external_downloader: Executable of the external downloader to call.
listformats: Print an overview of available video formats and exit.
list_thumbnails: Print a table of all thumbnails and exit.
+ match_filter: A function that gets called with the info_dict of
+ every video.
+ If it returns a message, the video is ignored.
+ If it returns None, the video is downloaded.
+ match_filter_func in utils.py is one example for this.
The following parameters are not used by YoutubeDL itself, they are used by
if max_views is not None and view_count > max_views:
return 'Skipping %s, because it has exceeded the maximum view count (%d/%d)' % (video_title, view_count, max_views)
if age_restricted(info_dict.get('age_limit'), self.params.get('age_limit')):
- return 'Skipping "%s" because it is age restricted' % title
+ return 'Skipping "%s" because it is age restricted' % video_title
if self.in_download_archive(info_dict):
return '%s has already been recorded in archive' % video_title
+
+ match_filter = self.params.get('match_filter')
+ if match_filter is not None:
+ ret = match_filter(info_dict)
+ if ret is not None:
+ return ret
+
return None
@staticmethod