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Diffstat (limited to 'youtube_dl/options.py')
| -rw-r--r-- | youtube_dl/options.py | 200 | 
1 files changed, 103 insertions, 97 deletions
| diff --git a/youtube_dl/options.py b/youtube_dl/options.py index 4e6e47d6f..5720fb424 100644 --- a/youtube_dl/options.py +++ b/youtube_dl/options.py @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from .compat import (      compat_kwargs,  )  from .utils import ( +    preferredencoding,      write_string,  )  from .version import __version__ @@ -120,19 +121,19 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):      general.add_option(          '-h', '--help',          action='help', -        help='print this help text and exit') +        help='Print this help text and exit')      general.add_option(          '-v', '--version',          action='version', -        help='print program version and exit') +        help='Print program version and exit')      general.add_option(          '-U', '--update',          action='store_true', dest='update_self', -        help='update this program to latest version. Make sure that you have sufficient permissions (run with sudo if needed)') +        help='Update this program to latest version. Make sure that you have sufficient permissions (run with sudo if needed)')      general.add_option(          '-i', '--ignore-errors',          action='store_true', dest='ignoreerrors', default=False, -        help='continue on download errors, for example to skip unavailable videos in a playlist') +        help='Continue on download errors, for example to skip unavailable videos in a playlist')      general.add_option(          '--abort-on-error',          action='store_false', dest='ignoreerrors', @@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):      general.add_option(          '--dump-user-agent',          action='store_true', dest='dump_user_agent', default=False, -        help='display the current browser identification') +        help='Display the current browser identification')      general.add_option(          '--list-extractors',          action='store_true', dest='list_extractors', default=False, @@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):      general.add_option(          '--default-search',          dest='default_search', metavar='PREFIX', -        help='Use this prefix for unqualified URLs. For example "gvsearch2:" downloads two videos from google videos for  youtube-dl "large apple". Use the value "auto" to let youtube-dl guess ("auto_warning" to emit a warning when guessing). "error" just throws an error. The default value "fixup_error" repairs broken URLs, but emits an error if this is not possible instead of searching.') +        help='Use this prefix for unqualified URLs. For example "gvsearch2:" downloads two videos from google videos for youtube-dl "large apple". Use the value "auto" to let youtube-dl guess ("auto_warning" to emit a warning when guessing). "error" just throws an error. The default value "fixup_error" repairs broken URLs, but emits an error if this is not possible instead of searching.')      general.add_option(          '--ignore-config',          action='store_true', @@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):          '--no-color', '--no-colors',          action='store_true', dest='no_color',          default=False, -        help='Do not emit color codes in output.') +        help='Do not emit color codes in output')      network = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Network Options')      network.add_option( @@ -206,23 +207,23 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):      selection.add_option(          '--playlist-start',          dest='playliststart', metavar='NUMBER', default=1, type=int, -        help='playlist video to start at (default is %default)') +        help='Playlist video to start at (default is %default)')      selection.add_option(          '--playlist-end',          dest='playlistend', metavar='NUMBER', default=None, type=int, -        help='playlist video to end at (default is last)') +        help='Playlist video to end at (default is last)')      selection.add_option(          '--playlist-items',          dest='playlist_items', metavar='ITEM_SPEC', default=None, -        help='playlist video items to download. Specify indices of the videos in the playlist seperated by commas like: "--playlist-items 1,2,5,8" if you want to download videos indexed 1, 2, 5, 8 in the playlist. You can specify range: "--playlist-items 1-3,7,10-13", it will download the videos at index 1, 2, 3, 7, 10, 11, 12 and 13.') +        help='Playlist video items to download. Specify indices of the videos in the playlist seperated by commas like: "--playlist-items 1,2,5,8" if you want to download videos indexed 1, 2, 5, 8 in the playlist. You can specify range: "--playlist-items 1-3,7,10-13", it will download the videos at index 1, 2, 3, 7, 10, 11, 12 and 13.')      