]> jfr.im git - yt-dlp.git/blobdiff - yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
[docs] Misc improvements
[yt-dlp.git] / yt_dlp / YoutubeDL.py
index 95fa5fb19a7831b64de512c29edf4bd806b19d07..8f52a71a9579ab27e8805d6016a5e0508a45738c 100644 (file)
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 import traceback
 import unicodedata
 import urllib.request
-from string import ascii_letters
+from string import Formatter, ascii_letters
 
 from .cache import Cache
 from .compat import compat_os_name, compat_shlex_quote
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
 from .extractor.common import UnsupportedURLIE
 from .extractor.openload import PhantomJSwrapper
 from .minicurses import format_text
-from .postprocessor import _PLUGIN_CLASSES as plugin_postprocessors
+from .plugins import directories as plugin_directories
+from .postprocessor import _PLUGIN_CLASSES as plugin_pps
 from .postprocessor import (
     EmbedThumbnailPP,
     FFmpegFixupDuplicateMoovPP,
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@
     EntryNotInPlaylist,
     ExistingVideoReached,
     ExtractorError,
+    FormatSorter,
     GeoRestrictedError,
     HEADRequest,
     ISO3166Utils,
     get_domain,
     int_or_none,
     iri_to_uri,
+    is_path_like,
     join_nonempty,
     locked_file,
     make_archive_id,
     write_json_file,
     write_string,
 )
-from .version import RELEASE_GIT_HEAD, VARIANT, __version__
+from .version import CHANNEL, RELEASE_GIT_HEAD, VARIANT, __version__
 
 if compat_os_name == 'nt':
     import ctypes
@@ -187,6 +190,7 @@ class YoutubeDL:
     ap_username:       Multiple-system operator account username.
     ap_password:       Multiple-system operator account password.
     usenetrc:          Use netrc for authentication instead.
+    netrc_location:    Location of the netrc file. Defaults to ~/.netrc.
     verbose:           Print additional info to stdout.
     quiet:             Do not print messages to stdout.
     no_warnings:       Do not print out anything for warnings.
@@ -297,8 +301,6 @@ class YoutubeDL:
                        Videos already present in the file are not downloaded again.
     break_on_existing: Stop the download process after attempting to download a
                        file that is in the archive.
-    break_on_reject:   Stop the download process when encountering a video that
-                       has been filtered out.
     break_per_url:     Whether break_on_reject and break_on_existing
                        should act on each input URL as opposed to for the entire queue
     cookiefile:        File name or text stream from where cookies should be read and dumped to
@@ -315,6 +317,7 @@ class YoutubeDL:
                         If not provided and the key is encrypted, yt-dlp will ask interactively
     prefer_insecure:   Use HTTP instead of HTTPS to retrieve information.
                        (Only supported by some extractors)
+    enable_file_urls:  Enable file:// URLs. This is disabled by default for security reasons.
     http_headers:      A dictionary of custom headers to be used for all requests
     proxy:             URL of the proxy server to use
     geo_verification_proxy:  URL of the proxy to use for IP address verification
@@ -410,6 +413,8 @@ class YoutubeDL:
                        - If it returns None, the video is downloaded.
                        - If it returns utils.NO_DEFAULT, the user is interactively
                          asked whether to download the video.
+                       - Raise utils.DownloadCancelled(msg) to abort remaining
+                         downloads when a video is rejected.
                        match_filter_func in utils.py is one example for this.
     no_color:          Do not emit color codes in output.
     geo_bypass:        Bypass geographic restriction via faking X-Forwarded-For
@@ -479,6 +484,9 @@ class YoutubeDL:
 
     The following options are deprecated and may be removed in the future:
 
+    break_on_reject:   Stop the download process when encountering a video that
+                       has been filtered out.
+                       - `raise DownloadCancelled(msg)` in match_filter instead
     force_generic_extractor: Force downloader to use the generic extractor
                        - Use allowed_extractors = ['generic', 'default']
     playliststart:     - Use playlist_items
@@ -546,11 +554,11 @@ class YoutubeDL:
     _format_fields = {
         # NB: Keep in sync with the docstring of extractor/common.py
         'url', 'manifest_url', 'manifest_stream_number', 'ext', 'format', 'format_id', 'format_note',
-        'width', 'height', 'resolution', 'dynamic_range', 'tbr', 'abr', 'acodec', 'asr', 'audio_channels',
-        'vbr', 'fps', 'vcodec', 'container', 'filesize', 'filesize_approx',
+        'width', 'height', 'aspect_ratio', 'resolution', 'dynamic_range', 'tbr', 'abr', 'acodec', 'asr', 'audio_channels',
+        'vbr', 'fps', 'vcodec', 'container', 'filesize', 'filesize_approx', 'rows', 'columns',
         'player_url', 'protocol', 'fragment_base_url', 'fragments', 'is_from_start',
         'preference', 'language', 'language_preference', 'quality', 'source_preference',
-        'http_headers', 'stretched_ratio', 'no_resume', 'has_drm', 'downloader_options',
+        'http_headers', 'stretched_ratio', 'no_resume', 'has_drm', 'extra_param_to_segment_url', 'hls_aes', 'downloader_options',
         'page_url', 'app', 'play_path', 'tc_url', 'flash_version', 'rtmp_live', 'rtmp_conn', 'rtmp_protocol', 'rtmp_real_time'
     }
     _format_selection_exts = {
@@ -582,7 +590,6 @@ def __init__(self, params=None, auto_init=True):
         self._playlist_urls = set()
         self.cache = Cache(self)
 
-        windows_enable_vt_mode()
         stdout = sys.stderr if self.params.get('logtostderr') else sys.stdout
         self._out_files = Namespace(
             out=stdout,
@@ -591,6 +598,12 @@ def __init__(self, params=None, auto_init=True):
             console=None if compat_os_name == 'nt' else next(
                 filter(supports_terminal_sequences, (sys.stderr, sys.stdout)), None)
         )
+
+        try:
+            windows_enable_vt_mode()
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.write_debug(f'Failed to enable VT mode: {e}')
+
         self._allow_colors = Namespace(**{
             type_: not self.params.get('no_color') and supports_terminal_sequences(stream)
             for type_, stream in self._out_files.items_ if type_ != 'console'
@@ -605,7 +618,7 @@ def __init__(self, params=None, auto_init=True):
                    '\n                    You will no longer receive updates on this version')
             if current_version < MIN_SUPPORTED:
                 msg = 'Python version %d.%d is no longer supported'
-            self.deprecation_warning(
+            self.deprecated_feature(
                 f'{msg}! Please update to Python %d.%d or above' % (*current_version, *MIN_RECOMMENDED))
 
         if self.params.get('allow_unplayable_formats'):
@@ -615,6 +628,30 @@ def __init__(self, params=None, auto_init=True):
                 '         If you experience any issues while using this option, '
                 f'{self._format_err("DO NOT", self.Styles.ERROR)} open a bug report')
 
