correcting test to be compatible with python2.6

[youtube-dl] / README.md

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.
     -r, --rate-limit LIMIT   download rate limit (e.g. 50k or 44.6m)
     -R, --retries RETRIES    number of retries (default is 10)
     --dump-user-agent        display the current browser identification
+    --user-agent UA          specify a custom user agent
     --list-extractors        List all supported extractors and the URLs they
                              would handle
 
@@ -41,9 +42,10 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.
                              title, %(uploader)s for the uploader name,
                              %(autonumber)s to get an automatically incremented
                              number, %(ext)s for the filename extension,
-                             %(upload_date)s for the upload date (YYYYMMDD), and
-                             %% for a literal percent. Use - to output to
-                             stdout.
+                             %(upload_date)s for the upload date (YYYYMMDD),
+                             %(extractor)s for the provider (youtube, metacafe,
+                             etc), %(id)s for the video id and %% for a literal
+                             percent. Use - to output to stdout.
     -a, --batch-file FILE    file containing URLs to download ('-' for stdin)
     -w, --no-overwrites      do not overwrite files
     -c, --continue           resume partially downloaded files
@@ -93,8 +95,9 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.
                              ffmpeg or avconv and ffprobe or avprobe)
     --audio-format FORMAT    "best", "aac", "vorbis", "mp3", "m4a", or "wav";
                              best by default
-    --audio-quality QUALITY  ffmpeg/avconv audio bitrate specification, 128k by
-                             default
+    --audio-quality QUALITY  ffmpeg/avconv audio quality specification, insert a
+                             value between 0 (better) and 9 (worse) for VBR or a
+                             specific bitrate like 128K (default 5)
     -k, --keep-video         keeps the video file on disk after the post-
                              processing; the video is erased by default
 
@@ -120,6 +123,35 @@ The URLs youtube-dl outputs require the downloader to have the correct cookies.
 
 youtube has switched to a new video info format in July 2011 which is not supported by old versions of youtube-dl. You can update youtube-dl with `sudo youtube-dl --update`.
 
+### ERROR: unable to download video ###
+
+youtube requires an additional signature since September 2012 which is not supported by old versions of youtube-dl. You can update youtube-dl with `sudo youtube-dl --update`.
+
+### SyntaxError: Non-ASCII character ###
+
+The error
+
+    File "youtube-dl", line 2
+    SyntaxError: Non-ASCII character '\x93' ...
+
+means you're using an outdated version of Python. Please update to Python 2.6 or 2.7.
+
+To run youtube-dl under Python 2.5, you'll have to manually check it out like this:
+
+       git clone git://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl.git
+       cd youtube-dl
+       python -m youtube_dl --help
+
+Please note that Python 2.5 is not supported anymore.
+
+### What is this binary file? Where has the code gone?
+
+Since June 2012 (#342) youtube-dl is packed as an executable zipfile, simply unzip it (might need renaming to `youtube-dl.zip` first on some systems) or clone the git repo to see the code. If you modify the code, you can run it by executing the `__main__.py` file. To recompile the executable, run `make compile`.
+
+### The exe throws a *Runtime error from Visual C++*
+
+To run the exe you need to install first the [Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package](http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29).
+
 # COPYRIGHT
 
 youtube-dl is released into the public domain by the copyright holders.