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-rwxr-xr-xyoutube_dl/YoutubeDL.py11
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
index 6e4b6f566..411de9ac9 100755
--- a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
outtmpl: Template for output names.
restrictfilenames: Do not allow "&" and spaces in file names
ignoreerrors: Do not stop on download errors.
+ force_generic_extractor: Force downloader to use the generic extractor
nooverwrites: Prevent overwriting files.
playliststart: Playlist item to start at.
playlistend: Playlist item to end at.
@@ -626,13 +627,16 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
info_dict.setdefault(key, value)
def extract_info(self, url, download=True, ie_key=None, extra_info={},
- process=True):
+ process=True, force_generic_extractor=False):
'''
Returns a list with a dictionary for each video we find.
If 'download', also downloads the videos.
extra_info is a dict containing the extra values to add to each result
'''
+ if not ie_key and force_generic_extractor:
+ ie_key = 'Generic'
+
if ie_key:
ies = [self.get_info_extractor(ie_key)]
else:
@@ -1004,7 +1008,7 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
t.get('preference'), t.get('width'), t.get('height'),
t.get('id'), t.get('url')))
for i, t in enumerate(thumbnails):
- if 'width' in t and 'height' in t:
+ if t.get('width') and t.get('height'):
t['resolution'] = '%dx%d' % (t['width'], t['height'])
if t.get('id') is None:
t['id'] = '%d' % i
@@ -1493,7 +1497,8 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
for url in url_list:
try:
# It also downloads the videos
- res = self.extract_info(url)
+ res = self.extract_info(
+ url, force_generic_extractor=self.params.get('force_generic_extractor', False))
except UnavailableVideoError:
self.report_error('unable to download video')
except MaxDownloadsReached: