yt-dlp/yt-dlp 2021.12.25

yt-dlp 2021.12.25

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A description of the various files are in the README

Changelog:

• [dash,youtube] Download live from start to end by nao20010128nao, pukkandan
  • Add option --live-from-start to enable downloading live videos from start
  • Add key is_from_start in formats to identify formats (of live videos) that downloads from start
  • [dash] Create protocol http_dash_segments_generator that allows a function to be passed instead of fragments
  • [fragment] Allow multiple live dash formats to download simultaneously
  • [youtube] Implement fragment re-fetching for the live dash formats
  • [youtube] Re-extract dash manifest every 5 hours (manifest expires in 6hrs)
  • [postprocessor/ffmpeg] Add FFmpegFixupDuplicateMoovPP to fixup duplicated moov atoms
  • Known issues:
    • Ctrl+C doesn't work on Windows when downloading multiple formats
    • If video becomes private, download hangs
• [SponsorBlock] Add Filler and Highlight categories by nihil-admirari, pukkandan
  • Change --sponsorblock-cut all to --sponsorblock-cut default if you do not want filler sections to be removed
• Add field webpage_url_domain
• Add interactive format selection with -f -
• Add option --file-access-retries by ehoogeveen-medweb
• [outtmpl] Add alternate forms S, D and improve id detection
• [outtmpl] Add operator & for replacement text by PilzAdam
• [EmbedSubtitle] Disable duration check temporarily
• [extractor] Add _search_nuxt_data by nao20010128nao
• [extractor] Ignore errors in comment extraction when -i is given
• [extractor] Standardize _live_title
• [FormatSort] Prevent incorrect deprecation warning
• [generic] Extract m3u8 formats from JSON-LD
• [postprocessor/ffmpeg] Always add faststart
• [utils] Fix parsing YYYYMMDD dates in Nov/Dec by wlritchi
• [utils] Improve parse_count
• [utils] Update std_headers by kikuyan, fstirlitz
• [lazy_extractors] Fix for search IEs
• [extractor] Support default implicit graph in JSON-LD by zmousm
• Allow --no-write-thumbnail to override --write-all-thumbnail
• Fix --throttled-rate
• Fix control characters being printed to --console-title
• Fix PostProcessor hooks not registered for some PPs
• Pre-process when using --flat-playlist
• Remove known invalid thumbnails from info_dict
• Add warning when using -f best
• Use parse_duration for --wait-for-video and some minor fix
• [test/download] Add more fields
• [test/download] Ignore field webpage_url_domain by std-move
• [compat] Suppress errors in enabling VT mode
• [docs] Improve manpage format by iw0nderhow, pukkandan
• [docs,cleanup] Minor fixes and cleanup
• [cleanup] Fix some typos by unit193
• [ABC:iview] Add show extractor by pabs3
• [dropout] Add extractor by TwoThousandHedgehogs, pukkandan
• [GameJolt] Add extractors by MinePlayersPE
• [gofile] Add extractor by Jertzukka, Ashish0804
• [hse] Add extractors by cypheron, pukkandan
• [NateTV] Add NateIE and NateProgramIE by Ashish0804, Hyeeji
• [OpenCast] Add extractors by bwildenhain, C0D3D3V
• [rtve] Add RTVEAudioIE by kebianizao
• [Rutube] Add RutubeChannelIE by Ashish0804
• [skeb] Add extractor by nao20010128nao
• [soundcloud] Add related tracks extractor by Lapin0t
• [toggo] Add extractor by nyuszika7h
• [TrueID] Add extractor by MinePlayersPE
• [audiomack] Update album and song VALID_URL by abdullah-if, dirkf
• [CBC Gem] Extract 1080p formats by DavidSkrundz
• [ceskatelevize] Fetch iframe from nextJS data by mkubecek
• [crackle] Look for non-DRM formats by raleeper
• [dplay] Temporary fix for discoveryplus.com/it
• [DiscoveryPlusShowBaseIE] yield actual video id by Ashish0804
• [Facebook] Handle redirect URLs
• [fujitv] Extract 1080p from tv_android m3u8 by YuenSzeHong
• [gronkh] Support new URL pattern by Sematre
• [instagram] Expand valid URL by u-spec-png
• [Instagram] Try bypassing login wall with embed page by MinePlayersPE
• [Jamendo] Fix use of _VALID_URL_RE by jaller94
• [LBRY] Support livestreams by Ashish0804, pukkandan
• [NJPWWorld] Extract formats from m3u8 by aarubui
• [NovaEmbed] update player regex by std-move
• [npr] Make SMIL extraction non-fatal by r5d
• [ntvcojp] Extract NUXT data by nao20010128nao
• [ok.ru] add mobile fallback by nao20010128nao
• [olympics] Add uploader and cleanup by u-spec-png
• [ondemandkorea] Update jw_config regex by julien-hadleyjack
• [PlutoTV] Expand _VALID_URL
• [RaiNews] Fix extractor by nixxo
• [RCTIPlusSeries] Lazy extraction and video type selection by MinePlayersPE
• [redtube] Handle formats delivered inside a JSON by dirkf, nixxo
• [SonyLiv] Add OTP login support by Ashish0804
• [Steam] Fix extractor by u-spec-png
• [TikTok] Pass cookies to mobile API by MinePlayersPE
• [trovo] Fix inheritance of TrovoChannelBaseIE
• [TVer] Extract better thumbnails by YuenSzeHong
• [vimeo] Extract chapters
• [web.archive:youtube] Improve metadata extraction by coletdjnz
• [youtube:comments] Add more options for limiting number of comments extracted by coletdjnz
• [youtube:tab] Extract more metadata from feeds/channels/playlists by coletdjnz
• [youtube:tab] Extract video thumbnails from playlist by coletdjnz, pukkandan
• [youtube:tab] Ignore query when redirecting channel to playlist and cleanup of related code
• [youtube] Fix ytsearchdate
• [zdf] Support videos with different ptmd location by iw0nderhow
• [zee5] Support /episodes in URL