Release 2021.11.10

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/1_broken_site.yml

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ body:
     attributes:
       label: Verbose log
       description: |
-        Provide the complete verbose output of yt-dlp that clearly demonstrates the problem.
+        Provide the complete verbose output of yt-dlp **that clearly demonstrates the problem**.
         Add the `-Uv` flag to your command line you run yt-dlp with (`yt-dlp -Uv <your command line>`), copy the WHOLE output and insert it below.
         It should look similar to this:
       placeholder: |

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/2_site_support_request.yml

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ body:
     attributes:
       label: Verbose log
       description: |
-        Provide the complete verbose output using one of the example URLs provided above.
+        Provide the complete verbose output **using one of the example URLs provided above**.
         Add the `-Uv` flag to your command line you run yt-dlp with (`yt-dlp -Uv <your command line>`), copy the WHOLE output and insert it below.
         It should look similar to this:
       placeholder: |

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/4_bug_report.yml

@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ body:
     attributes:
       label: Verbose log
       description: |
-        Provide the complete verbose output of yt-dlp that clearly demonstrates the problem.
+        Provide the complete verbose output of yt-dlp **that clearly demonstrates the problem**.
-        Add the `-Uv` flag to your command line you run yt-dlp with (`yt-dlp -Uv <your command line>`), copy the WHOLE output and insert it below.
+        Add the `-Uv` flag to **your** command line you run yt-dlp with (`yt-dlp -Uv <your command line>`), copy the WHOLE output and insert it below.
         It should look similar to this:
       placeholder: |
         [debug] Command-line config: ['-Uv', 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc']

CONTRIBUTORS

@@ -129,3 +129,13 @@ Bojidarist
 nixklai
 smplayer-dev
 Zirro
+CrypticSignal
+flashdagger
+fractalf
+frafra
+kaz-us
+ozburo
+rhendric
+sdomi
+selfisekai
+stanoarn