+        if self.params.get('bidi_workaround', False):
+            try:
+                import pty
+                master, slave = pty.openpty()
+                width = shutil.get_terminal_size().columns
+                width_args = [] if width is None else ['-w', str(width)]
+                sp_kwargs = {'stdin': subprocess.PIPE, 'stdout': slave, 'stderr': self._out_files.error}
+                try:
+                    self._output_process = Popen(['bidiv'] + width_args, **sp_kwargs)
+                except OSError:
+                    self._output_process = Popen(['fribidi', '-c', 'UTF-8'] + width_args, **sp_kwargs)
+                self._output_channel = os.fdopen(master, 'rb')
+            except OSError as ose:
+                if ose.errno == errno.ENOENT:
+                    self.report_warning(
+                        'Could not find fribidi executable, ignoring --bidi-workaround. '
+                        'Make sure that  fribidi  is an executable file in one of the directories in your $PATH.')
+                else:
+                    raise
+
+        self.params['compat_opts'] = set(self.params.get('compat_opts', ()))
+        if auto_init and auto_init != 'no_verbose_header':
+            self.print_debug_header()
+
         def check_deprecated(param, option, suggestion):
             if self.params.get(param) is not None:
                 self.report_warning(f'{option} is deprecated. Use {suggestion} instead')
@@ -634,7 +671,6 @@ def check_deprecated(param, option, suggestion):
         for msg in self.params.get('_deprecation_warnings', []):
             self.deprecated_feature(msg)
 
-        self.params['compat_opts'] = set(self.params.get('compat_opts', ()))
         if 'list-formats' in self.params['compat_opts']:
             self.params['listformats_table'] = False
 
@@ -648,6 +684,13 @@ def check_deprecated(param, option, suggestion):
         else:
             self.params['nooverwrites'] = not self.params['overwrites']
 
+        if self.params.get('simulate') is None and any((
+            self.params.get('list_thumbnails'),
+            self.params.get('listformats'),
+            self.params.get('listsubtitles'),
+        )):
+            self.params['simulate'] = 'list_only'
+
         self.params.setdefault('forceprint', {})
         self.params.setdefault('print_to_file', {})
 
@@ -655,29 +698,7 @@ def check_deprecated(param, option, suggestion):
         if not isinstance(params['forceprint'], dict):
             self.params['forceprint'] = {'video': params['forceprint']}
 
-        if self.params.get('bidi_workaround', False):
-            try:
-                import pty
-                master, slave = pty.openpty()
-                width = shutil.get_terminal_size().columns
-                width_args = [] if width is None else ['-w', str(width)]
-                sp_kwargs = {'stdin': subprocess.PIPE, 'stdout': slave, 'stderr': self._out_files.error}
-                try:
-                    self._output_process = Popen(['bidiv'] + width_args, **sp_kwargs)
-                except OSError:
-                    self._output_process = Popen(['fribidi', '-c', 'UTF-8'] + width_args, **sp_kwargs)
-                self._output_channel = os.fdopen(master, 'rb')
-            except OSError as ose:
-                if ose.errno == errno.ENOENT:
-                    self.report_warning(
-                        'Could not find fribidi executable, ignoring --bidi-workaround. '
-                        'Make sure that  fribidi  is an executable file in one of the directories in your $PATH.')
-                else:
-                    raise
-
         if auto_init:
-            if auto_init != 'no_verbose_header':
-                self.print_debug_header()
             self.add_default_info_extractors()
 
         if (sys.platform != 'win32'
@@ -725,7 +746,7 @@ def preload_download_archive(fn):
             archive = set()
             if fn is None:
                 return archive
-            elif not isinstance(fn, os.PathLike):
+            elif not is_path_like(fn):
                 return fn
 
             self.write_debug(f'Loading archive file {fn!r}')
@@ -845,7 +866,7 @@ def to_stdout(self, message, skip_eol=False, quiet=None):
                                      'Use "YoutubeDL.to_screen" instead')
         self._write_string(f'{self._bidi_workaround(message)}\n', self._out_files.out)
 
-    def to_screen(self, message, skip_eol=False, quiet=None):
+    def to_screen(self, message, skip_eol=False, quiet=None, only_once=False):
         """Print message to screen if not in quiet mode"""
         if self.params.get('logger'):
             self.params['logger'].debug(message)
@@ -854,7 +875,7 @@ def to_screen(self, message, skip_eol=False, quiet=None):
             return
         self._write_string(
             '%s%s' % (self._bidi_workaround(message), ('' if skip_eol else '\n')),
-            self._out_files.screen)
+            self._out_files.screen, only_once=only_once)
 
     def to_stderr(self, message, only_once=False):
         """Print message to stderr"""
@@ -1058,7 +1079,7 @@ def _outtmpl_expandpath(outtmpl):
         # correspondingly that is not what we want since we need to keep
         # '%%' intact for template dict substitution step. Working around
         # with boundary-alike separator hack.
-        sep = ''.join([random.choice(ascii_letters) for _ in range(32)])
+        sep = ''.join(random.choices(ascii_letters, k=32))
         outtmpl = outtmpl.replace('%%', f'%{sep}%').replace('$$', f'${sep}$')
 
         # outtmpl should be expand_path'ed before template dict substitution
@@ -1136,7 +1157,7 @@ def prepare_outtmpl(self, outtmpl, info_dict, sanitize=False):
         }
         MATH_FIELD_RE = rf'(?:{FIELD_RE}|-?{NUMBER_RE})'
         MATH_OPERATORS_RE = r'(?:%s)' % '|'.join(map(re.escape, MATH_FUNCTIONS.keys()))
-        INTERNAL_FORMAT_RE = re.compile(rf'''(?x)
+        INTERNAL_FORMAT_RE = re.compile(rf'''(?xs)
             (?P<negate>-)?
             (?P<fields>{FIELD_RE})
             (?P<maths>(?:{MATH_OPERATORS_RE}{MATH_FIELD_RE})*)
@@ -1217,6 +1238,14 @@ def _dumpjson_default(obj):
                 return list(obj)
             return repr(obj)
 
+        class _ReplacementFormatter(Formatter):
+            def get_field(self, field_name, args, kwargs):
+                if field_name.isdigit():
+                    return args[0], -1
+                raise ValueError('Unsupported field')
+
+        replacement_formatter = _ReplacementFormatter()
+
         def create_key(outer_mobj):
             if not outer_mobj.group('has_key'):
                 return outer_mobj.group(0)
@@ -1238,7 +1267,13 @@ def create_key(outer_mobj):
             if fmt == 's' and value is not None and key in field_size_compat_map.keys():
                 fmt = f'0{field_size_compat_map[key]:d}d'
 
