yt-dlp 2022.09.01

A description of the various files are in the README

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Changelog

• Add option --use-extractors
• Merge youtube-dl: Upto commit/ed5c44e
• Add yt-dlp version to infojson
• Fix --break-per-url --max-downloads
• Fix bug in --alias
• [cookies] Support firefox container in --cookies-from-browser by bashonly, coletdjnz, pukkandan
• [downloader/external] Smarter detection of executable
• [extractor/generic] Don't return JW player without formats
• [FormatSort] Fix aext for --prefer-free-formats
• [jsinterp] Various improvements by pukkandan, dirkf, elyse0
• [cache] Mechanism to invalidate old cache
• [utils] Add deprecation_warning
• [utils] Add orderedSet_from_options
• [utils] Popen: Restore LD_LIBRARY_PATH when using PyInstaller by Lesmiscore
• [build] make tar should not follow DESTDIR by satan1st
• [build] Update pyinstaller by shirt-dev
• [test] Fix test_youtube_signature
• [cleanup] Misc fixes and cleanup by DavidH-2022, MrRawes, pukkandan
• [extractor/epoch] Add extractor by tejasa97
• [extractor/eurosport] Add extractor by HobbyistDev
• [extractor/IslamChannel] Add extractors by Lesmiscore
• [extractor/newspicks] Add extractor by Lesmiscore
• [extractor/triller] Add extractor by bashonly
• [extractor/VQQ] Add extractors by elyse0
• [extractor/youtube] Improvements to nsig extraction
• [extractor/youtube] Fix bug in format sorting
• [extractor/youtube] Update iOS Innertube clients by SamantazFox
• [extractor/youtube] Use device-specific user agent by coletdjnz
• [extractor/youtube] Add --compat-option no-youtube-prefer-utc-upload-date by coletdjnz
• [extractor/arte] Bug fix by cgrigis
• [extractor/bilibili] Extract flac with premium account by jackyyf
• [extractor/BiliBiliSearch] Don't sort by date
• [extractor/BiliBiliSearch] Fix infinite loop
• [extractor/bitchute] Mark errors as expected
• [extractor/crunchyroll:beta] Use anonymous access by tejing1
• [extractor/huya] Fix stream extraction by ohaiibuzzle
• [extractor/medaltv] Fix extraction by xenova
• [extractor/mediaset] Fix embed extraction
• [extractor/mixcloud] All formats are audio-only
• [extractor/rtbf] Fix jwt extraction by elyse0
• [extractor/screencastomatic] Support --video-password by shreyasminocha
• [extractor/stripchat] Don't modify input URL by dfaker
• [extractor/uktv] Improve _VALID_URL by dirkf
• [extractor/vimeo:user] Fix _VALID_URL

yt-dlp 2022.08.19

A description of the various files are in the README

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Changelog

• Fix bug in --download-archive
• [jsinterp] Fix for new youtube players and related improvements by dirkf, pukkandan
  • You may need to --rm-cache after update for this to work
• [phantomjs] Add function to execute JS without a DOM by MinePlayersPE, pukkandan
• [build] Exclude devscripts from installs by Lesmiscore
• [cleanup] Misc fixes and cleanup
• [extractor/youtube] Add fallback to phantomjs for nsig
• [extractor/youtube] Fix error reporting of "Incomplete data"
• [extractor/youtube] Improve format sorting for IOS formats
• [extractor/youtube] Improve signature caching
• [extractor/instagram] Fix extraction by bashonly, pritam20ps05
• [extractor/rai] Minor fix by nixxo
• [extractor/rtbf] Fix stream extractor by elyse0
• [extractor/SovietsCloset] Fix extractor by ChillingPepper
• [extractor/zattoo] Fix Zattoo resellers by goggle

