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-rwxr-xr-xyoutube_dl/YoutubeDL.py6
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diff --git a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
index b1f792d4e..4b801a917 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.
@@ -282,6 +283,7 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
self._num_downloads = 0
self._screen_file = [sys.stdout, sys.stderr][params.get('logtostderr', False)]
self._err_file = sys.stderr
+ self._force_generic_extractor_required = params.get('force_generic_extractor', False)
self.params = params
self.cache = Cache(self)
@@ -633,6 +635,10 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
extra_info is a dict containing the extra values to add to each result
'''
+ if not ie_key and self._force_generic_extractor_required:
+ self._force_generic_extractor_required = False
+ ie_key = 'Generic'
+
if ie_key:
ies = [self.get_info_extractor(ie_key)]
else: