* Move detailed installation instructions to https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/Installation
* Link to wiki where applicable
* Fix some mistakes. Closes #4853, Closes #4855, Closes #4852
* Improve some error messages
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- label: I've checked that all provided URLs are playable in a browser with the same IP and same login details
required: true
- - label: I've checked that all URLs and arguments with special characters are [properly quoted or escaped](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl#video-url-contains-an-ampersand-and-im-getting-some-strange-output-1-2839-or-v-is-not-recognized-as-an-internal-or-external-command)
+ - label: I've checked that all URLs and arguments with special characters are [properly quoted or escaped](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/FAQ#video-url-contains-an-ampersand--and-im-getting-some-strange-output-1-2839-or-v-is-not-recognized-as-an-internal-or-external-command)
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- label: I've searched the [bugtracker](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues?q=) for similar issues **including closed ones**. DO NOT post duplicates
required: true
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- label: I've checked that all provided URLs are playable in a browser with the same IP and same login details
required: true
- - label: I've checked that none of provided URLs [violate any copyrights](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl#can-you-add-support-for-this-anime-video-site-or-site-which-shows-current-movies-for-free) or contain any [DRM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management) to the best of my knowledge
+ - label: I've checked that none of provided URLs [violate any copyrights](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#is-the-website-primarily-used-for-piracy) or contain any [DRM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management) to the best of my knowledge
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- label: I've searched the [bugtracker](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues?q=) for similar issues **including closed ones**. DO NOT post duplicates
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- label: I've checked that all provided URLs are playable in a browser with the same IP and same login details
required: true
- - label: I've checked that all URLs and arguments with special characters are [properly quoted or escaped](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl#video-url-contains-an-ampersand-and-im-getting-some-strange-output-1-2839-or-v-is-not-recognized-as-an-internal-or-external-command)
+ - label: I've checked that all URLs and arguments with special characters are [properly quoted or escaped](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/FAQ#video-url-contains-an-ampersand--and-im-getting-some-strange-output-1-2839-or-v-is-not-recognized-as-an-internal-or-external-command)
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- label: I've searched the [bugtracker](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues?q=) for similar issues **including closed ones**. DO NOT post duplicates
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- label: I've checked that all provided URLs are playable in a browser with the same IP and same login details
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- - label: I've checked that all URLs and arguments with special characters are [properly quoted or escaped](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl#video-url-contains-an-ampersand-and-im-getting-some-strange-output-1-2839-or-v-is-not-recognized-as-an-internal-or-external-command)
+ - label: I've checked that all URLs and arguments with special characters are [properly quoted or escaped](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/FAQ#video-url-contains-an-ampersand--and-im-getting-some-strange-output-1-2839-or-v-is-not-recognized-as-an-internal-or-external-command)
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- label: I've searched the [bugtracker](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues?q=) for similar issues **including closed ones**. DO NOT post duplicates
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- label: I've checked that all provided URLs are playable in a browser with the same IP and same login details
required: true
- - label: I've checked that none of provided URLs [violate any copyrights](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl#can-you-add-support-for-this-anime-video-site-or-site-which-shows-current-movies-for-free) or contain any [DRM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management) to the best of my knowledge
+ - label: I've checked that none of provided URLs [violate any copyrights](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#is-the-website-primarily-used-for-piracy) or contain any [DRM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management) to the best of my knowledge
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- label: I've searched the [bugtracker](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues?q=) for similar issues **including closed ones**. DO NOT post duplicates
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- label: I've checked that all provided URLs are playable in a browser with the same IP and same login details
required: true
- - label: I've checked that all URLs and arguments with special characters are [properly quoted or escaped](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl#video-url-contains-an-ampersand-and-im-getting-some-strange-output-1-2839-or-v-is-not-recognized-as-an-internal-or-external-command)
+ - label: I've checked that all URLs and arguments with special characters are [properly quoted or escaped](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/FAQ#video-url-contains-an-ampersand--and-im-getting-some-strange-output-1-2839-or-v-is-not-recognized-as-an-internal-or-external-command)
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- label: I've searched the [bugtracker](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues?q=) for similar issues **including closed ones**. DO NOT post duplicates
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## Adding support for a new site
-If you want to add support for a new site, first of all **make sure** this site is **not dedicated to [copyright infringement](https://www.github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl#can-you-add-support-for-this-anime-video-site-or-site-which-shows-current-movies-for-free)**. yt-dlp does **not support** such sites thus pull requests adding support for them **will be rejected**.
