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-rw-r--r--youtube_dl/__init__.py41
1 files changed, 26 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/youtube_dl/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
index de7bc0f5f..c3eb29bf4 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
downloader = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Download Options')
postproc = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Post-processing Options')
filesystem = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Filesystem Options')
+ workarounds = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Workarounds')
verbosity = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Verbosity / Simulation Options')
general.add_option('-h', '--help',
@@ -238,14 +239,6 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
general.add_option('--dump-user-agent',
action='store_true', dest='dump_user_agent',
help='display the current browser identification', default=False)
- general.add_option('--user-agent',
- dest='user_agent', help='specify a custom user agent', metavar='UA')
- general.add_option('--referer',
- dest='referer', help='specify a custom referer, use if the video access is restricted to one domain',
- metavar='REF', default=None)
- general.add_option('--add-header',
- dest='headers', help='specify a custom HTTP header and its value, separated by a colon \':\'. You can use this option multiple times', action="append",
- metavar='FIELD:VALUE')
general.add_option('--list-extractors',
action='store_true', dest='list_extractors',
help='List all supported extractors and the URLs they would handle', default=False)
@@ -255,10 +248,6 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
general.add_option(
'--proxy', dest='proxy', default=None, metavar='URL',
help='Use the specified HTTP/HTTPS proxy. Pass in an empty string (--proxy "") for direct connection')
- general.add_option('--no-check-certificate', action='store_true', dest='no_check_certificate', default=False, help='Suppress HTTPS certificate validation.')
- general.add_option(
- '--prefer-insecure', '--prefer-unsecure', action='store_true', dest='prefer_insecure',
- help='Use an unencrypted connection to retrieve information about the video. (Currently supported only for YouTube)')
general.add_option(
'--cache-dir', dest='cachedir', default=get_cachedir(), 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.')
@@ -279,9 +268,6 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
'--ignore-config',
action='store_true',
help='Do not read configuration files. When given in the global configuration file /etc/youtube-dl.conf: do not read the user configuration in ~/.config/youtube-dl.conf (%APPDATA%/youtube-dl/config.txt on Windows)')
- general.add_option(
- '--encoding', dest='encoding', metavar='ENCODING',
- help='Force the specified encoding (experimental)')
selection.add_option(
'--playlist-start',
@@ -382,6 +368,30 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
help='do not automatically adjust the buffer size. By default, the buffer size is automatically resized from an initial value of SIZE.', default=False)
downloader.add_option('--test', action='store_true', dest='test', default=False, help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
+ workarounds.add_option(
+ '--encoding', dest='encoding', metavar='ENCODING',
+ help='Force the specified encoding (experimental)')
+ workarounds.add_option(
+ '--no-check-certificate', action='store_true',
+ dest='no_check_certificate', default=False,
+ help='Suppress HTTPS certificate validation.')
+ workarounds.add_option(
+ '--prefer-insecure', '--prefer-unsecure', action='store_true', dest='prefer_insecure',
+ help='Use an unencrypted connection to retrieve information about the video. (Currently supported only for YouTube)')
+ workarounds.add_option(
+ '--user-agent', metavar='UA',
+ dest='user_agent', help='specify a custom user agent')
+ workarounds.add_option(
+ '--referer', metavar='REF',
+ dest='referer', default=None,
+ 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',
+ )
+
verbosity.add_option('-q', '--quiet',
action='store_true', dest='quiet', help='activates quiet mode', default=False)
verbosity.add_option(
@@ -534,6 +544,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
parser.add_option_group(downloader)
parser.add_option_group(filesystem)
parser.add_option_group(verbosity)
+ parser.add_option_group(workarounds)
parser.add_option_group(video_format)
parser.add_option_group(subtitles)
parser.add_option_group(authentication)