest='extract_flat', const='in_playlist', default=False,
 200         help='Do not extract the videos of a playlist, only list them')
 201     general.add_option(
 202         '--flat-videos',
 203         action='store_true', dest='extract_flat',
 204         # help='Do not resolve the video urls')
 205         # doesn't work
 206         help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
 207     general.add_option(
 208         '--no-flat-playlist',
 209         action='store_false', dest='extract_flat',
 210         help='Extract the videos of a playlist')
 211     general.add_option(
 212         '--mark-watched',
 213         action='store_true', dest='mark_watched', default=False,
 214         help='Mark videos watched (YouTube only)')
 215     general.add_option(
 216         '--no-mark-watched',
 217         action='store_false', dest='mark_watched', default=False,
 218         help='Do not mark videos watched')
 219     general.add_option(
 220         '--no-colors',
 221         action='store_true', dest='no_color',
 222         default=False,
 223         help='Do not emit color codes in output')
 224
 225     network = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Network Options')
 226     network.add_option(
 227         '--proxy', dest='proxy',
 228         default=None, metavar='URL',
 229         help=(
 230             'Use the specified HTTP/HTTPS/SOCKS proxy. To enable '
 231             'SOCKS proxy, specify a proper scheme. For example '
 232             'socks5://127.0.0.1:1080/. Pass in an empty string (--proxy "") '
 233             'for direct connection'))
 234     network.add_option(
 235         '--socket-timeout',
 236         dest='socket_timeout', type=float, default=None, metavar='SECONDS',
 237         help='Time to wait before giving up, in seconds')
 238     network.add_option(
 239         '--source-address',
 240         metavar='IP', dest='source_address', default=None,
 241         help='Client-side IP address to bind to',
 242     )
 243     network.add_option(
 244         '-4', '--force-ipv4',
 245         action='store_const', const='0.0.0.0', dest='source_address',
 246         help='Make all connections via IPv4',
 247     )
 248     network.add_option(
 249         '-6', '--force-ipv6',
 250         action='store_const', const='::', dest='source_address',
 251         help='Make all connections via IPv6',
 252     )
 253
 254     geo = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Geo Restriction')
 255     geo.add_option(
 256         '--geo-verification-proxy',
 257         dest='geo_verification_proxy', default=None, metavar='URL',
 258         help=(
 259             'Use this proxy to verify the IP address for some geo-restricted sites. '
 260             'The default proxy specified by --proxy (or none, if the option is not present) is used for the actual downloading'))
 261     geo.add_option(
 262         '--cn-verification-proxy',
 263         dest='cn_verification_proxy', default=None, metavar='URL',
 264         help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
 265     geo.add_option(
 266         '--geo-bypass',
 267         action='store_true', dest='geo_bypass', default=True,
 268         help='Bypass geographic restriction via faking X-Forwarded-For HTTP header')
 269     geo.add_option(
 270         '--no-geo-bypass',
 271         action='store_false', dest='geo_bypass', default=True,
 272         help='Do not bypass geographic restriction via faking X-Forwarded-For HTTP header')
 273     geo.add_option(
 274         '--geo-bypass-country', metavar='CODE',
 275         dest='geo_bypass_country', default=None,
 276         help='Force bypass geographic restriction with explicitly provided two-letter ISO 3166-2 country code')
 277     geo.add_option(
 278         '--geo-bypass-ip-block', metavar='IP_BLOCK',
 279         dest='geo_bypass_ip_block', default=None,
 280         help='Force bypass geographic restriction with explicitly provided IP block in CIDR notation')
 281
 282     selection = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Video Selection')
 283     selection.add_option(
 284         '--playlist-start',
 285         dest='playliststart', metavar='NUMBER', default=1, type=int,
 286         help='Playlist video to start at (default is %default)')
 287     selection.add_option(
 288         '--playlist-end',
 289         dest='playlistend', metavar='NUMBER', default=None, type=int,
 290         help='Playlist video to end at (default is last)')
 291     selection.add_option(
 292         '--playlist-items',
 293         dest='playlist_items', metavar='ITEM_SPEC', default=None,
 294         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')
 295     selection.add_option(
 296         '--match-title',
 297         dest='matchtitle', metavar='REGEX',
 298         help='Download only matching titles (regex or caseless sub-string)')
 299     selection.add_option(
 300         '--reject-title',
 301         dest='rejecttitle', metavar='REGEX',
 302         help='Skip download for matching titles (regex or caseless sub-string)')
 303     selection.add_option(
 304         '--max-downloads',
 305         dest='max_downloads', metavar='NUMBER', type=int, default=None,
 306         help='Abort after downloading NUMBER files')
 307     selection.add_option(
 308         '--min-filesize',
 309         metavar='SIZE', dest='min_filesize', default=None,
 310         help='Do not download any videos smaller than SIZE (e.g. 50k or 44.6m)')
 311     selection.add_option(
 312         '--max-filesize',
 313         metavar='SIZE', dest='max_filesize', default=None,
 314         help='Do not download any videos larger than SIZE (e.g. 50k or 44.6m)')
 315     selection.add_option(
 316         '--date',
 317         metavar='DATE', dest='date', default=None,
 318         help=(
 319             'Download only videos uploaded in this date. '
 320             'The date can be "YYYYMMDD" or in the format '
 321             '"(now|today)[+-][0-9](day|week|month|year)(s)?"'))