+If you want to add support for a new site, first of all **make sure** this site is **not dedicated to [copyright infringement](#is-the-website-primarily-used-for-piracy)**. yt-dlp does **not support** such sites thus pull requests adding support for them **will be rejected**.
After you have ensured this site is distributing its content legally, you can follow this quick list (assuming your service is called `yourextractor`):
shreyasminocha
tejasa97
xenov
+satan1st
* [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md#contributing-to-yt-dlp)
* [Opening an Issue](CONTRIBUTING.md#opening-an-issue)
* [Developer Instructions](CONTRIBUTING.md#developer-instructions)
-* [MORE](#more)
+* [WIKI](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki)
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# INSTALLATION
-You can install yt-dlp using one of the following methods:
-
-### Using the release binary
-
-You can simply download the [correct binary file](#release-files) for your OS
-
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[](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/yt-dlp.exe)
-[](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/yt-dlp)
+[](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/yt-dlp)
[](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/yt-dlp_macos)
+[](https://pypi.org/project/yt-dlp)
[](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/yt-dlp.tar.gz)
[](#release-files)
[](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases)
<!-- MANPAGE: END EXCLUDED SECTION -->
-Note: The manpages, shell completion files etc. are available in the [source tarball](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/yt-dlp.tar.gz)
-
-<!-- TODO: Move to Wiki -->
-In UNIX-like OSes (MacOS, Linux, BSD), you can also install the same in one of the following ways:
-
-```
-sudo curl -L https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/yt-dlp -o /usr/local/bin/yt-dlp
-sudo chmod a+rx /usr/local/bin/yt-dlp
-```
-
-```
-sudo wget https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/yt-dlp -O /usr/local/bin/yt-dlp
-sudo chmod a+rx /usr/local/bin/yt-dlp
-```
-
-```
-sudo aria2c https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/yt-dlp --dir /usr/local/bin -o yt-dlp
-sudo chmod a+rx /usr/local/bin/yt-dlp
-```
-
-
-### With [PIP](https://pypi.org/project/pip)
-
-You can install the [PyPI package](https://pypi.org/project/yt-dlp) with:
-```
-python3 -m pip install -U yt-dlp
-```
-
-You can install without any of the optional dependencies using:
-```
-python3 -m pip install --no-deps -U yt-dlp
-```
-
-If you want to be on the cutting edge, you can also install the master branch with:
-```
-python3 -m pip install --force-reinstall https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/archive/master.tar.gz
-```
-
-On some systems, you may need to use `py` or `python` instead of `python3`
-
-<!-- TODO: Add to Wiki, Remove Taps -->
-### With [Homebrew](https://brew.sh)
+You can install yt-dlp using [the binaries](#release-files), [PIP](https://pypi.org/project/yt-dlp) or one using a third-party package manager. See [the wiki](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/Installation) for detailed instructions
-macOS or Linux users that are using Homebrew can also install it by:
-
-```
-brew install yt-dlp/taps/yt-dlp
-```
## UPDATE
-You can use `yt-dlp -U` to update if you are [using the provided release](#using-the-release-binary)
+You can use `yt-dlp -U` to update if you are [using the release binaries](#release-files)
+
+If you [installed with PIP](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/Installation#with-pip), simply re-run the same command that was used to install the program
-If you [installed with pip](#with-pip), simply re-run the same command that was used to install the program
+For other third-party package managers, see [the wiki](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/Installation) or refer their documentation
-If you [installed using Homebrew](#with-homebrew), run `brew upgrade yt-dlp/taps/yt-dlp`
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## RELEASE FILES
File|Description
:---|:---
-[yt-dlp.tar.gz](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/yt-dlp.tar.gz)|Source tarball. Also contains manpages, completions, etc
+[yt-dlp.tar.gz](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/yt-dlp.tar.gz)|Source tarball
[SHA2-512SUMS](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/SHA2-512SUMS)|GNU-style SHA512 sums
[SHA2-256SUMS](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/SHA2-256SUMS)|GNU-style SHA256 sums
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+
+Note: The manpages, shell completion files etc. are available in the [source tarball](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/yt-dlp.tar.gz)
+
## DEPENDENCIES
Python versions 3.7+ (CPython and PyPy) are supported. Other versions and implementations may or may not work correctly.
