youtube-dl 2020.05.29

Core

• [postprocessor/ffmpeg] Embed series metadata with --add-metadata
• [utils] Fix file permissions in write_json_file (#12471, #25122)

Extractors

• [ard:beta] Extend URL regular expression (#25405)

• [youtube] Add support for more invidious instances (#25417)

• [giantbomb] Extend URL regular expression (#25222)
• [ard] Improve URL regular expression (#25134, #25198)
• [redtube] Improve formats extraction and extract m3u8 formats (#25311,
  #25321)
• [indavideo] Switch to HTTPS for API request (#25191)
• [redtube] Improve title extraction (#25208)
• [vimeo] Improve format extraction and sorting (#25285)
• [soundcloud] Reduce API playlist page limit (#25274)

• [youtube] Add support for yewtu.be (#25226)

• [mailru] Fix extraction (#24530, #25239)
• [bellator] Fix mgid extraction (#25195)

youtube-dl 2020.05.08

Core

• [downloader/http] Request last data block of exact remaining size
• [downloader/http] Finish downloading once received data length matches
  expected
• [extractor/common] Use compat_cookiejar_Cookie for _set_cookie to always
  ensure cookie name and value are bytestrings on python 2 (#23256, #24776)

• [compat] Introduce compat_cookiejar_Cookie

• [utils] Improve cookie files support
  • Add support for UTF-8 in cookie files
  • Skip malformed cookie file entries instead of crashing (invalid entry
    length, invalid expires at)

Extractors

• [youtube] Improve signature cipher extraction (#25187, #25188)
• [iprima] Improve extraction (#25138)
• [uol] Fix extraction (#22007)

• [orf] Add support for more radio stations (#24938, #24968)

• [dailymotion] Fix typo

• [puhutv] Remove no longer available HTTP formats (#25124)

youtube-dl 2020.05.03

Core

• [extractor/common] Extract multiple JSON-LD entries

• [options] Clarify doc on --exec command (#19087, #24883)
• [extractor/common] Skip malformed ISM manifest XMLs while extracting
  ISM formats (#24667)

Extractors

• [crunchyroll] Fix and improve extraction (#25096, #25060)
• [youtube] Improve player id extraction
• [youtube] Use redirected video id if any (#25063)
• [yahoo] Fix GYAO Player extraction and relax URL regular expression
  (#24178, #24778)
• [tvplay] Fix Viafree extraction (#15189, #24473, #24789)
• [tenplay] Relax URL regular expression (#25001)

• [prosiebensat1] Extract series metadata

• [prosiebensat1] Improve extraction and remove 7tv.de support (#24948)

• [prosiebensat1] Remove 7tv.de support (#24948)

• [youtube] Fix DRM videos detection (#24736)
• [thisoldhouse] Fix video id extraction (#24548, #24549)

• [soundcloud] Extract AAC format (#19173, #24708)

• [youtube] Skip broken multifeed videos (#24711)
• [nova:embed] Fix extraction (#24700)
• [motherless] Fix extraction (#24699)
• [twitch:clips] Extend URL regular expression (#24290, #24642)
• [tv4] Fix ISM formats extraction (#24667)
• [tele5] Fix extraction (#24553)

• [mofosex] Add support for generic embeds (#24633)
• [youporn] Add support for generic embeds
• [spankwire] Add support for generic embeds (#24633)

• [spankwire] Fix extraction (#18924, #20648)

youtube-dl 2020.03.24

Core

• [utils] Revert support for cookie files with spaces used instead of tabs

Extractors

• [teachable] Update upskillcourses and gns3 domains
• [generic] Look for teachable embeds before wistia

• [teachable] Extract chapter metadata (#24421)
• [bilibili] Add support for player.bilibili.com (#24402)
• [bilibili] Add support for new URL schema with BV ids (#24439, #24442)

• [limelight] Remove disabled API requests (#24255)
• [soundcloud] Fix download URL extraction (#24394)

• [cbc:watch] Add support for authentication (#19160)

• [hellporno] Fix extraction (#24399)
• [xtube] Fix formats extraction (#24348)
• [ndr] Fix extraction (#24326)
• [nhk] Update m3u8 URL and use native HLS downloader (#24329)

• [nhk] Remove obsolete rtmp formats (#24329)

• [nhk] Relax URL regular expression (#24329)

• [vimeo] Revert fix showcase password protected video extraction (#24224)

youtube-dl 2020.03.08

Core

• [utils] Add support for cookie files with spaces

Extractors

• [pornhub] Add support for pornhubpremium.com (#24288)

• [youtube] Remove outdated code and unnecessary requests

• [youtube] Improve extraction in 429 HTTP error conditions (#24283)
• [nhk] Update API version (#24270)

youtube-dl 2020.03.06

Extractors

• [youtube] Fix age-gated videos support without login (#24248)
• [vimeo] Fix showcase password protected video extraction (#24224)
• [pornhub] Improve title extraction (#24184)
• [peertube] Improve extraction (#23657)

