[cleanup] Misc (#13595)

Closes #10853, Closes #12436, Closes #13314, Closes #13609
Authored by: seproDev, InvalidUsernameException, doe1080, hseg, bashonly, adamralph

Co-authored-by: bashonly <88596187+bashonly@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: InvalidUsernameException <InvalidUsernameException@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: gesh <gesh@gesh.uni.cx>
Co-authored-by: Adam Ralph <adam@adamralph.com>
Co-authored-by: doe1080 <98906116+doe1080@users.noreply.github.com>

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ By sharing an account with anyone, you agree to bear all risks associated with i
 While these steps won't necessarily ensure that no misuse of the account takes place, these are still some good practices to follow.
 
 - Look for people with `Member` (maintainers of the project) or `Contributor` (people who have previously contributed code) tag on their messages.
-- Change the password before sharing the account to something random (use [this](https://passwordsgenerator.net/) if you don't have a random password generator).
+- Change the password before sharing the account to something random.
 - Change the password after receiving the account back.
 
 ### Is the website primarily used for piracy?

README.md

@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ If you fork the project on GitHub, you can run your fork's [build workflow](.git
 <!-- MANPAGE: BEGIN EXCLUDED SECTION -->
     yt-dlp [OPTIONS] [--] URL [URL...]
 
-`Ctrl+F` is your friend :D
+Tip: Use `CTRL`+`F` (or `Command`+`F`)  to search by keywords
 <!-- MANPAGE: END EXCLUDED SECTION -->
 
 <!-- Auto generated -->
@@ -1902,8 +1902,8 @@ The following extractors use this feature:
 * `backend`: Backend API to use for extraction - one of `streaks` (default) or `brightcove` (deprecated)
 
 #### vimeo
-* `client`: Client to extract video data from. One of `android` (default), `ios` or `web`. The `ios` client only works with previously cached OAuth tokens. The `web` client only works when authenticated with credentials or account cookies
-* `original_format_policy`: Policy for when to try extracting original formats. One of `always`, `never`, or `auto`. The default `auto` policy tries to avoid exceeding the API rate-limit by only making an extra request when Vimeo publicizes the video's downloadability
+* `client`: Client to extract video data from. The currently available clients are `android`, `ios`, and `web`. Only one client can be used. The `android` client is used by default. If account cookies or credentials are used for authentication, then the `web` client is used by default. The `web` client only works with authentication. The `ios` client only works with previously cached OAuth tokens
+* `original_format_policy`: Policy for when to try extracting original formats. One of `always`, `never`, or `auto`. The default `auto` policy tries to avoid exceeding the web client's API rate-limit by only making an extra request when Vimeo publicizes the video's downloadability
 
 **Note**: These options may be changed/removed in the future without concern for backward compatibility
 

devscripts/changelog_override.json

@@ -262,5 +262,15 @@
     {
         "action": "remove",
         "when": "500761e41acb96953a5064e951d41d190c287e46"
+    },
+    {
+        "action": "add",
+        "when": "f3008bc5f89d2691f2f8dfc51b406ef4e25281c3",
+        "short": "[priority] **Default behaviour changed from `--mtime` to `--no-mtime`**\nyt-dlp no longer applies the server modified time to downloaded files by default. [Read more](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/12780)"
+    },
+    {
+        "action": "add",
+        "when": "959ac99e98c3215437e573c22d64be42d361e863",
+        "short": "[priority] Security: [[CVE-2025-54072](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54072)] [Fix `--exec` placeholder expansion on Windows](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/security/advisories/GHSA-45hg-7f49-5h56)\n    - When `--exec` is used on Windows, the filepath expanded from `{}` (or the default placeholder) is now properly escaped"
     }
 ]

test/test_download.py

@@ -66,10 +66,6 @@ tests_counter = collections.defaultdict(collections.Counter)
 
 @is_download_test
 class TestDownload(unittest.TestCase):
-    # Parallel testing in nosetests. See
-    # http://nose.readthedocs.org/en/latest/doc_tests/test_multiprocess/multiprocess.html
-    _multiprocess_shared_ = True
-
     maxDiff = None
 
     COMPLETED_TESTS = {}

yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py

@@ -529,6 +529,7 @@ class YoutubeDL:
                        discontinuities such as ad breaks (default: False)
     extractor_args:    A dictionary of arguments to be passed to the extractors.
                        See "EXTRACTOR ARGUMENTS" for details.
+                       Argument values must always be a list of string(s).
                        E.g. {'youtube': {'skip': ['dash', 'hls']}}
     mark_watched:      Mark videos watched (even with --simulate). Only for YouTube
 

yt_dlp/extractor/common.py

@@ -397,6 +397,8 @@ class InfoExtractor:
     chapters:       A list of dictionaries, with the following entries:
                         * "start_time" - The start time of the chapter in seconds
                         * "end_time" - The end time of the chapter in seconds
+                                       (optional: core code can determine this value from
+                                       the next chapter's start_time or the video's duration)
                         * "title" (optional, string)
     heatmap:        A list of dictionaries, with the following entries:
                         * "start_time" - The start time of the data point in seconds
@@ -411,7 +413,8 @@ class InfoExtractor:
                     'unlisted' or 'public'. Use 'InfoExtractor._availability'
                     to set it
     media_type:     The type of media as classified by the site, e.g. "episode", "clip", "trailer"
-    _old_archive_ids: A list of old archive ids needed for backward compatibility
+    _old_archive_ids: A list of old archive ids needed for backward
+                   compatibility. Use yt_dlp.utils.make_archive_id to generate ids
     _format_sort_fields: A list of fields to use for sorting formats
     __post_extractor: A function to be called just before the metadata is
                     written to either disk, logger or console. The function

yt_dlp/extractor/mirrativ.py

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class MirrativIE(MirrativBaseIE):
     IE_NAME = 'mirrativ'
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?mirrativ\.com/live/(?P<id>[^/?#&]+)'
 
-    TESTS = [{
+    _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'https://mirrativ.com/live/UQomuS7EMgHoxRHjEhNiHw',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': 'UQomuS7EMgHoxRHjEhNiHw',

yt_dlp/extractor/newspicks.py

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ class NewsPicksIE(InfoExtractor):
             'title': '日本の課題を破壊せよ【ゲスト：成田悠輔】',
             'cast': 'count:4',
             'description': 'md5:09397aad46d6ded6487ff13f138acadf',
-            'duration': 2940,
             'release_date': '20220117',
             'release_timestamp': 1642424400,
             'series': 'HORIE ONE',
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ class NewsPicksIE(InfoExtractor):
             'title': '【検証】専門家は、KADOKAWAをどう見るか',
             'cast': 'count:3',
             'description': 'md5:2c2d4bf77484a4333ec995d676f9a91d',
-            'duration': 1320,
             'release_date': '20240622',
             'release_timestamp': 1719088080,
             'series': 'NPレポート',

yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py

@@ -2076,7 +2076,7 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
         assert os.path.basename(func_id) == func_id
 
         self.write_debug(f'Extracting signature function {func_id}')
-        cache_spec, code = self.cache.load('youtube-sigfuncs', func_id, min_ver='2025.03.31'), None
+        cache_spec, code = self.cache.load('youtube-sigfuncs', func_id, min_ver='2025.07.21'), None
 
         if not cache_spec:
             code = self._load_player(video_id, player_url)
@@ -2180,7 +2180,7 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
         if data := self._player_cache.get(cache_id):
             return data
 
-        data = self.cache.load(*cache_id, min_ver='2025.03.31')
+        data = self.cache.load(*cache_id, min_ver='2025.07.21')
         if data:
             self._player_cache[cache_id] = data