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diff --git a/yt_dlp/downloader/common.py b/yt_dlp/downloader/common.py
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--- a/yt_dlp/downloader/common.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/downloader/common.py
@@ -47,8 +47,11 @@ class FileDownloader(object):
min_filesize: Skip files smaller than this size
max_filesize: Skip files larger than this size
xattr_set_filesize: Set ytdl.filesize user xattribute with expected size.
- external_downloader_args: A list of additional command-line arguments for the
- external downloader.
+ external_downloader_args: A dictionary of downloader keys (in lower case)
+ and a list of additional command-line arguments for the
+ executable. Use 'default' as the name for arguments to be
+ passed to all downloaders. For compatibility with youtube-dl,
+ a single list of args can also be used
hls_use_mpegts: Use the mpegts container for HLS videos.
http_chunk_size: Size of a chunk for chunk-based HTTP downloading. May be
useful for bypassing bandwidth throttling imposed by