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diff --git a/youtube_dl/options.py b/youtube_dl/options.py
index eefe008d5..8e80e3759 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/options.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/options.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from .compat import (
     compat_kwargs,
 )
 from .utils import (
+    preferredencoding,
     write_string,
 )
 from .version import __version__
@@ -735,6 +736,15 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
         '--add-metadata',
         action='store_true', dest='addmetadata', default=False,
         help='write metadata to the video file')
+    postproc.add_option(
+        '--metadata-from-title',
+        metavar='FORMAT', dest='metafromtitle',
+        help='parse additional metadata like song title / artist from the video title. '
+             'The format syntax is the same as --output, '
+             'the parsed parameters replace existing values. '
+             'Additional templates: %(album), %(artist). '
+             'Example: --metadata-from-title "%(artist)s - %(title)s" matches a title like '
+             '"Coldplay - Paradise"')
     postproc.add_option(
         '--xattrs',
         action='store_true', dest='xattrs', default=False,
@@ -785,6 +795,11 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
             write_string('[debug] Override config: ' + repr(overrideArguments) + '\n')
     else:
         command_line_conf = sys.argv[1:]
+        # Workaround for Python 2.x, where argv is a byte list
+        if sys.version_info < (3,):
+            command_line_conf = [
+                a.decode(preferredencoding(), 'replace') for a in command_line_conf]
+
         if '--ignore-config' in command_line_conf:
             system_conf = []
             user_conf = []