'Download only chapters whose title matches the given regular expression. '
'Time ranges prefixed by a "*" can also be used in place of chapters to download the specified range. '
'Needs ffmpeg. This option can be used multiple times to download multiple sections, '
- 'e.g. --download-sections "*10:15-15:00" --download-sections "intro"'))
+ 'e.g. --download-sections "*10:15-inf" --download-sections "intro"'))
downloader.add_option(
'--downloader', '--external-downloader',
dest='external_downloader', metavar='[PROTO:]NAME', default={}, type='str',
help='Do not load cookies from browser (default)')
filesystem.add_option(
'--cache-dir', dest='cachedir', default=None, metavar='DIR',
- help='Location in the filesystem where yt-dlp can store some downloaded information (such as client ids and signatures) permanently. By default $XDG_CACHE_HOME/yt-dlp or ~/.cache/yt-dlp')
+ help=(
+ 'Location in the filesystem where yt-dlp can store some downloaded information '
+ '(such as client ids and signatures) permanently. By default ${XDG_CACHE_HOME}/yt-dlp'))
filesystem.add_option(
'--no-cache-dir', action='store_false', dest='cachedir',
help='Disable filesystem caching')
'--sponsorblock-remove', metavar='CATS',
dest='sponsorblock_remove', default=set(), action='callback', type='str',
callback=_set_from_options_callback, callback_kwargs={
- 'allowed_values': set(SponsorBlockPP.CATEGORIES.keys()) - set(SponsorBlockPP.POI_CATEGORIES.keys()),
+ 'allowed_values': set(SponsorBlockPP.CATEGORIES.keys()) - set(SponsorBlockPP.NON_SKIPPABLE_CATEGORIES.keys()),
# Note: From https://wiki.sponsor.ajay.app/w/Types:
# The filler category is very aggressive.
# It is strongly recommended to not use this in a client by default.
'If a category is present in both mark and remove, remove takes precedence. '
'The syntax and available categories are the same as for --sponsorblock-mark '
'except that "default" refers to "all,-filler" '
- f'and {", ".join(SponsorBlockPP.POI_CATEGORIES.keys())} is not available'))
+ f'and {", ".join(SponsorBlockPP.NON_SKIPPABLE_CATEGORIES.keys())} are not available'))
sponsorblock.add_option(
'--sponsorblock-chapter-title', metavar='TEMPLATE',
default=DEFAULT_SPONSORBLOCK_CHAPTER_TITLE, dest='sponsorblock_chapter_title',
val.replace(r'\,', ',').strip() for val in re.split(r'(?<!\\),', vals)])
extractor.add_option(
'--extractor-args',
- metavar='KEY:ARGS', dest='extractor_args', default={}, type='str',
+ metavar='IE_KEY:ARGS', dest='extractor_args', default={}, type='str',
action='callback', callback=_dict_from_options_callback,
callback_kwargs={
'multiple_keys': False,
'process': lambda val: dict(
_extractor_arg_parser(*arg.split('=', 1)) for arg in val.split(';'))
}, help=(
- 'Pass these arguments to the extractor. See "EXTRACTOR ARGUMENTS" for details. '
+ 'Pass ARGS arguments to the IE_KEY extractor. See "EXTRACTOR ARGUMENTS" for details. '
'You can use this option multiple times to give arguments for different extractors'))
extractor.add_option(
'--youtube-include-dash-manifest', '--no-youtube-skip-dash-manifest',