selection.add_option(          '--match-title',          dest='matchtitle', metavar='REGEX', -        help='download only matching titles (regex or caseless sub-string)') +        help='Download only matching titles (regex or caseless sub-string)')      selection.add_option(          '--reject-title',          dest='rejecttitle', metavar='REGEX', -        help='skip download for matching titles (regex or caseless sub-string)') +        help='Skip download for matching titles (regex or caseless sub-string)')      selection.add_option(          '--max-downloads',          dest='max_downloads', metavar='NUMBER', type=int, default=None, @@ -238,19 +239,19 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):      selection.add_option(          '--date',          metavar='DATE', dest='date', default=None, -        help='download only videos uploaded in this date') +        help='Download only videos uploaded in this date')      selection.add_option(          '--datebefore',          metavar='DATE', dest='datebefore', default=None, -        help='download only videos uploaded on or before this date (i.e. inclusive)') +        help='Download only videos uploaded on or before this date (i.e. inclusive)')      selection.add_option(          '--dateafter',          metavar='DATE', dest='dateafter', default=None, -        help='download only videos uploaded on or after this date (i.e. inclusive)') +        help='Download only videos uploaded on or after this date (i.e. inclusive)')      selection.add_option(          '--min-views',          metavar='COUNT', dest='min_views', default=None, type=int, -        help='Do not download any videos with less than COUNT views',) +        help='Do not download any videos with less than COUNT views')      selection.add_option(          '--max-views',          metavar='COUNT', dest='max_views', default=None, type=int, @@ -259,7 +260,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):          '--match-filter',          metavar='FILTER', dest='match_filter', default=None,          help=( -            '(Experimental) Generic video filter. ' +            'Generic video filter (experimental). '              'Specify any key (see help for -o for a list of available keys) to'              ' match if the key is present, '              '!key to check if the key is not present,' @@ -277,15 +278,15 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):      selection.add_option(          '--no-playlist',          action='store_true', dest='noplaylist', default=False, -        help='If the URL refers to a video and a playlist, download only the video.') +        help='Download only the video, if the URL refers to a video and a playlist.')      selection.add_option(          '--yes-playlist',          action='store_false', dest='noplaylist', default=False, -        help='If the URL refers to a video and a playlist, download the playlist.') +        help='Download the playlist, if the URL refers to a video and a playlist.')      selection.add_option(          '--age-limit',          metavar='YEARS', dest='age_limit', default=None, type=int, -        help='download only videos suitable for the given age') +        help='Download only videos suitable for the given age')      selection.add_option(          '--download-archive', metavar='FILE',          dest='download_archive', @@ -299,30 +300,30 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):      authentication.add_option(          '-u', '--username',          dest='username', metavar='USERNAME', -        help='login with this account ID') +        help='Login with this account ID')      authentication.add_option(          '-p', '--password',          dest='password', metavar='PASSWORD', -        help='account password. If this option is left out, youtube-dl will ask interactively.') +        help='Account password. If this option is left out, youtube-dl will ask interactively.')      authentication.add_option(          '-2', '--twofactor',          dest='twofactor', metavar='TWOFACTOR', -        help='two-factor auth code') +        help='Two-factor auth code')      authentication.add_option(          '-n', '--netrc',          action='store_true', dest='usenetrc', default=False, -        help='use .netrc authentication data') +        help='Use .netrc authentication data')      authentication.add_option(          '--video-password',          dest='videopassword', metavar='PASSWORD', -        help='video password (vimeo, smotri)') +        help='Video password (vimeo, smotri)')      video_format = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Video Format Options')      video_format.add_option(          '-f', '--format',          action='store', dest='format', metavar='FORMAT', default=None,          help=( -            'video format code, specify the order of preference using' +            'Video format code, specify the order of preference using'              ' slashes, as in -f 22/17/18 . '              ' Instead of format codes, you can select by extension for the '              'extensions aac, m4a, mp3, mp4, ogg, wav, webm. ' @@ -350,19 +351,19 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):      video_format.add_option(          '--all-formats',          action='store_const', dest='format', const='all', -        help='download all available video formats') +        help='Download all available video formats')      video_format.add_option(          '--prefer-free-formats',          action='store_true', dest='prefer_free_formats', default=False, -        help='prefer free video formats unless a specific one is requested') +        help='Prefer free video formats unless a specific one is requested')      video_format.add_option(          '--max-quality',          action='store', dest='format_limit', metavar='FORMAT', -        help='highest quality format to download') +        help='Highest quality format to download')      video_format.add_option(          '-F', '--list-formats',          action='store_true', dest='listformats', -        help='list all available formats') +        help='List all available formats')      video_format.add_option(          '--youtube-include-dash-manifest',          