video_format = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Video Format Options')
video_format.add_option('-f', '--format',
- dest='format', metavar='FMT', help='video format code')
+ action='append', dest='format', metavar='FMT', help='video format code')
video_format.add_option('-b', '--best-quality',
- action='store_const', dest='format', help='download the best quality video possible', const='0')
+ action='append_const', dest='format', help='download the best quality video possible', const='0')
video_format.add_option('-m', '--mobile-version',
- action='store_const', dest='format', help='alias for -f 17', const='17')
+ action='append_const', dest='format', help='alias for -f 17', const='17')
video_format.add_option('-d', '--high-def',
- action='store_const', dest='format', help='alias for -f 22', const='22')
+ action='append_const', dest='format', help='alias for -f 22', const='22')
parser.add_option_group(video_format)
verbosity = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Verbosity / Simulation Options')
# Conflicting, missing and erroneous options
if len(all_urls) < 1:
- sys.exit(u'ERROR: you must provide at least one URL')
+ parser.error(u'you must provide at least one URL')
if opts.usenetrc and (opts.username is not None or opts.password is not None):
- sys.exit(u'ERROR: using .netrc conflicts with giving username/password')
+ parser.error(u'using .netrc conflicts with giving username/password')
if opts.password is not None and opts.username is None:
- sys.exit(u'ERROR: account username missing')
+ parser.error(u'account username missing')
if opts.outtmpl is not None and (opts.useliteral or opts.usetitle):
- sys.exit(u'ERROR: using output template conflicts with using title or literal title')
+ parser.error(u'using output template conflicts with using title or literal title')
if opts.usetitle and opts.useliteral:
- sys.exit(u'ERROR: using title conflicts with using literal title')
+ parser.error(u'using title conflicts with using literal title')
if opts.username is not None and opts.password is None:
opts.password = getpass.getpass(u'Type account password and press return:')
if opts.ratelimit is not None:
numeric_limit = FileDownloader.parse_bytes(opts.ratelimit)
if numeric_limit is None:
- sys.exit(u'ERROR: invalid rate limit specified')
+ parser.error(u'invalid rate limit specified')
opts.ratelimit = numeric_limit
+ if len(opts.format) > 1:
+ parser.error(u'pass at most one of the video format option flags (-f, -b, -m, -d)')
# Information extractors
youtube_ie = YoutubeIE()
'forceurl': opts.geturl,
'forcetitle': opts.gettitle,
'simulate': (opts.simulate or opts.geturl or opts.gettitle),
- 'format': opts.format,
+ 'format': opts.format[0],
'outtmpl': ((opts.outtmpl is not None and opts.outtmpl.decode(locale.getpreferredencoding()))
or (opts.usetitle and u'%(stitle)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s')
or (opts.useliteral and u'%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s')