From 9bd2020476c325df351c8e706d4b55894f916089 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: pukkandan Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 21:51:31 +0530 Subject: [hls] Enable `--hls-use-mpegts` by default when downloading live-streams * Also added option `--no-hls-use-mpegts` to disable this Related: #96 --- yt_dlp/options.py | 14 +++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'yt_dlp/options.py') diff --git a/yt_dlp/options.py b/yt_dlp/options.py index c47f6ea50..88f74ff36 100644 --- a/yt_dlp/options.py +++ b/yt_dlp/options.py @@ -634,10 +634,18 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None): help='Use ffmpeg instead of the native HLS downloader') downloader.add_option( '--hls-use-mpegts', - dest='hls_use_mpegts', action='store_true', + dest='hls_use_mpegts', action='store_true', default=None, help=( - 'Use the mpegts container for HLS videos, allowing to play the ' - 'video while downloading (some players may not be able to play it)')) + 'Use the mpegts container for HLS videos; ' + 'allowing some players to play the video while downloading, ' + 'and reducing the chance of file corruption if download is interrupted. ' + 'This is enabled by default for live streams')) + downloader.add_option( + '--no-hls-use-mpegts', + dest='hls_use_mpegts', action='store_false', + help=( + 'Do not use the mpegts container for HLS videos. ' + 'This is default when not downloading live streams')) downloader.add_option( '--external-downloader', dest='external_downloader', metavar='NAME', -- cgit v1.2.3