 322     selection.add_option(
 323         '--datebefore',
 324         metavar='DATE', dest='datebefore', default=None,
 325         help=(
 326             'Download only videos uploaded on or before this date. '
 327             'The date formats accepted is the same as --date'))
 328     selection.add_option(
 329         '--dateafter',
 330         metavar='DATE', dest='dateafter', default=None,
 331         help=(
 332             'Download only videos uploaded on or after this date. '
 333             'The date formats accepted is the same as --date'))
 334     selection.add_option(
 335         '--min-views',
 336         metavar='COUNT', dest='min_views', default=None, type=int,
 337         help='Do not download any videos with less than COUNT views')
 338     selection.add_option(
 339         '--max-views',
 340         metavar='COUNT', dest='max_views', default=None, type=int,
 341         help='Do not download any videos with more than COUNT views')
 342     selection.add_option(
 343         '--match-filter',
 344         metavar='FILTER', dest='match_filter', default=None,
 345         help=(
 346             'Generic video filter. '
 347             'Specify any key (see "OUTPUT TEMPLATE" for a list of available keys) to '
 348             'match if the key is present, '
 349             '!key to check if the key is not present, '
 350             'key>NUMBER (like "view_count > 12", also works with '
 351             '>=, <, <=, !=, =) to compare against a number, '
 352             'key = \'LITERAL\' (like "uploader = \'Mike Smith\'", also works with !=) '
 353             'to match against a string literal '
 354             'and & to require multiple matches. '
 355             'Values which are not known are excluded unless you '
 356             'put a question mark (?) after the operator. '
 357             'For example, to only match videos that have been liked more than '
 358             '100 times and disliked less than 50 times (or the dislike '
 359             'functionality is not available at the given service), but who '
 360             'also have a description, use --match-filter '
 361             '"like_count > 100 & dislike_count <? 50 & description"'))
 362     selection.add_option(
 363         '--no-match-filter',
 364         metavar='FILTER', dest='match_filter', action='store_const', const=None,
 365         help='Do not use generic video filter (default)')
 366     selection.add_option(
 367         '--no-playlist',
 368         action='store_true', dest='noplaylist', default=False,
 369         help='Download only the video, if the URL refers to a video and a playlist')
 370     selection.add_option(
 371         '--yes-playlist',
 372         action='store_false', dest='noplaylist',
 373         help='Download the playlist, if the URL refers to a video and a playlist')
 374     selection.add_option(
 375         '--age-limit',
 376         metavar='YEARS', dest='age_limit', default=None, type=int,
 377         help='Download only videos suitable for the given age')
 378     selection.add_option(
 379         '--download-archive', metavar='FILE',
 380         dest='download_archive',
 381         help='Download only videos not listed in the archive file. Record the IDs of all downloaded videos in it')
 382     selection.add_option(
 383         '--break-on-existing',
 384         action='store_true', dest='break_on_existing', default=False,
 385         help='Stop the download process when encountering a file that is in the archive')
 386     selection.add_option(
 387         '--break-on-reject',
 388         action='store_true', dest='break_on_reject', default=False,
 389         help='Stop the download process when encountering a file that has been filtered out')
 390     selection.add_option(
 391         '--no-download-archive',
 392         dest='download_archive', action="store_const", const=None,
 393         help='Do not use archive file (default)')
 394     selection.add_option(
 395         '--include-ads',
 396         dest='include_ads', action='store_true',
 397         help='Download advertisements as well (experimental)')
 398     selection.add_option(
 399         '--no-include-ads',
 400         dest='include_ads', action='store_false',
 401         help='Do not download advertisements (default)')
 402
 403     authentication = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Authentication Options')
 404     authentication.add_option(
 405         '-u', '--username',
 406         dest='username', metavar='USERNAME',
 407         help='Login with this account ID')
 408     authentication.add_option(
 409         '-p', '--password',
 410         dest='password', metavar='PASSWORD',
 411         help='Account password. If this option is left out, yt-dlp will ask interactively')
 412     authentication.add_option(
 413         '-2', '--twofactor',
 414         dest='twofactor', metavar='TWOFACTOR',
 415         help='Two-factor authentication code')
 416     authentication.add_option(
 417         '-n', '--netrc',
 418         action='store_true', dest='usenetrc', default=False,
 419         help='Use .netrc authentication data')
 420     authentication.add_option(
 421         '--video-password',
 422         dest='videopassword', metavar='PASSWORD',
 423         help='Video password (vimeo, youku)')
 424
 425     adobe_pass = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Adobe Pass Options')
 426     adobe_pass.add_option(
 427         '--ap-mso',
 428         dest='ap_mso', metavar='MSO',
 429         help='Adobe Pass multiple-system operator (TV provider) identifier, use --ap-list-mso for a list of available MSOs')
 430     adobe_pass.add_option(
 431         '--ap-username',
 432         dest='ap_username', metavar='USERNAME',
 433         help='Multiple-system operator account login')
 434     adobe_pass.add_option(
 435         '--ap-password',
 436         dest='ap_password', metavar='PASSWORD',
 437         help='Multiple-system operator account password. If this option is left out, yt-dlp will ask interactively')
 438     adobe_pass.add_option(
 439         '--ap-list-mso',
 440         action='store_true', dest='ap_list_mso', default=False,
 441         help='List all supported multiple-system operators')
 442
 443     video_format = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Video Format Options')
 444     video_format.add_option(
 445         '-f', '--format',
 446         action='store', dest='format', metavar='FORMAT', default=None,
 447         help='Video format code, see "FORMAT SELECTION" for more details')
 448     video_format.add_option(
 449         '-S', '--format-sort', metavar='SORTORDER',
 450         dest='format_sort', default=[],
 451         action='callback', callback=_comma_separated_values_options_callback, type='str',
 452         help='Sort the formats by the fields given, see "Sorting Formats" for more details')
 453     video_format.add_option(
 454         '--format-sort-force', '--S-force',
 455         action='store_true', dest='format_sort_force', metavar='FORMAT', default=False,
 456         help=(
 457             'Force user specified sort order to have precedence over all fields, '
 458             'see "Sorting Formats" for more details'))
 459     video_format.add_option(
 460         '--no-format-sort-force',
 461         action='store_false', dest='format_sort_force', metavar='FORMAT', default=False,
 462         help=(
 463             'Some fields have precedence over the user specified sort order (default), '
 464             'see "Sorting Formats" for more details'))
 465     video_format.add_option(
 466         '--video-multistreams',
 467         action='store_true', dest='allow_multiple_video_streams', default=False,
 468         help='Allow multiple video streams to be merged into a single file')
 469     video_format.add_option(
 470         '--no-video-multistreams',
 471         action='store_false', dest='allow_multiple_video_streams',
 472         help='Only one video stream is downloaded for each output file (default)')
 473     video_format.add_option(
 474         '--audio-multistreams',
 475         action='store_true', dest='allow_multiple_audio_streams', default=False,
 476         help='Allow multiple audio streams to be merged into a single file')
 477     video_format.add_option(
 478         '--no-audio-multistreams',
 479         action='store_false', dest='allow_multiple_audio_streams',
 480         help='Only one audio stream is downloaded for each output file (default)')
 481     video_format.add_option(
 482         '--all-formats',
 483         action='store_const', dest='format', const='all',
 484         help='Download all available video formats')
 485     video_format.add_option(
 486         '--prefer-free-formats',
 487         action='store_true', dest='prefer_free_formats', default=False,
 488         help=(
 489             'Prefer video formats with free containers over non-free ones of same quality. '
 490             'Use with "-S ext" to strictly prefer free containers irrespective of quality'))
