[cleanup] Refactor updater

The updater now uses `.update.run_update` and not `.update.update_self`.
Although I don't expect anyone to be using the updater via API, a wrapper `update_self` is provided for compatibility just in case

yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py

@@ -734,7 +734,8 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
                 else:
                     tb_data = traceback.format_list(traceback.extract_stack())
                     tb = ''.join(tb_data)
-            self.to_stderr(tb)
+            if tb:
+                self.to_stderr(tb)
         if not self.params.get('ignoreerrors', False):
             if sys.exc_info()[0] and hasattr(sys.exc_info()[1], 'exc_info') and sys.exc_info()[1].exc_info[0]:
                 exc_info = sys.exc_info()[1].exc_info

yt_dlp/__init__.py

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ from .utils import (
     std_headers,
     write_string,
 )
-from .update import update_self
+from .update import run_update
 from .downloader import (
     FileDownloader,
 )
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ def _real_main(argv=None):
         # Update version
         if opts.update_self:
             # If updater returns True, exit. Required for windows
-            if update_self(ydl.to_screen, opts.verbose, ydl._opener):
+            if run_update(ydl):
                 if actual_use:
                     sys.exit('ERROR: The program must exit for the update to complete')
                 sys.exit()

yt_dlp/update.py

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
+import hashlib
 import io
 import json
-import traceback
-import hashlib
 import os
 import platform
 import subprocess
 import sys
+import traceback
 from zipimport import zipimporter
 
 from .compat import compat_realpath
@@ -33,6 +33,40 @@ def rsa_verify(message, signature, key):
 
 
 def update_self(to_screen, verbose, opener):
+    ''' Exists for backward compatibility. Use run_update(ydl) instead '''
+
+    printfn = to_screen
+
+    class FakeYDL():
+        _opener = opener
+        to_screen = printfn
+
+        @staticmethod
+        def report_warning(msg, *args, **kwargs):
+            return printfn('WARNING: %s' % msg, *args, **kwargs)
+
+        @staticmethod
+        def report_error(msg, tb=None):
+            printfn('ERROR: %s' % msg)
+            if not verbose:
+                return
+            if tb is None:
+                # Copied from YoutubeDl.trouble
+                if sys.exc_info()[0]:
+                    tb = ''
+                    if hasattr(sys.exc_info()[1], 'exc_info') and sys.exc_info()[1].exc_info[0]:
+                        tb += ''.join(traceback.format_exception(*sys.exc_info()[1].exc_info))
+                    tb += encode_compat_str(traceback.format_exc())
+                else:
+                    tb_data = traceback.format_list(traceback.extract_stack())
+                    tb = ''.join(tb_data)
+            if tb:
+                printfn(tb)
+
+    return run_update(FakeYDL())
+
+
+def run_update(ydl):
     """
     Update the program file with the latest version from the repository
     Returns whether the program should terminate
@@ -40,6 +74,11 @@ def update_self(to_screen, verbose, opener):
 
     JSON_URL = 'https://api.github.com/repos/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest'
 
+    def report_error(msg, network=False, expected=False, delim=';'):
+        if network:
+            msg += '%s Visit  https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest' % delim
+        ydl.report_error(msg, tb='' if network or expected else None)
+
     def calc_sha256sum(path):
         h = hashlib.sha256()
         b = bytearray(128 * 1024)
@@ -50,112 +89,91 @@ def update_self(to_screen, verbose, opener):
         return h.hexdigest()
 
     if not isinstance(globals().get('__loader__'), zipimporter) and not hasattr(sys, 'frozen'):
-        to_screen('It looks like you installed yt-dlp with a package manager, pip, setup.py or a tarball. Please use that to update')
+        return report_error(
-        return
+            'It looks like you installed yt-dlp with a package manager, pip, setup.py or a tarball. '
+            'Please use that to update', expected=True)
 
     # sys.executable is set to the full pathname of the exe-file for py2exe
     # though symlinks are not followed so that we need to do this manually
     # with help of realpath
     filename = compat_realpath(sys.executable if hasattr(sys, 'frozen') else sys.argv[0])
-    to_screen('Current Build Hash %s' % calc_sha256sum(filename))
+    ydl.to_screen('Current Build Hash %s' % calc_sha256sum(filename))
 
     # Download and check versions info
     try:
-        version_info = opener.open(JSON_URL).read().decode('utf-8')
+        version_info = ydl._opener.open(JSON_URL).read().decode('utf-8')
         version_info = json.loads(version_info)
     except Exception:
-        if verbose:
+        return report_error('can\'t obtain versions info. Please try again later ', True, delim='or')
-            to_screen(encode_compat_str(traceback.format_exc()))
-        to_screen('ERROR: can\'t obtain versions info. Please try again later')
-        to_screen('Visit https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest')
-        return
 
     def version_tuple(version_str):
         return tuple(map(int, version_str.split('.')))
 
     version_id = version_info['tag_name']
     if version_tuple(__version__) >= version_tuple(version_id):
-        to_screen('yt-dlp is up to date (%s)' % __version__)
+        ydl.to_screen('yt-dlp is up to date (%s)' % __version__)
         return
 
-    to_screen('Updating to version ' + version_id + ' ...')
+    ydl.to_screen('Updating to version ' + version_id + ' ...')
 
