From d976ef4dacc427ee02ea0af4ef6ca1a81d04d99e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: InvalidUsernameException Date: Tue, 27 May 2025 18:29:46 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Document intended function to generate _old_archive_ids --- yt_dlp/extractor/common.py | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/common.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/common.py index d5607296df..4356f9b8c1 100644 --- a/yt_dlp/extractor/common.py +++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/common.py @@ -401,7 +401,9 @@ 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. Individual ids should be generated using + yt_dlp.utils.make_archive_id(). _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