Merge 75f3107d4b into c1ac543c81

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ ### Are you willing to share account details if needed?
 While these steps won't necessarily ensure that no misuse of the account takes place, these are still some good practices to follow.
 
 - Look for people with `Member` (maintainers of the project) or `Contributor` (people who have previously contributed code) tag on their messages.
-- Change the password before sharing the account to something random (use [this](https://passwordsgenerator.net/) if you don't have a random password generator).
+- Change the password before sharing the account to something random.
 - Change the password after receiving the account back.
 
 ### Is the website primarily used for piracy?

README.md

@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ # USAGE AND OPTIONS
 <!-- MANPAGE: BEGIN EXCLUDED SECTION -->
     yt-dlp [OPTIONS] [--] URL [URL...]
 
-`Ctrl+F` is your friend :D
+Tip: Use `CTRL`+`F` (or `Command`+`F`)  to search by keywords
 <!-- MANPAGE: END EXCLUDED SECTION -->
 
 <!-- Auto generated -->
@@ -1902,8 +1902,8 @@ #### tver
 * `backend`: Backend API to use for extraction - one of `streaks` (default) or `brightcove` (deprecated)
 
 #### vimeo
-* `client`: Client to extract video data from. One of `android` (default), `ios` or `web`. The `ios` client only works with previously cached OAuth tokens. The `web` client only works when authenticated with credentials or account cookies
+* `client`: Client to extract video data from. The currently available clients are `android`, `ios`, and `web`. Only one client can be used. The `android` client is used by default. If account cookies or credentials are used for authentication, then the `web` client is used by default. The `web` client only works with authentication. The `ios` client only works with previously cached OAuth tokens
-* `original_format_policy`: Policy for when to try extracting original formats. One of `always`, `never`, or `auto`. The default `auto` policy tries to avoid exceeding the API rate-limit by only making an extra request when Vimeo publicizes the video's downloadability
+* `original_format_policy`: Policy for when to try extracting original formats. One of `always`, `never`, or `auto`. The default `auto` policy tries to avoid exceeding the web client's API rate-limit by only making an extra request when Vimeo publicizes the video's downloadability
 
 **Note**: These options may be changed/removed in the future without concern for backward compatibility
 

devscripts/changelog_override.json

@@ -262,5 +262,10 @@
     {
         "action": "remove",
         "when": "500761e41acb96953a5064e951d41d190c287e46"
+    },
+    {
+        "action": "add",
+        "when": "f3008bc5f89d2691f2f8dfc51b406ef4e25281c3",
+        "short": "[priority] **Default behaviour changed from `--mtime` to `--no-mtime`**\nyt-dlp no longer applies the server modified time to downloaded files by default. [Read more](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12780)"
     }
 ]

test/test_download.py

@@ -66,10 +66,6 @@ def _file_md5(fn):
 
 @is_download_test
 class TestDownload(unittest.TestCase):
-    # Parallel testing in nosetests. See
-    # http://nose.readthedocs.org/en/latest/doc_tests/test_multiprocess/multiprocess.html
-    _multiprocess_shared_ = True
-
     maxDiff = None
 
     COMPLETED_TESTS = {}

yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py

@@ -529,6 +529,7 @@ class YoutubeDL:
                        discontinuities such as ad breaks (default: False)
     extractor_args:    A dictionary of arguments to be passed to the extractors.
                        See "EXTRACTOR ARGUMENTS" for details.
+                       Argument values must always be a list of string(s).
                        E.g. {'youtube': {'skip': ['dash', 'hls']}}
     mark_watched:      Mark videos watched (even with --simulate). Only for YouTube
 

yt_dlp/extractor/common.py

@@ -392,6 +392,8 @@ class InfoExtractor:
     chapters:       A list of dictionaries, with the following entries:
                         * "start_time" - The start time of the chapter in seconds
                         * "end_time" - The end time of the chapter in seconds
+                                       (optional: core code can determine this value from
+                                       the next chapter's start_time or the video's duration)
                         * "title" (optional, string)
     heatmap:        A list of dictionaries, with the following entries:
                         * "start_time" - The start time of the data point in seconds
@@ -406,7 +408,8 @@ class InfoExtractor:
                     'unlisted' or 'public'. Use 'InfoExtractor._availability'
                     to set it
     media_type:     The type of media as classified by the site, e.g. "episode", "clip", "trailer"
-    _old_archive_ids: A list of old archive ids needed for backward compatibility
+    _old_archive_ids: A list of old archive ids needed for backward
+                   compatibility. Use yt_dlp.utils.make_archive_id to generate ids
     _format_sort_fields: A list of fields to use for sorting formats
     __post_extractor: A function to be called just before the metadata is
                     written to either disk, logger or console. The function

yt_dlp/extractor/mirrativ.py

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class MirrativIE(MirrativBaseIE):
     IE_NAME = 'mirrativ'
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?mirrativ\.com/live/(?P<id>[^/?#&]+)'
 
-    TESTS = [{
+    _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'https://mirrativ.com/live/UQomuS7EMgHoxRHjEhNiHw',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': 'UQomuS7EMgHoxRHjEhNiHw',

yt_dlp/extractor/newspicks.py

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ class NewsPicksIE(InfoExtractor):
             'title': '日本の課題を破壊せよ【ゲスト：成田悠輔】',
             'cast': 'count:4',
             'description': 'md5:09397aad46d6ded6487ff13f138acadf',
-            'duration': 2940,
             'release_date': '20220117',
             'release_timestamp': 1642424400,
             'series': 'HORIE ONE',
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ class NewsPicksIE(InfoExtractor):
             'title': '【検証】専門家は、KADOKAWAをどう見るか',
             'cast': 'count:3',
             'description': 'md5:2c2d4bf77484a4333ec995d676f9a91d',
-            'duration': 1320,
             'release_date': '20240622',
             'release_timestamp': 1719088080,
             'series': 'NPレポート',

yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py

@@ -2076,7 +2076,7 @@ def _extract_signature_function(self, video_id, player_url, example_sig):
         assert os.path.basename(func_id) == func_id
 
         self.write_debug(f'Extracting signature function {func_id}')
-        cache_spec, code = self.cache.load('youtube-sigfuncs', func_id, min_ver='2025.03.31'), None
+        cache_spec, code = self.cache.load('youtube-sigfuncs', func_id, min_ver='2025.07.10'), None
 
         if not cache_spec:
             code = self._load_player(video_id, player_url)
@@ -2180,7 +2180,7 @@ def _load_player_data_from_cache(self, name, player_url):
         if data := self._player_cache.get(cache_id):
             return data
 
-        data = self.cache.load(*cache_id, min_ver='2025.03.31')
+        data = self.cache.load(*cache_id, min_ver='2025.07.10')
         if data:
             self._player_cache[cache_id] = data