-            value = default if value is None else value if replacement is None else replacement
+            if value is None:
+                value = default
+            elif replacement is not None:
+                try:
+                    value = replacement_formatter.format(replacement, value)
+                except ValueError:
+                    value = na
 
             flags = outer_mobj.group('conversion') or ''
             str_fmt = f'{fmt[:-1]}s'
@@ -1246,9 +1281,11 @@ def create_key(outer_mobj):
                 delim = '\n' if '#' in flags else ', '
                 value, fmt = delim.join(map(str, variadic(value, allowed_types=(str, bytes)))), str_fmt
             elif fmt[-1] == 'j':  # json
-                value, fmt = json.dumps(value, default=_dumpjson_default, indent=4 if '#' in flags else None), str_fmt
+                value, fmt = json.dumps(
+                    value, default=_dumpjson_default,
+                    indent=4 if '#' in flags else None, ensure_ascii='+' not in flags), str_fmt
             elif fmt[-1] == 'h':  # html
-                value, fmt = escapeHTML(value), str_fmt
+                value, fmt = escapeHTML(str(value)), str_fmt
             elif fmt[-1] == 'q':  # quoted
                 value = map(str, variadic(value) if '#' in flags else [value])
                 value, fmt = ' '.join(map(compat_shlex_quote, value)), str_fmt
@@ -1346,11 +1383,19 @@ def prepare_filename(self, info_dict, dir_type='', *, outtmpl=None, warn=False):
         return self.get_output_path(dir_type, filename)
 
     def _match_entry(self, info_dict, incomplete=False, silent=False):
-        """ Returns None if the file should be downloaded """
+        """Returns None if the file should be downloaded"""
+        _type = info_dict.get('_type', 'video')
+        assert incomplete or _type == 'video', 'Only video result can be considered complete'
 
         video_title = info_dict.get('title', info_dict.get('id', 'entry'))
 
         def check_filter():
+            if _type in ('playlist', 'multi_video'):
+                return
+            elif _type in ('url', 'url_transparent') and not try_call(
+                    lambda: self.get_info_extractor(info_dict['ie_key']).is_single_video(info_dict['url'])):
+                return
+
             if 'title' in info_dict:
                 # This can happen when we're just evaluating the playlist
                 title = info_dict['title']
@@ -1362,6 +1407,7 @@ def check_filter():
                 if rejecttitle:
                     if re.search(rejecttitle, title, re.IGNORECASE):
                         return '"' + title + '" title matched reject pattern "' + rejecttitle + '"'
+
             date = info_dict.get('upload_date')
             if date is not None:
                 dateRange = self.params.get('daterange', DateRange())
@@ -1379,31 +1425,44 @@ def check_filter():
                 return 'Skipping "%s" because it is age restricted' % video_title
 
             match_filter = self.params.get('match_filter')
-            if match_filter is not None:
+            if match_filter is None:
+                return None
+
+            cancelled = None
+            try:
                 try:
                     ret = match_filter(info_dict, incomplete=incomplete)
                 except TypeError:
                     # For backward compatibility
                     ret = None if incomplete else match_filter(info_dict)
-                if ret is NO_DEFAULT:
-                    while True:
-                        filename = self._format_screen(self.prepare_filename(info_dict), self.Styles.FILENAME)
-                        reply = input(self._format_screen(
-                            f'Download "{filename}"? (Y/n): ', self.Styles.EMPHASIS)).lower().strip()
-                        if reply in {'y', ''}:
-                            return None
-                        elif reply == 'n':
-                            return f'Skipping {video_title}'
-                elif ret is not None:
-                    return ret
-            return None
+            except DownloadCancelled as err:
+                if err.msg is not NO_DEFAULT:
+                    raise
+                ret, cancelled = err.msg, err
+
+            if ret is NO_DEFAULT:
+                while True:
+                    filename = self._format_screen(self.prepare_filename(info_dict), self.Styles.FILENAME)
+                    reply = input(self._format_screen(
+                        f'Download "{filename}"? (Y/n): ', self.Styles.EMPHASIS)).lower().strip()
+                    if reply in {'y', ''}:
+                        return None
+                    elif reply == 'n':
+                        if cancelled:
+                            raise type(cancelled)(f'Skipping {video_title}')
+                        return f'Skipping {video_title}'
+            return ret
 
         if self.in_download_archive(info_dict):
             reason = '%s has already been recorded in the archive' % video_title
             break_opt, break_err = 'break_on_existing', ExistingVideoReached
         else:
-            reason = check_filter()
-            break_opt, break_err = 'break_on_reject', RejectedVideoReached
+            try:
+                reason = check_filter()
+            except DownloadCancelled as e:
+                reason, break_opt, break_err = e.msg, 'match_filter', type(e)
+            else:
+                break_opt, break_err = 'break_on_reject', RejectedVideoReached
         if reason is not None:
             if not silent:
                 self.to_screen('[download] ' + reason)
@@ -1605,8 +1664,8 @@ def process_ie_result(self, ie_result, download=True, extra_info=None):
         if result_type in ('url', 'url_transparent'):
             ie_result['url'] = sanitize_url(
                 ie_result['url'], scheme='http' if self.params.get('prefer_insecure') else 'https')
-            if ie_result.get('original_url'):
-                extra_info.setdefault('original_url', ie_result['original_url'])
+            if ie_result.get('original_url') and not extra_info.get('original_url'):
+                extra_info = {'original_url': ie_result['original_url'], **extra_info}
 
             extract_flat = self.params.get('extract_flat', False)
             if ((extract_flat == 'in_playlist' and 'playlist' in extra_info)
@@ -1618,7 +1677,8 @@ def process_ie_result(self, ie_result, download=True, extra_info=None):
                 self.add_default_extra_info(info_copy, ie, ie_result['url'])
                 self.add_extra_info(info_copy, extra_info)
                 info_copy, _ = self.pre_process(info_copy)
-                self.__forced_printings(info_copy, self.prepare_filename(info_copy), incomplete=True)
+                self._fill_common_fields(info_copy, False)
+                self.__forced_printings(info_copy)
                 self._raise_pending_errors(info_copy)
                 if self.params.get('force_write_download_archive', False):
                     self.record_download_archive(info_copy)
@@ -1684,8 +1744,8 @@ def process_ie_result(self, ie_result, download=True, extra_info=None):
         elif result_type in ('playlist', 'multi_video'):
             # Protect from infinite recursion due to recursively nested playlists
             # (see https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/issues/27833)
-            webpage_url = ie_result['webpage_url']
-            if webpage_url in self._playlist_urls:
+            webpage_url = ie_result.get('webpage_url')  # Playlists maynot have webpage_url
+            if webpage_url and webpage_url in self._playlist_urls:
                 self.to_screen(
                     '[download] Skipping already downloaded playlist: %s'
                     % ie_result.get('title') or ie_result.get('id'))
@@ -1739,14 +1799,17 @@ def _playlist_infodict(ie_result, strict=False, **kwargs):
         }
         if strict:
             return info
+        if ie_result.get('webpage_url'):
+            info.update({
+                'webpage_url': ie_result['webpage_url'],
+                'webpage_url_basename': url_basename(ie_result['webpage_url']),
+                'webpage_url_domain': get_domain(ie_result['webpage_url']),
+            })
         return {
             **info,
             'playlist_index': 0,
-            '__last_playlist_index': max(ie_result['requested_entries'] or (0, 0)),
+            '__last_playlist_index': max(ie_result.get('requested_entries') or (0, 0)),
             'extractor': ie_result['extractor'],
-            'webpage_url': ie_result['webpage_url'],
-            'webpage_url_basename': url_basename(ie_result['webpage_url']),
-            'webpage_url_domain': get_domain(ie_result['webpage_url']),
             'extractor_key': ie_result['extractor_key'],
         }
 