 491     video_format.add_option(
 492         '--no-prefer-free-formats',
 493         action='store_true', dest='prefer_free_formats', default=False,
 494         help="Don't give any special preference to free containers (default)")
 495     video_format.add_option(
 496         '-F', '--list-formats',
 497         action='store_true', dest='listformats',
 498         help='List all available formats of requested videos')
 499     video_format.add_option(
 500         '--list-formats-as-table',
 501         action='store_true', dest='listformats_table', default=True,
 502         help='Present the output of -F in tabular form (default)')
 503     video_format.add_option(
 504         '--list-formats-old', '--no-list-formats-as-table',
 505         action='store_false', dest='listformats_table',
 506         help='Present the output of -F in the old form (Alias: --no-list-formats-as-table)')
 507     video_format.add_option(
 508         '--merge-output-format',
 509         action='store', dest='merge_output_format', metavar='FORMAT', default=None,
 510         help=(
 511             'If a merge is required (e.g. bestvideo+bestaudio), '
 512             'output to given container format. One of mkv, mp4, ogg, webm, flv. '
 513             'Ignored if no merge is required'))
 514     video_format.add_option(
 515         '--allow-unplayable-formats',
 516         action='store_true', dest='allow_unplayable_formats', default=False,
 517         help=(
 518             'Allow unplayable formats to be listed and downloaded. '
 519             'All video postprocessing will also be turned off'))
 520     video_format.add_option(
 521         '--no-allow-unplayable-formats',
 522         action='store_false', dest='allow_unplayable_formats',
 523         help='Do not allow unplayable formats to be listed or downloaded (default)')
 524
 525     subtitles = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Subtitle Options')
 526     subtitles.add_option(
 527         '--write-subs', '--write-srt',
 528         action='store_true', dest='writesubtitles', default=False,
 529         help='Write subtitle file')
 530     subtitles.add_option(
 531         '--no-write-subs', '--no-write-srt',
 532         action='store_false', dest='writesubtitles',
 533         help='Do not write subtitle file (default)')
 534     subtitles.add_option(
 535         '--write-auto-subs', '--write-automatic-subs',
 536         action='store_true', dest='writeautomaticsub', default=False,
 537         help='Write automatically generated subtitle file (YouTube only)')
 538     subtitles.add_option(
 539         '--no-write-auto-subs', '--no-write-automatic-subs',
 540         action='store_false', dest='writeautomaticsub', default=False,
 541         help='Do not write automatically generated subtitle file (default)')
 542     subtitles.add_option(
 543         '--all-subs',
 544         action='store_true', dest='allsubtitles', default=False,
 545         help='Download all the available subtitles of the video')
 546     subtitles.add_option(
 547         '--list-subs',
 548         action='store_true', dest='listsubtitles', default=False,
 549         help='List all available subtitles for the video')
 550     subtitles.add_option(
 551         '--sub-format',
 552         action='store', dest='subtitlesformat', metavar='FORMAT', default='best',
 553         help='Subtitle format, accepts formats preference, for example: "srt" or "ass/srt/best"')
 554     subtitles.add_option(
 555         '--sub-lang', '--sub-langs', '--srt-lang',
 556         action='callback', dest='subtitleslangs', metavar='LANGS', type='str',
 557         default=[], callback=_comma_separated_values_options_callback,
 558         help='Languages of the subtitles to download (optional) separated by commas, use --list-subs for available language tags')
 559
 560     downloader = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Download Options')
 561     downloader.add_option(
 562         '-N', '--concurrent-fragments',
 563         dest='concurrent_fragment_downloads', metavar='N', default=1, type=int,
 564         help='Number of fragments to download concurrently (default is %default)')
 565     downloader.add_option(
 566         '-r', '--limit-rate', '--rate-limit',
 567         dest='ratelimit', metavar='RATE',
 568         help='Maximum download rate in bytes per second (e.g. 50K or 4.2M)')
 569     downloader.add_option(
 570         '-R', '--retries',
 571         dest='retries', metavar='RETRIES', default=10,
 572         help='Number of retries (default is %default), or "infinite"')
 573     downloader.add_option(
 574         '--fragment-retries',
 575         dest='fragment_retries', metavar='RETRIES', default=10,
 576         help='Number of retries for a fragment (default is %default), or "infinite" (DASH, hlsnative and ISM)')
 577     downloader.add_option(
 578         '--skip-unavailable-fragments', '--no-abort-on-unavailable-fragment',
 579         action='store_true', dest='skip_unavailable_fragments', default=True,
 580         help='Skip unavailable fragments for DASH, hlsnative and ISM (default) (Alias: --no-abort-on-unavailable-fragment)')
 581     downloader.add_option(
 582         '--abort-on-unavailable-fragment', '--no-skip-unavailable-fragments',
 583         action='store_false', dest='skip_unavailable_fragments',
 584         help='Abort downloading if a fragment is unavailable (Alias: --no-skip-unavailable-fragments)')
 585     downloader.add_option(
 586         '--keep-fragments',
 587         action='store_true', dest='keep_fragments', default=False,
 588         help='Keep downloaded fragments on disk after downloading is finished')
 589     downloader.add_option(
 590         '--no-keep-fragments',
 591         action='store_false', dest='keep_fragments',
 592         help='Delete downloaded fragments after downloading is finished (default)')
 593     downloader.add_option(
 594         '--buffer-size',
 595         dest='buffersize', metavar='SIZE', default='1024',
 596         help='Size of download buffer (e.g. 1024 or 16K) (default is %default)')
 597     downloader.add_option(
 598         '--resize-buffer',
 599         action='store_false', dest='noresizebuffer',
 600         help='The buffer size is automatically resized from an initial value of --buffer-size (default)')
 601     downloader.add_option(
 602         '--no-resize-buffer',
 603         action='store_true', dest='noresizebuffer', default=False,
 604         help='Do not automatically adjust the buffer size')
 605     downloader.add_option(
 606         '--http-chunk-size',
 607         dest='http_chunk_size', metavar='SIZE', default=None,
 608         help=(
 609             'Size of a chunk for chunk-based HTTP downloading (e.g. 10485760 or 10M) (default is disabled). '
 610             'May be useful for bypassing bandwidth throttling imposed by a webserver (experimental)'))
 611     downloader.add_option(
 612         '--test',
 613         action='store_true', dest='test', default=False,
 614         help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
 615     downloader.add_option(
 616         '--playlist-reverse',
 617         action='store_true',
 618         help='Download playlist videos in reverse order')
 619     downloader.add_option(
 620         '--no-playlist-reverse',
 621         action='store_false', dest='playlist_reverse',
 622         help='Download playlist videos in default order (default)')
 623     downloader.add_option(
 624         '--playlist-random',
 625         action='store_true',
 626         help='Download playlist videos in random order')
 627     downloader.add_option(
 628         '--xattr-set-filesize',
 629         dest='xattr_set_filesize', action='store_true',
 630         help='Set file xattribute ytdl.filesize with expected file size')
 631     downloader.add_option(
 632         '--hls-prefer-native',
 633         dest='hls_prefer_native', action='store_true', default=None,
 634         help='Use the native HLS downloader instead of ffmpeg')
 635     downloader.add_option(
 636         '--hls-prefer-ffmpeg',
 637         dest='hls_prefer_native', action='store_false', default=None,
 638         help='Use ffmpeg instead of the native HLS downloader')
 639     downloader.add_option(
 640         '--hls-use-mpegts',
 641         dest='hls_use_mpegts', action='store_true', default=None,
 642         help=(
 643             'Use the mpegts container for HLS videos; '
 644             'allowing some players to play the video while downloading, '
 645             'and reducing the chance of file corruption if download is interrupted. '
 646             'This is enabled by default for live streams'))
 647     downloader.add_option(
 648         '--no-hls-use-mpegts',
 649         dest='hls_use_mpegts', action='store_false',
 650         help=(
 651             'Do not use the mpegts container for HLS videos. '
 652             'This is default when not downloading live streams'))
 653     downloader.add_option(