     version_labels = {
         'zip_3': '',
         'zip_2': '',
-        # 'zip_2': '_py2',
         'exe_64': '.exe',
         'exe_32': '_x86.exe',
     }
 
     def get_bin_info(bin_or_exe, version):
         label = version_labels['%s_%s' % (bin_or_exe, version)]
-        return next(
+        return next((i for i in version_info['assets'] if i['name'] == 'yt-dlp%s' % label), {})
-            (i for i in version_info['assets'] if i['name'] == 'yt-dlp%s' % label),
-            {})
 
     def get_sha256sum(bin_or_exe, version):
         label = version_labels['%s_%s' % (bin_or_exe, version)]
         urlh = next(
-            (i for i in version_info['assets']
+            (i for i in version_info['assets'] if i['name'] in ('SHA2-256SUMS')),
-                if i['name'] in ('SHA2-256SUMS')), {}).get('browser_download_url')
+            {}).get('browser_download_url')
         if not urlh:
             return None
-        hash_data = opener.open(urlh).read().decode('utf-8')
+        hash_data = ydl._opener.open(urlh).read().decode('utf-8')
         hashes = list(map(lambda x: x.split(':'), hash_data.splitlines()))
-        return next(
+        return next((i[1] for i in hashes if i[0] == 'yt-dlp%s' % label), None)
-            (i[1] for i in hashes if i[0] == 'yt-dlp%s' % label),
-            None)
 
     if not os.access(filename, os.W_OK):
-        to_screen('ERROR: no write permissions on %s' % filename)
+        return report_error('no write permissions on %s' % filename, expected=True)
-        return
 
     # PyInstaller
     if hasattr(sys, 'frozen'):
         exe = filename
         directory = os.path.dirname(exe)
         if not os.access(directory, os.W_OK):
-            to_screen('ERROR: no write permissions on %s' % directory)
+            return report_error('no write permissions on %s' % directory, expected=True)
-            return
 
         try:
             arch = platform.architecture()[0][:2]
             url = get_bin_info('exe', arch).get('browser_download_url')
             if not url:
-                to_screen('ERROR: unable to fetch updates')
+                return report_error('unable to fetch updates', True)
-                to_screen('Visit https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest')
+            urlh = ydl._opener.open(url)
-                return
-            urlh = opener.open(url)
             newcontent = urlh.read()
             urlh.close()
         except (IOError, OSError, StopIteration):
-            if verbose:
+            return report_error('unable to download latest version', True)
-                to_screen(encode_compat_str(traceback.format_exc()))
-            to_screen('ERROR: unable to download latest version')
-            to_screen('Visit https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest')
-            return
 
         try:
             with open(exe + '.new', 'wb') as outf:
                 outf.write(newcontent)
         except (IOError, OSError):
-            if verbose:
+            return report_error('unable to write the new version')
-                to_screen(encode_compat_str(traceback.format_exc()))
-            to_screen('ERROR: unable to write the new version')
-            return
 
         expected_sum = get_sha256sum('exe', arch)
         if not expected_sum:
-            to_screen('WARNING: no hash information found for the release')
+            ydl.report_warning('no hash information found for the release')
         elif calc_sha256sum(exe + '.new') != expected_sum:
-            to_screen('ERROR: unable to verify the new executable')
+            report_error('unable to verify the new executable', True)
-            to_screen('Visit https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest')
             try:
                 os.remove(exe + '.new')
             except OSError:
-                to_screen('ERROR: unable to remove corrupt download')
+                return report_error('unable to remove corrupt download')
-            return
 
         try:
             bat = os.path.join(directory, 'yt-dlp-updater.cmd')
@@ -171,12 +189,9 @@ def update_self(to_screen, verbose, opener):
                 ''' % (exe, exe, version_id))
 
             subprocess.Popen([bat])  # Continues to run in the background
-            return True  # Exit app
         except (IOError, OSError):
-            if verbose:
+            report_error('unable to overwrite current version')
-                to_screen(encode_compat_str(traceback.format_exc()))
+        return True  # Exit app
-            to_screen('ERROR: unable to overwrite current version')
-            return
 
     # Zip unix package
     elif isinstance(globals().get('__loader__'), zipimporter):
@@ -184,35 +199,24 @@ def update_self(to_screen, verbose, opener):
             py_ver = platform.python_version()[0]
             url = get_bin_info('zip', py_ver).get('browser_download_url')
             if not url:
-                to_screen('ERROR: unable to fetch updates')
+                return report_error('unable to fetch updates', True)
-                to_screen('Visit https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest')
+            urlh = ydl._opener.open(url)
-                return
-            urlh = opener.open(url)
             newcontent = urlh.read()
             urlh.close()
         except (IOError, OSError, StopIteration):
-            if verbose:
+            return report_error('unable to download latest version', True)
-                to_screen(encode_compat_str(traceback.format_exc()))
-            to_screen('ERROR: unable to download latest version')
-            to_screen('Visit https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest')
-            return
 
         expected_sum = get_sha256sum('zip', py_ver)
         if expected_sum and hashlib.sha256(newcontent).hexdigest() != expected_sum:
-            to_screen('ERROR: unable to verify the new zip')
+            return report_error('unable to verify the new zip', True)
-            to_screen('Visit https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest')
-            return
 
         try:
             with open(filename, 'wb') as outf:
                 outf.write(newcontent)
         except (IOError, OSError):
-            if verbose:
+            return report_error('unable to overwrite current version')
-                to_screen(encode_compat_str(traceback.format_exc()))
-            to_screen('ERROR: unable to overwrite current version')
-            return
 
-    to_screen('Updated yt-dlp. Restart yt-dlp to use the new version')
+    ydl.to_screen('Updated yt-dlp to version %s; Restart yt-dlp to use the new version' % version_id)
 
 
 '''  # UNUSED