yt-dlp/yt-dlp 2021.09.02

yt-dlp 2021.09.02

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Changelog:

• Native SponsorBlock implementation by nihil-admirari, pukkandan
  • --sponsorblock-remove CATS removes specified chapters from file
  • --sponsorblock-mark CATS marks the specified sponsor sections as chapters
  • --sponsorblock-chapter-title TMPL to specify sponsor chapter template
  • --sponsorblock-api URL to use a different API
  • No re-encoding is done unless --force-keyframes-at-cuts is used
  • The fetched sponsor sections are written to the infojson
  • Deprecates: --sponskrub, --no-sponskrub, --sponskrub-cut, --no-sponskrub-cut, --sponskrub-force, --no-sponskrub-force, --sponskrub-location, --sponskrub-args
• Split --embed-chapters from --embed-metadata (it still implies the former by default)
• Add option --remove-chapters to remove arbitrary chapters by nihil-admirari, pukkandan
• Add option --force-keyframes-at-cuts for more accurate cuts when removing and splitting chapters by nihil-admirari
• Let --match-filter reject entries early
  • Makes redundant: --match-title, --reject-title, --min-views, --max-views
• [lazy_extractor] Improvements (It now passes all tests)
  • Bugfix for when plugin directory doesn't exist by kidonng
  • Create instance only after pre-checking archive
  • Import actual class if an attribute is accessed
  • Fix suitable and add flake8 test
• [downloader/ffmpeg] Experimental support for DASH manifests (including live)
  • Your ffmpeg must have this patch applied for YouTube DASH to work
• [downloader/ffmpeg] Allow passing custom arguments before -i

New extractors

• [BannedVideo] Add extractor by smege1001, blackjack4494, pukkandan
• [bilibili] Add category extractor by animelover1984
• [Epicon] Add extractors by Ashish0804
• [filmmodu] Add extractor by mzbaulhaque
• [GabTV] Add extractor by Ashish0804
• [Hungama] Fix HungamaSongIE and add HungamaAlbumPlaylistIE by Ashish0804
• [ManotoTV] Add new extractors by tandy1000
• [Niconico] Add Search extractors by animelover1984, pukkandan
• [Patreon] Add PatreonUserIE by zenerdi0de
• [peloton] Add extractor by IONECarter, capntrips, pukkandan
• [ProjectVeritas] Add extractor by Ashish0804
• [radiko] Add extractors by nao20010128nao
• [StarTV] Add extractor for startv.com.tr by mrfade, coletdjnz
• [tiktok] Add TikTokUserIE by Ashish0804, pukkandan
• [Tokentube] Add extractor by u-spec-png
• [TV2Hu] Fix TV2HuIE and add TV2HuSeriesIE by Ashish0804
• [voicy] Add extractor by nao20010128nao

Fixed extractors

• [adobepass] Fix Verizon SAML login by nyuszika7h, ParadoxGBB
• [afreecatv] Fix adult VODs by wlritchi
• [afreecatv] Tolerate failure to parse date string by wlritchi
• [aljazeera] Fix extractor by MinePlayersPE
• [ATV.at] Fix extractor for ATV.at by NeroBurner, coletdjnz
• [bitchute] Fix test by mahanstreamer
• [camtube] Remove obsolete extractor by alerikaisattera
• [CDA] Add more formats by u-spec-png
• [eroprofile] Fix page skipping in albums by jhwgh1968
• [facebook] Fix format sorting
• [facebook] Fix metadata extraction by kikuyan
• [facebook] Update onion URL by Derkades
• [HearThisAtIE] Fix extractor by Ashish0804
• [instagram] Add referrer to prevent throttling by u-spec-png, kikuyan
• [iwara.tv] Extract more metadata by BunnyHelp
• [iwara] Add thumbnail by i6t
• [kakao] Fix extractor
• [mediaset] Fix extraction for some videos by nyuszika7h
• [Motherless] Fix extractor by coletdjnz
• [Nova] fix extractor by std-move
• [ParamountPlus] Fix geo verification by shirt
• [peertube] handle new video URL format by Chocobozzz
• [pornhub] Separate and fix playlist extractor by mzbaulhaque
• [reddit] Fix for quarantined subreddits by ouwou
• [ShemarooMe] Fix extractor by Ashish0804
• [soundcloud] Refetch client_id on 403
• [tiktok] Fix metadata extraction
• [TV2] Fix extractor by Ashish0804
• [tv5mondeplus] Fix extractor by korli
• [VH1,TVLand] Fix extractors by Sipherdrakon
• [Viafree] Fix extractor and extract subtitles by coletdjnz
• [XHamster] Extract uploader_id by octotherp
• [youtube] Add shorts to _VALID_URL
• [youtube] Add av01 itags to known formats list by blackjack4494
• [youtube] Extract error messages from HTTPError response by coletdjnz
• [youtube] Fix subtitle names
• [youtube] Prefer audio stream that YouTube considers default
• [youtube] Remove annotations and deprecate --write-annotations by coletdjnz
• [Zee5] Fix extractor and add subtitles by Ashish0804

Bug fixes

• [aria2c] Obey --rate-limit
• [EmbedSubtitle] Continue even if some files are missing
• [extractor] Better error message for DRM
• [extractor] Common function _match_valid_url
• [extractor] Show video id in error messages if possible
• [FormatSort] Remove priority of lang
• [options] Add _set_from_options_callback
• [SubtitleConvertor] Fix bug during subtitle conversion
• [utils] Add parse_qs
• [webvtt] Fix timestamp overflow adjustment by fstirlitz
• Bugfix for --replace-in-metadata
• Don't try to merge with final extension
• Fix --force-overwrites when using -k
• Fix --no-prefer-free-formats by CeruleanSky
• Fix -F for extractors that directly return url
• Fix -J when there are failed videos
• Fix extra_info being reused across runs
• Fix playlist_index not obeying playlist_start and add tests
• Fix resuming of single formats when using --no-part
• Revert erroneous use of the Content-Length header by fstirlitz
• Use os.replace where applicable by; paulwrubel
• [build] Add homebrew taps yt-dlp/taps/yt-dlp by nao20010128nao
• [build] Fix bug in making yt-dlp.tar.gz
• [docs] Fix some typos by pukkandan, zootedb0t
• [cleanup] Replace improper use of tab in trovo by glenn-slayden

For sponskrub users:

• sponskrub support has been deprecated in favor of a native implementation
• If you were using sponskrub to mark chapters in video, use --sponsorblock-mark all instead
• If you were cutting out portions, use --sponsorblock-remove all
• There are a few more new options available now. See SponsorBlock Options for details