 654         '--external-downloader',
 655         dest='external_downloader', metavar='NAME',
 656         help=(
 657             'Name or path of the external downloader to use. '
 658             'Currently supports %s (Recommended: aria2c)' % ', '.join(list_external_downloaders())))
 659     downloader.add_option(
 660         '--downloader-args', '--external-downloader-args',
 661         metavar='NAME:ARGS', dest='external_downloader_args', default={}, type='str',
 662         action='callback', callback=_dict_from_multiple_values_options_callback,
 663         callback_kwargs={
 664             'allowed_keys': '|'.join(list_external_downloaders()),
 665             'default_key': 'default', 'process': compat_shlex_split},
 666         help=(
 667             'Give these arguments to the external downloader. '
 668             'Specify the downloader name and the arguments separated by a colon ":". '
 669             'You can use this option multiple times (Alias: --external-downloader-args)'))
 670
 671     workarounds = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Workarounds')
 672     workarounds.add_option(
 673         '--encoding',
 674         dest='encoding', metavar='ENCODING',
 675         help='Force the specified encoding (experimental)')
 676     workarounds.add_option(
 677         '--no-check-certificate',
 678         action='store_true', dest='no_check_certificate', default=False,
 679         help='Suppress HTTPS certificate validation')
 680     workarounds.add_option(
 681         '--prefer-insecure', '--prefer-unsecure',
 682         action='store_true', dest='prefer_insecure',
 683         help='Use an unencrypted connection to retrieve information about the video. (Currently supported only for YouTube)')
 684     workarounds.add_option(
 685         '--user-agent',
 686         metavar='UA', dest='user_agent',
 687         help='Specify a custom user agent')
 688     workarounds.add_option(
 689         '--referer',
 690         metavar='URL', dest='referer', default=None,
 691         help='Specify a custom referer, use if the video access is restricted to one domain',
 692     )
 693     workarounds.add_option(
 694         '--add-header',
 695         metavar='FIELD:VALUE', dest='headers', default={}, type='str',
 696         action='callback', callback=_dict_from_multiple_values_options_callback,
 697         help='Specify a custom HTTP header and its value, separated by a colon ":". You can use this option multiple times',
 698     )
 699     workarounds.add_option(
 700         '--bidi-workaround',
 701         dest='bidi_workaround', action='store_true',
 702         help='Work around terminals that lack bidirectional text support. Requires bidiv or fribidi executable in PATH')
 703     workarounds.add_option(
 704         '--sleep-requests', metavar='SECONDS',
 705         dest='sleep_interval_requests', type=float,
 706         help='Number of seconds to sleep between requests during data extraction')
 707     workarounds.add_option(
 708         '--sleep-interval', '--min-sleep-interval', metavar='SECONDS',
 709         dest='sleep_interval', type=float,
 710         help=(
 711             'Number of seconds to sleep before each download when used alone '
 712             'or a lower bound of a range for randomized sleep before each download '
 713             '(minimum possible number of seconds to sleep) when used along with '
 714             '--max-sleep-interval'))
 715     workarounds.add_option(
 716         '--max-sleep-interval', metavar='SECONDS',
 717         dest='max_sleep_interval', type=float,
 718         help=(
 719             'Upper bound of a range for randomized sleep before each download '
 720             '(maximum possible number of seconds to sleep). Must only be used '
 721             'along with --min-sleep-interval'))
 722     workarounds.add_option(
 723         '--sleep-subtitles', metavar='SECONDS',
 724         dest='sleep_interval_subtitles', default=0, type=int,
 725         help='Number of seconds to sleep before each subtitle download')
 726
 727     verbosity = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Verbosity and Simulation Options')
 728     verbosity.add_option(
 729         '-q', '--quiet',
 730         action='store_true', dest='quiet', default=False,
 731         help='Activate quiet mode')
 732     verbosity.add_option(
 733         '--no-warnings',
 734         dest='no_warnings', action='store_true', default=False,
 735         help='Ignore warnings')
 736     verbosity.add_option(
 737         '-s', '--simulate',
 738         action='store_true', dest='simulate', default=False,
 739         help='Do not download the video and do not write anything to disk')
 740     verbosity.add_option(
 741         '--skip-download', '--no-download',
 742         action='store_true', dest='skip_download', default=False,
 743         help='Do not download the video')
 744     verbosity.add_option(
 745         '-g', '--get-url',
 746         action='store_true', dest='geturl', default=False,
 747         help='Simulate, quiet but print URL')
 748     verbosity.add_option(
 749         '-e', '--get-title',
 750         action='store_true', dest='gettitle', default=False,
 751         help='Simulate, quiet but print title')
 752     verbosity.add_option(
 753         '--get-id',
 754         action='store_true', dest='getid', default=False,
 755         help='Simulate, quiet but print id')
 756     verbosity.add_option(
 757         '--get-thumbnail',
 758         action='store_true', dest='getthumbnail', default=False,
 759         help='Simulate, quiet but print thumbnail URL')
 760     verbosity.add_option(
 761         '--get-description',
 762         action='store_true', dest='getdescription', default=False,
 763         help='Simulate, quiet but print video description')
 764     verbosity.add_option(
 765         '--get-duration',
 766         action='store_true', dest='getduration', default=False,
 767         help='Simulate, quiet but print video length')
 768     verbosity.add_option(
 769         '--get-filename',
 770         action='store_true', dest='getfilename', default=False,
 771         help='Simulate, quiet but print output filename')
 772     verbosity.add_option(
 773         '--get-format',
 774         action='store_true', dest='getformat', default=False,
 775         help='Simulate, quiet but print output format')
 776     verbosity.add_option(
 777         '-j', '--dump-json',
 778         action='store_true', dest='dumpjson', default=False,
 779         help='Simulate, quiet but print JSON information. See "OUTPUT TEMPLATE" for a description of available keys')
 780     verbosity.add_option(
 781         '-J', '--dump-single-json',
 782         action='store_true', dest='dump_single_json', default=False,
 783         help=(
 784             'Simulate, quiet but print JSON information for each command-line argument. '
 785             'If the URL refers to a playlist, dump the whole playlist information in a single line'))
 786     verbosity.add_option(
 787         '--print-json',
 788         action='store_true', dest='print_json', default=False,
 789         help='Be quiet and print the video information as JSON (video is still being downloaded)')
 790     verbosity.add_option(
 791         '--force-write-archive', '--force-write-download-archive', '--force-download-archive',
 792         action='store_true', dest='force_write_download_archive', default=False,
 793         help=(
 794             'Force download archive entries to be written as far as no errors occur,'
 795             'even if -s or another simulation switch is used (Alias: --force-download-archive)'))
 796     verbosity.add_option(
 797         '--newline',
 798         action='store_true', dest='progress_with_newline', default=False,
 799         help='Output progress bar as new lines')
 800     verbosity.add_option(
 801         '--no-progress',
 802         action='store_true', dest='noprogress', default=False,
 803         help='Do not print progress bar')
 804     verbosity.add_option(
 805         '--console-title',
 806         action='store_true', dest='consoletitle', default=False,
 807         help='Display progress in console titlebar')
 808     verbosity.add_option(
 809         '-v', '--verbose',
 810         action='store_true', dest='verbose', default=False,
 811         help='Print various debugging information')
 812     verbosity.add_option(
 813         '--dump-pages', '--dump-intermediate-pages',
 814         action='store_true', dest='dump_intermediate_pages', default=False,
 815         help='Print downloaded pages encoded using base64 to debug problems (very verbose)')
 816     verbosity.add_option(
 817         '--write-pages',
 818         action='store_true', dest='write_pages', default=False,
 819         help='Write downloaded intermediary pages to files in the current directory to debug problems')
 820     verbosity.add_option(
 821         '--youtube-print-sig-code',
 822         action='store_true', dest='youtube_print_sig_code', default=False,