@@ -1801,7 +1864,7 @@ def __process_playlist(self, ie_result, download):
         elif self.params.get('playlistrandom'):
             random.shuffle(entries)
 
-        self.to_screen(f'[{ie_result["extractor"]}] Playlist {title}: Downloading {n_entries} videos'
+        self.to_screen(f'[{ie_result["extractor"]}] Playlist {title}: Downloading {n_entries} items'
                        f'{format_field(ie_result, "playlist_count", " of %s")}')
 
         keep_resolved_entries = self.params.get('extract_flat') != 'discard'
@@ -1834,14 +1897,13 @@ def __process_playlist(self, ie_result, download):
                 resolved_entries[i] = (playlist_index, NO_DEFAULT)
                 continue
 
-            self.to_screen('[download] Downloading video %s of %s' % (
+            self.to_screen('[download] Downloading item %s of %s' % (
                 self._format_screen(i + 1, self.Styles.ID), self._format_screen(n_entries, self.Styles.EMPHASIS)))
 
-            extra.update({
+            entry_result = self.__process_iterable_entry(entry, download, collections.ChainMap({
                 'playlist_index': playlist_index,
                 'playlist_autonumber': i + 1,
-            })
-            entry_result = self.__process_iterable_entry(entry, download, extra)
+            }, extra))
             if not entry_result:
                 failures += 1
             if failures >= max_failures:
@@ -1852,8 +1914,11 @@ def __process_playlist(self, ie_result, download):
                 resolved_entries[i] = (playlist_index, entry_result)
 
         # Update with processed data
-        ie_result['requested_entries'] = [i for i, e in resolved_entries if e is not NO_DEFAULT]
         ie_result['entries'] = [e for _, e in resolved_entries if e is not NO_DEFAULT]
+        ie_result['requested_entries'] = [i for i, e in resolved_entries if e is not NO_DEFAULT]
+        if ie_result['requested_entries'] == try_call(lambda: list(range(1, ie_result['playlist_count'] + 1))):
+            # Do not set for full playlist
+            ie_result.pop('requested_entries')
 
         # Write the updated info to json
         if _infojson_written is True and self._write_info_json(
@@ -1882,7 +1947,7 @@ def _build_format_filter(self, filter_spec):
             '!=': operator.ne,
         }
         operator_rex = re.compile(r'''(?x)\s*
-            (?P<key>width|height|tbr|abr|vbr|asr|filesize|filesize_approx|fps)\s*
+            (?P<key>[\w.-]+)\s*
             (?P<op>%s)(?P<none_inclusive>\s*\?)?\s*
             (?P<value>[0-9.]+(?:[kKmMgGtTpPeEzZyY]i?[Bb]?)?)\s*
             ''' % '|'.join(map(re.escape, OPERATORS.keys())))
@@ -2159,6 +2224,7 @@ def _merge(formats_pair):
                     'vcodec': the_only_video.get('vcodec'),
                     'vbr': the_only_video.get('vbr'),
                     'stretched_ratio': the_only_video.get('stretched_ratio'),
+                    'aspect_ratio': the_only_video.get('aspect_ratio'),
                 })
 
             if the_only_audio:
@@ -2373,15 +2439,10 @@ def check_thumbnails(thumbnails):
         else:
             info_dict['thumbnails'] = thumbnails
 
-    def _fill_common_fields(self, info_dict, is_video=True):
+    def _fill_common_fields(self, info_dict, final=True):
         # TODO: move sanitization here
-        if is_video:
-            # playlists are allowed to lack "title"
-            title = info_dict.get('title', NO_DEFAULT)
-            if title is NO_DEFAULT:
-                raise ExtractorError('Missing "title" field in extractor result',
-                                     video_id=info_dict['id'], ie=info_dict['extractor'])
-            info_dict['fulltitle'] = title
+        if final:
+            title = info_dict['fulltitle'] = info_dict.get('title')
             if not title:
                 if title == '':
                     self.write_debug('Extractor gave empty title. Creating a generic title')
@@ -2420,11 +2481,13 @@ def _fill_common_fields(self, info_dict, is_video=True):
             for key in live_keys:
                 if info_dict.get(key) is None:
                     info_dict[key] = (live_status == key)
+        if live_status == 'post_live':
+            info_dict['was_live'] = True
 
         # Auto generate title fields corresponding to the *_number fields when missing
         # in order to always have clean titles. This is very common for TV series.
         for field in ('chapter', 'season', 'episode'):
-            if info_dict.get('%s_number' % field) is not None and not info_dict.get(field):
+            if final and info_dict.get('%s_number' % field) is not None and not info_dict.get(field):
                 info_dict[field] = '%s %d' % (field.capitalize(), info_dict['%s_number' % field])
 
     def _raise_pending_errors(self, info):
@@ -2432,6 +2495,11 @@ def _raise_pending_errors(self, info):
         if err:
             self.report_error(err, tb=False)
 
+    def sort_formats(self, info_dict):
+        formats = self._get_formats(info_dict)
+        formats.sort(key=FormatSorter(
+            self, info_dict.get('_format_sort_fields') or []).calculate_preference)
+
     def process_video_result(self, info_dict, download=True):
         assert info_dict.get('_type', 'video') == 'video'
         self._num_videos += 1
@@ -2517,11 +2585,12 @@ def sanitize_numeric_fields(info):
         info_dict['requested_subtitles'] = self.process_subtitles(
             info_dict['id'], subtitles, automatic_captions)
 