yt-dlp 2022.08.18.36

2022.08.19 compatible release for Py3.6

GHA: https://github.com/pukkandan/yt-dlp-dev/actions/runs/2887110156

yt-dlp 2022.08.14

A description of the various files are in the README

---

Changelog

• Merge youtube-dl: Upto commit/d231b56
• [jsinterp] Handle new youtube signature functions
• [jsinterp] Truncate error messages
• [extractor] Fix format sorting of channels
• [ffmpeg] Disable avconv unless --prefer-avconv
• [ffmpeg] Smarter detection of ffprobe filename
• [patreon] Ignore erroneous media attachments by coletdjnz
• [postprocessor/embedthumbnail] Detect libatomicparsley.so
• [ThumbnailsConvertor] Fix conversion after fixup_webp
• [utils] Fix get_compatible_ext
• [build] Fix changelog
• [update] Set executable bit-mask by pukkandan, Lesmiscore
• [devscripts] Fix import
• [docs] Consistent use of e.g. by Lesmiscore
• [cleanup] Misc fixes and cleanup
• [extractor/moview] Add extractor by HobbyistDev
• [extractor/parler] Add extractor by palewire
• [extractor/truth] Add extractor by palewire
• [extractor/aenetworks] Add formats parameter by jacobtruman
• [extractor/crunchyroll] Improve _VALID_URLs
• [extractor/doodstream] Add wf domain by aldoridhoni
• [extractor/facebook] Add reel support by bashonly
• [extractor/MLB] New extractor by ischmidt20
• [extractor/rai] Misc fixes by nixxo
• [extractor/toggo] Improve _VALID_URL by masta79
• [extractor/tubitv] Extract additional formats by shirt-dev
• [extractor/zattoo] Potential fix for resellers

yt-dlp 2022.08.08

A description of the various files are in the README

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Changelog

• Remove Python 3.6 support
• Determine merge container better by pukkandan, selfisekai
• Framework for embed detection by coletdjnz, pukkandan
• Merge youtube-dl: Upto commit/adb5294
• --compat-option no-live-chat should disable danmaku
• Fix misleading DRM message
• Import ctypes only when necessary
• Minor bugfixes by pukkandan
• Reject entire playlists faster with --match-filter by pukkandan
• Remove filtered entries from -J
• Standardize retry mechanism by pukkandan
• Validate --merge-output-format
• [downloader] Add average speed to final progress line
• [extractor] Add field audio_channels
• [extractor] Support multiple archive ids for one video
• [ffmpeg] Set ffmpeg_location in a contextvar
• [FFmpegThumbnailsConvertor] Fix conversion from GIF
• [MetadataParser] Don't set None when the field didn't match
• [outtmpl] Smarter replacing of unsupported characters by pukkandan
• [outtmpl] Treat empty values as None in filenames
• [utils] sanitize_open: Allow any IO stream as stdout
• [build, devscripts] Add devscript to set a build variant
• [build] Improve build process by shirt-dev
• [build] Update pyinstaller
• [devscripts] Create utils and refactor
• [docs] Clarify best*
• [docs] Fix bug report issue template
• [docs] Fix capitalization in references by christoph-heinrich
• [cleanup, mhtml] Use imghdr
• [cleanup, utils] Consolidate known media extensions
• [cleanup] Misc fixes and cleanup
• [extractor/angel] Add extractor by AxiosDeminence
• [extractor/dplay] Add MotorTrend extractor by Sipherdrakon
• [extractor/harpodeon] Add extractor by eren-kemer
• [extractor/holodex] Add extractor by pukkandan, sqrtNOT
• [extractor/kompas] Add extractor by HobbyistDev
• [extractor/rai] Add raisudtirol extractor by nixxo
• [extractor/tempo] Add extractor by HobbyistDev
• [extractor/youtube] Fixes for third party client detection by coletdjnz
• [extractor/youtube] Add live_status=post_live by lazypete365
• [extractor/youtube] Extract more format info
• [extractor/youtube] Parse translated subtitles only when requested
• [extractor/youtube, extractor/twitch] Allow waiting for channels to become live
• [extractor/youtube, webvtt] Extract auto-subs from livestream VODs by fstirlitz, pukkandan
• [extractor/AbemaTVTitle] Implement paging by Lesmiscore
• [extractor/archiveorg] Improve handling of formats by coletdjnz, pukkandan
• [extractor/arte] Fix title extraction
• [extractor/arte] Move to v2 API by fstirlitz, pukkandan
• [extractor/bbc] Fix news articles by ajj8
• [extractor/camtasia] Separate into own extractor by coletdjnz
• [extractor/cloudflarestream] Fix video_id padding by haobinliang
• [extractor/crunchyroll] Fix conversion of thumbnail from GIF by pukkandan
• [extractor/crunchyroll] Handle missing metadata correctly by Burve, pukkandan
• [extractor/crunchyroll:beta] Extract timestamp and fix tests by tejing1
• [extractor/crunchyroll:beta] Use streams API by tejing1
• [extractor/doodstream] Support more domains by Galiley
• [extractor/ESPN] Extract duration by ischmidt20
• [extractor/FIFA] Change API endpoint by Bricio, yashkc2025
• [extractor/globo:article] Remove false positives by Bricio
• [extractor/Go] Extract timestamp by ischmidt20
• [extractor/hidive] Fix cookie login when netrc is also given by winterbird-code
• [extractor/html5] Separate into own extractor by coletdjnz, pukkandan
• [extractor/ina] Improve extractor by elyse0
• [extractor/NaverNow] Change endpoint by ping
• [extractor/ninegag] Extract uploader by DjesonPV
• [extractor/NovaPlay] Fix extractor by Bojidarist
• [extractor/orf:radio] Rewrite extractors
• [extractor/patreon] Fix and improve extractors by coletdjnz, pukkandan
• [extractor/rai] Fix RaiNews extraction by nixxo
• [extractor/redbee] Unify and update extractors by elyse0
• [extractor/stripchat] Fix _VALID_URL by freezboltz
• [extractor/tubi] Exclude playlists from playlist entries by sqrtNOT
• [extractor/tviplayer] Improve _VALID_URL by HobbyistDev
• [extractor/twitch] Extract chapters for single chapter VODs by mpeter50
• [extractor/vgtv] Support tv.vg.no by sqrtNOT
• [extractor/vidio] Support embed link by HobbyistDev
• [extractor/vk] Fix extractor by Mehavoid
• [extractor/WASDTV:record] Fix _VALID_URL
• [extractor/xfileshare] Add Referer by Galiley
• [extractor/YahooJapanNews] Fix extractor by Lesmiscore
• [extractor/yandexmusic] Extract higher quality format
• [extractor/zee5] Update Device ID by m4tu4g

