if req_format in ('-1', 'all'):
formats_to_download = formats
else:
- # We can accept formats requested in the format: 34/5/best, we pick
- # the first that is available, starting from left
- req_formats = req_format.split('/')
- for rf in req_formats:
- if re.match(r'.+?\+.+?', rf) is not None:
- # Two formats have been requested like '137+139'
- format_1, format_2 = rf.split('+')
- formats_info = (self.select_format(format_1, formats),
- self.select_format(format_2, formats))
- if all(formats_info):
- selected_format = {
- 'requested_formats': formats_info,
- 'format': rf,
- 'ext': formats_info[0]['ext'],
- }
+ for rfstr in req_format.split(','):
+ # We can accept formats requested in the format: 34/5/best, we pick
+ # the first that is available, starting from left
+ req_formats = rfstr.split('/')
+ for rf in req_formats:
+ if re.match(r'.+?\+.+?', rf) is not None:
+ # Two formats have been requested like '137+139'
+ format_1, format_2 = rf.split('+')
+ formats_info = (self.select_format(format_1, formats),
+ self.select_format(format_2, formats))
+ if all(formats_info):
+ selected_format = {
+ 'requested_formats': formats_info,
+ 'format': rf,
+ 'ext': formats_info[0]['ext'],
+ }
+ else:
+ selected_format = None
else:
- selected_format = None
- else:
- selected_format = self.select_format(rf, formats)
- if selected_format is not None:
- formats_to_download = [selected_format]
- break
+ selected_format = self.select_format(rf, formats)
+ if selected_format is not None:
+ formats_to_download.append(selected_format)
+ break
if not formats_to_download:
raise ExtractorError('requested format not available',
expected=True)
video_format.add_option('-f', '--format',
action='store', dest='format', metavar='FORMAT', default=None,
- help='video format code, specify the order of preference using slashes: -f 22/17/18 . -f mp4 , -f m4a and -f flv are also supported. You can also use the special names "best", "bestvideo", "bestaudio", "worst", "worstvideo" and "worstaudio". By default, youtube-dl will pick the best quality.')
+ help='video format code, specify the order of preference using slashes: -f 22/17/18 . -f mp4 , -f m4a and -f flv are also supported. You can also use the special names "best", "bestvideo", "bestaudio", "worst", "worstvideo" and "worstaudio". By default, youtube-dl will pick the best quality. Use commas to download multiple audio formats, such as -f 136/137/mp4/bestvideo,140/m4a/bestaudio')
video_format.add_option('--all-formats',
action='store_const', dest='format', help='download all available video formats', const='all')
video_format.add_option('--prefer-free-formats',