Currently supported keyrings are: basictext,
gnomekeyring, kwallet
--no-cookies-from-browser Do not load cookies from browser (default)
- --cache-dir DIR Location in the filesystem where youtube-dl
- can store some downloaded information (such
- as client ids and signatures) permanently.
- By default $XDG_CACHE_HOME/yt-dlp or
+ --cache-dir DIR 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
--no-cache-dir Disable filesystem caching
--rm-cache-dir Delete all filesystem cache files
1. **Replacement**: A replacement value can specified using a `&` separator. If the field is *not* empty, this replacement value will be used instead of the actual field content. This is done after alternate fields are considered; thus the replacement is used if *any* of the alternative fields is *not* empty.
-1. **Default**: A literal default value can be specified for when the field is empty using a `|` separator. This overrides `--output-na-template`. E.g. `%(uploader|Unknown)s`
+1. **Default**: A literal default value can be specified for when the field is empty using a `|` separator. This overrides `--output-na-placeholder`. E.g. `%(uploader|Unknown)s`
1. **More Conversions**: In addition to the normal format types `diouxXeEfFgGcrs`, yt-dlp additionally supports converting to `B` = **B**ytes, `j` = **j**son (flag `#` for pretty-printing), `h` = HTML escaping, `l` = a comma separated **l**ist (flag `#` for `\n` newline-separated), `q` = a string **q**uoted for the terminal (flag `#` to split a list into different arguments), `D` = add **D**ecimal suffixes (e.g. 10M) (flag `#` to use 1024 as factor), and `S` = **S**anitize as filename (flag `#` for restricted)
In some cases, you don't want special characters such as δΈ, spaces, or &, such as when transferring the downloaded filename to a Windows system or the filename through an 8bit-unsafe channel. In these cases, add the `--restrict-filenames` flag to get a shorter title.
-<!-- MANPAGE: BEGIN EXCLUDED SECTION -->
-#### Output template and Windows batch files
-
-If you are using an output template inside a Windows batch file then you must escape plain percent characters (`%`) by doubling, so that `-o "%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s"` should become `-o "%%(title)s-%%(id)s.%%(ext)s"`. However you should not touch `%`'s that are not plain characters, e.g. environment variables for expansion should stay intact: `-o "C:\%HOMEPATH%\Desktop\%%(title)s.%%(ext)s"`.
-<!-- MANPAGE: END EXCLUDED SECTION -->
-
#### Output template examples
```bash
# CONTRIBUTING
See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md#contributing-to-yt-dlp) for instructions on [Opening an Issue](CONTRIBUTING.md#opening-an-issue) and [Contributing code to the project](CONTRIBUTING.md#developer-instructions)
-# MORE
-For FAQ see the [youtube-dl README](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl#faq)
+# WIKI
+See the [Wiki](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki) for more information
matchtitle: Download only matching titles.
rejecttitle: Reject downloads for matching titles.
logger: Log messages to a logging.Logger instance.
- logtostderr: Log messages to stderr instead of stdout.
- consoletitle: Display progress in console window's titlebar.
+ logtostderr: Print everything to stderr instead of stdout.
