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Diffstat (limited to 'yt_dlp/__init__.py')
| -rw-r--r-- | yt_dlp/__init__.py | 25 |
1 files changed, 23 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/yt_dlp/__init__.py b/yt_dlp/__init__.py index 57a487157..4380b888d 100644 --- a/yt_dlp/__init__.py +++ b/yt_dlp/__init__.py @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import os import re import traceback -from .compat import compat_shlex_quote +from .compat import compat_os_name, compat_shlex_quote from .cookies import SUPPORTED_BROWSERS, SUPPORTED_KEYRINGS from .downloader.external import get_external_downloader from .extractor import list_extractor_classes @@ -984,7 +984,28 @@ def _real_main(argv=None): if pre_process: return ydl._download_retcode - ydl.warn_if_short_id(sys.argv[1:] if argv is None else argv) + args = sys.argv[1:] if argv is None else argv + ydl.warn_if_short_id(args) + + # Show a useful error message and wait for keypress if not launched from shell on Windows + if not args and compat_os_name == 'nt' and getattr(sys, 'frozen', False): + import ctypes.wintypes + import msvcrt + + kernel32 = ctypes.WinDLL('Kernel32') + + buffer = (1 * ctypes.wintypes.DWORD)() + attached_processes = kernel32.GetConsoleProcessList(buffer, 1) + # If we only have a single process attached, then the executable was double clicked + # When using `pyinstaller` with `--onefile`, two processes get attached + is_onefile = hasattr(sys, '_MEIPASS') and os.path.basename(sys._MEIPASS).startswith('_MEI') + if attached_processes == 1 or is_onefile and attached_processes == 2: + print(parser._generate_error_message( + 'Do not double-click the executable, instead call it from a command line.\n' + 'Please read the README for further information on how to use yt-dlp: ' + 'https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#readme')) + msvcrt.getch() + _exit(2) parser.error( 'You must provide at least one URL.\n' 'Type yt-dlp --help to see a list of all options.') |