Most likely, you'll want to use various options. For a list of what can be done, have a look at [youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py#L69). For a start, if you want to intercept youtube-dl's output, set a `logger` object.
-Here's a more complete example of a program that only outputs errors, and downloads/converts the video as mp3:
+Here's a more complete example of a program that outputs only errors (and a short message after the download is finished), and downloads/converts the video to an mp3 file:
import youtube_dl
def error(self, msg):
print(msg)
+
+ def my_hook(d):
+ if d['status'] == 'finished':
+ print('Done downloading, now converting ...')
+
+
ydl_opts = {
'format': 'bestaudio/best',
'postprocessors': [{
'preferredquality': '64',
}],
'logger': MyLogger(),
+ 'progress_hooks': [my_hook],
}
with youtube_dl.YoutubeDL(ydl_opts) as ydl:
ydl.download(['http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc'])
Pass in 'in_playlist' to only show this behavior for
playlist items.
postprocessors: A list of dictionaries, each with an entry
- key: The name of the postprocessor. See
- youtube_dl/postprocessor/__init__.py for a list.
+ * key: The name of the postprocessor. See
+ youtube_dl/postprocessor/__init__.py for a list.
as well as any further keyword arguments for the
postprocessor.
+ progress_hooks: A list of functions that get called on download
+ progress, with a dictionary with the entries
+ * filename: The final filename
+ * status: One of "downloading" and "finished"
+
+ The dict may also have some of the following entries:
+
+ * downloaded_bytes: Bytes on disk
+ * total_bytes: Size of the whole file, None if unknown
+ * tmpfilename: The filename we're currently writing to
+ * eta: The estimated time in seconds, None if unknown
+ * speed: The download speed in bytes/second, None if
+ unknown
+
+ Progress hooks are guaranteed to be called at least once
+ (with status "finished") if the download is successful.
+
The following parameters are not used by YoutubeDL itself, they are used by
the FileDownloader:
pp = pp_class(self, **compat_kwargs(pp_def))
self.add_post_processor(pp)
+ for ph in self.params.get('progress_hooks', []):
+ self.add_progress_hook(ph)
+
def warn_if_short_id(self, argv):
# short YouTube ID starting with dash?
idxs = [
ph(status)
def add_progress_hook(self, ph):
- """ ph gets called on download progress, with a dictionary with the entries
- * filename: The final filename
- * status: One of "downloading" and "finished"
-
- It can also have some of the following entries:
-
- * downloaded_bytes: Bytes on disks
- * total_bytes: Total bytes, None if unknown
- * tmpfilename: The filename we're currently writing to
- * eta: The estimated time in seconds, None if unknown
- * speed: The download speed in bytes/second, None if unknown
-
- Hooks are guaranteed to be called at least once (with status "finished")
- if the download is successful.
- """
+ # See YoutubeDl.py (search for progress_hooks) for a description of
+ # this interface
self._progress_hooks.append(ph)