+ consoletitle: Display progress in console window's titlebar.
writedescription: Write the video description to a .description file
writeinfojson: Write the video description to a .info.json file
clean_infojson: Remove private fields from the infojson
def extract_info(self, url, download=True, ie_key=None, extra_info=None,
process=True, force_generic_extractor=False):
"""
- Return a list with a dictionary for each video extracted.
+ Extract and return the information dictionary of the URL
Arguments:
- url -- URL to extract
+ @param url URL to extract
Keyword arguments:
- download -- whether to download videos during extraction
- ie_key -- extractor key hint
- extra_info -- dictionary containing the extra values to add to each result
- process -- whether to resolve all unresolved references (URLs, playlist items),
- must be True for download to work.
- force_generic_extractor -- force using the generic extractor
+ @param download Whether to download videos
+ @param process Whether to resolve all unresolved references (URLs, playlist items).
+ Must be True for download to work
+ @param ie_key Use only the extractor with this key
+
+ @param extra_info Dictionary containing the extra values to add to the info (For internal use only)
+ @force_generic_extractor Force using the generic extractor (Deprecated; use ie_key='Generic')
"""
if extra_info is None:
info_dict['_has_drm'] = any(f.get('has_drm') for f in formats) or None
if not self.params.get('allow_unplayable_formats'):
formats = [f for f in formats if not f.get('has_drm')]
- if info_dict['_has_drm'] and formats and all(
- f.get('acodec') == f.get('vcodec') == 'none' for f in formats):
- self.report_warning(
- 'This video is DRM protected and only images are available for download. '
- 'Use --list-formats to see them')
+
+ if formats and all(f.get('acodec') == f.get('vcodec') == 'none' for f in formats):
+ self.report_warning(
+ f'{"This video is DRM protected and " if info_dict["_has_drm"] else ""}'
+ 'only images are available for download. Use --list-formats to see them'.capitalize())
get_from_start = not info_dict.get('is_live') or bool(self.params.get('live_from_start'))
if not get_from_start:
'password': f'Use {password_hint}',
'cookies': (
'Use --cookies-from-browser or --cookies for the authentication. '
- 'See https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl#how-do-i-pass-cookies-to-youtube-dl for how to manually pass cookies'),
+ 'See https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/FAQ#how-do-i-pass-cookies-to-yt-dlp for how to manually pass cookies'),
}[method if method is not NO_DEFAULT else 'any' if self.supports_login() else 'cookies']
def __init__(self, downloader=None):
if isinstance(e, JSInterpreter.Exception):
phantomjs_hint = (f' Install {self._downloader._format_err("PhantomJS", self._downloader.Styles.EMPHASIS)} '
f'to workaround the issue. {PhantomJSwrapper.INSTALL_HINT}\n')
- self.report_warning(
- f'nsig extraction failed: You may experience throttling for some formats\n{phantomjs_hint}'
- f' n = {query["n"][0]} ; player = {player_url}', video_id=video_id, only_once=True)
- self.write_debug(e, only_once=True)
+ if player_url:
+ self.report_warning(
+ f'nsig extraction failed: You may experience throttling for some formats\n{phantomjs_hint}'
+ f' n = {query["n"][0]} ; player = {player_url}', video_id=video_id, only_once=True)
+ self.write_debug(e, only_once=True)
+ else:
+ self.report_warning(
+ 'Cannot decrypt nsig without player_url: You may experience throttling for some formats',
+ video_id=video_id, only_once=True)
throttled = True
if itag:
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 youtube-dl 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 or ~/.cache/yt-dlp')
filesystem.add_option(
'--no-cache-dir', action='store_false', dest='cachedir',
help='Disable filesystem caching')
if f'{line.strip()} '[0] in '[{"':
raise http.cookiejar.LoadError(
'Cookies file must be Netscape formatted, not JSON. See '
- 'https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl#how-do-i-pass-cookies-to-youtube-dl')
+ 'https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/FAQ#how-do-i-pass-cookies-to-yt-dlp')
write_string(f'WARNING: skipping cookie file entry due to {e}: {line!r}\n')
continue
cf.seek(0)
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