-        if info_dict.get('formats') is None:
-            # There's only one format available
-            formats = [info_dict]
-        else:
-            formats = info_dict['formats']
+        formats = self._get_formats(info_dict)
+
+        # Backward compatibility with InfoExtractor._sort_formats
+        field_preference = (formats or [{}])[0].pop('__sort_fields', None)
+        if field_preference:
+            info_dict['_format_sort_fields'] = field_preference
 
         # or None ensures --clean-infojson removes it
         info_dict['_has_drm'] = any(f.get('has_drm') for f in formats) or None
@@ -2560,22 +2629,43 @@ def is_wellformed(f):
         if not formats:
             self.raise_no_formats(info_dict)
 
-        formats_dict = {}
-
-        # We check that all the formats have the format and format_id fields
-        for i, format in enumerate(formats):
+        for format in formats:
             sanitize_string_field(format, 'format_id')
             sanitize_numeric_fields(format)
             format['url'] = sanitize_url(format['url'])
+            if format.get('ext') is None:
+                format['ext'] = determine_ext(format['url']).lower()
+            if format.get('protocol') is None:
+                format['protocol'] = determine_protocol(format)
+            if format.get('resolution') is None:
+                format['resolution'] = self.format_resolution(format, default=None)
+            if format.get('dynamic_range') is None and format.get('vcodec') != 'none':
+                format['dynamic_range'] = 'SDR'
+            if format.get('aspect_ratio') is None:
+                format['aspect_ratio'] = try_call(lambda: round(format['width'] / format['height'], 2))
+            if (info_dict.get('duration') and format.get('tbr')
+                    and not format.get('filesize') and not format.get('filesize_approx')):
+                format['filesize_approx'] = int(info_dict['duration'] * format['tbr'] * (1024 / 8))
+            format['http_headers'] = self._calc_headers(collections.ChainMap(format, info_dict))
+
+        # This is copied to http_headers by the above _calc_headers and can now be removed
+        if '__x_forwarded_for_ip' in info_dict:
+            del info_dict['__x_forwarded_for_ip']
+
+        self.sort_formats({
+            'formats': formats,
+            '_format_sort_fields': info_dict.get('_format_sort_fields')
+        })
+
+        # Sanitize and group by format_id
+        formats_dict = {}
+        for i, format in enumerate(formats):
             if not format.get('format_id'):
                 format['format_id'] = str(i)
             else:
                 # Sanitize format_id from characters used in format selector expression
                 format['format_id'] = re.sub(r'[\s,/+\[\]()]', '_', format['format_id'])
-            format_id = format['format_id']
-            if format_id not in formats_dict:
-                formats_dict[format_id] = []
-            formats_dict[format_id].append(format)
+            formats_dict.setdefault(format['format_id'], []).append(format)
 
         # Make sure all formats have unique format_id
         common_exts = set(itertools.chain(*self._format_selection_exts.values()))
@@ -2584,38 +2674,17 @@ def is_wellformed(f):
             for i, format in enumerate(ambiguous_formats):
                 if ambigious_id:
                     format['format_id'] = '%s-%d' % (format_id, i)
-                if format.get('ext') is None:
-                    format['ext'] = determine_ext(format['url']).lower()
                 # Ensure there is no conflict between id and ext in format selection
                 # See https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/1282
                 if format['format_id'] != format['ext'] and format['format_id'] in common_exts:
                     format['format_id'] = 'f%s' % format['format_id']
 
-        for i, format in enumerate(formats):
-            if format.get('format') is None:
-                format['format'] = '{id} - {res}{note}'.format(
-                    id=format['format_id'],
-                    res=self.format_resolution(format),
-                    note=format_field(format, 'format_note', ' (%s)'),
-                )
-            if format.get('protocol') is None:
-                format['protocol'] = determine_protocol(format)
-            if format.get('resolution') is None:
-                format['resolution'] = self.format_resolution(format, default=None)
-            if format.get('dynamic_range') is None and format.get('vcodec') != 'none':
-                format['dynamic_range'] = 'SDR'
-            if (info_dict.get('duration') and format.get('tbr')
-                    and not format.get('filesize') and not format.get('filesize_approx')):
-                format['filesize_approx'] = int(info_dict['duration'] * format['tbr'] * (1024 / 8))
-
-            # Add HTTP headers, so that external programs can use them from the
-            # json output
-            full_format_info = info_dict.copy()
-            full_format_info.update(format)
-            format['http_headers'] = self._calc_headers(full_format_info)
-        # Remove private housekeeping stuff
-        if '__x_forwarded_for_ip' in info_dict:
-            del info_dict['__x_forwarded_for_ip']
+                if format.get('format') is None:
+                    format['format'] = '{id} - {res}{note}'.format(
+                        id=format['format_id'],
+                        res=self.format_resolution(format),
+                        note=format_field(format, 'format_note', ' (%s)'),
+                    )
 
         if self.params.get('check_formats') is True:
             formats = LazyList(self._check_formats(formats[::-1]), reverse=True)
@@ -2636,10 +2705,9 @@ def is_wellformed(f):
         info_dict, _ = self.pre_process(info_dict, 'after_filter')
 
         # The pre-processors may have modified the formats
-        formats = info_dict.get('formats', [info_dict])
+        formats = self._get_formats(info_dict)
 
-        list_only = self.params.get('simulate') is None and (
-            self.params.get('list_thumbnails') or self.params.get('listformats') or self.params.get('listsubtitles'))
+        list_only = self.params.get('simulate') == 'list_only'
         interactive_format_selection = not list_only and self.format_selector == '-'
         if self.params.get('list_thumbnails'):
             self.list_thumbnails(info_dict)
@@ -2652,7 +2720,7 @@ def is_wellformed(f):
             self.list_formats(info_dict)
         if list_only:
             # Without this printing, -F --print-json will not work
-            self.__forced_printings(info_dict, self.prepare_filename(info_dict), incomplete=True)
+            self.__forced_printings(info_dict)
             return info_dict
 
         format_selector = self.format_selector
@@ -2694,31 +2762,30 @@ def is_wellformed(f):
             # Process what we can, even without any available formats.
             formats_to_download = [{}]
 
-        requested_ranges = self.params.get('download_ranges')
-        if requested_ranges:
-            requested_ranges = tuple(requested_ranges(info_dict, self))
-
+        requested_ranges = tuple(self.params.get('download_ranges', lambda *_: [{}])(info_dict, self))
         best_format, downloaded_formats = formats_to_download[-1], []
         if download:
-            if best_format:
+            if best_format and requested_ranges:
                 def to_screen(*msg):
                     self.to_screen(f'[info] {info_dict["id"]}: {" ".join(", ".join(variadic(m)) for m in msg)}')
 
                 to_screen(f'Downloading {len(formats_to_download)} format(s):',
                           (f['format_id'] for f in formats_to_download))
-                if requested_ranges:
+                if requested_ranges != ({}, ):
                     to_screen(f'Downloading {len(requested_ranges)} time ranges:',
-                              (f'{int(c["start_time"])}-{int(c["end_time"])}' for c in requested_ranges))
+                              (f'{c["start_time"]:.1f}-{c["end_time"]:.1f}' for c in requested_ranges))
             max_downloads_reached = False
 
