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diff --git a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
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--- a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
@@ -260,7 +260,9 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
The following options determine which downloader is picked:
external_downloader: Executable of the external downloader to call.
None or unset for standard (built-in) downloader.
- hls_prefer_native: Use the native HLS downloader instead of ffmpeg/avconv.
+ hls_prefer_native: Use the native HLS downloader instead of ffmpeg/avconv
+ if True, otherwise use ffmpeg/avconv if False, otherwise
+ use downloader suggested by extractor if None.
The following parameters are not used by YoutubeDL itself, they are used by
the downloader (see youtube_dl/downloader/common.py):