Changelog.md

@@ -14,6 +14,91 @@
 -->
 
 
+### 2021.11.10
+
+* [youtube] **Fix throttling by decrypting n-sig**
+* Merging extractors from [haruhi-dl](https://git.sakamoto.pl/laudom/haruhi-dl) by [selfisekai](https://github.com/selfisekai)
+    * [extractor] Add `_search_nextjs_data`
+    * [tvp] Fix extractors
+    * [tvp] Add TVPStreamIE
+    * [wppilot] Add extractors
+    * [polskieradio] Add extractors
+    * [radiokapital] Add extractors
+    * [polsatgo] Add extractor by [selfisekai](https://github.com/selfisekai), [sdomi](https://github.com/sdomi)
+* Separate `--check-all-formats` from `--check-formats`
+* Approximate filesize from bitrate
+* Don't create console in `windows_enable_vt_mode`
+* Fix bug in `--load-infojson` of playlists
+* [minicurses] Add colors to `-F` and standardize color-printing code
+* [outtmpl] Add type `link` for internet shortcut files
+* [outtmpl] Add alternate forms for `q` and `j`
+* [outtmpl] Do not traverse `None`
+* [fragment] Fix progress display in fragmented downloads
+* [downloader/ffmpeg] Fix vtt download with ffmpeg
+* [ffmpeg] Detect presence of setts and libavformat version
+* [ExtractAudio] Rescale --audio-quality correctly by [CrypticSignal](https://github.com/CrypticSignal), [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
+* [ExtractAudio] Use `libfdk_aac` if available by [CrypticSignal](https://github.com/CrypticSignal)
+* [FormatSort] `eac3` is better than `ac3`
+* [FormatSort] Fix some fields' defaults
+* [generic] Detect more json_ld
+* [generic] parse jwplayer with only the json URL
+* [extractor] Add keyword automatically to SearchIE descriptions
+* [extractor] Fix some errors being converted to `ExtractorError`
+* [utils] Add `join_nonempty`
+* [utils] Add `jwt_decode_hs256` by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
+* [utils] Create `DownloadCancelled` exception
+* [utils] Parse `vp09` as vp9
+* [utils] Sanitize URL when determining protocol
+* [test/download] Fallback test to `bv`
+* [docs] Minor documentation improvements
+* [cleanup] Improvements to error and debug messages
+* [cleanup] Minor fixes and cleanup
+* [3speak] Add extractors by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
+* [AmazonStore] Add extractor by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
+* [Gab] Add extractor by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
+* [mediaset] Add playlist support by [nixxo](https://github.com/nixxo)
+* [MLSScoccer] Add extractor by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
+* [N1] Add support for nova.rs by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
+* [PlanetMarathi] Add extractor by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
+* [RaiplayRadio] Add extractors by [frafra](https://github.com/frafra)
+* [roosterteeth] Add series extractor
+* [sky] Add `SkyNewsStoryIE` by [ajj8](https://github.com/ajj8)
+* [youtube] Fix sorting for some videos
+* [youtube] Populate `thumbnail` with the best "known" thumbnail
+* [youtube] Refactor itag processing
+* [youtube] Remove unnecessary no-playlist warning
+* [youtube:tab] Add Invidious list for playlists/channels by [rhendric](https://github.com/rhendric)
+* [Bilibili:comments] Fix infinite loop by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
+* [ceskatelevize] Fix extractor by [flashdagger](https://github.com/flashdagger)
+* [Coub] Fix media format identification by [wlritchi](https://github.com/wlritchi)
+* [crunchyroll] Add extractor-args `language` and `hardsub`
+* [DiscoveryPlus] Allow language codes in URL
+* [imdb] Fix thumbnail by [ozburo](https://github.com/ozburo)
+* [instagram] Add IOS URL support by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
+* [instagram] Improve login code by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
+* [Instagram] Improve metadata extraction by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
+* [iPrima] Fix extractor by [stanoarn](https://github.com/stanoarn)
+* [itv] Add support for ITV News by [ajj8](https://github.com/ajj8)
+* [la7] Fix extractor by [nixxo](https://github.com/nixxo)
+* [linkedin] Don't login multiple times
+* [mtv] Fix some videos by [Sipherdrakon](https://github.com/Sipherdrakon)
+* [Newgrounds] Fix description by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
+* [Nrk] Minor fixes by [fractalf](https://github.com/fractalf)
+* [Olympics] Fix extractor by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
+* [piksel] Fix sorting
+* [twitter] Do not sort by codec
+* [viewlift] Add cookie-based login and series support by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804), [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
+* [vimeo] Detect source extension and misc cleanup by [flashdagger](https://github.com/flashdagger)
+* [vimeo] Fix ondemand videos and direct URLs with hash
+* [vk] Fix login and add subtitles by [kaz-us](https://github.com/kaz-us)
+* [VLive] Add upload_date and thumbnail by [Ashish0804](https://github.com/Ashish0804)
+* [VRT] Fix login by [pgaig](https://github.com/pgaig)
+* [Vupload] Fix extractor by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
+* [wakanim] Add support for MPD manifests by [nyuszika7h](https://github.com/nyuszika7h)
+* [wakanim] Detect geo-restriction by [nyuszika7h](https://github.com/nyuszika7h)
+* [ZenYandex] Fix extractor by [u-spec-png](https://github.com/u-spec-png)
+
+
 ### 2021.10.22
 
 * [build] Improvements

README.md

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ The major new features from the latest release of [blackjack4494/yt-dlc](https:/
     * All Feeds (`:ytfav`, `:ytwatchlater`, `:ytsubs`, `:ythistory`, `:ytrec`) and private playlists supports downloading multiple pages of content
     * Search (`ytsearch:`, `ytsearchdate:`), search URLs and in-channel search works
     * Mixes supports downloading multiple pages of content
-    * Most (but not all) age-gated content can be downloaded without cookies
+    * Some (but not all) age-gated content can be downloaded without cookies
     * Fix for [n-sig based throttling](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/issues/29326)
     * Redirect channel's home URL automatically to `/video` to preserve the old behaviour
     * `255kbps` audio is extracted (if available) from youtube music when premium cookies are given
@@ -92,9 +92,13 @@ The major new features from the latest release of [blackjack4494/yt-dlc](https:/
 