yt-dlp 2022.07.18

A description of the various files are in the README

Deprecation Warning

Support for Python version 3.6 has been deprecated. See #3764 for more details. You will no longer receive updates on this version! Please update to Python 3.7 or above

---

Changelog

• Allow users to specify encoding in each config files by Lesmiscore
• Discard infodict from memory if no longer needed
• Do not allow extractors to return None
• Do not load system certificates when certifi is used
• Fix rounding of integers in format table
• Improve chapter sanitization
• Skip some fixup if remux/recode is needed by Lesmiscore
• Support --no-progress for --wait-for-video
• Fix bug in 612f2be
• [outtmpl] Add alternate form h for HTML escaping
• [aes] Add multiple padding modes in CBC by elyse0
• [extractor/common] Passthrough errnote=False to parsers
• [extractor/generic] Remove HEAD request
• [http] Ensure the file handle is always closed
• [ModifyChapters] Modify duration in infodict
• [options] Fix aliases to --config-location
• [utils] Fix get_domain
• [build] Consistent order for lazy extractors by lamby
• [build] Fix architecture suffix of executables by odo2063
• [build] Improve setup.py
• [update] Do not check _update_spec when up to date
• [update] Prepare to remove Python 3.6 support
• [compat] Let PyInstaller detect _legacy module
• [devscripts/update-formulae] Do not change dependency section
• [test] Split download tests so they can be more easily run in CI
• [docs] Improve docstring of download_ranges by FirefoxMetzger
• [docs] Improve issue templates
• [build] Fix bug in 6d916fe
• [cleanup, utils] Refactor parse_codecs
• [cleanup] Misc fixes and cleanup
• [extractor/acfun] Add extractors by lockmatrix
• [extractor/Audiodraft] Add extractors by Ashish0804, fstirlitz
• [extractor/cellebrite] Add extractor by HobbyistDev
• [extractor/detik] Add extractor by HobbyistDev
• [extractor/hytale] Add extractor by llamasblade, pukkandan
• [extractor/liputan6] Add extractor by HobbyistDev
• [extractor/mocha] Add extractor by HobbyistDev
• [extractor/rtl.lu] Add extractor by HobbyistDev
• [extractor/rtvsl] Add extractor by iw0nderhow, pukkandan
• [extractor/StarTrek] Add extractor by scy
• [extractor/syvdk] Add extractor by misaelaguayo
• [extractor/theholetv] Add extractor by dosy4ev
• [extractor/TubeTuGraz] Add extractor by Ferdi265, pukkandan
• [extractor/tviplayer] Add extractor by HobbyistDev
• [extractor/wetv] Add extractors by elyse0
• [extractor/wikimedia] Add extractor by EhtishamSabir, pukkandan
• [extractor/youtube] Fix duration check for post-live manifestless mode
• [extractor/youtube] More metadata for storyboards by ftk
• [extractor/bigo] Fix extractor by Lesmiscore
• [extractor/BiliIntl] Fix subtitle extraction by MinePlayersPE
• [extractor/crunchyroll] Improve _VALID_URL
• [extractor/fifa] Fix extractor by ischmidt20
• [extractor/instagram] Fix post/story extractors by pritam20ps05, pukkandan
• [extractor/iq] Set language correctly for Korean subtitles
• [extractor/MangoTV] Fix subtitle languages
• [extractor/Netverse] Improve playlist extractor by HobbyistDev
• [extractor/philharmoniedeparis] Fix extractor by sqrtNOT
• [extractor/Trovo] Fix extractor by u-spec-png
• [extractor/twitch] Support storyboards for VODs by ftk
• [extractor/WatchESPN] Improve _VALID_URL by IONECarter, dirkf
• [extractor/WSJArticle] Fix video id extraction by sqrtNOT
• [extractor/Ximalaya] Fix extractors by lockmatrix
• [cleanup, extractor/youtube] Fix tests by sheerluck

yt-dlp 2022.06.29

A description of the various files are in the README

Deprecation Warning

Support for Python version 3.6 has been deprecated. See #3764 for more details. You will receive only one more update on Py3.6! Please update to Python 3.7 or above

