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| -rw-r--r-- | youtube_dl/extractor/common.py | 14 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py index 1fa8048b8..641e50f3c 100644 --- a/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py +++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py @@ -102,10 +102,20 @@ class InfoExtractor(object): from worst to best quality. Potential fields: - * url Mandatory. The URL of the video file + * url The mandatory URL representing the media: + for plain file media - HTTP URL of this file, + for RTMP - RTMP URL, + for HLS - URL of the M3U8 media playlist, + for HDS - URL of the F4M manifest, + for DASH - URL of the MPD manifest, + for MSS - URL of the ISM manifest. * manifest_url The URL of the manifest file in case of - fragmented media (DASH, hls, hds) + fragmented media: + for HLS - URL of the M3U8 master playlist, + for HDS - URL of the F4M manifest, + for DASH - URL of the MPD manifest, + for MSS - URL of the ISM manifest. * ext Will be calculated from URL if missing * format A human-readable description of the format ("mp4 container with h264/opus"). |