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| -rw-r--r-- | youtube_dl/options.py | 11 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | youtube_dl/postprocessor/metadatafromtitle.py | 4 |
2 files changed, 9 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/youtube_dl/options.py b/youtube_dl/options.py index 52309fb84..57f2e2c1e 100644 --- a/youtube_dl/options.py +++ b/youtube_dl/options.py @@ -814,11 +814,12 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None): '--metadata-from-title', metavar='FORMAT', dest='metafromtitle', help='Parse additional metadata like song title / artist from the video title. ' - 'The format syntax is the same as --output, ' - 'the parsed parameters replace existing values. ' - 'Additional templates: %(album)s, %(artist)s. ' - 'Example: --metadata-from-title "%(artist)s - %(title)s" matches a title like ' - '"Coldplay - Paradise"') + 'The format syntax is the same as --output. Regular expression with ' + 'named capture groups may also be used. ' + 'The parsed parameters replace existing values. ' + 'Example: --metadata-from-title "%(artist)s - %(title)s" matches a title like ' + '"Coldplay - Paradise". ' + 'Example (regex): --metadata-from-title "(?P<artist>.+?) - (?P<title>.+)"') postproc.add_option( '--xattrs', action='store_true', dest='xattrs', default=False, diff --git a/youtube_dl/postprocessor/metadatafromtitle.py b/youtube_dl/postprocessor/metadatafromtitle.py index a7d637a3c..c73f02447 100644 --- a/youtube_dl/postprocessor/metadatafromtitle.py +++ b/youtube_dl/postprocessor/metadatafromtitle.py @@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ class MetadataFromTitlePP(PostProcessor): def __init__(self, downloader, titleformat): super(MetadataFromTitlePP, self).__init__(downloader) self._titleformat = titleformat - self._titleregex = self.format_to_regex(titleformat) + self._titleregex = (self.format_to_regex(titleformat) + if re.search(r'%\(\w+\)s', titleformat) + else titleformat) def format_to_regex(self, fmt): r""" |