 * **Aria2c with HLS/DASH**: You can use `aria2c` as the external downloader for DASH(mpd) and HLS(m3u8) formats
 
-* **New extractors**: AnimeLab, Philo MSO, Spectrum MSO, SlingTV MSO, Cablevision MSO, RCN MSO, Rcs, Gedi, bitwave.tv, mildom, audius, zee5, mtv.it, wimtv, pluto.tv, niconico users, discoveryplus.in, mediathek, NFHSNetwork, nebula, ukcolumn, whowatch, MxplayerShow, parlview (au), YoutubeWebArchive, fancode, Saitosan, ShemarooMe, telemundo, VootSeries, SonyLIVSeries, HotstarSeries, VidioPremier, VidioLive, RCTIPlus, TBS Live, douyin, pornflip, ParamountPlusSeries, ScienceChannel, Utreon, OpenRec, BandcampMusic, blackboardcollaborate, eroprofile albums, mirrativ, BannedVideo, bilibili categories, Epicon, filmmodu, GabTV, HungamaAlbum, ManotoTV, Niconico search, Patreon User, peloton, ProjectVeritas, radiko, StarTV, tiktok user, Tokentube, voicy, TV2HuSeries, biliintl, 17live, NewgroundsUser, peertube channel/playlist, ZenYandex, CAM4, CGTN, damtomo, gotostage, Koo, Mediaite, Mediaklikk, MuseScore, nzherald, Olympics replay, radlive, SovietsCloset, Streamanity, Theta, Chingari, ciscowebex, Gettr, GoPro, N1, Theta, Veo, Vupload, NovaPlay, SkyNewsAU, EUScreen, Gronkh, microsoftstream, on24, trovo channels
+* **New extractors**: 17live, 3speak, amazonstore, animelab, audius, bandcampmusic, bannedvideo, biliintl, bitwave.tv, blackboardcollaborate, cam4, cgtn, chingari, ciscowebex, damtomo, discoveryplus.in, douyin, epicon, euscreen, fancode, filmmodu, gab, gedi, gettr, gopro, gotostage, gronkh, koo, manototv, mediaite, mediaklikk, mediasetshow, mediathek, microsoftstream, mildom, mirrativ, mlsscoccer, mtv.it, musescore, mxplayershow, n1, nebula, nfhsnetwork, novaplay, nzherald, olympics replay, on24, openrec, parlview-AU, peloton, planetmarathi, pluto.tv, polsatgo, polskieradio, pornflip, projectveritas, radiko, radiokapital, radlive, raiplayradio, rcs, rctiplus, saitosan, sciencechannel, shemaroome, skynews-AU, skynews-story, sovietscloset, startv, streamanity, telemundo, theta, theta, tokentube, tv2huseries, ukcolumn, utreon, veo, vidiolive, vidiopremier, voicy, vupload, whowatch, wim.tv, wppilot, youtube webarchive, zee5, zen.yandex
 