action='store_true', dest='youtube_include_dash_manifest', default=True, @@ -382,46 +383,46 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):      subtitles.add_option(          '--write-sub', '--write-srt',          action='store_true', dest='writesubtitles', default=False, -        help='write subtitle file') +        help='Write subtitle file')      subtitles.add_option(          '--write-auto-sub', '--write-automatic-sub',          action='store_true', dest='writeautomaticsub', default=False, -        help='write automatic subtitle file (youtube only)') +        help='Write automatic subtitle file (YouTube only)')      subtitles.add_option(          '--all-subs',          action='store_true', dest='allsubtitles', default=False, -        help='downloads all the available subtitles of the video') +        help='Download all the available subtitles of the video')      subtitles.add_option(          '--list-subs',          action='store_true', dest='listsubtitles', default=False, -        help='lists all available subtitles for the video') +        help='List all available subtitles for the video')      subtitles.add_option(          '--sub-format',          action='store', dest='subtitlesformat', metavar='FORMAT', default='best', -        help='subtitle format, accepts formats preference, for example: "ass/srt/best"') +        help='Subtitle format, accepts formats preference, for example: "srt" or "ass/srt/best"')      subtitles.add_option(          '--sub-lang', '--sub-langs', '--srt-lang',          action='callback', dest='subtitleslangs', metavar='LANGS', type='str',          default=[], callback=_comma_separated_values_options_callback, -        help='languages of the subtitles to download (optional) separated by commas, use IETF language tags like \'en,pt\'') +        help='Languages of the subtitles to download (optional) separated by commas, use IETF language tags like \'en,pt\'')      downloader = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Download Options')      downloader.add_option(          '-r', '--rate-limit',          dest='ratelimit', metavar='LIMIT', -        help='maximum download rate in bytes per second (e.g. 50K or 4.2M)') +        help='Maximum download rate in bytes per second (e.g. 50K or 4.2M)')      downloader.add_option(          '-R', '--retries',          dest='retries', metavar='RETRIES', default=10, -        help='number of retries (default is %default), or "infinite".') +        help='Number of retries (default is %default), or "infinite".')      downloader.add_option(          '--buffer-size',          dest='buffersize', metavar='SIZE', default='1024', -        help='size of download buffer (e.g. 1024 or 16K) (default is %default)') +        help='Size of download buffer (e.g. 1024 or 16K) (default is %default)')      downloader.add_option(          '--no-resize-buffer',          action='store_true', dest='noresizebuffer', default=False, -        help='do not automatically adjust the buffer size. By default, the buffer size is automatically resized from an initial value of SIZE.') +        help='Do not automatically adjust the buffer size. By default, the buffer size is automatically resized from an initial value of SIZE.')      downloader.add_option(          '--test',          action='store_true', dest='test', default=False, @@ -433,11 +434,11 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):      downloader.add_option(          '--xattr-set-filesize',          dest='xattr_set_filesize', action='store_true', -        help='(experimental) set file xattribute ytdl.filesize with expected filesize') +        help='Set file xattribute ytdl.filesize with expected filesize (experimental)')      downloader.add_option(          '--hls-prefer-native',          dest='hls_prefer_native', action='store_true', -        help='(experimental) Use the native HLS downloader instead of ffmpeg.') +        help='Use the native HLS downloader instead of ffmpeg (experimental)')      downloader.add_option(          '--external-downloader',          dest='external_downloader', metavar='COMMAND', @@ -446,7 +447,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):      downloader.add_option(          '--external-downloader-args',          dest='external_downloader_args', metavar='ARGS', -        help='Give these arguments to the external downloader.') +        help='Give these arguments to the external downloader')      workarounds = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Workarounds')      workarounds.add_option( @@ -456,7 +457,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):      workarounds.add_option(          '--no-check-certificate',          action='store_true', dest='no_check_certificate', default=False, -        help='Suppress HTTPS certificate validation.') +        help='Suppress HTTPS certificate validation')      workarounds.add_option(          '--prefer-insecure',          '--prefer-unsecure', action='store_true', dest='prefer_insecure', @@ -464,16 +465,16 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):      workarounds.add_option(          '--user-agent',          metavar='UA', dest='user_agent', -        help='specify a custom user agent') +        help='Specify a custom user agent')      workarounds.add_option(          '--referer',          metavar='URL', dest='referer', default=None, -        help='specify a custom referer, use if the video access is restricted to one domain', +        help='Specify a custom referer, use if the video access is restricted to one domain',      )      workarounds.add_option(          '--add-header',          