 823         help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
 824     verbosity.add_option(
 825         '--print-traffic', '--dump-headers',
 826         dest='debug_printtraffic', action='store_true', default=False,
 827         help='Display sent and read HTTP traffic')
 828     verbosity.add_option(
 829         '-C', '--call-home',
 830         dest='call_home', action='store_true', default=False,
 831         # help='[Broken] Contact the yt-dlp server for debugging')
 832         help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
 833     verbosity.add_option(
 834         '--no-call-home',
 835         dest='call_home', action='store_false',
 836         # help='Do not contact the yt-dlp server for debugging (default)')
 837         help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
 838
 839     filesystem = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Filesystem Options')
 840     filesystem.add_option(
 841         '-a', '--batch-file',
 842         dest='batchfile', metavar='FILE',
 843         help="File containing URLs to download ('-' for stdin), one URL per line. "
 844              "Lines starting with '#', ';' or ']' are considered as comments and ignored")
 845     filesystem.add_option(
 846         '--id', default=False,
 847         action='store_true', dest='useid', help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
 848     filesystem.add_option(
 849         '-P', '--paths',
 850         metavar='TYPE:PATH', dest='paths', default={}, type='str',
 851         action='callback', callback=_dict_from_multiple_values_options_callback,
 852         callback_kwargs={
 853             'allowed_keys': 'home|temp|%s' % '|'.join(OUTTMPL_TYPES.keys()),
 854             'process': lambda x: x.strip()},
 855         help=(
 856             'The paths where the files should be downloaded. '
 857             'Specify the type of file and the path separated by a colon ":". '
 858             'All the same types as --output are supported. '
 859             'Additionally, you can also provide "home" and "temp" paths. '
 860             'All intermediary files are first downloaded to the temp path and '
 861             'then the final files are moved over to the home path after download is finished. '
 862             'This option is ignored if --output is an absolute path'))
 863     filesystem.add_option(
 864         '-o', '--output',
 865         metavar='[TYPE:]TEMPLATE', dest='outtmpl', default={}, type='str',
 866         action='callback', callback=_dict_from_multiple_values_options_callback,
 867         callback_kwargs={
 868             'allowed_keys': '|'.join(OUTTMPL_TYPES.keys()),
 869             'default_key': 'default', 'process': lambda x: x.strip()},
 870         help='Output filename template, see "OUTPUT TEMPLATE" for details')
 871     filesystem.add_option(
 872         '--output-na-placeholder',
 873         dest='outtmpl_na_placeholder', metavar='TEXT', default='NA',
 874         help=('Placeholder value for unavailable meta fields in output filename template (default: "%default")'))
 875     filesystem.add_option(
 876         '--autonumber-size',
 877         dest='autonumber_size', metavar='NUMBER', type=int,
 878         help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
 879     filesystem.add_option(
 880         '--autonumber-start',
 881         dest='autonumber_start', metavar='NUMBER', default=1, type=int,
 882         help='Specify the start value for %(autonumber)s (default is %default)')
 883     filesystem.add_option(
 884         '--restrict-filenames',
 885         action='store_true', dest='restrictfilenames', default=False,
 886         help='Restrict filenames to only ASCII characters, and avoid "&" and spaces in filenames')
 887     filesystem.add_option(
 888         '--no-restrict-filenames',
 889         action='store_false', dest='restrictfilenames',
 890         help='Allow Unicode characters, "&" and spaces in filenames (default)')
 891     filesystem.add_option(
 892         '--windows-filenames',
 893         action='store_true', dest='windowsfilenames', default=False,
 894         help='Force filenames to be windows compatible')
 895     filesystem.add_option(
 896         '--no-windows-filenames',
 897         action='store_false', dest='windowsfilenames',
 898         help='Make filenames windows compatible only if using windows (default)')
 899     filesystem.add_option(
 900         '--trim-filenames', '--trim-file-names', metavar='LENGTH',
 901         dest='trim_file_name', default=0, type=int,
 902         help='Limit the filename length (excluding extension) to the specified number of characters')
 903     filesystem.add_option(
 904         '-A', '--auto-number',
 905         action='store_true', dest='autonumber', default=False,
 906         help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
 907     filesystem.add_option(
 908         '-t', '--title',
 909         action='store_true', dest='usetitle', default=False,
 910         help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
 911     filesystem.add_option(
 912         '-l', '--literal', default=False,
 913         action='store_true', dest='usetitle',
 914         help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
 915     filesystem.add_option(
 916         '-w', '--no-overwrites',
 917         action='store_false', dest='overwrites', default=None,
 918         help='Do not overwrite any files')
 919     filesystem.add_option(
 920         '--force-overwrites', '--yes-overwrites',
 921         action='store_true', dest='overwrites',
 922         help='Overwrite all video and metadata files. This option includes --no-continue')
 923     filesystem.add_option(
 924         '--no-force-overwrites',
 925         action='store_const', dest='overwrites', const=None,
 926         help='Do not overwrite the video, but overwrite related files (default)')
 927     filesystem.add_option(
 928         '-c', '--continue',
 929         action='store_true', dest='continue_dl', default=True,
 930         help='Resume partially downloaded files/fragments (default)')
 931     filesystem.add_option(
 932         '--no-continue',
 933         action='store_false', dest='continue_dl',
 934         help=(
 935             'Do not resume partially downloaded fragments. '
 936             'If the file is unfragmented, restart download of the entire file'))
 937     filesystem.add_option(
 938         '--part',
 939         action='store_false', dest='nopart', default=False,
 940         help='Use .part files instead of writing directly into output file (default)')
 941     filesystem.add_option(
 942         '--no-part',
 943         action='store_true', dest='nopart',
 944         help='Do not use .part files - write directly into output file')
 945     filesystem.add_option(
 946         '--mtime',
 947         action='store_true', dest='updatetime', default=True,
 948         help='Use the Last-modified header to set the file modification time (default)')
 949     filesystem.add_option(
 950         '--no-mtime',
 951         action='store_false', dest='updatetime',
 952         help='Do not use the Last-modified header to set the file modification time')
 953     filesystem.add_option(
 954         '--write-description',
 955         action='store_true', dest='writedescription', default=False,
 956         help='Write video description to a .description file')
 957     filesystem.add_option(
 958         '--no-write-description',
 959         action='store_false', dest='writedescription',
 960         help='Do not write video description (default)')
 961     filesystem.add_option(
 962         '--write-info-json',
 963         action='store_true', dest='writeinfojson', default=False,
 964         help='Write video metadata to a .info.json file (this may contain personal information)')
 965     filesystem.add_option(
 966         '--no-write-info-json',
 967         action='store_false', dest='writeinfojson',
 968         help='Do not write video metadata (default)')
 969     filesystem.add_option(
 970         '--write-annotations',
 971         action='store_true', dest='writeannotations', default=False,
 972         help='Write video annotations to a .annotations.xml file')
 973     filesystem.add_option(
 974         '--no-write-annotations',
 975         action='store_false', dest='writeannotations',
 976         help='Do not write video annotations (default)')
 977     filesystem.add_option(
 978         '--write-playlist-metafiles',
 979         action='store_true', dest='allow_playlist_files', default=True,
 980         help=(
 981             'Write playlist metadata in addition to the video metadata '
 982             'when using --write-info-json, --write-description etc. (default)'))
 983     filesystem.add_option(
 984         '--no-write-playlist-metafiles',
 985         action='store_false', dest='allow_playlist_files',
 986         help=(
 987             'Do not write playlist metadata when using '
 988             '--write-info-json, --write-description etc.'))
