ykdl 1.8.1

a video downloader written in Python

YouKuDownLoader

A video downloader focus on China mainland video sites.

Origin website: https://github.com/zhangn1985/ykdl

Now, it has migrated to the new website: https://github.com/SeaHOH/ykdl

And, it is still looking for a new owner, see #565.

This project is a fork of you-get with below changes.

• Structured source code.

• Focus on China mainland video sites.

• Dropped supports of Python 3.4 and below (see #487).

Simple installation guide

There are some useful software package managers.

• macOS/Linux: Homebrew

• Debian/Linux: APT

• Windows: Chocolatey

Step:

0. Dependencies

   FFmpeg, for merge media files.

   mpv, default media player (optimal compatibility).

1. Python 3

2. pip and setuptools, make sure they are updated.

   python3 -m ensurepip
   python3 -m pip install pip --upgrade
   python3 -m pip install setuptools --upgrade

3. ykdl from PyPI or GitHub

   pip3 install ykdl --upgrade

   pip3 install https://github.com/SeaHOH/ykdl/archive/master.zip --force-reinstall --no-deps
   pip3 install https://github.com/SeaHOH/ykdl/archive/master.zip --upgrade

4. Make sure those folders are in your PATH, if they are not, add them.

   Windows: folders of ffmpeg.exe, mpv.exe, and python.exe, and folder “<PYTHONHOME>\Scripts”

   others: “~/.local/bin” or “/usr/local/bin”

Site status

Please check wiki page: sites-status

Bugs report, features require, and pull requests are welcome.

Change Log for ykdl

1.8.1

• add support HTTP cache

• add support interactive mode

• add –show-all argument

• improve handling of media title and filename

• bilibili.live API has been changed (#600 @fraic)

• support new sites: iXiGua

• update GeneralSimple, Bilibili, DouYin, YinYueTai

1.8.0

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• add Brotli support (extra)

• fix output and update dependencies

• update Bilibili, Douban, Huya, iQIYI, Weibo

• more see early PRE-releases

1.8.0 beta 1

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• code clear and unified code style

• split JSEngine as standalone package

• refactor many core modules, now they become powerful and ease for use

• add support for persistent connection

• add support for crypto M3U

• add support for multi streams in same format, and lower quality fallback for –format

• remove EOL sites: Bobo, Chushou, Huomao

• fix setup.py bug which wrong pack of wheel

• fixed many bugs

• updated some sites

1.8.0 alpha 2

• bugfix of alpha 1

• update Douyin, Sina, GeneralSimple

• many improves

1.8.0 alpha 1

• warning:

  <break> update setup interrelated deefef9 10303eb #573

• warning:

  <break> change matchall arguments to same as match1 c5229b6

• add new extractor: generalsimple, singlemultimedia e793453

• resolve SSL issues in old OS and package m3u8 1ccfa6b

• fixed dull Ctrl+C fec3a16

• support new sites: Funshion, Heibai #278 #552 thx @airdge

• update Weibo

• remove Xiami

1.7.2

• support new sites: Douyin

• update Huya, Youku, MGTV

1.7.1

• add subtitle support #544

• refactor Weibo

• improved utils html and m3u8

• update Bilibili, Douyu, iQIYI, MGTV, NetEase, PPTV, QQ

1.7.0

• dropped supports of Python 3.4 and below #487

• a lot of improvements with utils #372 a8651a0 #485 d1a6e53 5dfc760 etc.

• extractor class has been changed 641b739 c8c819c

• fixed download name #496

• update AcFun, Bilibili, CCTV/CNTV, Douyu, Huya, iQIYI, JustFun, LeTV, Mango, Miaopai, NetEase, PPTV, Qixiu, QQ, Sohu, Weibo, Youku

• remove Dilidili, Panda

1.6.3

• update Sohu, mgtv, sina, etc a lot by @SeaHOH

1.6.2

• update QQ, bilibili, panda a lot by @SeaHOH

• misc updates

1.6.1

• fix youku/tudou, QQ, mgtv, 163, bilibili by @SeaHOH

1.6.0

• new internal proxy for slow video playback. by @SeaHOH

• update youku, many bug fixed.

• update bilibili, new api, playlist bug fixed.

• update HTTP redirection for t.cn

• use cryptodome as default.