metavar='FIELD:VALUE', dest='headers', action='append', -        help='specify a custom HTTP header and its value, separated by a colon \':\'. You can use this option multiple times', +        help='Specify a custom HTTP header and its value, separated by a colon \':\'. You can use this option multiple times',      )      workarounds.add_option(          '--bidi-workaround', @@ -488,7 +489,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):      verbosity.add_option(          '-q', '--quiet',          action='store_true', dest='quiet', default=False, -        help='activates quiet mode') +        help='Activate quiet mode')      verbosity.add_option(          '--no-warnings',          dest='no_warnings', action='store_true', default=False, @@ -496,51 +497,51 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):      verbosity.add_option(          '-s', '--simulate',          action='store_true', dest='simulate', default=False, -        help='do not download the video and do not write anything to disk',) +        help='Do not download the video and do not write anything to disk')      verbosity.add_option(          '--skip-download',          action='store_true', dest='skip_download', default=False, -        help='do not download the video',) +        help='Do not download the video')      verbosity.add_option(          '-g', '--get-url',          action='store_true', dest='geturl', default=False, -        help='simulate, quiet but print URL') +        help='Simulate, quiet but print URL')      verbosity.add_option(          '-e', '--get-title',          action='store_true', dest='gettitle', default=False, -        help='simulate, quiet but print title') +        help='Simulate, quiet but print title')      verbosity.add_option(          '--get-id',          action='store_true', dest='getid', default=False, -        help='simulate, quiet but print id') +        help='Simulate, quiet but print id')      verbosity.add_option(          '--get-thumbnail',          action='store_true', dest='getthumbnail', default=False, -        help='simulate, quiet but print thumbnail URL') +        help='Simulate, quiet but print thumbnail URL')      verbosity.add_option(          '--get-description',          action='store_true', dest='getdescription', default=False, -        help='simulate, quiet but print video description') +        help='Simulate, quiet but print video description')      verbosity.add_option(          '--get-duration',          action='store_true', dest='getduration', default=False, -        help='simulate, quiet but print video length') +        help='Simulate, quiet but print video length')      verbosity.add_option(          '--get-filename',          action='store_true', dest='getfilename', default=False, -        help='simulate, quiet but print output filename') +        help='Simulate, quiet but print output filename')      verbosity.add_option(          '--get-format',          action='store_true', dest='getformat', default=False, -        help='simulate, quiet but print output format') +        help='Simulate, quiet but print output format')      verbosity.add_option(          '-j', '--dump-json',          action='store_true', dest='dumpjson', default=False, -        help='simulate, quiet but print JSON information. See --output for a description of available keys.') +        help='Simulate, quiet but print JSON information. See --output for a description of available keys.')      verbosity.add_option(          '-J', '--dump-single-json',          action='store_true', dest='dump_single_json', default=False, -        help='simulate, quiet but print JSON information for each command-line argument. If the URL refers to a playlist, dump the whole playlist information in a single line.') +        help='Simulate, quiet but print JSON information for each command-line argument. If the URL refers to a playlist, dump the whole playlist information in a single line.')      verbosity.add_option(          '--print-json',          action='store_true', dest='print_json', default=False, @@ -549,23 +550,23 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):      verbosity.add_option(          '--newline',          action='store_true', dest='progress_with_newline', default=False, -        help='output progress bar as new lines') +        help='Output progress bar as new lines')      verbosity.add_option(          '--no-progress',          action='store_true', dest='noprogress', default=False, -        help='do not print progress bar') +        help='Do not print progress bar')      verbosity.add_option(          '--console-title',          action='store_true', dest='consoletitle', default=False, -        help='display progress in console titlebar') +        help='Display progress in console titlebar')      verbosity.add_option(          '-v', '--verbose',          action='store_true', dest='verbose', default=False, -        help='print various debugging information') +        help='Print various debugging information')      verbosity.add_option(          '--dump-pages', '--dump-intermediate-pages',          action='store_true', dest='dump_intermediate_pages', default=False, -        help='print downloaded pages to debug problems (very verbose)') +        help='Print downloaded pages to debug problems (very verbose)')      verbosity.add_option(          '--write-pages',          action='store_true', dest='write_pages', default=False, @@ -581,29 +582,29 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):      verbosity.add_option(          '-C', '--call-home',          dest='call_home', action='store_true', default=False, -        