--output-na-placeholder TEXT Placeholder value for unavailable meta
fields in output filename template
(default: "NA")
- --autonumber-start NUMBER Specify the start value for %(autonumber)s
- (default is 1)
--restrict-filenames Restrict filenames to only ASCII
characters, and avoid "&" and spaces in
filenames
**tl;dr:** [navigate me to examples](#output-template-examples).
-The basic usage of `-o` is not to set any template arguments when downloading a single file, like in `yt-dlp -o funny_video.flv "https://some/video"` (hard-coding file extension like this is not recommended). However, it may contain special sequences that will be replaced when downloading each video. The special sequences may be formatted according to [python string formatting operations](https://docs.python.org/2/library/stdtypes.html#string-formatting). For example, `%(NAME)s` or `%(NAME)05d`. To clarify, that is a percent symbol followed by a name in parentheses, followed by formatting operations. Date/time fields can also be formatted according to [strftime formatting](https://docs.python.org/3/library/datetime.html#strftime-and-strptime-format-codes) by specifying it inside the parantheses separated from the field name using a `>`. For example, `%(duration>%H-%M-%S)s`.
+The simplest usage of `-o` is not to set any template arguments when downloading a single file, like in `yt-dlp -o funny_video.flv "https://some/video"` (hard-coding file extension like this is _not_ recommended and could break certain postprocessing).
+
+It may however also contain special sequences that will be replaced when downloading each video. The special sequences may be formatted according to [python string formatting operations](https://docs.python.org/2/library/stdtypes.html#string-formatting). For example, `%(NAME)s` or `%(NAME)05d`. To clarify, that is a percent symbol followed by a name in parentheses, followed by formatting operations.
+
+The field names themselves (the part inside the parenthesis) can also have some special formatting:
+1. **Date/time Formatting**: Date/time fields can be formatted according to [strftime formatting](https://docs.python.org/3/library/datetime.html#strftime-and-strptime-format-codes) by specifying it separated from the field name using a `>`. Eg: `%(duration>%H-%M-%S)s` or `%(upload_date>%Y-%m-%d)s`
+2. **Offset numbers**: Numeric fields can have an initial offset specified by using a `+` seperator. Eg: `%(playlist_index+10)03d`. This can also be used in conjunction with the datetime formatting. Eg: `%(epoch+-3600>%H-%M-%S)s`
+3. **Object traversal**: The dictionaries and lists available in metadata can be traversed by using a `.` (dot) seperator. Eg: `%(tags.0)s` or `%(subtitles.en.-1.ext)`. Note that the fields that become available using this method are not listed below. Use `-j` to see such fields
+
+To summarize, the general syntax for a field is:
+```
+%(name[.keys][+offset][>strf])[flags][width][.precision][length]type
+```
Additionally, you can set different output templates for the various metadata files separately from the general output template by specifying the type of file followed by the template separated by a colon `:`. The different filetypes supported are `subtitle`, `thumbnail`, `description`, `annotation`, `infojson`, `pl_description`, `pl_infojson`, `chapter`. For example, `-o '%(title)s.%(ext)s' -o 'thumbnail:%(title)s\%(title)s.%(ext)s'` will put the thumbnails in a folder with the same name as the video.
**tl;dr:** [navigate me to examples](#format-selection-examples).
-The simplest case is requesting a specific format, for example with `-f 22` you can download the format with format code equal to 22. You can get the list of available format codes for particular video using `--list-formats` or `-F`. Note that these format codes are extractor specific.
+The simplest case is requesting a specific format, for example with `-f 22` you can download the format with format code equal to 22. You can get the list of available format codes for particular video using `--list-formats` or `-F`. Note that these format codes are extractor specific.
You can also use a file extension (currently `3gp`, `aac`, `flv`, `m4a`, `mp3`, `mp4`, `ogg`, `wav`, `webm` are supported) to download the best quality format of a particular file extension served as a single file, e.g. `-f webm` will download the best quality format with the `webm` extension served as a single file.