1.5.5

• update bilibili bangumi a lot, better

• update youku, support check audio_lang

• update huya, new api

• update acfun, 163 Dj and QQ

• update mpv’s default parameters.

1.5.4

• support bilibili bangumi by new extractor

• support new sites: Zhangyu, Chushou

• update QQ, important!! by @SeaHOH

• update Youku, Tudou, not finished.

• update Huomao, douyu, iqiyi

• update sohu and mpv wrapper, thanks to @SeaHOH

1.5.3

• update bilibili, tudou, weibo, etc.

• update mpv wrapper, thanks to @SeaHOH

1.5.2

• update youku, panda, le, zhanqi, longzhu, laifeng, huajiao, etc.

• many updates for windows platform, thanks to @SeaHOH

• README.rst updated.

1.5.1

• update bilibili, youku, quanmin live, 163, douyu, etc.

• support egame.qq.com, finance.le.com

• update player wrapper

• -F/–format now accept int value as level of resolution.

1.5.0

• update videoinfo, add ua/referrer.

• update douyu, bilibili, youku

• cykdl support no proxy

1.4.11

• update 163 music, pptv, youku

• update python2 support

• update ffmpeg&mpv wrapper

1.4.10

• support new sites: sina open course

• delete: isuntv, instagram, dailymotion, alive, ted

• update bilibili, acfun, sohu, youku, tudou

• update downloader

1.4.9

• support new sites: dilidili

• update letv, youku

• update downloader

1.4.8

• support new sites: ifeng/163 open course

• update QQ, acfun, weibo, ifeng

• update youku, due to api changed

• misc changes

1.4.7

• fix bug when len(urls) == 1

• update mgtv, huomao, bilibili

• restructure ykdl, using setuptools

• misc changes

1.4.6

• acfun: add missing sign

• python2 fix

• using ThreadPoolExecutor for multithread download

• rename short opt for json out to capital J

• add -j –jobs for multithread download jobs number, default is NR_CPUS

1.4.5

• fix iqiyi with code clean

• update bilibili Episode title

• update douyu live room name

• use yield to speedup playlist

• python2 fix

1.4.4

• fix Acfun again

• fix douyu live

• support multithread download, NOTE: this is not finished

1.4.3

• fix Acfun

• fix letv

1.4.2

• change version string to 3 digital

• fix qq, douyu, mgtv, QQ. etc.

• report stream_types in json

1.1.4.1

• fix letv live, cctv, xiami, QQ

• support douyu video, kankannews, Quanmin Live

• update common alias dict

1.1.4

• port PPTV, yizhibo from upstream/PL

• update Bilibili.

• partially support Taobao

1.1.3.6

• update bilibili playlist.

• update ACfun.

• support youku mp5

1.1.3.5

• update bilibili for eid and title.

• update ACfun for match pattern, and playlist

• update main script to fix bugs, add -O option

• add warning in m3u8_wrapper

1.1.3.4

• update bilibili, ACfun

• update setup script, test makefile

1.1.3.3

• update douyu, QQ, generalembed

1.1.3.2

• update Acfun, huomao, youku

• add gitter

1.1.3.1

• update generalembed, le live, douyu, zhanqi

1.1.3

• update iqiyi

• merge option removed

• get proxy from system proxy settings

• some other update

1.1.2

• refact code a lot

• update iqiyi

• update setup for windows platform

1.1.1.2

• quick fix for youku, find a mistake

1.1.1.1

• update iqiyi support more stream profiles

• update m3u8 download with ffpmeg

• update letv

• update stream profile code

1.1.1

• fix iqiyi, QQ

• support huajiao live

• remove lots of dead sites, include youtube

• many other updates

1.1.0.4

• update README.rst, CHANGELOG.rst

• support laifeng live

• fix zhanqi

• add travis-ci

1.1.0.3

• misc changes on setup, code refactor

1.1.0.2

• right way to add requirements

1.1.0

• add experimental merge feature.

• video titles are changed for many sites.

• longzhu live is improved.

• live video authors are added when possible.

• subtitle feature is planned but moved to danmu branch.

1.0.9.2

• bug fix for baomihua

• add test for extractors status.

1.0.9.1

• fix unqoute issue in python2, since v1.0.9 is released

• a draft binary release is done. feedback is welcome.

1.0.9

• new sites are supported

  1. huya live and video

  2. longzhu live

• python2 are supported

  almost done

  big change