Add option `--alias`

1 files changed, 14 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/yt_dlp/utils.py b/yt_dlp/utils.py
index bcdb7d55b..f02f71177 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/utils.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/utils.py
@@ -5153,11 +5153,12 @@ def parse_http_range(range):
 
 class Config:
     own_args = None
+    parsed_args = None
     filename = None
     __initialized = False
 
     def __init__(self, parser, label=None):
-        self._parser, self.label = parser, label
+        self.parser, self.label = parser, label
         self._loaded_paths, self.configs = set(), []
 
     def init(self, args=None, filename=None):
@@ -5170,14 +5171,16 @@ class Config:
                 return False
             self._loaded_paths.add(location)
 
-        self.__initialized = True
-        self.own_args, self.filename = args, filename
-        for location in self._parser.parse_args(args)[0].config_locations or []:
+        self.own_args, self.__initialized = args, True
+        opts, _ = self.parser.parse_known_args(args)
+        self.parsed_args, self.filename = args, filename
+
+        for location in opts.config_locations or []:
             location = os.path.join(directory, expand_path(location))
             if os.path.isdir(location):
                 location = os.path.join(location, 'yt-dlp.conf')
             if not os.path.exists(location):
-                self._parser.error(f'config location {location} does not exist')
+                self.parser.error(f'config location {location} does not exist')
             self.append_config(self.read_file(location), location)
         return True
 
@@ -5223,7 +5226,7 @@ class Config:
         return opts
 
     def append_config(self, *args, label=None):
-        config = type(self)(self._parser, label)
+        config = type(self)(self.parser, label)
         config._loaded_paths = self._loaded_paths
         if config.init(*args):
             self.configs.append(config)
@@ -5232,10 +5235,13 @@ class Config:
     def all_args(self):
         for config in reversed(self.configs):
             yield from config.all_args
-        yield from self.own_args or []
+        yield from self.parsed_args or []
+
+    def parse_known_args(self, **kwargs):
+        return self.parser.parse_known_args(self.all_args, **kwargs)
 
     def parse_args(self):
-        return self._parser.parse_args(self.all_args)
+        return self.parser.parse_args(self.all_args)
 
 
 class WebSocketsWrapper():