Add --load-info option (#972)

[youtube-dl] / youtube_dl / __init__.py

diff --git a/youtube_dl/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
index 9c8a694f0b9b77c4e991567b247b1386254d781d..b0d9a67630be106da71e3d34898167b43874c8aa 100644 (file)
--- a/youtube_dl/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
@@ -87,7 +87,9 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
         except IOError:
             return default  # silently skip if file is not present
         try:
-            res = [shlex.split(l, comments=True) for l in optionf]
+            res = []
+            for l in optionf:
+                res += shlex.split(l, comments=True)
         finally:
             optionf.close()
         return res
@@ -189,7 +191,9 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
     general.add_option('--extractor-descriptions',
             action='store_true', dest='list_extractor_descriptions',
             help='Output descriptions of all supported extractors', default=False)
-    general.add_option('--proxy', dest='proxy', default=None, help='Use the specified HTTP/HTTPS proxy', metavar='URL')
+    general.add_option(
+        '--proxy', dest='proxy', default=None, metavar='URL',
+        help='Use the specified HTTP/HTTPS proxy. Pass in an empty string (--proxy "") for direct connection')
     general.add_option('--no-check-certificate', action='store_true', dest='no_check_certificate', default=False, help='Suppress HTTPS certificate validation.')
     general.add_option(
         '--cache-dir', dest='cachedir', default=get_cachedir(), metavar='DIR',
@@ -356,6 +360,9 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
             help='Restrict filenames to only ASCII characters, and avoid "&" and spaces in filenames', default=False)
     filesystem.add_option('-a', '--batch-file',
             dest='batchfile', metavar='FILE', help='file containing URLs to download (\'-\' for stdin)')
+    filesystem.add_option('--load-info',
+            dest='load_info_filename', metavar='FILE',
+            help='json file containing the video information (created with the "--write-json" option')
     filesystem.add_option('-w', '--no-overwrites',
             action='store_true', dest='nooverwrites', help='do not overwrite files', default=False)
     filesystem.add_option('-c', '--continue',
@@ -702,14 +709,17 @@ def _real_main(argv=None):
             update_self(ydl.to_screen, opts.verbose)
 
         # Maybe do nothing
-        if len(all_urls) < 1:
+        if (len(all_urls) < 1) and (opts.load_info_filename is None):
             if not opts.update_self:
                 parser.error(u'you must provide at least one URL')
             else:
                 sys.exit()
 
         try:
-            retcode = ydl.download(all_urls)
+            if opts.load_info_filename is not None:
+                retcode = ydl.download_with_info_file(opts.load_info_filename)
+            else:
+                retcode = ydl.download(all_urls)
         except MaxDownloadsReached:
             ydl.to_screen(u'--max-download limit reached, aborting.')
             retcode = 101