help='Contact the youtube-dl server for debugging.') +        help='Contact the youtube-dl server for debugging')      verbosity.add_option(          '--no-call-home',          dest='call_home', action='store_false', default=False, -        help='Do NOT contact the youtube-dl server for debugging.') +        help='Do NOT contact the youtube-dl server for debugging')      filesystem = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Filesystem Options')      filesystem.add_option(          '-a', '--batch-file',          dest='batchfile', metavar='FILE', -        help='file containing URLs to download (\'-\' for stdin)') +        help='File containing URLs to download (\'-\' for stdin)')      filesystem.add_option(          '--id', default=False, -        action='store_true', dest='useid', help='use only video ID in file name') +        action='store_true', dest='useid', help='Use only video ID in file name')      filesystem.add_option(          '-o', '--output',          dest='outtmpl', metavar='TEMPLATE', -        help=('output filename template. Use %(title)s to get the title, ' +        help=('Output filename template. Use %(title)s to get the title, '                '%(uploader)s for the uploader name, %(uploader_id)s for the uploader nickname if different, '                '%(autonumber)s to get an automatically incremented number, '                '%(ext)s for the filename extension, '                '%(format)s for the format description (like "22 - 1280x720" or "HD"), ' -              '%(format_id)s for the unique id of the format (like Youtube\'s itags: "137"), ' +              '%(format_id)s for the unique id of the format (like YouTube\'s itags: "137"), '                '%(upload_date)s for the upload date (YYYYMMDD), '                '%(extractor)s for the provider (youtube, metacafe, etc), '                '%(id)s for the video id, ' @@ -617,7 +618,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):      filesystem.add_option(          '--autonumber-size',          dest='autonumber_size', metavar='NUMBER', -        help='Specifies the number of digits in %(autonumber)s when it is present in output filename template or --auto-number option is given') +        help='Specify the number of digits in %(autonumber)s when it is present in output filename template or --auto-number option is given')      filesystem.add_option(          '--restrict-filenames',          action='store_true', dest='restrictfilenames', default=False, @@ -625,55 +626,55 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):      filesystem.add_option(          '-A', '--auto-number',          action='store_true', dest='autonumber', default=False, -        help='[deprecated; use  -o "%(autonumber)s-%(title)s.%(ext)s" ] number downloaded files starting from 00000') +        help='[deprecated; use  -o "%(autonumber)s-%(title)s.%(ext)s" ] Number downloaded files starting from 00000')      filesystem.add_option(          '-t', '--title',          action='store_true', dest='usetitle', default=False, -        help='[deprecated] use title in file name (default)') +        help='[deprecated] Use title in file name (default)')      filesystem.add_option(          '-l', '--literal', default=False,          action='store_true', dest='usetitle', -        help='[deprecated] alias of --title') +        help='[deprecated] Alias of --title')      filesystem.add_option(          '-w', '--no-overwrites',          action='store_true', dest='nooverwrites', default=False, -        help='do not overwrite files') +        help='Do not overwrite files')      filesystem.add_option(          '-c', '--continue',          action='store_true', dest='continue_dl', default=True, -        help='force resume of partially downloaded files. By default, youtube-dl will resume downloads if possible.') +        help='Force resume of partially downloaded files. By default, youtube-dl will resume downloads if possible.')      filesystem.add_option(          '--no-continue',          action='store_false', dest='continue_dl', -        help='do not resume partially downloaded files (restart from beginning)') +        help='Do not resume partially downloaded files (restart from beginning)')      filesystem.add_option(          '--no-part',          action='store_true', dest='nopart', default=False, -        help='do not use .part files - write directly into output file') +        help='Do not use .part files - write directly into output file')      filesystem.add_option(          '--no-mtime',          action='store_false', dest='updatetime', default=True, -        help='do not use the Last-modified header to set the file modification time') +        help='Do not use the Last-modified header to set the file modification time')      filesystem.add_option(          '--write-description',          action='store_true', dest='writedescription', default=False, -        help='write video description to a .description file') +        help='Write video description to a .description file')      filesystem.add_option(          '--write-info-json',          action='store_true', dest='writeinfojson', default=False, -        help='write video metadata to a .info.json file') +        help='Write video metadata to a .info.json file')      filesystem.add_option(          '--write-annotations',          action='store_true', dest='writeannotations', default=False, -        help='write video annotations to a .annotation file') +        help='Write video annotations to a .annotation file')      filesystem.add_option(          '--load-info',          