Rename --cn-verfication-proxy to --geo-verification-proxy

And deprecate the former one

Since commit f1388739002a7fd1e8e9c41b642734786fc6c391, this option is
not limited to China websites, so rename it.

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
index 5036289b0..ba72ec6f3 100755
--- a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
     prefer_insecure:   Use HTTP instead of HTTPS to retrieve information.
                        At the moment, this is only supported by YouTube.
     proxy:             URL of the proxy server to use
-    cn_verification_proxy:  URL of the proxy to use for IP address verification
-                       on Chinese sites. (Experimental)
+    geo_verification_proxy:  URL of the proxy to use for IP address verification
+                       on geo-restricted sites. (Experimental)
     socket_timeout:    Time to wait for unresponsive hosts, in seconds
     bidi_workaround:   Work around buggy terminals without bidirectional text
                        support, using fridibi
@@ -304,6 +304,11 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
         self.params.update(params)
         self.cache = Cache(self)
 
+        if self.params.get('cn_verification_proxy') is not None:
+            self.report_warning('--cn-verification-proxy is deprecated. Use --geo-verification-proxy instead.')
+            if self.params.get('geo_verification_proxy') is None:
+                self.params['geo_verification_proxy'] = self.params['cn_verification_proxy']
+
         if params.get('bidi_workaround', False):
             try:
                 import pty