---

Changelog

• Fix --downloader native
• Fix section_end of clips
• Fix playlist error handling
• Sanitize chapters
• [extractor] Fix _create_request when headers is None
• [extractor] Fix empty BaseURL in MPD
• [ffmpeg] Write full output to debug on error
• [hls] Warn user when trying to download live HLS
• [options] Fix parse_known_args for --
• [utils] Fix inconsistent default handling between HTTP and HTTPS requests by coletdjnz
• [build] Draft release until complete
• [build] Fix release tag commit
• [build] Standalone x64 builds for MacOS 10.9 by StefanLobbenmeier
• [update] Ability to set a maximum version for specific variants
• [compat] Fix compat.WINDOWS_VT_MODE
• [compat] Remove deprecated functions from core code
• [compat] Remove more functions
• [cleanup, extractor] Reduce direct use of _downloader
• [cleanup] Consistent style for file heads
• [cleanup] Fix some typos by crazymoose77756
• [cleanup] Misc fixes and cleanup
• [extractor/Scrolller] Add extractor by LunarFang416
• [extractor/ViMP] Add playlist extractor by FestplattenSchnitzel
• [extractor/fuyin] Add extractor by HobbyistDev
• [extractor/livestreamfails] Add extractor by nomevi
• [extractor/premiershiprugby] Add extractor by HobbyistDev
• [extractor/steam] Add broadcast extractor by HobbyistDev
• [extractor/youtube] Mark videos as fully watched by Brett824
• [extractor/CWTV] Extract thumbnail by ischmidt20
• [extractor/ViMP] Add thumbnail and support more sites by FestplattenSchnitzel
• [extractor/dropout] Support cookies and login only as needed by pingiun, pukkandan
• [extractor/ertflix] Improve _VALID_URL
• [extractor/lbry] Use HEAD request for redirect URL by flashdagger
• [extractor/mediaset] Improve _VALID_URL
• [extractor/npr] Implement e50c350 differently
• [extractor/tennistv] Rewrite extractor by pukkandan, zenerdi0de