-            for fmt, chapter in itertools.product(formats_to_download, requested_ranges or [{}]):
+            for fmt, chapter in itertools.product(formats_to_download, requested_ranges):
                 new_info = self._copy_infodict(info_dict)
                 new_info.update(fmt)
                 offset, duration = info_dict.get('section_start') or 0, info_dict.get('duration') or float('inf')
+                end_time = offset + min(chapter.get('end_time', duration), duration)
                 if chapter or offset:
                     new_info.update({
                         'section_start': offset + chapter.get('start_time', 0),
-                        'section_end': offset + min(chapter.get('end_time', duration), duration),
+                        # duration may not be accurate. So allow deviations <1sec
+                        'section_end': end_time if end_time <= offset + duration + 1 else None,
                         'section_title': chapter.get('title'),
                         'section_number': chapter.get('index'),
                     })
@@ -2774,10 +2841,14 @@ def process_subtitles(self, video_id, normal_subtitles, automatic_captions):
                     self.params.get('subtitleslangs'), {'all': all_sub_langs}, use_regex=True)
             except re.error as e:
                 raise ValueError(f'Wrong regex for subtitlelangs: {e.pattern}')
-        elif normal_sub_langs:
-            requested_langs = ['en'] if 'en' in normal_sub_langs else normal_sub_langs[:1]
         else:
-            requested_langs = ['en'] if 'en' in all_sub_langs else all_sub_langs[:1]
+            requested_langs = LazyList(itertools.chain(
+                ['en'] if 'en' in normal_sub_langs else [],
+                filter(lambda f: f.startswith('en'), normal_sub_langs),
+                ['en'] if 'en' in all_sub_langs else [],
+                filter(lambda f: f.startswith('en'), all_sub_langs),
+                normal_sub_langs, all_sub_langs,
+            ))[:1]
         if requested_langs:
             self.to_screen(f'[info] {video_id}: Downloading subtitles: {", ".join(requested_langs)}')
 
@@ -2809,6 +2880,12 @@ def _forceprint(self, key, info_dict):
         if info_dict is None:
             return
         info_copy = info_dict.copy()
+        info_copy.setdefault('filename', self.prepare_filename(info_dict))
+        if info_dict.get('requested_formats') is not None:
+            # For RTMP URLs, also include the playpath
+            info_copy['urls'] = '\n'.join(f['url'] + f.get('play_path', '') for f in info_dict['requested_formats'])
+        elif info_dict.get('url'):
+            info_copy['urls'] = info_dict['url'] + info_dict.get('play_path', '')
         info_copy['formats_table'] = self.render_formats_table(info_dict)
         info_copy['thumbnails_table'] = self.render_thumbnails_table(info_dict)
         info_copy['subtitles_table'] = self.render_subtitles_table(info_dict.get('id'), info_dict.get('subtitles'))
@@ -2834,46 +2911,36 @@ def format_tmpl(tmpl):
             tmpl = format_tmpl(tmpl)
             self.to_screen(f'[info] Writing {tmpl!r} to: {filename}')
             if self._ensure_dir_exists(filename):
-                with open(filename, 'a', encoding='utf-8') as f:
-                    f.write(self.evaluate_outtmpl(tmpl, info_copy) + '\n')
-
-    def __forced_printings(self, info_dict, filename, incomplete):
-        def print_mandatory(field, actual_field=None):
-            if actual_field is None:
-                actual_field = field
-            if (self.params.get('force%s' % field, False)
-                    and (not incomplete or info_dict.get(actual_field) is not None)):
-                self.to_stdout(info_dict[actual_field])
+                with open(filename, 'a', encoding='utf-8', newline='') as f:
+                    f.write(self.evaluate_outtmpl(tmpl, info_copy) + os.linesep)
 
-        def print_optional(field):
-            if (self.params.get('force%s' % field, False)
-                    and info_dict.get(field) is not None):
-                self.to_stdout(info_dict[field])
-
-        info_dict = info_dict.copy()
-        if filename is not None:
-            info_dict['filename'] = filename
-        if info_dict.get('requested_formats') is not None:
-            # For RTMP URLs, also include the playpath
-            info_dict['urls'] = '\n'.join(f['url'] + f.get('play_path', '') for f in info_dict['requested_formats'])
-        elif info_dict.get('url'):
-            info_dict['urls'] = info_dict['url'] + info_dict.get('play_path', '')
+        return info_copy
 
+    def __forced_printings(self, info_dict, filename=None, incomplete=True):
         if (self.params.get('forcejson')
                 or self.params['forceprint'].get('video')
                 or self.params['print_to_file'].get('video')):
             self.post_extract(info_dict)
-        self._forceprint('video', info_dict)
-
-        print_mandatory('title')
-        print_mandatory('id')
-        print_mandatory('url', 'urls')
-        print_optional('thumbnail')
-        print_optional('description')
-        print_optional('filename')
-        if self.params.get('forceduration') and info_dict.get('duration') is not None:
-            self.to_stdout(formatSeconds(info_dict['duration']))
-        print_mandatory('format')
+        if filename:
+            info_dict['filename'] = filename
+        info_copy = self._forceprint('video', info_dict)
+
+        def print_field(field, actual_field=None, optional=False):
+            if actual_field is None:
+                actual_field = field
+            if self.params.get(f'force{field}') and (
+                    info_copy.get(field) is not None or (not optional and not incomplete)):
+                self.to_stdout(info_copy[actual_field])
+
+        print_field('title')
+        print_field('id')
+        print_field('url', 'urls')
+        print_field('thumbnail', optional=True)
+        print_field('description', optional=True)
+        print_field('filename', optional=True)
+        if self.params.get('forceduration') and info_copy.get('duration') is not None:
+            self.to_stdout(formatSeconds(info_copy['duration']))
+        print_field('format')
 
         if self.params.get('forcejson'):
             self.to_stdout(json.dumps(self.sanitize_info(info_dict)))
@@ -2932,14 +2999,22 @@ def process_info(self, info_dict):
         if 'format' not in info_dict and 'ext' in info_dict:
             info_dict['format'] = info_dict['ext']
 
-        # This is mostly just for backward compatibility of process_info
-        # As a side-effect, this allows for format-specific filters
         if self._match_entry(info_dict) is not None:
             info_dict['__write_download_archive'] = 'ignore'
             return
 
