youtube-dl 2020.09.20

Core

• [extractor/common] Relax interaction count extraction in _json_ld

• [extractor/common] Extract author as uploader for VideoObject in _json_ld

• [downloader/hls] Fix incorrect end byte in Range HTTP header for
  media segments with EXT-X-BYTERANGE (#14748, #24512)
• [extractor/common] Handle ssl.CertificateError in _request_webpage (#26601)
• [downloader/http] Improve timeout detection when reading block of data
  (#10935)
• [downloader/http] Retry download when urlopen times out (#10935, #26603)

Extractors

• [redtube] Extend URL regular expression (#26506)
• [twitch] Refactor
• [twitch:stream] Switch to GraphQL and fix reruns (#26535)

• [telequebec] Add support for brightcove videos (#25833)

• [pornhub] Extract metadata from JSON-LD (#26614)
• [pornhub] Fix view count extraction (#26621, #26614)

youtube-dl 2020.09.14

Core

• [postprocessor/embedthumbnail] Add support for non jpg/png thumbnails
  (#25687, #25717)

Extractors

• [rtlnl] Extend URL regular expression (#26549, #25821)
• [youtube] Fix empty description extraction (#26575, #26006)
• [srgssr] Extend URL regular expression (#26555, #26556, #26578)
• [googledrive] Use redirect URLs for source format (#18877, #23919, #24689,
  #26565)
• [svtplay] Fix id extraction (#26576)
• [redbulltv] Improve support for rebull.com TV localized URLs (#22063)

• [redbulltv] Add support for new redbull.com TV URLs (#22037, #22063)

• [soundcloud:pagedplaylist] Reduce pagination limit (#26557)

youtube-dl 2020.09.06

Core

• [utils] Recognize wav mimetype (#26463)

Extractors

• [nrktv:episode] Improve video id extraction (#25594, #26369, #26409)
• [youtube] Fix age gate content detection (#26100, #26152, #26311, #26384)
• [youtube:user] Extend URL regular expression (#26443)
• [xhamster] Improve initials regular expression (#26526, #26353)
• [svtplay] Fix video id extraction (#26425, #26428, #26438)
• [twitch] Rework extractors (#12297, #20414, #20604, #21811, #21812, #22979,
  #24263, #25010, #25553, #25606)
  • Switch to GraphQL
  • Add support for collections
  • Add support for clips and collections playlists
• [biqle] Improve video ext extraction
• [xhamster] Fix extraction (#26157, #26254)
• [xhamster] Extend URL regular expression (#25789, #25804, #25927))

youtube-dl 2020.07.28

Extractors

• [youtube] Fix sigfunc name extraction (#26134, #26135, #26136, #26137)
• [youtube] Improve description extraction (#25937, #25980)
• [wistia] Restrict embed regular expression (#25969)
• [youtube] Prevent excess HTTP 301 (#25786)

• [youtube:playlists] Extend URL regular expression (#25810)
• [bellmedia] Add support for cp24.com clip URLs (#25764)

• [brightcove] Improve embed detection (#25674)

youtube-dl 2020.06.16.1

Extractors

• [youtube] Force old layout (#25682, #25683, #25680, #25686)
• [youtube] Fix categories and improve tags extraction

youtube-dl 2020.06.16

Extractors

• [youtube] Fix uploader id and uploader URL extraction
• [youtube] Improve view count extraction
• [youtube] Fix upload date extraction (#25677)
• [youtube] Fix thumbnails extraction (#25676)
• [youtube] Fix playlist and feed extraction (#25675)

• [facebook] Add support for single-video ID links
• [youtube] Extract chapters from JSON (#24819)
• [kaltura] Add support for multiple embeds on a webpage (#25523)

youtube-dl 2020.06.06

Extractors

• [tele5] Bypass geo restriction

• [jwplatform] Add support for bypass geo restriction

• [tele5] Prefer jwplatform over nexx (#25533)
• [twitch:stream] Expect 400 and 410 HTTP errors from API
• [twitch:stream] Fix extraction (#25528)
• [twitch] Fix thumbnails extraction (#25531)