yt-dlp 2022.06.22.1

A description of the various files are in the README

---

Changelog

• Deprecate support for Python 3.6
• Add option --download-sections to download video partially
  • Chapter regex and time ranges are accepted (Eg: --download-sections *1:10-2:20)
• Add option --alias
• Add option --lazy-playlist to process entries as they are received
• Add option --retry-sleep
• Add slicing notation to --playlist-items
  • Adds support for negative indices and step
  • Add -I as alias for --playlist-index
  • Makes --playlist-start, --playlist-end, --playlist-reverse, --no-playlist-reverse redundant
• --config-location - to provide options interactively
• [build] Add Linux standalone builds
• [update] Self-restart after update
• Merge youtube-dl: Upto commit/8a158a9
• Add --no-update
• Allow extractors to specify section_start/end for clips
• Do not print progress to stderr with -q
• Ensure pre-processor errors do not block video download
• Fix --simulate --max-downloads
• Improve error handling of bad config files
• Return an error code if update fails
• Fix bug in 3a408f9
• [ExtractAudio] Allow conditional conversion
• [ModifyChapters] Fix repeated removal of small segments
• [ThumbnailsConvertor] Allow conditional conversion
• [cookies] Detect profiles for cygwin/BSD by moench-tegeder
• [dash] Show fragment count with --live-from-start by flashdagger
• [extractor] Add _search_json by coletdjnz, pukkandan
• [extractor] Add default parameter to _search_json by coletdjnz, pukkandan
• [extractor] Add dev option --load-pages
• [extractor] Handle json_ld with multiple @types
• [extractor] Import _ALL_CLASSES lazily
• [extractor] Recognize src attribute from HTML5 media elements by Lesmiscore
• [extractor/generic] Revert e6ae51c
• [f4m] Bugfix
• [ffmpeg] Check version lazily
• [jsinterp] Some optimizations and refactoring by dirkf, pukkandan
• [utils] Improve performance using functools.cache
• [utils] Send HTTP/1.1 ALPN extension by coletdjnz
• [utils] ExtractorError: Fix exc_info
• [utils] ISO3166Utils: Add EU and AP
• [utils] Popen: Refactor to use contextmanager
• [utils] locked_file: Fix for PyPy on Windows
• [update] Expose more functionality to API
• [update] Use .git folder to distinguish source/unknown
• [build] Fix updating homebrew formula
• [compat] Add functools.cached_property
• [test] Fix FakeYDL signatures by coletdjnz
• [docs] Improvements
• [cleanup, ExtractAudio] Refactor
• [cleanup, downloader] Refactor report_progress
• [cleanup, extractor] Refactor _download_... methods
• [cleanup, extractor] Rename extractors.py to _extractors.py
• [cleanup, utils] Don't use kwargs for format_field
• [cleanup, build] Refactor
• [cleanup, docs] Re-indent "Usage and Options" section
• [cleanup] Deprecate YoutubeDL.parse_outtmpl
• [cleanup] Misc fixes and cleanup by Lesmiscore, MrRawes, christoph-heinrich, flashdagger, gamer191, kwconder, pukkandan
• [extractor/DailyWire] Add extractors by HobbyistDev, pukkandan
• [extractor/fourzerostudio] Add extractors by Lesmiscore
• [extractor/GoogleDrive] Add folder extractor by evansp, pukkandan
• [extractor/MirrorCoUK] Add extractor by LunarFang416, pukkandan
