From acda92f6bc76a81e6457448fdf371f9d04e0065d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philipp Hagemeister Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 10:51:03 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify --no-playlist documentation (Closes #4309) --- README.md | 3 ++- youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py | 2 ++ youtube_dl/options.py | 2 +- 3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index cce2819fd..6669c1d7c 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like. COUNT views --max-views COUNT Do not download any videos with more than COUNT views - --no-playlist download only the currently playing video + --no-playlist If the URL refers to a video and a + playlist, download only the video. --age-limit YEARS download only videos suitable for the given age --download-archive FILE Download only videos not listed in the diff --git a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py index 21c7c298a..6342ae767 100755 --- a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py +++ b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py @@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ class YoutubeDL(object): extract_flat: Do not resolve URLs, return the immediate result. Pass in 'in_playlist' to only show this behavior for playlist items. + no_playlist: If the URL contains both a playlist and a video ID, + download the video, not the playlist. The following parameters are not used by YoutubeDL itself, they are used by the FileDownloader: diff --git a/youtube_dl/options.py b/youtube_dl/options.py index da02fb6bb..2e8c71508 100644 --- a/youtube_dl/options.py +++ b/youtube_dl/options.py @@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None): selection.add_option( '--no-playlist', action='store_true', dest='noplaylist', default=False, - help='download only the currently playing video') + help='If the URL refers to a video and a playlist, download only the video.') selection.add_option( '--age-limit', metavar='YEARS', dest='age_limit', default=None, type=int,