         # Does nothing under normal operation - for backward compatibility of process_info
         self.post_extract(info_dict)
+
+        def replace_info_dict(new_info):
+            nonlocal info_dict
+            if new_info == info_dict:
+                return
+            info_dict.clear()
+            info_dict.update(new_info)
+
+        new_info, _ = self.pre_process(info_dict, 'video')
+        replace_info_dict(new_info)
         self._num_downloads += 1
 
         # info_dict['_filename'] needs to be set for backward compatibility
@@ -3053,13 +3128,6 @@ def _write_link_file(link_type):
                for link_type, should_write in write_links.items()):
             return
 
-        def replace_info_dict(new_info):
-            nonlocal info_dict
-            if new_info == info_dict:
-                return
-            info_dict.clear()
-            info_dict.update(new_info)
-
         new_info, files_to_move = self.pre_process(info_dict, 'before_dl', files_to_move)
         replace_info_dict(new_info)
 
@@ -3086,7 +3154,7 @@ def existing_video_file(*filepaths):
                 fd, success = None, True
                 if info_dict.get('protocol') or info_dict.get('url'):
                     fd = get_suitable_downloader(info_dict, self.params, to_stdout=temp_filename == '-')
-                    if fd is not FFmpegFD and (
+                    if fd is not FFmpegFD and 'no-direct-merge' not in self.params['compat_opts'] and (
                             info_dict.get('section_start') or info_dict.get('section_end')):
                         msg = ('This format cannot be partially downloaded' if FFmpegFD.available()
                                else 'You have requested downloading the video partially, but ffmpeg is not installed')
@@ -3255,7 +3323,7 @@ def ffmpeg_fixup(cndn, msg, cls):
                                      or info_dict.get('is_live') and self.params.get('hls_use_mpegts') is None,
                                      'Possible MPEG-TS in MP4 container or malformed AAC timestamps',
                                      FFmpegFixupM3u8PP)
-                        ffmpeg_fixup(info_dict.get('is_live') and downloader == 'DashSegmentsFD',
+                        ffmpeg_fixup(info_dict.get('is_live') and downloader == 'dashsegments',
                                      'Possible duplicate MOOV atoms', FFmpegFixupDuplicateMoovPP)
 
                     ffmpeg_fixup(downloader == 'web_socket_fragment', 'Malformed timestamps detected', FFmpegFixupTimestampPP)
@@ -3319,18 +3387,19 @@ def download_with_info_file(self, info_filename):
                 [info_filename], mode='r',
                 openhook=fileinput.hook_encoded('utf-8'))) as f:
             # FileInput doesn't have a read method, we can't call json.load
-            info = self.sanitize_info(json.loads('\n'.join(f)), self.params.get('clean_infojson', True))
-        try:
-            self.__download_wrapper(self.process_ie_result)(info, download=True)
-        except (DownloadError, EntryNotInPlaylist, ReExtractInfo) as e:
-            if not isinstance(e, EntryNotInPlaylist):
-                self.to_stderr('\r')
-            webpage_url = info.get('webpage_url')
-            if webpage_url is not None:
+            infos = [self.sanitize_info(info, self.params.get('clean_infojson', True))
+                     for info in variadic(json.loads('\n'.join(f)))]
+        for info in infos:
+            try:
+                self.__download_wrapper(self.process_ie_result)(info, download=True)
+            except (DownloadError, EntryNotInPlaylist, ReExtractInfo) as e:
+                if not isinstance(e, EntryNotInPlaylist):
+                    self.to_stderr('\r')
+                webpage_url = info.get('webpage_url')
+                if webpage_url is None:
+                    raise
                 self.report_warning(f'The info failed to download: {e}; trying with URL {webpage_url}')
-                return self.download([webpage_url])
-            else:
-                raise
+                self.download([webpage_url])
         return self._download_retcode
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -3351,6 +3420,7 @@ def sanitize_info(info_dict, remove_private_keys=False):
             reject = lambda k, v: v is None or k.startswith('__') or k in {
                 'requested_downloads', 'requested_formats', 'requested_subtitles', 'requested_entries',
                 'entries', 'filepath', '_filename', 'infojson_filename', 'original_url', 'playlist_autonumber',
+                '_format_sort_fields',
             }
         else:
             reject = lambda k, v: False
@@ -3419,8 +3489,9 @@ def run_pp(self, pp, infodict):
                 *files_to_delete, info=infodict, msg='Deleting original file %s (pass -k to keep)')
         return infodict
 
-    def run_all_pps(self, key, info, *, additional_pps=None):
-        self._forceprint(key, info)
+    def run_all_pps(self, key, info, *, additional_pps=None, fatal=True):
+        if key != 'video':
+            self._forceprint(key, info)
         for pp in (additional_pps or []) + self._pps[key]:
             info = self.run_pp(pp, info)
         return info
@@ -3481,7 +3552,7 @@ def record_download_archive(self, info_dict):
         assert vid_id
 
         self.write_debug(f'Adding to archive: {vid_id}')
-        if isinstance(fn, os.PathLike):
+        if is_path_like(fn):
             with locked_file(fn, 'a', encoding='utf-8') as archive_file:
                 archive_file.write(vid_id + '\n')
         self.archive.add(vid_id)
@@ -3565,11 +3636,17 @@ def _format_note(self, fdict):
             res += '~' + format_bytes(fdict['filesize_approx'])
         return res
 
-    def render_formats_table(self, info_dict):
-        if not info_dict.get('formats') and not info_dict.get('url'):
-            return None
+    def _get_formats(self, info_dict):
+        if info_dict.get('formats') is None:
+            if info_dict.get('url') and info_dict.get('_type', 'video') == 'video':
+                return [info_dict]
+            return []
+        return info_dict['formats']
 
-        formats = info_dict.get('formats', [info_dict])
+    def render_formats_table(self, info_dict):
+        formats = self._get_formats(info_dict)
+        if not formats:
+            return
         if not self.params.get('listformats_table', True) is not False:
             table = [
                 [
@@ -3577,7 +3654,7 @@ def render_formats_table(self, info_dict):
                     format_field(f, 'ext'),
                     self.format_resolution(f),
                     self._format_note(f)
-                ] for f in formats if f.get('preference') is None or f['preference'] >= -1000]
+                ] for f in formats if (f.get('preference') or 0) >= -1000]
             return render_table(['format code', 'extension', 'resolution', 'note'], table, extra_gap=1)
 
         def simplified_codec(f, field):
@@ -3616,6 +3693,7 @@ def simplified_codec(f, field):
                 format_field(f, 'asr', '\t%s', func=format_decimal_suffix),
                 join_nonempty(
                     self._format_out('UNSUPPORTED', 'light red') if f.get('ext') in ('f4f', 'f4m') else None,
+                    self._format_out('DRM', 'light red') if f.get('has_drm') else None,
                     format_field(f, 'language', '[%s]'),
                     join_nonempty(format_field(f, 'format_note'),
                                   format_field(f, 'container', ignore=(None, f.get('ext'))),
@@ -3636,7 +3714,7 @@ def render_thumbnails_table(self, info_dict):
             return None
         return render_table(
             self._list_format_headers('ID', 'Width', 'Height', 'URL'),
-            [[t.get('id'), t.get('width', 'unknown'), t.get('height', 'unknown'), t['url']] for t in thumbnails])
+            [[t.get('id'), t.get('width') or 'unknown', t.get('height') or 'unknown', t['url']] for t in thumbnails])
 
     def render_subtitles_table(self, video_id, subtitles):
         def _row(lang, formats):
@@ -3679,9 +3757,14 @@ def print_debug_header(self):
         if not self.params.get('verbose'):
             return
 