• [extractor/atscaleconfevent] Add extractor by Ashish0804
• [extractor/freetv] Add extractor by elyse0
• [extractor/ixigua] Add Extractor by HobbyistDev
• [extractor/kicker.de] Add extractor by HobbyistDev
• [extractor/netverse] Add extractors by HobbyistDev, pukkandan
• [extractor/playsuisse] Add extractor by pukkandan, sbor23
• [extractor/substack] Add extractor by elyse0
• [extractor/youtube] Support downloading clips
• [extractor/youtube] Add innertube_host and innertube_key extractor args by coletdjnz
• [extractor/youtube] Add warning for PostLiveDvr
• [extractor/youtube] Bring back _extract_chapters_from_description
• [extractor/youtube] Extract comment_count from webpage
• [extractor/youtube] Fix :ytnotifications extractor by coletdjnz
• [extractor/youtube] Fix initial player response extraction by coletdjnz, pukkandan
• [extractor/youtube] Fix live chat for videos with content warning by coletdjnz
• [extractor/youtube] Make signature extraction non-fatal
• [extractor/youtube:tab] Detect videoRenderer in _post_thread_continuation_entries
• [extractor/BiliIntl] Fix metadata extraction
• [extractor/BiliIntl] Fix subtitle extraction by HobbyistDev
• [extractor/FranceCulture] Fix extractor by aurelg, pukkandan
• [extractor/PokemonSoundLibrary] Remove extractor by Lesmiscore
• [extractor/StreamCZ] Fix extractor by adamanldo, dirkf
• [extractor/WatchESPN] Support free videos and BAM_DTC by ischmidt20
• [extractor/animelab] Remove extractor by gamer191
• [extractor/bloomberg] Change playback endpoint by m4tu4g
• [extractor/ccc] Extract view_count by vkorablin
• [extractor/crunchyroll:beta] Fix extractor after API change by Burve, tejing1
• [extractor/curiositystream] Get auth_token from cookie by mnn
• [extractor/digitalconcerthall] Fix extractor by ZhymabekRoman
• [extractor/dropbox] Extract the correct mountComponent
• [extractor/dropout] Login is not mandatory
• [extractor/duboku] Fix for hostname change by mozbugbox
• [extractor/espn] Add WatchESPN extractor by ischmidt20, pukkandan
• [extractor/expressen] Fix extractor by aejdl
• [extractor/foxnews] Update embed extraction by elyse0
• [extractor/ina] Fix extractor by elyse0
• [extractor/iwara:user] Make paging better by Lesmiscore
• [extractor/jwplatform] Look for data-video-jw-id
• [extractor/lbry] Update livestream API by flashdagger
• [extractor/mediaset] Improve _VALID_URL
• [extractor/naver] Add navernow extractor by ping
• [extractor/niconico:series] Fix extractor by sqrtNOT
• [extractor/npr] Use stream url from json-ld by r5d
• [extractor/pornhub] Extract uploader_id field by Lesmiscore
• [extractor/radiofrance] Add more radios by bubbleguuum
• [extractor/rumble] Detect JS embed
• [extractor/rumble] Extract subtitles by fstirlitz
• [extractor/southpark] Add southpark.lat extractor by darkxex
• [extractor/spotify:show] Fix extractor
• [extractor/tiktok] Detect embeds
• [extractor/tiktok] Extract SIGI_STATE by dirkf, pukkandan, sulyi
• [extractor/tver] Fix extractor by Lesmiscore
• [extractor/vevo] Fix extractor by Lesmiscore
• [extractor/yahoo:gyao] Fix extractor
• [extractor/zattoo] Fix live streams by miseran
• [extractor/zdf] Improve format sorting by elyse0

