[extractor/common] Document release_date field

[youtube-dl] / youtube_dl / extractor / common.py

diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
index d694e818e98dc29939118a6d9fccb8b942b03128..2fe0d5d37cf246d6f8c8be38576fdbf94b2c8521 100644 (file)
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ class InfoExtractor(object):
     description:    Full video description.
     uploader:       Full name of the video uploader.
     creator:        The main artist who created the video.
+    release_date:   The date (YYYYMMDD) when the video was released.
     timestamp:      UNIX timestamp of the moment the video became available.
     upload_date:    Video upload date (YYYYMMDD).
                     If not explicitly set, calculated from timestamp.
@@ -516,6 +517,12 @@ class InfoExtractor(object):
             '%s. Use --username and --password or --netrc to provide account credentials.' % msg,
             expected=True)
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def raise_geo_restricted(msg='This video is not available from your location due to geo restriction'):
+        raise ExtractorError(
+            '%s. You might want to use --proxy to workaround.' % msg,
+            expected=True)
+
     # Methods for following #608
     @staticmethod
     def url_result(url, ie=None, video_id=None, video_title=None):