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Add more information about running tests, add syntax highlighting
There was no information in the README about how to handle multiple tests for a given extractor. This commit adds an explanation of how this is handled. It also adds some syntax highlighting.
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In some cases, you don't want special characters such as 中, spaces, or &, such as when transferring the downloaded filename to a Windows system or the filename through an 8bit-unsafe channel. In these cases, add the `--restrict-filenames` flag to get a shorter title:
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In some cases, you don't want special characters such as 中, spaces, or &, such as when transferring the downloaded filename to a Windows system or the filename through an 8bit-unsafe channel. In these cases, add the `--restrict-filenames` flag to get a shorter title:
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$ youtube-dl --get-filename -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" BaW_jenozKc
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```bash
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youtube-dl test video ''_ä↭𝕐.mp4 # All kinds of weird characters
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$ youtube-dl --get-filename -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" BaW_jenozKc
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$ youtube-dl --get-filename -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" BaW_jenozKc --restrict-filenames
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youtube-dl test video ''_ä↭𝕐.mp4 # All kinds of weird characters
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youtube-dl_test_video_.mp4 # A simple file name
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$ youtube-dl --get-filename -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" BaW_jenozKc --restrict-filenames
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youtube-dl_test_video_.mp4 # A simple file name
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```
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# VIDEO SELECTION
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# VIDEO SELECTION
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Examples:
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Examples:
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# Download only the videos uploaded in the last 6 months
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```bash
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$ youtube-dl --dateafter now-6months
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# Download only the videos uploaded in the last 6 months
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$ youtube-dl --dateafter now-6months
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# Download only the videos uploaded on January 1, 1970
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# Download only the videos uploaded on January 1, 1970
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$ youtube-dl --date 19700101
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$ youtube-dl --date 19700101
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$ # will only download the videos uploaded in the 200x decade
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$ # will only download the videos uploaded in the 200x decade
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$ youtube-dl --dateafter 20000101 --datebefore 20091231
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$ youtube-dl --dateafter 20000101 --datebefore 20091231
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```
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# FAQ
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# FAQ
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2. Check out the source code with `git clone git@github.com:YOUR_GITHUB_USERNAME/youtube-dl.git`
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2. Check out the source code with `git clone git@github.com:YOUR_GITHUB_USERNAME/youtube-dl.git`
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3. Start a new git branch with `cd youtube-dl; git checkout -b yourextractor`
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3. Start a new git branch with `cd youtube-dl; git checkout -b yourextractor`
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4. Start with this simple template and save it to `youtube_dl/extractor/yourextractor.py`:
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4. Start with this simple template and save it to `youtube_dl/extractor/yourextractor.py`:
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```python
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# coding: utf-8
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# coding: utf-8
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from __future__ import unicode_literals
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from __future__ import unicode_literals
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'title': title,
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'title': title,
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# TODO more properties (see youtube_dl/extractor/common.py)
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# TODO more properties (see youtube_dl/extractor/common.py)
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}
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}
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```
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5. Add an import in [`youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py`](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py).
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5. Add an import in [`youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py`](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py).
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6. Run `python test/test_download.py TestDownload.test_YourExtractor`. This *should fail* at first, but you can continually re-run it until you're done.
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6. Run `python test/test_download.py TestDownload.test_YourExtractor`. This *should fail* at first, but you can continually re-run it until you're done.
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* If you decide to add more than one test, then rename the ``_TEST`` variable to ``_TESTS`` and make it into a list of dictionaries, like the example below. The tests will be then respectfully be named `TestDownload.test_YourExtractor`, `TestDownload.test_YourExtractor_1`, `TestDownload.test_YourExtractor_2`, etc.
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```python
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_TESTS = [
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'url': 'http://yourextractor.com/watch/42',
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'md5': 'TODO: md5 sum of the first 10KiB of the video file',
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'info_dict': {
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'id': '42',
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'ext': 'mp4',
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'title': 'Video title goes here',
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# TODO more properties, either as:
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# * A value
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# * MD5 checksum; start the string with md5:
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# * A regular expression; start the string with re:
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# * Any Python type (for example int or float)
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}
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'url': 'http://yourextractor.com/watch/43',
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'md5': 'TODO: md5 sum of the first 10KiB of the video file',
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'ext': 'mp4',
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'title': 'Video title goes here',
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```
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7. Have a look at [`youtube_dl/common/extractor/common.py`](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py) for possible helper methods and a [detailed description of what your extractor should return](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py#L38). Add tests and code for as many as you want.
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7. Have a look at [`youtube_dl/common/extractor/common.py`](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py) for possible helper methods and a [detailed description of what your extractor should return](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py#L38). Add tests and code for as many as you want.
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8. If you can, check the code with [pyflakes](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyflakes) (a good idea) and [pep8](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pep8) (optional, ignore E501).
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8. If you can, check the code with [pyflakes](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyflakes) (a good idea) and [pep8](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pep8) (optional, ignore E501).
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9. When the tests pass, [add](https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-add.html) the new files and [commit](https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-commit.html) them and [push](https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-push.html) the result, like this:
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9. When the tests pass, [add](https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-add.html) the new files and [commit](https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-commit.html) them and [push](https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-push.html) the result, like this:
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