+        from . import _IN_CLI  # Must be delayed import
+
         # These imports can be slow. So import them only as needed
         from .extractor.extractors import _LAZY_LOADER
-        from .extractor.extractors import _PLUGIN_CLASSES as plugin_extractors
+        from .extractor.extractors import (
+            _PLUGIN_CLASSES as plugin_ies,
+            _PLUGIN_OVERRIDES as plugin_ie_overrides
+        )
 
         def get_encoding(stream):
             ret = str(getattr(stream, 'encoding', 'missing (%s)' % type(stream).__name__))
@@ -3710,21 +3793,23 @@ def get_encoding(stream):
         source = detect_variant()
         if VARIANT not in (None, 'pip'):
             source += '*'
+        klass = type(self)
         write_debug(join_nonempty(
             f'{"yt-dlp" if REPOSITORY == "yt-dlp/yt-dlp" else REPOSITORY} version',
-            __version__,
-            f'[{RELEASE_GIT_HEAD}]' if RELEASE_GIT_HEAD else '',
+            f'{CHANNEL}@{__version__}',
+            f'[{RELEASE_GIT_HEAD[:9]}]' if RELEASE_GIT_HEAD else '',
             '' if source == 'unknown' else f'({source})',
+            '' if _IN_CLI else 'API' if klass == YoutubeDL else f'API:{self.__module__}.{klass.__qualname__}',
             delim=' '))
+
+        if not _IN_CLI:
+            write_debug(f'params: {self.params}')
+
         if not _LAZY_LOADER:
             if os.environ.get('YTDLP_NO_LAZY_EXTRACTORS'):
                 write_debug('Lazy loading extractors is forcibly disabled')
             else:
                 write_debug('Lazy loading extractors is disabled')
-        if plugin_extractors or plugin_postprocessors:
-            write_debug('Plugins: %s' % [
-                '%s%s' % (klass.__name__, '' if klass.__name__ == name else f' as {name}')
-                for name, klass in itertools.chain(plugin_extractors.items(), plugin_postprocessors.items())])
         if self.params['compat_opts']:
             write_debug('Compatibility options: %s' % ', '.join(self.params['compat_opts']))
 
@@ -3758,6 +3843,21 @@ def get_encoding(stream):
                 proxy_map.update(handler.proxies)
         write_debug(f'Proxy map: {proxy_map}')
 
+        for plugin_type, plugins in {'Extractor': plugin_ies, 'Post-Processor': plugin_pps}.items():
+            display_list = ['%s%s' % (
+                klass.__name__, '' if klass.__name__ == name else f' as {name}')
+                for name, klass in plugins.items()]
+            if plugin_type == 'Extractor':
+                display_list.extend(f'{plugins[-1].IE_NAME.partition("+")[2]} ({parent.__name__})'
+                                    for parent, plugins in plugin_ie_overrides.items())
+            if not display_list:
+                continue
+            write_debug(f'{plugin_type} Plugins: {", ".join(sorted(display_list))}')
+
+        plugin_dirs = plugin_directories()
+        if plugin_dirs:
+            write_debug(f'Plugin directories: {plugin_dirs}')
+
         # Not implemented
         if False and self.params.get('call_home'):
             ipaddr = self.urlopen('https://yt-dl.org/ip').read().decode()
@@ -3807,9 +3907,12 @@ def _setup_opener(self):
         # https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/issues/8227)
         file_handler = urllib.request.FileHandler()
 
-        def file_open(*args, **kwargs):
-            raise urllib.error.URLError('file:// scheme is explicitly disabled in yt-dlp for security reasons')
-        file_handler.file_open = file_open
+        if not self.params.get('enable_file_urls'):
+            def file_open(*args, **kwargs):
+                raise urllib.error.URLError(
+                    'file:// URLs are explicitly disabled in yt-dlp for security reasons. '
+                    'Use --enable-file-urls to enable at your own risk.')
+            file_handler.file_open = file_open
 
         opener = urllib.request.build_opener(
             proxy_handler, https_handler, cookie_processor, ydlh, redirect_handler, data_handler, file_handler)
@@ -3871,7 +3974,7 @@ def _write_description(self, label, ie_result, descfn):
         elif not self.params.get('overwrites', True) and os.path.exists(descfn):
             self.to_screen(f'[info] {label.title()} description is already present')
         elif ie_result.get('description') is None:
-            self.report_warning(f'There\'s no {label} description to write')
+            self.to_screen(f'[info] There\'s no {label} description to write')
             return False
         else:
             try:
@@ -3887,15 +3990,18 @@ def _write_subtitles(self, info_dict, filename):
         ''' Write subtitles to file and return list of (sub_filename, final_sub_filename); or None if error'''
         ret = []
         subtitles = info_dict.get('requested_subtitles')
-        if not subtitles or not (self.params.get('writesubtitles') or self.params.get('writeautomaticsub')):
+        if not (self.params.get('writesubtitles') or self.params.get('writeautomaticsub')):
             # subtitles download errors are already managed as troubles in relevant IE
             # that way it will silently go on when used with unsupporting IE
             return ret
-
+        elif not subtitles:
+            self.to_screen('[info] There are no subtitles for the requested languages')
+            return ret
         sub_filename_base = self.prepare_filename(info_dict, 'subtitle')
         if not sub_filename_base:
             self.to_screen('[info] Skipping writing video subtitles')
             return ret
+
         for sub_lang, sub_info in subtitles.items():
             sub_format = sub_info['ext']
             sub_filename = subtitles_filename(filename, sub_lang, sub_format, info_dict.get('ext'))
@@ -3942,6 +4048,9 @@ def _write_thumbnails(self, label, info_dict, filename, thumb_filename_base=None
         thumbnails, ret = [], []
         if write_all or self.params.get('writethumbnail', False):
             thumbnails = info_dict.get('thumbnails') or []
+            if not thumbnails:
+                self.to_screen(f'[info] There are no {label} thumbnails to download')
+                return ret
         multiple = write_all and len(thumbnails) > 1
 
         if thumb_filename_base is None: