filenames
--no-restrict-filenames Allow Unicode characters, "&" and spaces in
filenames (default)
+ --windows-filenames Force filenames to be windows compatible
+ --no-windows-filenames Make filenames windows compatible only if
+ using windows (default)
+ --trim-filenames LENGTH Limit the filename length (excluding
+ extension) to the specified number of
+ characters
-w, --no-overwrites Do not overwrite any files
--force-overwrites Overwrite all video and metadata files.
This option includes --no-continue
may change
--no-cache-dir Disable filesystem caching
--rm-cache-dir Delete all filesystem cache files
- --trim-file-name LENGTH Limit the filename length (extension
- excluded)
## Thumbnail Images:
--write-thumbnail Write thumbnail image to disk
sub_ext = fn_groups[-2]
filename = '.'.join(filter(None, [fn_groups[0][:trim_file_name], sub_ext, ext]))
- # Temporary fix for #4787
- # 'Treat' all problem characters by passing filename through preferredencoding
- # to workaround encoding issues with subprocess on python2 @ Windows
- if sys.version_info < (3, 0) and sys.platform == 'win32':
- filename = encodeFilename(filename, True).decode(preferredencoding())
- filename = sanitize_path(filename)
-
return filename
except ValueError as err:
self.report_error('Error in output template: ' + str(err) + ' (encoding: ' + repr(preferredencoding()) + ')')
assert isinstance(homepath, compat_str)
subdir = expand_path(paths.get(dir_type, '').strip()) if dir_type else ''
assert isinstance(subdir, compat_str)
- return sanitize_path(os.path.join(homepath, subdir, filename))
+ path = os.path.join(homepath, subdir, filename)
+
+ # Temporary fix for #4787
+ # 'Treat' all problem characters by passing filename through preferredencoding
+ # to workaround encoding issues with subprocess on python2 @ Windows
+ if sys.version_info < (3, 0) and sys.platform == 'win32':
+ path = encodeFilename(path, True).decode(preferredencoding())
+ return sanitize_path(path, force=self.params.get('windowsfilenames'))
def _match_entry(self, info_dict, incomplete):
""" Returns None if the file should be downloaded """
'autonumber_size': opts.autonumber_size,
'autonumber_start': opts.autonumber_start,
'restrictfilenames': opts.restrictfilenames,
+ 'windowsfilenames': opts.windowsfilenames,
'ignoreerrors': opts.ignoreerrors,
'force_generic_extractor': opts.force_generic_extractor,
'ratelimit': opts.ratelimit,
help='Restrict filenames to only ASCII characters, and avoid "&" and spaces in filenames')
filesystem.add_option(
'--no-restrict-filenames',
- action='store_false', dest='restrictfilenames', default=False,
+ action='store_false', dest='restrictfilenames',
help='Allow Unicode characters, "&" and spaces in filenames (default)')
+ filesystem.add_option(
+ '--windows-filenames',
+ action='store_true', dest='windowsfilenames', default=False,
+ help='Force filenames to be windows compatible')
+ filesystem.add_option(
+ '--no-windows-filenames',
+ action='store_false', dest='windowsfilenames',
+ help='Make filenames windows compatible only if using windows (default)')
+ filesystem.add_option(
+ '--trim-filenames', '--trim-file-names', metavar='LENGTH',
+ dest='trim_file_name', default=0, type=int,
+ help='Limit the filename length (excluding extension) to the specified number of characters')
filesystem.add_option(
'-A', '--auto-number',
action='store_true', dest='autonumber', default=False,
'--rm-cache-dir',
action='store_true', dest='rm_cachedir',
help='Delete all filesystem cache files')
- filesystem.add_option(
- '--trim-file-name', metavar='LENGTH',
- dest='trim_file_name', default=0, type=int,
- help='Limit the filename length (extension excluded)')
thumbnail = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Thumbnail Images')
thumbnail.add_option(
return result
-def sanitize_path(s):
+def sanitize_path(s, force=False):
"""Sanitizes and normalizes path on Windows"""
- if sys.platform != 'win32':
+ if sys.platform == 'win32':
+ drive_or_unc, _ = os.path.splitdrive(s)
+ if sys.version_info < (2, 7) and not drive_or_unc:
+ drive_or_unc, _ = os.path.splitunc(s)
+ elif force:
+ drive_or_unc = ''
+ else:
return s
- drive_or_unc, _ = os.path.splitdrive(s)
- if sys.version_info < (2, 7) and not drive_or_unc:
- drive_or_unc, _ = os.path.splitunc(s)
+
norm_path = os.path.normpath(remove_start(s, drive_or_unc)).split(os.path.sep)
if drive_or_unc:
norm_path.pop(0)