--all-formats -f all
--all-subs --sub-langs all --write-subs
--autonumber-size NUMBER Use string formatting. Eg: %(autonumber)03d
+ --autonumber-start NUMBER Use internal field formatting like %(autonumber+NUMBER)s
--metadata-from-title FORMAT --parse-metadata "%(title)s:FORMAT"
--prefer-avconv avconv is no longer officially supported (Alias: --no-prefer-ffmpeg)
--prefer-ffmpeg Default (Alias: --no-prefer-avconv)
'height': 1080,
'title1': '$PATH',
'title2': '%PATH%',
+ 'timestamp': 1618488000,
+ 'formats': [{'id': 'id1'}, {'id': 'id2'}]
}
def fname(templ, na_placeholder='NA'):
# Or by provided placeholder
self.assertEqual(fname(NA_TEST_OUTTMPL, na_placeholder='none'), 'none-none-1234.mp4')
self.assertEqual(fname(NA_TEST_OUTTMPL, na_placeholder=''), '--1234.mp4')
+ self.assertEqual(fname('%(height)s.%(ext)s'), '1080.mp4')
self.assertEqual(fname('%(height)d.%(ext)s'), '1080.mp4')
self.assertEqual(fname('%(height)6d.%(ext)s'), ' 1080.mp4')
self.assertEqual(fname('%(height)-6d.%(ext)s'), '1080 .mp4')
self.assertEqual(fname('%%(width)06d.%(ext)s'), '%(width)06d.mp4')
self.assertEqual(fname('Hello %(title1)s'), 'Hello $PATH')
self.assertEqual(fname('Hello %(title2)s'), 'Hello %PATH%')
+ self.assertEqual(fname('%(timestamp+-1000>%H-%M-%S)s'), '11-43-20')
+ self.assertEqual(fname('%(id+1)05d'), '01235')
+ self.assertEqual(fname('%(width+100)05d'), 'NA')
+ self.assertEqual(fname('%(formats.0)s').replace("u", ""), "{'id' - 'id1'}")
+ self.assertEqual(fname('%(formats.-1.id)s'), 'id2')
+ self.assertEqual(fname('%(formats.2)s'), 'NA')
def test_format_note(self):
ydl = YoutubeDL()
strftime_or_none,
subtitles_filename,
to_high_limit_path,
+ traverse_dict,
UnavailableVideoError,
url_basename,
version_tuple,
def prepare_outtmpl(self, outtmpl, info_dict, sanitize=None):
""" Make the template and info_dict suitable for substitution (outtmpl % info_dict)"""
template_dict = dict(info_dict)
+ na = self.params.get('outtmpl_na_placeholder', 'NA')
# duration_string
template_dict['duration_string'] = ( # %(duration>%H-%M-%S)s is wrong if duration > 24hrs
elif template_dict.get('width'):
template_dict['resolution'] = '%dx?' % template_dict['width']
- if sanitize is None:
- sanitize = lambda k, v: v
- template_dict = dict((k, v if isinstance(v, compat_numeric_types) else sanitize(k, v))
- for k, v in template_dict.items()
- if v is not None and not isinstance(v, (list, tuple, dict)))
- na = self.params.get('outtmpl_na_placeholder', 'NA')
- template_dict = collections.defaultdict(lambda: na, template_dict)
-
# For fields playlist_index and autonumber convert all occurrences
# of %(field)s to %(field)0Nd for backward compatibility
field_size_compat_map = {
- 'playlist_index': len(str(template_dict['n_entries'])),
+ 'playlist_index': len(str(template_dict.get('n_entries', na))),
'autonumber': autonumber_size,
}
FIELD_SIZE_COMPAT_RE = r'(?<!%)%\((?P<field>autonumber|playlist_index)\)s'
outtmpl)
numeric_fields = list(self._NUMERIC_FIELDS)
+ if sanitize is None:
+ sanitize = lambda k, v: v
- # Format date
- FORMAT_DATE_RE = FORMAT_RE.format(r'(?P<key>(?P<field>\w+)>(?P<format>.+?))')
