Add YOUTUBEDL_EXTRA_ARGS

archivebox/config.py

@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA: Dict[str, ConfigDefaultDict] = {
                                                                 '--add-metadata',
                                                                 '--format=(bv*+ba/b)[filesize<={}][filesize_approx<=?{}]/(bv*+ba/b)'.format(c['MEDIA_MAX_SIZE'], c['MEDIA_MAX_SIZE']),
                                                                 ]},
+        'YOUTUBEDL_EXTRA_ARGS':     {'type': list,  'default': None},
 
 
         'WGET_ARGS':                {'type': list,  'default': ['--no-verbose',

archivebox/extractors/media.py

@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ from ..system import run, chmod_file
 from ..util import (
     enforce_types,
     is_static_file,
+    dedupe,
 )
 from ..config import (
     MEDIA_TIMEOUT,
     SAVE_MEDIA,
     YOUTUBEDL_ARGS,
+    YOUTUBEDL_EXTRA_ARGS,
     YOUTUBEDL_BINARY,
     YOUTUBEDL_VERSION,
     CHECK_SSL_VALIDITY
@@ -39,11 +41,15 @@ def save_media(link: Link, out_dir: Optional[Path]=None, timeout: int=MEDIA_TIME
     output: ArchiveOutput = 'media'
     output_path = out_dir / output
     output_path.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
-    cmd = [
-        YOUTUBEDL_BINARY,
-        *YOUTUBEDL_ARGS,
+    options = [
         *([] if CHECK_SSL_VALIDITY else ['--no-check-certificate']),
         # TODO: add --cookies-from-browser={CHROME_USER_DATA_DIR}
+        *YOUTUBEDL_EXTRA_ARGS,
+        *YOUTUBEDL_ARGS,
+    ]
+    cmd = [
+        YOUTUBEDL_BINARY,
+        *dedupe(*options),
         link.url,
     ]
     status = 'succeeded'