yt-dlp 2022.06.22

A description of the various files are in the README

---

Changelog

• Deprecate support for Python 3.6
• Add option --download-sections to download video partially
  • Chapter regex and time ranges are accepted (Eg: --download-sections *1:10-2:20)
• Add option --alias
• Add option --lazy-playlist to process entries as they are received
• Add option --retry-sleep
• Add slicing notation to --playlist-items
  • Adds support for negative indices and step
  • Add -I as alias for --playlist-index
  • Makes --playlist-start, --playlist-end, --playlist-reverse, --no-playlist-reverse redundant
• --config-location - to provide options interactively
• [build] Add Linux standalone builds
• [update] Self-restart after update
• Merge youtube-dl: Upto commit/8a158a9
• Add --no-update
• Allow extractors to specify section_start/end for clips
• Do not print progress to stderr with -q
• Ensure pre-processor errors do not block video download
• Fix --simulate --max-downloads
• Improve error handling of bad config files
• Return an error code if update fails
• Fix bug in 3a408f9
• [ExtractAudio] Allow conditional conversion
• [ModifyChapters] Fix repeated removal of small segments
• [ThumbnailsConvertor] Allow conditional conversion
• [cookies] Detect profiles for cygwin/BSD by moench-tegeder
• [dash] Show fragment count with --live-from-start by flashdagger
• [extractor] Add _search_json by coletdjnz, pukkandan
• [extractor] Add default parameter to _search_json by coletdjnz, pukkandan
• [extractor] Add dev option --load-pages
• [extractor] Handle json_ld with multiple @types
• [extractor] Import _ALL_CLASSES lazily
• [extractor] Recognize src attribute from HTML5 media elements by Lesmiscore
• [extractor/generic] Revert e6ae51c
• [f4m] Bugfix
• [ffmpeg] Check version lazily
• [jsinterp] Some optimizations and refactoring by dirkf, pukkandan
• [utils] Improve performance using functools.cache
• [utils] Send HTTP/1.1 ALPN extension by coletdjnz
• [utils] ExtractorError: Fix exc_info
• [utils] ISO3166Utils: Add EU and AP
• [utils] Popen: Refactor to use contextmanager
• [utils] locked_file: Fix for PyPy on Windows
• [update] Expose more functionality to API
• [update] Use .git folder to distinguish source/unknown
• [compat] Add functools.cached_property
• [test] Fix FakeYDL signatures by coletdjnz
• [docs] Improvements
• [cleanup, ExtractAudio] Refactor
• [cleanup, downloader] Refactor report_progress
• [cleanup, extractor] Refactor _download_... methods
• [cleanup, extractor] Rename extractors.py to _extractors.py
• [cleanup, utils] Don't use kwargs for format_field
• [cleanup, build] Refactor
• [cleanup, docs] Re-indent "Usage and Options" section
• [cleanup] Deprecate YoutubeDL.parse_outtmpl
• [cleanup] Misc fixes and cleanup by Lesmiscore, MrRawes, christoph-heinrich, flashdagger, gamer191, kwconder, pukkandan
• [extractor/DailyWire] Add extractors by HobbyistDev, pukkandan
• [extractor/fourzerostudio] Add extractors by Lesmiscore
• [extractor/GoogleDrive] Add folder extractor by evansp, pukkandan
• [extractor/MirrorCoUK] Add extractor by LunarFang416, pukkandan
• [extractor/atscaleconfevent] Add extractor by Ashish0804
• [extractor/freetv] Add extractor by elyse0
• [extractor/ixigua] Add Extractor by HobbyistDev
• [extractor/kicker.de] Add extractor by HobbyistDev
• [extractor/netverse] Add extractors by HobbyistDev, pukkandan
• [extractor/playsuisse] Add extractor by pukkandan, sbor23
• [extractor/substack] Add extractor by elyse0
• [extractor/youtube] Support downloading clips
• [extractor/youtube] Add innertube_host and innertube_key extractor args by coletdjnz
• [extractor/youtube] Add warning for PostLiveDvr
• [extractor/youtube] Bring back _extract_chapters_from_description
• [extractor/youtube] Extract comment_count from webpage
• [extractor/youtube] Fix :ytnotifications extractor by coletdjnz
• [extractor/youtube] Fix initial player response extraction by coletdjnz, pukkandan
• [extractor/youtube] Fix live chat for videos with content warning by coletdjnz
• [extractor/youtube] Make signature extraction non-fatal
• [extractor/youtube:tab] Detect videoRenderer in _post_thread_continuation_entries
• [extractor/BiliIntl] Fix metadata extraction
• [extractor/BiliIntl] Fix subtitle extraction by HobbyistDev
• [extractor/FranceCulture] Fix extractor by aurelg, pukkandan
• [extractor/PokemonSoundLibrary] Remove extractor by Lesmiscore
• [extractor/StreamCZ] Fix extractor by adamanldo, dirkf
• [extractor/WatchESPN] Support free videos and BAM_DTC by ischmidt20
• [extractor/animelab] Remove extractor by gamer191
• [extractor/bloomberg] Change playback endpoint by m4tu4g
• [extractor/ccc] Extract view_count by vkorablin
• [extractor/crunchyroll:beta] Fix extractor after API change by Burve, tejing1
• [extractor/curiositystream] Get auth_token from cookie by mnn
• [extractor/digitalconcerthall] Fix extractor by ZhymabekRoman
• [extractor/dropbox] Extract the correct mountComponent
• [extractor/dropout] Login is not mandatory
• [extractor/duboku] Fix for hostname change by mozbugbox
• [extractor/espn] Add WatchESPN extractor by ischmidt20, pukkandan
• [extractor/expressen] Fix extractor by aejdl
• [extractor/foxnews] Update embed extraction by elyse0
• [extractor/ina] Fix extractor by elyse0
• [extractor/iwara:user] Make paging better by Lesmiscore
• [extractor/jwplatform] Look for data-video-jw-id
• [extractor/lbry] Update livestream API by flashdagger
• [extractor/mediaset] Improve _VALID_URL
• [extractor/naver] Add navernow extractor by ping
• [extractor/niconico:series] Fix extractor by sqrtNOT
• [extractor/npr] Use stream url from json-ld by r5d
• [extractor/pornhub] Extract uploader_id field by Lesmiscore
• [extractor/radiofrance] Add more radios by bubbleguuum
• [extractor/rumble] Detect JS embed
• [extractor/rumble] Extract subtitles by fstirlitz
• [extractor/southpark] Add southpark.lat extractor by darkxex
• [extractor/spotify:show] Fix extractor
• [extractor/tiktok] Detect embeds
• [extractor/tiktok] Extract SIGI_STATE by dirkf, pukkandan, sulyi
• [extractor/tver] Fix extractor by Lesmiscore
• [extractor/vevo] Fix extractor by Lesmiscore
• [extractor/yahoo:gyao] Fix extractor
• [extractor/zattoo] Fix live streams by miseran
• [extractor/zdf] Improve format sorting by elyse0

