[core] Parse `release_year` from `release_date` (#8524)

[yt-dlp.git] / yt_dlp / extractor / common.py

diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/common.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/common.py
index 507ef34cf56c1647430cb64023f1157ed6947bca..b179f403822e3ddac9317f3079a31a8f814eef73 100644 (file)
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/common.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/common.py
@@ -286,6 +286,9 @@ class InfoExtractor:
                     If it is not clear whether to use timestamp or this, use the former
     release_date:   The date (YYYYMMDD) when the video was released in UTC.
                     If not explicitly set, calculated from release_timestamp
+    release_year:   Year (YYYY) as integer when the video or album was released.
+                    To be used if no exact release date is known.
+                    If not explicitly set, calculated from release_date.
     modified_timestamp: UNIX timestamp of the moment the video was last modified.
     modified_date:   The date (YYYYMMDD) when the video was last modified in UTC.
                     If not explicitly set, calculated from modified_timestamp
@@ -427,7 +430,6 @@ class InfoExtractor:
                     and compilations).
     disc_number:    Number of the disc or other physical medium the track belongs to,
                     as an integer.
-    release_year:   Year (YYYY) when the album was released.
     composer:       Composer of the piece
 
     The following fields should only be set for clips that should be cut from the original video: