ykdl 1.5.2

YouKuDownLoader

a video downloader focus on China mainland video sites.

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

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

1. Structured source code
2. focus on China mainland video sites
3. support Python2

Simple installation guild:

Linux/debian:

1. sudo apt-get install ffmpeg mpv python3-crypto python3-pip python3-m3u8
2. pip3 install ykdl –upgrade –user
3. add ~/.local/bin to your PATH

Windows:

1. install python3 from python.org
2. pip install –upgrade ykdl
3. install deps: FFMPEG MPV to system PATH

Other Linux: please follow debian

Other OS: please DIY.

Site status:

please check wiki page: sites-status

file bugs or requirements are welcome

submit PRs are welcome

Change Log for ykdl

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

python3 is first choice, if you don’t have python3, python2 is fine. don’t forget to file a bug when using python2