• [servus] Add support for new URL schema (#23475, #23583, #24142)

• [vimeo] Fix subtitles URLs (#24209)

youtube-dl 2020.03.01

Core

• [YoutubeDL] Force redirect URL to unicode on python 2

• [options] Remove duplicate short option -v for --version (#24162)

Extractors

• [xhamster] Fix extraction (#24205)
• [franceculture] Fix extraction (#24204)

• [telecinco] Add support for article opening videos

• [telecinco] Fix extraction (#24195)
• [xtube] Fix metadata extraction (#21073, #22455)
• [youjizz] Fix extraction (#24181)

• Remove no longer needed compat_str around geturl

• [pornhd] Fix extraction (#24128)

• [teachable] Add support for multiple videos per lecture (#24101)
• [wistia] Add support for multiple generic embeds (#8347, 11385)

• [imdb] Fix extraction (#23443)
• [tv2dk:bornholm:play] Fix extraction (#24076)

youtube-dl 2020.02.16

Core

• [YoutubeDL] Fix playlist entry indexing with --playlist-items (#10591,
  #10622)
• [update] Fix updating via symlinks (#23991)

• [compat] Introduce compat_realpath (#23991)

Extractors

• [npr] Add support for streams (#24042)
• [24video] Add support for porn.24video.net (#23779, #23784)

• [jpopsuki] Remove extractor (#23858)

• [nova] Improve extraction (#23690)
• [nova:embed] Improve (#23690)
• [nova:embed] Fix extraction (#23672)

• [abc:iview] Add support for 720p (#22907, #22921)

• [nytimes] Improve format sorting (#24010)

• [toggle] Add support for mewatch.sg (#23895, #23930)

• [thisoldhouse] Fix extraction (#23951)

• [popcorntimes] Add support for popcorntimes.tv (#23949)

• [sportdeutschland] Update to new API
• [twitch:stream] Lowercase channel id for stream request (#23917)
• [tv5mondeplus] Fix extraction (#23907, #23911)
• [tva] Relax URL regular expression (#23903)
• [vimeo] Fix album extraction (#23864)
• [viewlift] Improve extraction
  • Fix extraction (#23851)
  • Add support for authentication
  • Add support for more domains
• [svt] Fix series extraction (#22297)
• [svt] Fix article extraction (#22897, #22919)
• [soundcloud] Imporve private playlist/set tracks extraction (#3707)

youtube-dl 2020.01.24

Extractors

• [youtube] Fix sigfunc name extraction (#23819)
• [stretchinternet] Fix extraction (#4319)
• [voicerepublic] Fix extraction
• [azmedien] Fix extraction (#23783)
• [businessinsider] Fix jwplatform id extraction (#22929, #22954)

• [24video] Add support for 24video.vip (#23753)

• [ivi:compilation] Fix entries extraction (#23770)
• [ard] Improve extraction (#23761)
  • Simplify extraction
  • Extract age limit and series
  • Bypass geo-restriction

• [nbc] Add support for nbc multi network URLs (#23049)

• [americastestkitchen] Fix extraction
• [zype] Improve extraction
  • Extract subtitles (#21258)
  • Support URLs with alternative keys/tokens (#21258)
  • Extract more metadata
• [orf:tvthek] Improve geo restricted videos detection (#23741)
• [soundcloud] Restore previews extraction (#23739)

youtube-dl 2020.01.15

Extractors

• [yourporn] Fix extraction (#21645, #22255, #23459)

• [canvas] Add support for new API endpoint (#17680, #18629)

• [ndr:base:embed] Improve thumbnails extraction (#23731)

• [vodplatform] Add support for embed.kwikmotion.com domain
• [twitter] Add support for promo_video_website cards (#23711)

• [orf:radio] Clean description and improve extraction
• [orf:fm4] Fix extraction (#23599)
• [safari] Fix kaltura session extraction (#23679, #23670)
• [lego] Fix extraction and extract subtitle (#23687)
• [cloudflarestream] Improve extraction
  • Add support for bytehighway.net domain
  • Add support for signed URLs
  • Extract thumbnail
• [naver] Improve extraction
  • Improve geo-restriction handling
  • Extract automatic captions
  • Extract uploader metadata
  • Extract VLive HLS formats
  • Improve metadata extraction

• [pandatv] Remove extractor (#23630)

• [dctp] Fix format extraction (#23656)

• [scrippsnetworks] Add support for www.discovery.com videos

• [discovery] Fix anonymous token extraction (#23650)
• [nrktv:seriebase] Fix extraction (#23625, #23537)
• [wistia] Improve format extraction and extract subtitles (#22590)
• [vice] Improve extraction (#23631)
• [redtube] Detect private videos (#23518)