 989     filesystem.add_option(
 990         '--get-comments',
 991         action='store_true', dest='getcomments', default=False,
 992         help=(
 993             'Retrieve video comments to be placed in the .info.json file. '
 994             'The comments are fetched even without this option if the extraction is known to be quick'))
 995     filesystem.add_option(
 996         '--load-info-json', '--load-info',
 997         dest='load_info_filename', metavar='FILE',
 998         help='JSON file containing the video information (created with the "--write-info-json" option)')
 999     filesystem.add_option(
1000         '--cookies',
1001         dest='cookiefile', metavar='FILE',
1002         help='File to read cookies from and dump cookie jar in')
1003     filesystem.add_option(
1004         '--no-cookies',
1005         action='store_const', const=None, dest='cookiefile', metavar='FILE',
1006         help='Do not read/dump cookies (default)')
1007     filesystem.add_option(
1008         '--cache-dir', dest='cachedir', default=None, metavar='DIR',
1009         help='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')
1010     filesystem.add_option(
1011         '--no-cache-dir', action='store_false', dest='cachedir',
1012         help='Disable filesystem caching')
1013     filesystem.add_option(
1014         '--rm-cache-dir',
1015         action='store_true', dest='rm_cachedir',
1016         help='Delete all filesystem cache files')
1017
1018     thumbnail = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Thumbnail Images')
1019     thumbnail.add_option(
1020         '--write-thumbnail',
1021         action='store_true', dest='writethumbnail', default=False,
1022         help='Write thumbnail image to disk')
1023     thumbnail.add_option(
1024         '--no-write-thumbnail',
1025         action='store_false', dest='writethumbnail',
1026         help='Do not write thumbnail image to disk (default)')
1027     thumbnail.add_option(
1028         '--write-all-thumbnails',
1029         action='store_true', dest='write_all_thumbnails', default=False,
1030         help='Write all thumbnail image formats to disk')
1031     thumbnail.add_option(
1032         '--list-thumbnails',
1033         action='store_true', dest='list_thumbnails', default=False,
1034         help='Simulate and list all available thumbnail formats')
1035
1036     link = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Internet Shortcut Options')
1037     link.add_option(
1038         '--write-link',
1039         action='store_true', dest='writelink', default=False,
1040         help='Write an internet shortcut file, depending on the current platform (.url, .webloc or .desktop). The URL may be cached by the OS')
1041     link.add_option(
1042         '--write-url-link',
1043         action='store_true', dest='writeurllink', default=False,
1044         help='Write a .url Windows internet shortcut. The OS caches the URL based on the file path')
1045     link.add_option(
1046         '--write-webloc-link',
1047         action='store_true', dest='writewebloclink', default=False,
1048         help='Write a .webloc macOS internet shortcut')
1049     link.add_option(
1050         '--write-desktop-link',
1051         action='store_true', dest='writedesktoplink', default=False,
1052         help='Write a .desktop Linux internet shortcut')
1053
1054     postproc = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Post-Processing Options')
1055     postproc.add_option(
1056         '-x', '--extract-audio',
1057         action='store_true', dest='extractaudio', default=False,
1058         help='Convert video files to audio-only files (requires ffmpeg and ffprobe)')
1059     postproc.add_option(
1060         '--audio-format', metavar='FORMAT', dest='audioformat', default='best',
1061         help='Specify audio format: "best", "aac", "flac", "mp3", "m4a", "opus", "vorbis", or "wav"; "%default" by default; No effect without -x')
1062     postproc.add_option(
1063         '--audio-quality', metavar='QUALITY',
1064         dest='audioquality', default='5',
1065         help='Specify ffmpeg audio quality, insert a value between 0 (better) and 9 (worse) for VBR or a specific bitrate like 128K (default %default)')
1066     postproc.add_option(
1067         '--remux-video',
1068         metavar='FORMAT', dest='remuxvideo', default=None,
1069         help=(
1070             'Remux the video into another container if necessary (currently supported: %s). '
1071             'If target container does not support the video/audio codec, remuxing will fail. '
1072             'You can specify multiple rules; eg. "aac>m4a/mov>mp4/mkv" will remux aac to m4a, mov to mp4 '
1073             'and anything else to mkv.' % '|'.join(REMUX_EXTENSIONS)))
1074     postproc.add_option(
1075         '--recode-video',
1076         metavar='FORMAT', dest='recodevideo', default=None,
1077         help=(
1078             'Re-encode the video into another format if re-encoding is necessary. '
1079             'The supported formats are the same as --remux-video'))
1080     postproc.add_option(
1081         '--postprocessor-args', '--ppa',
1082         metavar='NAME:ARGS', dest='postprocessor_args', default={}, type='str',
1083         action='callback', callback=_dict_from_multiple_values_options_callback,
1084         callback_kwargs={'default_key': 'default-compat', 'allowed_keys': r'\w+(?:\+\w+)?', 'process': compat_shlex_split},
1085         help=(
1086             'Give these arguments to the postprocessors. '
1087             'Specify the postprocessor/executable name and the arguments separated by a colon ":" '
1088             'to give the argument to the specified postprocessor/executable. Supported postprocessors are: '
1089             'SponSkrub, ExtractAudio, VideoRemuxer, VideoConvertor, EmbedSubtitle, Metadata, Merger, '
1090             'FixupStretched, FixupM4a, FixupM3u8, SubtitlesConvertor and EmbedThumbnail. '
1091             'The supported executables are: SponSkrub, FFmpeg, FFprobe, and AtomicParsley. '
1092             'You can also specify "PP+EXE:ARGS" to give the arguments to the specified executable '
1093             'only when being used by the specified postprocessor. Additionally, for ffmpeg/ffprobe, '
1094             'a number can be appended to the exe name seperated by "_i" to pass the argument '
1095             'before the specified input file. Eg: --ppa "Merger+ffmpeg_i1:-v quiet". '
1096             'You can use this option multiple times to give different arguments to different '
1097             'postprocessors. (Alias: --ppa)'))
1098     postproc.add_option(
1099         '-k', '--keep-video',
1100         action='store_true', dest='keepvideo', default=False,
1101         help='Keep the intermediate video file on disk after post-processing')
1102     postproc.add_option(
1103         '--no-keep-video',
1104         action='store_false', dest='keepvideo',
1105         help='Delete the intermediate video file after post-processing (default)')
1106     postproc.add_option(
1107         '--post-overwrites',
1108         action='store_false', dest='nopostoverwrites',
1109         help='Overwrite post-processed files (default)')
