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diff --git a/youtube_dl/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
index c4b09695c..4f1829214 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import codecs
import getpass
import optparse
import os
+import random
import re
import shlex
import socket
@@ -142,6 +143,9 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
general.add_option('--list-extractors',
action='store_true', dest='list_extractors',
help='List all supported extractors and the URLs they would handle', default=False)
+ general.add_option('--list-extractor-descriptions',
+ action='store_true', dest='list_extractor_descriptions',
+ help='Output descriptions of all supported extractors', default=False)
general.add_option('--proxy', dest='proxy', default=None, help='Use the specified HTTP/HTTPS proxy', metavar='URL')
general.add_option('--no-check-certificate', action='store_true', dest='no_check_certificate', default=False, help='Suppress HTTPS certificate validation.')
@@ -427,6 +431,18 @@ def _real_main(argv=None):
for mu in matchedUrls:
compat_print(u' ' + mu)
sys.exit(0)
+ if opts.list_extractor_descriptions:
+ for ie in sorted(extractors, key=lambda ie: ie.IE_NAME.lower()):
+ if not ie._WORKING:
+ continue
+ desc = getattr(ie, 'IE_DESC', ie.IE_NAME)
+ if hasattr(ie, 'SEARCH_KEY'):
+ _SEARCHES = (u'cute kittens', u'slithering pythons', u'falling cat', u'angry poodle', u'purple fish', u'running tortoise')
+ _COUNTS = (u'', u'5', u'10', u'all')
+ desc += u' (Example: "%s%s:%s" )' % (ie.SEARCH_KEY, random.choice(_COUNTS), random.choice(_SEARCHES))
+ compat_print(desc)
+ sys.exit(0)
+
# Conflicting, missing and erroneous options
if opts.usenetrc and (opts.username is not None or opts.password is not None):