-* **Fixed/improved extractors**: archive.org, roosterteeth.com, skyit, instagram, itv, SouthparkDe, spreaker, Vlive, akamai, ina, rumble, tennistv, amcnetworks, la7 podcasts, linuxacadamy, nitter, twitcasting, viu, crackle, curiositystream, mediasite, rmcdecouverte, sonyliv, tubi, tenplay, patreon, videa, yahoo, BravoTV, crunchyroll, RTP, viki, Hotstar, vidio, vimeo, mediaset, Mxplayer, nbcolympics, ParamountPlus, Newgrounds, SAML Verizon login, Hungama, afreecatv, aljazeera, ATV, bitchute, camtube, CDA, eroprofile, facebook, HearThisAtIE, iwara, kakao, Motherless, Nova, peertube, pornhub, reddit, tiktok, TV2, TV2Hu, tv5mondeplus, VH1, Viafree, XHamster, 9Now, AnimalPlanet, Arte, CBC, Chingari, comedycentral, DIYNetwork, niconico, dw, funimation, globo, HiDive, NDR, Nuvid, Oreilly, pbs, plutotv, reddit, redtube, soundcloud, SpankBang, VrtNU, bbc, Bilibili, LinkedInLearning, parliamentlive, PolskieRadio, Streamable, vidme, francetv, 7plus, tagesschau
+* **New playlist extractors**: bilibili categories, eroprofile albums, hotstar series, hungama albums, newgrounds user, niconico search/users, paramountplus series, patreon user, peertube playlist/channels, roosterteeth series, sonyliv series, tiktok user, trovo channels, voot series
+
+* **Fixed/improved extractors**: 7plus, 9now, afreecatv, akamai, aljazeera, amcnetworks, animalplanet, archive.org, arte, atv, bbc, bilibili, bitchute, bravotv, camtube, cbc, cda, ceskatelevize, chingari, comedycentral, coub, crackle, crunchyroll, curiositystream, diynetwork, dw, eroprofile, facebook, francetv, funimation, globo, hearthisatie, hidive, hotstar, hungama, imdb, ina, instagram, iprima, itv, iwara, kakao, la7, linkedinlearning, linuxacadamy, mediaset, mediasite, motherless, mxplayer, nbcolympics, ndr, newgrounds, niconico, nitter, nova, nrk, nuvid, oreilly, paramountplus, parliamentlive, patreon, pbs, peertube, plutotv, polskieradio, pornhub, reddit, reddit, redtube, rmcdecouverte, roosterteeth, rtp, rumble, saml verizon login, skyit, sonyliv, soundcloud, southparkde, spankbang, spreaker, streamable, tagesschau, tbs, tennistv, tenplay, tiktok, tubi, tv2, tv2hu, tv5mondeplus, tvp, twitcasting, vh1, viafree, videa, vidio, vidme, viewlift, viki, vimeo, viu, vk, vlive, vrt, wakanim, xhamster, yahoo
+
+* **New MSOs**: Philo, Spectrum, SlingTV, Cablevision, RCN
 
 * **Subtitle extraction from manifests**: Subtitles can be extracted from streaming media manifests. See [commit/be6202f](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/be6202f12b97858b9d716e608394b51065d0419f) for details
 
@@ -108,7 +112,7 @@ The major new features from the latest release of [blackjack4494/yt-dlc](https:/
 
 * **Improvements**: Regex and other operators in `--match-filter`, multiple `--postprocessor-args` and `--downloader-args`, faster archive checking, more [format selection options](#format-selection) etc
 
-* **Plugin extractors**: Extractors can be loaded from an external file. See [plugins](#plugins) for details
+* **Plugins**: Extractors and PostProcessors can be loaded from an external file. See [plugins](#plugins) for details
 