1110     postproc.add_option(
1111         '--no-post-overwrites',
1112         action='store_true', dest='nopostoverwrites', default=False,
1113         help='Do not overwrite post-processed files')
1114     postproc.add_option(
1115         '--embed-subs',
1116         action='store_true', dest='embedsubtitles', default=False,
1117         help='Embed subtitles in the video (only for mp4, webm and mkv videos)')
1118     postproc.add_option(
1119         '--no-embed-subs',
1120         action='store_false', dest='embedsubtitles',
1121         help='Do not embed subtitles (default)')
1122     postproc.add_option(
1123         '--embed-thumbnail',
1124         action='store_true', dest='embedthumbnail', default=False,
1125         help='Embed thumbnail in the audio as cover art')
1126     postproc.add_option(
1127         '--no-embed-thumbnail',
1128         action='store_false', dest='embedthumbnail',
1129         help='Do not embed thumbnail (default)')
1130     postproc.add_option(
1131         '--add-metadata',
1132         action='store_true', dest='addmetadata', default=False,
1133         help='Write metadata to the video file')
1134     postproc.add_option(
1135         '--no-add-metadata',
1136         action='store_false', dest='addmetadata',
1137         help='Do not write metadata (default)')
1138     postproc.add_option(
1139         '--metadata-from-title',
1140         metavar='FORMAT', dest='metafromtitle',
1141         help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
1142     postproc.add_option(
1143         '--parse-metadata',
1144         metavar='FIELD:FORMAT', dest='metafromfield', action='append',
1145         help=(
1146             'Parse additional metadata like title/artist from other fields. '
1147             'Give field name to extract data from, and format of the field seperated by a ":". '
1148             'Either regular expression with named capture groups or a '
1149             'similar syntax to the output template can also be used. '
1150             'The parsed parameters replace any existing values and can be use in output template. '
1151             'This option can be used multiple times. '
1152             'Example: --parse-metadata "title:%(artist)s - %(title)s" matches a title like '
1153             '"Coldplay - Paradise". '
1154             'Example (regex): --parse-metadata "description:Artist - (?P<artist>.+?)"'))
1155     postproc.add_option(
1156         '--xattrs',
1157         action='store_true', dest='xattrs', default=False,
1158         help='Write metadata to the video file\'s xattrs (using dublin core and xdg standards)')
1159     postproc.add_option(
1160         '--fixup',
1161         metavar='POLICY', dest='fixup', default=None,
1162         help=(
1163             'Automatically correct known faults of the file. '
1164             'One of never (do nothing), warn (only emit a warning), '
1165             'detect_or_warn (the default; fix file if we can, warn otherwise)'))
1166     postproc.add_option(
1167         '--prefer-avconv', '--no-prefer-ffmpeg',
1168         action='store_false', dest='prefer_ffmpeg',
1169         help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
1170     postproc.add_option(
1171         '--prefer-ffmpeg', '--no-prefer-avconv',
1172         action='store_true', dest='prefer_ffmpeg', default=True,
1173         help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
1174     postproc.add_option(
1175         '--ffmpeg-location', '--avconv-location', metavar='PATH',
1176         dest='ffmpeg_location',
1177         help='Location of the ffmpeg binary; either the path to the binary or its containing directory')
1178     postproc.add_option(
1179         '--exec',
1180         metavar='CMD', dest='exec_cmd',
1181         help='Execute a command on the file after downloading and post-processing, similar to find\'s -exec syntax. Example: --exec \'adb push {} /sdcard/Music/ && rm {}\'')
1182     postproc.add_option(
1183         '--convert-subs', '--convert-subtitles',
1184         metavar='FORMAT', dest='convertsubtitles', default=None,
1185         help='Convert the subtitles to other format (currently supported: srt|ass|vtt|lrc)')
1186     postproc.add_option(
1187         '--split-chapters', '--split-tracks',
1188         dest='split_chapters', action='store_true', default=False,
1189         help=(
1190             'Split video into multiple files based on internal chapters. '
1191             'The "chapter:" prefix can be used with "--paths" and "--output" to '
1192             'set the output filename for the split files. See "OUTPUT TEMPLATE" for details'))
1193     postproc.add_option(
1194         '--no-split-chapters', '--no-split-tracks',
1195         dest='split_chapters', action='store_false',
1196         help='Do not split video based on chapters (default)')
1197
1198     sponskrub = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'SponSkrub (SponsorBlock) Options', description=(
1199         'SponSkrub (https://github.com/yt-dlp/SponSkrub) is a utility to mark/remove sponsor segments '
1200         'from downloaded YouTube videos using SponsorBlock API (https://sponsor.ajay.app)'))
1201     sponskrub.add_option(
1202         '--sponskrub',
1203         action='store_true', dest='sponskrub', default=None,
1204         help=(
1205             'Use sponskrub to mark sponsored sections. '
1206             'This is enabled by default if the sponskrub binary exists (Youtube only)'))
1207     sponskrub.add_option(
1208         '--no-sponskrub',
1209         action='store_false', dest='sponskrub',
1210         help='Do not use sponskrub')
1211     sponskrub.add_option(
1212         '--sponskrub-cut', default=False,
1213         action='store_true', dest='sponskrub_cut',
1214         help='Cut out the sponsor sections instead of simply marking them')
1215     sponskrub.add_option(
1216         '--no-sponskrub-cut',
1217         action='store_false', dest='sponskrub_cut',
1218         help='Simply mark the sponsor sections, not cut them out (default)')
1219     sponskrub.add_option(
1220         '--sponskrub-force', default=False,
1221         action='store_true', dest='sponskrub_force',
1222         help='Run sponskrub even if the video was already downloaded')
1223     sponskrub.add_option(
1224         '--no-sponskrub-force',
1225         action='store_true', dest='sponskrub_force',
1226         help='Do not cut out the sponsor sections if the video was already downloaded (default)')
1227     sponskrub.add_option(
1228         '--sponskrub-location', metavar='PATH',
1229         dest='sponskrub_path', default='',
1230         help='Location of the sponskrub binary; either the path to the binary or its containing directory')
1231     sponskrub.add_option(
1232         '--sponskrub-args', dest='sponskrub_args', metavar='ARGS',
1233         help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
1234
1235     extractor = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Extractor Options')
1236     extractor.add_option(
1237         '--extractor-retries',
1238         dest='extractor_retries', metavar='RETRIES', default=3,
1239         help='Number of retries for known extractor errors (default is %default), or "infinite"')