yt-dlp 2022.05.18

A description of the various files are in the README

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Changelog:

• Add support for SSL client certificate authentication by coletdjnz, dirkf
  • Adds --client-certificate, --client-certificate-key, --client-certificate-password
• Add --match-filter - to interactively ask for each video
• --max-downloads should obey --break-per-input
• Allow use of weaker ciphers with --legacy-server-connect
• Don't imply -s for later stages of -O
• Fix --date today
• Fix --skip-unavailable-fragments
• Fix color in -q -F
• Fix redirect HTTP method handling by coletdjnz
• Improve --clean-infojson
• Remove warning for videos with an empty title
• Run FFmpegFixupM3u8PP for live-streams if needed
• Show name of downloader in verbose log
• [cookies] Allow cookiefile to be a text stream
• [cookies] Report progress when importing cookies
• [downloader/ffmpeg] Specify headers for each URL by elyse0
• [fragment] Do not change chunk-size when --test
• [fragment] Make single thread download work for --live-from-start by Lesmiscore
• [hls] Fix byte_range for EXT-X-MAP fragment by fstirlitz
• [http] Fix retrying on read timeout by coletdjnz
• [ffmpeg] Fix features detection
• [EmbedSubtitle] Enable for more video extensions
• [EmbedThumbnail] Disable thumbnail conversion for mkv by evansp
• [EmbedThumbnail] Do not obey -k
• [EmbedThumbnail] Do not remove id3v1 tags
• [FFmpegMetadata] Remove \0 from metadata
• [FFmpegMetadata] Remove filename from attached info-json
• [FixupM3u8] Obey --hls-prefer-mpegts
• [Sponsorblock] Don't crash when duration is unknown
• [XAttrMetadata] Refactor and document dependencies
• [extractor] Document netrc machines
• [extractor] Update manifest_urls after redirect by elyse0
• [extractor] Update dash manifest_url after redirects by elyse0
• [extractor] Use classmethod/property where possible
• [generic] Refactor _extract_rss
• [utils] is_html: Handle double BOM
• [utils] locked_file: Ignore illegal seek on truncate by jakeogh
• [utils] sanitize_path: Fix when path is empty string
• [utils] write_string: Workaround newline issue in conhost
• [utils] certifi: Make sure the pem file exists
• [utils] Fix WebSocketsWrapper
• [utils] locked_file: Do not give executable bits for newly created files by Lesmiscore
• [utils] YoutubeDLCookieJar: Detect and reject JSON file by Lesmiscore
• [test] Convert warnings into errors and fix some existing warnings by fstirlitz
• [dependencies] Create module with all dependency imports
• [compat] Split into sub-modules by fstirlitz, pukkandan
• [compat] Implement compat.imghdr
• [build] Add make uninstall by MrRawes
• [build] Avoid use of install -D
• [build] Fix Makefile by putnam
• [build] Fix --onedir on macOS
• [build] Add more test-runners
• [cleanup] Deprecate some compat vars by fstirlitz, pukkandan
• [cleanup] Remove unused code paths, extractors, scripts and tests by fstirlitz
• [cleanup] Upgrade syntax (pyupgrade) and sort imports (isort)
• [cleanup, docs, build] Misc fixes
• [BilibiliLive] Add extractor by HE7086, pukkandan
• [Fifa] Add Extractor by Bricio
• [goodgame] Add extractor by nevack
• [gronkh] Add playlist extractors by hatienl0i261299
• [icareus] Add extractor by tpikonen, pukkandan
• [iwara] Add playlist extractors by i6t
• [Likee] Add extractor by hatienl0i261299
• [masters] Add extractor by m4tu4g
• [nebula] Add support for subscriptions by hheimbuerger
• [Podchaser] Add extractors by connercsbn
• [rokfin:search] Add extractor by P-reducible, pukkandan
• [youtube] Add :ytnotifications extractor by krichbanana
• [youtube] Add YoutubeStoriesIE (ytstories:<channel UCID>) by coletdjnz
• [ZingMp3] Add chart and user extractors by hatienl0i261299
• [adn] Update AES key by elyse0
• [adobepass] Allow cookies for authenticating MSO
• [bandcamp] Exclude merch links by Yipten
• [chingari] Fix archiving and tests
• [DRTV] Improve _VALID_URL by vertan
• [facebook] Improve thumbnail extraction by Wikidepia
• [fc2] Stop heatbeating once FFmpeg finishes by Lesmiscore
• [Gofile] Fix extraction and support password-protected links by mehq
• [hotstar, cleanup] Refactor extractors
• [InfoQ] Don't fail on missing audio format by evansp
• [Jamendo] Extract more metadata by evansp
• [kaltura] Update API calls by flashdagger
• [KhanAcademy] Fix extractor by rand-net
• [LCI] Fix extractor by MarwenDallel
• [lrt] Support livestreams by GiedriusS
• [niconico] Set expected_protocol to a public field
• [Niconico] Support 2FA by ekangmonyet
• [Olympics] Fix format extension
• [openrec:movie] Enable fallback for /movie/ URLs
• [PearVideo] Add fallback for formats by hatienl0i261299
• [radiko] Fix extractor by Lesmiscore
• [rai] Add release_year
• [reddit] Prevent infinite loop
• [rokfin] Implement login by P-reducible, pukkandan
• [ruutu] Support hs.fi embeds by tpikonen, pukkandan
• [spotify] Detect iframe embeds by fstirlitz
• [telegram] Fix metadata extraction
• [tmz, cleanup] Update tests by diegorodriguezv
• [toggo] Fix _VALID_URL by ca-za
• [trovo] Update to new API by nyuszika7h
• [TVer] Improve extraction by Lesmiscore
• [twitcasting] Pass headers for each formats by Lesmiscore
• [VideocampusSachsen] Improve extractor by FestplattenSchnitzel
• [vimeo] Fix extractors
• [wat] Fix extraction of multi-language videos and subtitles by elyse0
• [wistia] Fix _VALID_URL by dirkf
• [youtube, cleanup] Minor refactoring by coletdjnz, pukkandan
• [youtube] Added piped instance urls by JordanWeatherby
• [youtube] Deprioritize auto-generated thumbnails
• [youtube] Deprioritize format 22 (often damaged)
• [youtube] Fix episode metadata extraction
• [zee5] Fix extractor by Ashish0804
• [zingmp3, cleanup] Refactor extractors