- for mobj in re.finditer(FORMAT_DATE_RE, outtmpl):
- conv_type, field, frmt, key = mobj.group('type', 'field', 'format', 'key')
- if key in template_dict:
- continue
- value = strftime_or_none(template_dict.get(field), frmt, na)
- if conv_type in 'crs': # string
- value = sanitize(field, value)
- else: # number
- numeric_fields.append(key)
- value = float_or_none(value, default=None)
+ # Internal Formatting = name.key1.key2+number>strf
+ INTERNAL_FORMAT_RE = FORMAT_RE.format(
+ r'''(?P<final_key>
+ (?P<fields>\w+(?:\.[-\w]+)*)
+ (?:\+(?P<add>-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?))?
+ (?:>(?P<strf_format>.+?))?
+ )''')
+ for mobj in re.finditer(INTERNAL_FORMAT_RE, outtmpl):
+ mobj = mobj.groupdict()
+ # Object traversal
+ fields = mobj['fields'].split('.')
+ final_key = mobj['final_key']
+ value = traverse_dict(template_dict, fields)
+ # Offset the value
+ if mobj['add']:
+ value = float_or_none(value)
+ if value is not None:
+ value = value + float(mobj['add'])
+ # Datetime formatting
+ if mobj['strf_format']:
+ value = strftime_or_none(value, mobj['strf_format'])
+ if mobj['type'] in 'crs' and value is not None: # string
+ value = sanitize('%{}'.format(mobj['type']) % fields[-1], value)
+ else: # numeric
+ numeric_fields.append(final_key)
+ value = float_or_none(value)
if value is not None:
- template_dict[key] = value
+ template_dict[final_key] = value
# Missing numeric fields used together with integer presentation types
# in format specification will break the argument substitution since
# string NA placeholder is returned for missing fields. We will patch
# output template for missing fields to meet string presentation type.
for numeric_field in numeric_fields:
- if numeric_field not in template_dict:
+ if template_dict.get(numeric_field) is None:
outtmpl = re.sub(
FORMAT_RE.format(re.escape(numeric_field)),
r'%({0})s'.format(numeric_field), outtmpl)
+ template_dict = collections.defaultdict(lambda: na, (
+ (k, v if isinstance(v, compat_numeric_types) else sanitize(k, v))
+ for k, v in template_dict.items() if v is not None))
return outtmpl, template_dict
def _prepare_filename(self, info_dict, tmpl_type='default'):
filesystem.add_option(
'--autonumber-start',
dest='autonumber_start', metavar='NUMBER', default=1, type=int,
- help='Specify the start value for %(autonumber)s (default is %default)')
+ help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
filesystem.add_option(
'--restrict-filenames',
action='store_true', dest='restrictfilenames', default=False,
def traverse_dict(dictn, keys, casesense=True):
- if not isinstance(dictn, dict):
- return None
- first_key = keys[0]
- if not casesense:
- dictn = {key.lower(): val for key, val in dictn.items()}
- first_key = first_key.lower()
- value = dictn.get(first_key, None)
- return value if len(keys) < 2 else traverse_dict(value, keys[1:], casesense)
+ keys = list(keys)[::-1]
+ while keys:
+ key = keys.pop()
+ if isinstance(dictn, dict):
+ if not casesense:
+ dictn = {k.lower(): v for k, v in dictn.items()}
+ key = key.lower()
+ dictn = dictn.get(key)
+ elif isinstance(dictn, (list, tuple, compat_str)):
+ key, n = int_or_none(key), len(dictn)
+ if key is not None and -n <= key < n:
+ dictn = dictn[key]
+ else:
+ dictn = None
+ else:
+ return None
+ return dictn