dest='load_info_filename', metavar='FILE', -        help='json file containing the video information (created with the "--write-json" option)') +        help='JSON file containing the video information (created with the "--write-info-json" option)')      filesystem.add_option(          '--cookies',          dest='cookiefile', metavar='FILE', -        help='file to read cookies from and dump cookie jar in') +        help='File to read cookies from and dump cookie jar in')      filesystem.add_option(          '--cache-dir', dest='cachedir', default=None, metavar='DIR',          help='Location in the filesystem where youtube-dl can store some downloaded information permanently. By default $XDG_CACHE_HOME/youtube-dl or ~/.cache/youtube-dl . At the moment, only YouTube player files (for videos with obfuscated signatures) are cached, but that may change.') @@ -689,11 +690,11 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):      thumbnail.add_option(          '--write-thumbnail',          action='store_true', dest='writethumbnail', default=False, -        help='write thumbnail image to disk') +        help='Write thumbnail image to disk')      thumbnail.add_option(          '--write-all-thumbnails',          action='store_true', dest='write_all_thumbnails', default=False, -        help='write all thumbnail image formats to disk') +        help='Write all thumbnail image formats to disk')      thumbnail.add_option(          '--list-thumbnails',          action='store_true', dest='list_thumbnails', default=False, @@ -703,14 +704,14 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):      postproc.add_option(          '-x', '--extract-audio',          action='store_true', dest='extractaudio', default=False, -        help='convert video files to audio-only files (requires ffmpeg or avconv and ffprobe or avprobe)') +        help='Convert video files to audio-only files (requires ffmpeg or avconv and ffprobe or avprobe)')      postproc.add_option(          '--audio-format', metavar='FORMAT', dest='audioformat', default='best', -        help='"best", "aac", "vorbis", "mp3", "m4a", "opus", or "wav"; "%default" by default') +        help='Specify audio format: "best", "aac", "vorbis", "mp3", "m4a", "opus", or "wav"; "%default" by default')      postproc.add_option(          '--audio-quality', metavar='QUALITY',          dest='audioquality', default='5', -        help='ffmpeg/avconv audio quality specification, insert a value between 0 (better) and 9 (worse) for VBR or a specific bitrate like 128K (default %default)') +        help='Specify ffmpeg/avconv audio quality, insert a value between 0 (better) and 9 (worse) for VBR or a specific bitrate like 128K (default %default)')      postproc.add_option(          '--recode-video',          metavar='FORMAT', dest='recodevideo', default=None, @@ -718,27 +719,27 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):      postproc.add_option(          '-k', '--keep-video',          action='store_true', dest='keepvideo', default=False, -        help='keeps the video file on disk after the post-processing; the video is erased by default') +        help='Keep the video file on disk after the post-processing; the video is erased by default')      postproc.add_option(          '--no-post-overwrites',          action='store_true', dest='nopostoverwrites', default=False, -        help='do not overwrite post-processed files; the post-processed files are overwritten by default') +        help='Do not overwrite post-processed files; the post-processed files are overwritten by default')      postproc.add_option(          '--embed-subs',          action='store_true', dest='embedsubtitles', default=False, -        help='embed subtitles in the video (only for mp4 videos)') +        help='Embed subtitles in the video (only for mp4 videos)')      postproc.add_option(          '--embed-thumbnail',          action='store_true', dest='embedthumbnail', default=False, -        help='embed thumbnail in the audio as cover art') +        help='Embed thumbnail in the audio as cover art')      postproc.add_option(          '--add-metadata',          action='store_true', dest='addmetadata', default=False, -        help='write metadata to the video file') +        help='Write metadata to the video file')      postproc.add_option(          '--metadata-from-title',          metavar='FORMAT', dest='metafromtitle', -        help='parse additional metadata like song title / artist from the video title. ' +        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), %(artist). ' @@ -747,7 +748,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):      postproc.add_option(          '--xattrs',          action='store_true', dest='xattrs', default=False, -        help='write metadata to the video file\'s xattrs (using dublin core and xdg standards)') +        help='Write metadata to the video file\'s xattrs (using dublin core and xdg standards)')      postproc.add_option(          '--fixup',          metavar='POLICY', dest='fixup', default='detect_or_warn', @@ -794,6 +795,11 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):              write_string('[debug] Override config: ' + repr(overrideArguments) + '\n')      else:          command_line_conf = sys.argv[1:] +        # Workaround for Python 2.x, where argv is a byte list +        if sys.version_info < (3,): +            command_line_conf = [ +                a.decode(preferredencoding(), 'replace') for a in command_line_conf] +          if '--ignore-config' in command_line_conf:              system_conf = []              user_conf = [] | 
