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-rwxr-xr-xyoutube_dl/YoutubeDL.py5
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
index b5dd77e3f..7f054cdff 100755
--- a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
@@ -543,6 +543,11 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
outtmpl = self.params.get('outtmpl', DEFAULT_OUTTMPL)
tmpl = compat_expanduser(outtmpl)
filename = tmpl % template_dict
+ # 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())
return filename
except ValueError as err:
self.report_error('Error in output template: ' + str(err) + ' (encoding: ' + repr(preferredencoding()) + ')')