• [twitch] Pass v5 Accept HTTP header (#25531)

• [brightcove] Fix subtitles extraction (#25540)

• [malltv] Add support for sk.mall.tv (#25445)

• [periscope] Fix untitled broadcasts (#25482)
• [jwplatform] Improve embeds extraction (#25467)

youtube-dl 2020.05.29

Core

• [postprocessor/ffmpeg] Embed series metadata with --add-metadata
• [utils] Fix file permissions in write_json_file (#12471, #25122)

Extractors

• [ard:beta] Extend URL regular expression (#25405)

• [youtube] Add support for more invidious instances (#25417)

• [giantbomb] Extend URL regular expression (#25222)
• [ard] Improve URL regular expression (#25134, #25198)
• [redtube] Improve formats extraction and extract m3u8 formats (#25311,
  #25321)
• [indavideo] Switch to HTTPS for API request (#25191)
• [redtube] Improve title extraction (#25208)
• [vimeo] Improve format extraction and sorting (#25285)
• [soundcloud] Reduce API playlist page limit (#25274)

• [youtube] Add support for yewtu.be (#25226)

• [mailru] Fix extraction (#24530, #25239)
• [bellator] Fix mgid extraction (#25195)

youtube-dl 2020.05.08

Core

• [downloader/http] Request last data block of exact remaining size
• [downloader/http] Finish downloading once received data length matches
  expected
• [extractor/common] Use compat_cookiejar_Cookie for _set_cookie to always
  ensure cookie name and value are bytestrings on python 2 (#23256, #24776)

• [compat] Introduce compat_cookiejar_Cookie

• [utils] Improve cookie files support
  • Add support for UTF-8 in cookie files
  • Skip malformed cookie file entries instead of crashing (invalid entry
    length, invalid expires at)

Extractors

• [youtube] Improve signature cipher extraction (#25187, #25188)
• [iprima] Improve extraction (#25138)
• [uol] Fix extraction (#22007)

• [orf] Add support for more radio stations (#24938, #24968)

• [dailymotion] Fix typo

• [puhutv] Remove no longer available HTTP formats (#25124)

youtube-dl 2020.05.03

Core

• [extractor/common] Extract multiple JSON-LD entries

• [options] Clarify doc on --exec command (#19087, #24883)
• [extractor/common] Skip malformed ISM manifest XMLs while extracting
  ISM formats (#24667)

Extractors

• [crunchyroll] Fix and improve extraction (#25096, #25060)
• [youtube] Improve player id extraction
• [youtube] Use redirected video id if any (#25063)
• [yahoo] Fix GYAO Player extraction and relax URL regular expression
  (#24178, #24778)
• [tvplay] Fix Viafree extraction (#15189, #24473, #24789)
• [tenplay] Relax URL regular expression (#25001)

• [prosiebensat1] Extract series metadata

• [prosiebensat1] Improve extraction and remove 7tv.de support (#24948)

• [prosiebensat1] Remove 7tv.de support (#24948)

• [youtube] Fix DRM videos detection (#24736)
• [thisoldhouse] Fix video id extraction (#24548, #24549)

• [soundcloud] Extract AAC format (#19173, #24708)

• [youtube] Skip broken multifeed videos (#24711)
• [nova:embed] Fix extraction (#24700)
• [motherless] Fix extraction (#24699)
• [twitch:clips] Extend URL regular expression (#24290, #24642)
• [tv4] Fix ISM formats extraction (#24667)
• [tele5] Fix extraction (#24553)

• [mofosex] Add support for generic embeds (#24633)
• [youporn] Add support for generic embeds
• [spankwire] Add support for generic embeds (#24633)

• [spankwire] Fix extraction (#18924, #20648)