else:
raise optparse.OptionValueError(
'wrong %s formatting; it should be %s, not "%s"' % (opt_str, option.metavar, value))
- val = process(val) if callable(process) else val
+ try:
+ val = process(val) if process else val
+ except Exception as err:
+ raise optparse.OptionValueError(
+ 'wrong %s formatting; %s' % (opt_str, err))
for key in keys:
out_dict[key] = val
help="Don't give any special preference to free containers (default)")
video_format.add_option(
'--check-formats',
- action='store_true', dest='check_formats', default=False,
- help="Check that the formats selected are actually downloadable (Experimental)")
+ action='store_true', dest='check_formats', default=None,
+ help='Check that the formats selected are actually downloadable')
+ video_format.add_option(
+ '--no-check-formats',
+ action='store_false', dest='check_formats',
+ help='Do not check that the formats selected are actually downloadable')
video_format.add_option(
'-F', '--list-formats',
action='store_true', dest='listformats',
'-r', '--limit-rate', '--rate-limit',
dest='ratelimit', metavar='RATE',
help='Maximum download rate in bytes per second (e.g. 50K or 4.2M)')
+ downloader.add_option(
+ '--throttled-rate',
+ dest='throttledratelimit', metavar='RATE',
+ help='Minimum download rate in bytes per second below which throttling is assumed and the video data is re-extracted (e.g. 100K)')
downloader.add_option(
'-R', '--retries',
dest='retries', metavar='RETRIES', default=10,
help=(
'Give these arguments to the external downloader. '
'Specify the downloader name and the arguments separated by a colon ":". '
- 'You can use this option multiple times (Alias: --external-downloader-args)'))
+ 'You can use this option multiple times to give different arguments to different downloaders '
+ '(Alias: --external-downloader-args)'))
workarounds = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Workarounds')
workarounds.add_option(
'to give the argument to the specified postprocessor/executable. Supported PP are: '
'Merger, ExtractAudio, SplitChapters, Metadata, EmbedSubtitle, EmbedThumbnail, '
'SubtitlesConvertor, ThumbnailsConvertor, VideoRemuxer, VideoConvertor, '
- 'SponSkrub, FixupStretched, FixupM4a and FixupM3u8. '
+ 'SponSkrub, FixupStretched, FixupM4a, FixupM3u8, FixupTimestamp and FixupDuration. '
'The supported executables are: AtomicParsley, FFmpeg, FFprobe, and SponSkrub. '
'You can also specify "PP+EXE:ARGS" to give the arguments to the specified executable '
'only when being used by the specified postprocessor. Additionally, for ffmpeg/ffprobe, '
postproc.add_option(
'--embed-thumbnail',
action='store_true', dest='embedthumbnail', default=False,
- help='Embed thumbnail in the video/audio as cover art')
+ help='Embed thumbnail in the video as cover art')
postproc.add_option(
'--no-embed-thumbnail',
action='store_false', dest='embedthumbnail',
help='Do not embed thumbnail (default)')
postproc.add_option(
- '--add-metadata',
+ '--embed-metadata', '--add-metadata',
action='store_true', dest='addmetadata', default=False,
- help='Write metadata to the video file')
+ help='Embed metadata including chapter markers (if supported by the format) to the video file (Alias: --add-metadata)')
postproc.add_option(
- '--no-add-metadata',
+ '--no-embed-metadata', '--no-add-metadata',
action='store_false', dest='addmetadata',
- help='Do not write metadata (default)')
+ help='Do not write metadata (default) (Alias: --no-add-metadata)')
postproc.add_option(
'--metadata-from-title',
metavar='FORMAT', dest='metafromtitle',
'Similar syntax to the output template can be used to pass any field as arguments to the command. '
'An additional field "filepath" that contains the final path of the downloaded file is also available. '
'If no fields are passed, "%(filepath)s" is appended to the end of the command'))
+ postproc.add_option(
+ '--exec-before-download',
+ metavar='CMD', dest='exec_before_dl_cmd',
+ help='Execute a command before the actual download. The syntax is the same as --exec')
postproc.add_option(
'--convert-subs', '--convert-sub', '--convert-subtitles',
metavar='FORMAT', dest='convertsubtitles', default=None,
'--no-hls-split-discontinuity',
dest='hls_split_discontinuity', action='store_false',
help='Do not split HLS playlists to different formats at discontinuities such as ad breaks (default)')
+ _extractor_arg_parser = lambda key, vals='': (key.strip().lower(), [val.strip() for val in vals.split(',')])
+ extractor.add_option(
+ '--extractor-args',
+ metavar='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. '
+ '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',
action='store_true', dest='youtube_include_dash_manifest', default=True,
- help='Download the DASH manifests and related data on YouTube videos (default) (Alias: --no-youtube-skip-dash-manifest)')
+ help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
extractor.add_option(
'--youtube-skip-dash-manifest', '--no-youtube-include-dash-manifest',
action='store_false', dest='youtube_include_dash_manifest',
- help='Do not download the DASH manifests and related data on YouTube videos (Alias: --no-youtube-include-dash-manifest)')
+ help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
extractor.add_option(
'--youtube-include-hls-manifest', '--no-youtube-skip-hls-manifest',
action='store_true', dest='youtube_include_hls_manifest', default=True,
- help='Download the HLS manifests and related data on YouTube videos (default) (Alias: --no-youtube-skip-hls-manifest)')
+ help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
extractor.add_option(
'--youtube-skip-hls-manifest', '--no-youtube-include-hls-manifest',
action='store_false', dest='youtube_include_hls_manifest',
- help='Do not download the HLS manifests and related data on YouTube videos (Alias: --no-youtube-include-hls-manifest)')
+ help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
parser.add_option_group(general)
parser.add_option_group(network)
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