1240     extractor.add_option(
1241         '--allow-dynamic-mpd', '--no-ignore-dynamic-mpd',
1242         action='store_true', dest='dynamic_mpd', default=True,
1243         help='Process dynamic DASH manifests (default) (Alias: --no-ignore-dynamic-mpd)')
1244     extractor.add_option(
1245         '--ignore-dynamic-mpd', '--no-allow-dynamic-mpd',
1246         action='store_false', dest='dynamic_mpd',
1247         help='Do not process dynamic DASH manifests (Alias: --no-allow-dynamic-mpd)')
1248     extractor.add_option(
1249         '--hls-split-discontinuity',
1250         dest='hls_split_discontinuity', action='store_true', default=False,
1251         help='Split HLS playlists to different formats at discontinuities such as ad breaks'
1252     )
1253     extractor.add_option(
1254         '--no-hls-split-discontinuity',
1255         dest='hls_split_discontinuity', action='store_false',
1256         help='Do not split HLS playlists to different formats at discontinuities such as ad breaks (default)')
1257     extractor.add_option(
1258         '--youtube-include-dash-manifest', '--no-youtube-skip-dash-manifest',
1259         action='store_true', dest='youtube_include_dash_manifest', default=True,
1260         help='Download the DASH manifests and related data on YouTube videos (default) (Alias: --no-youtube-skip-dash-manifest)')
1261     extractor.add_option(
1262         '--youtube-skip-dash-manifest', '--no-youtube-include-dash-manifest',
1263         action='store_false', dest='youtube_include_dash_manifest',
1264         help='Do not download the DASH manifests and related data on YouTube videos (Alias: --no-youtube-include-dash-manifest)')
1265     extractor.add_option(
1266         '--youtube-include-hls-manifest', '--no-youtube-skip-hls-manifest',
1267         action='store_true', dest='youtube_include_hls_manifest', default=True,
1268         help='Download the HLS manifests and related data on YouTube videos (default) (Alias: --no-youtube-skip-hls-manifest)')
1269     extractor.add_option(
1270         '--youtube-skip-hls-manifest', '--no-youtube-include-hls-manifest',
1271         action='store_false', dest='youtube_include_hls_manifest',
1272         help='Do not download the HLS manifests and related data on YouTube videos (Alias: --no-youtube-include-hls-manifest)')
1273
1274     parser.add_option_group(general)
1275     parser.add_option_group(network)
1276     parser.add_option_group(geo)
1277     parser.add_option_group(selection)
1278     parser.add_option_group(downloader)
1279     parser.add_option_group(filesystem)
1280     parser.add_option_group(thumbnail)
1281     parser.add_option_group(link)
1282     parser.add_option_group(verbosity)
1283     parser.add_option_group(workarounds)
1284     parser.add_option_group(video_format)
1285     parser.add_option_group(subtitles)
1286     parser.add_option_group(authentication)
1287     parser.add_option_group(adobe_pass)
1288     parser.add_option_group(postproc)
1289     parser.add_option_group(sponskrub)
1290     parser.add_option_group(extractor)
1291
1292     if overrideArguments is not None:
1293         opts, args = parser.parse_args(overrideArguments)
1294         if opts.verbose:
1295             write_string('[debug] Override config: ' + repr(overrideArguments) + '\n')
1296     else:
1297         def compat_conf(conf):
1298             if sys.version_info < (3,):
1299                 return [a.decode(preferredencoding(), 'replace') for a in conf]
1300             return conf
1301
1302         configs = {
1303             'command-line': compat_conf(sys.argv[1:]),
1304             'custom': [], 'home': [], 'portable': [], 'user': [], 'system': []}
1305         paths = {'command-line': False}
1306         opts, args = parser.parse_args(configs['command-line'])
1307
1308         def get_configs():
1309             if '--config-location' in configs['command-line']:
1310                 location = compat_expanduser(opts.config_location)
1311                 if os.path.isdir(location):
1312                     location = os.path.join(location, 'yt-dlp.conf')
1313                 if not os.path.exists(location):
1314                     parser.error('config-location %s does not exist.' % location)
1315                 configs['custom'] = _readOptions(location, default=None)
1316                 if configs['custom'] is None:
1317                     configs['custom'] = []
1318                 else:
1319                     paths['custom'] = location
1320             if '--ignore-config' in configs['command-line']:
1321                 return
1322             if '--ignore-config' in configs['custom']:
1323                 return
1324
1325             def read_options(path, user=False):
1326                 # Multiple package names can be given here
1327                 # Eg: ('yt-dlp', 'youtube-dlc', 'youtube-dl') will look for
1328                 # the configuration file of any of these three packages
1329                 for package in ('yt-dlp',):
1330                     if user:
1331                         config, current_path = _readUserConf(package, default=None)
1332                     else:
1333                         current_path = os.path.join(path, '%s.conf' % package)
1334                         config = _readOptions(current_path, default=None)
1335                     if config is not None:
1336                         return config, current_path
1337                 return [], None
1338
1339             configs['portable'], paths['portable'] = read_options(get_executable_path())
1340             if '--ignore-config' in configs['portable']:
1341                 return
1342
1343             def get_home_path():
1344                 opts = parser.parse_args(configs['portable'] + configs['custom'] + configs['command-line'])[0]
1345                 return expand_path(opts.paths.get('home', '')).strip()
1346
1347             configs['home'], paths['home'] = read_options(get_home_path())
1348             if '--ignore-config' in configs['home']:
1349                 return
1350
1351             configs['system'], paths['system'] = read_options('/etc')
1352             if '--ignore-config' in configs['system']:
1353                 return
1354
1355             configs['user'], paths['user'] = read_options('', True)
1356             if '--ignore-config' in configs['user']:
1357                 configs['system'], paths['system'] = [], None
1358
1359         get_configs()
1360         argv = configs['system'] + configs['user'] + configs['home'] + configs['portable'] + configs['custom'] + configs['command-line']
1361         opts, args = parser.parse_args(argv)
1362         if opts.verbose:
1363             for label in ('System', 'User', 'Portable', 'Home', 'Custom', 'Command-line'):
1364                 key = label.lower()
1365                 if paths.get(key) is None:
1366                     continue
1367                 if paths[key]:
1368                     write_string('[debug] %s config file: %s\n' % (label, paths[key]))
1369                 write_string('[debug] %s config: %s\n' % (label, repr(_hide_login_info(configs[key]))))
1370
1371     return parser, opts, args