[extractor/common] Clarify url and manifest_url meta fields

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

diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
index c3b0586a0da65ce42ce5f3ca6aee2e7119d3d98f..641e50f3c51fc5d5ae086ce327a82439fdc9fbef 100644 (file)
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
@@ -102,10 +102,20 @@ class InfoExtractor(object):
                     from worst to best quality.
 
                     Potential fields:
-                    * url        Mandatory. The URL of the video file
+                    * url        The mandatory URL representing the media:
+                                   for plain file media - HTTP URL of this file,
+                                   for RTMP - RTMP URL,
+                                   for HLS - URL of the M3U8 media playlist,
+                                   for HDS - URL of the F4M manifest,
+                                   for DASH - URL of the MPD manifest,
+                                   for MSS - URL of the ISM manifest.
                     * manifest_url
                                  The URL of the manifest file in case of
-                                 fragmented media (DASH, hls, hds)
+                                 fragmented media:
+                                   for HLS - URL of the M3U8 master playlist,
+                                   for HDS - URL of the F4M manifest,
+                                   for DASH - URL of the MPD manifest,
+                                   for MSS - URL of the ISM manifest.
                     * ext        Will be calculated from URL if missing
                     * format     A human-readable description of the format
                                  ("mp4 container with h264/opus").
@@ -2120,7 +2130,7 @@ class InfoExtractor(object):
                         bandwidth = int_or_none(representation_attrib.get('bandwidth'))
                         f = {
                             'format_id': '%s-%s' % (mpd_id, representation_id) if mpd_id else representation_id,
-                            'url': base_url,
+                            'url': mpd_url,
                             'manifest_url': mpd_url,
                             'ext': mimetype2ext(mime_type),
                             'width': int_or_none(representation_attrib.get('width')),