 * **Self-updater**: The releases can be updated using `yt-dlp -U`
 
@@ -184,12 +188,12 @@ You can install the [PyPI package](https://pypi.org/project/yt-dlp) with:
 python3 -m pip install -U yt-dlp
 ```
 
-You can also install without any dependencies using: 
+You can install without any of the optional dependencies using:
 ```
 python3 -m pip install --no-deps -U yt-dlp
 ```
 
-You can also install the master branch with:
+If you want to be on the cutting edge, you can also install the master branch with:
 ```
 python3 -m pip3 install --force-reinstall https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/archive/master.zip
 ```
@@ -790,7 +794,7 @@ You can also fork the project on github and push it to a release branch in your
                                      formats are: best (default) or one of
                                      best|aac|flac|mp3|m4a|opus|vorbis|wav
     --audio-quality QUALITY          Specify ffmpeg audio quality, insert a
-                                     value between 0 (better) and 9 (worse) for
+                                     value between 0 (best) and 10 (worst) for
                                      VBR or a specific bitrate like 128K
                                      (default 5)
     --remux-video FORMAT             Remux the video into another container if

supportedsites.md

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
  - **Alura**
  - **AluraCourse**
  - **Amara**
+ - **AmazonStore**
  - **AMCNetworks**
  - **AmericasTestKitchen**
  - **AmericasTestKitchenSeason**
@@ -184,7 +185,6 @@
  - **CCTV**: 央视网
  - **CDA**
  - **CeskaTelevize**
- - **CeskaTelevizePorady**
  - **CGTN**
  - **channel9**: Channel 9
  - **CharlieRose**
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@
  - **Funk**
  - **Fusion**
  - **Fux**
+ - **Gab**
  - **GabTV**
  - **Gaia**
  - **GameInformer**
@@ -449,9 +450,11 @@
  - **Instagram**
  - **instagram:tag**: Instagram hashtag search
  - **instagram:user**: Instagram user profile
+ - **InstagramIOS**: IOS instagram:// URL
  - **Internazionale**
  - **InternetVideoArchive**
  - **IPrima**
+ - **IPrimaCNN**
  - **iqiyi**: 爱奇艺
  - **Ir90Tv**
  - **ITTF**
@@ -560,6 +563,7 @@
  - **MediaKlikk**
  - **Medialaan**
  - **Mediaset**
+ - **MediasetShow**
  - **Mediasite**
  - **MediasiteCatalog**
  - **MediasiteNamedCatalog**
@@ -592,6 +596,7 @@
  - **mixcloud:user**
  - **MLB**
  - **MLBVideo**
+ - **MLSSoccer**
  - **Mnet**
  - **MNetTV**
  - **MoeVideo**: LetitBit video services: moevideo.net, playreplay.net and videochart.net
@@ -801,6 +806,7 @@
  - **Pinterest**
  - **PinterestCollection**
  - **Pladform**
+ - **PlanetMarathi**
  - **Platzi**
  - **PlatziCourse**
  - **play.fm**
@@ -817,7 +823,12 @@
  - **podomatic**
  - **Pokemon**
  - **PokemonWatch**
+ - **PolsatGo**
  - **PolskieRadio**
+ - **polskieradio:kierowcow**
+ - **polskieradio:player**
+ - **polskieradio:podcast**
+ - **polskieradio:podcast:list**
  - **PolskieRadioCategory**
  - **Popcorntimes**
  - **PopcornTV**
@@ -860,6 +871,8 @@
  - **radiocanada:audiovideo**
  - **radiofrance**
  - **RadioJavan**
+ - **radiokapital**
+ - **radiokapital:show**
  - **radlive**
  - **radlive:channel**
  - **radlive:season**
@@ -867,6 +880,8 @@
  - **RaiPlay**
  - **RaiPlayLive**
  - **RaiPlayPlaylist**
+ - **RaiPlayRadio**
+ - **RaiPlayRadioPlaylist**
  - **RayWenderlich**
  - **RayWenderlichCourse**
  - **RBMARadio**
@@ -894,6 +909,7 @@
  - **RMCDecouverte**
  - **RockstarGames**
  - **RoosterTeeth**
+ - **RoosterTeethSeries**
  - **RottenTomatoes**
  - **Roxwel**
  - **Rozhlas**
@@ -961,6 +977,7 @@
  - **Sina**
  - **sky.it**
  - **sky:news**
+ - **sky:news:story**
  - **sky:sports**
  - **sky:sports:news**
  - **skyacademy.it**
@@ -1079,6 +1096,8 @@
  - **ThisAmericanLife**
  - **ThisAV**
  - **ThisOldHouse**
+ - **ThreeSpeak**
+ - **ThreeSpeakUser**
  - **TikTok**
  - **tiktok:user**
  - **tinypic**: tinypic.com videos
@@ -1142,6 +1161,7 @@
  - **tvp**: Telewizja Polska
  - **tvp:embed**: Telewizja Polska
  - **tvp:series**
+ - **tvp:stream**
  - **TVPlayer**
  - **TVPlayHome**
  - **Tweakers**
@@ -1296,6 +1316,8 @@
  - **WistiaPlaylist**
  - **wnl**: npo.nl, ntr.nl, omroepwnl.nl, zapp.nl and npo3.nl
  - **WorldStarHipHop**
+ - **wppilot**
+ - **wppilot:channels**
  - **WSJ**: Wall Street Journal
  - **WSJArticle**
  - **WWE**