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-rw-r--r--youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py12
-rw-r--r--youtube_dl/__init__.py2
2 files changed, 13 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
index c6430d367..9f15616fa 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
@@ -637,6 +637,18 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
return available_formats[-1]
elif format_spec == 'worst':
return available_formats[0]
+ elif format_spec == 'bestaudio':
+ audio_formats = [
+ f for f in available_formats
+ if f.get('vcodec') == 'none']
+ if audio_formats:
+ return audio_formats[-1]
+ elif format_spec == 'worstaudio':
+ audio_formats = [
+ f for f in available_formats
+ if f.get('vcodec') == 'none']
+ if audio_formats:
+ return audio_formats[0]
else:
extensions = ['mp4', 'flv', 'webm', '3gp']
if format_spec in extensions:
diff --git a/youtube_dl/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
index 44047888d..4db97ad3c 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
video_format.add_option('-f', '--format',
action='store', dest='format', metavar='FORMAT', default='best',
- help='video format code, specify the order of preference using slashes: "-f 22/17/18". "-f mp4" and "-f flv" are also supported')
+ help='video format code, specify the order of preference using slashes: "-f 22/17/18". "-f mp4" and "-f flv" are also supported. You can also use the special names "best", "bestaudio", and "worst"')
video_format.add_option('--all-formats',
action='store_const', dest='format', help='download all available video formats', const='all')
video_format.add_option('--prefer-free-formats',