youtube-dl to download entire playlist

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Hi, I'm using youtube-dl to extract audio from various sources using:

C:\Users\me>C:\Shortcuts\youtube-dl\youtube-dl.exe --add-metadata -x -f 140 -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" url here

This provides me an output file in m4a format with tags which is what I want. What I'm trying to do is download an entire playlist using the example above. This work using -citw but then I don't get the metadata or -f 140 which specifies to output the file as an m4a, see example below:

C:\Users\me>C:\Shortcuts\youtube-dl\youtube-dl.exe -citw url here

I'm trying to find a way to include the -citw parameter for a playlist url while also keeping --add-metadata and -f 140

Thanks

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Sorry, should add that these are youtube sources

[sneaker]

I'm confused. The first example command should already do what you are trying to do if you enter a playlist url. Is this not working?

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Yes it does work now, it turns out I was copying the wrong link and it was only downloading the initial video in the playlist.

I was initially right clicking on the playlist and selecting 'copy link' which is what was causing the problem, this was giving me a link such as https://www.youtube.com/watch?vxxxxxxxxx

The only workaround I have found for this is using the 'copy link' found on the YouTube mobile app which gives the link as https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=xxxxxxxxxxxx, which is what youtube-dl seems to prefer.

Any ideas how I can obtain the playlist link in this correct format using my PC through either Edge or Chrome?

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I've now found a way to get the correct playlist link so I've sorted that problem.

Would anyone know a way to create either a batch file or script to call youtube-dl so I can be prompted to just enter the url rather than having to paste my command line in each time?

C:\Users\me>C:\Shortcuts\youtube-dl\youtube-dl.exe --add-metadata -x -f 140 -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" url here

Thanks

[sneaker]

set /p URL=enter URL:
C:\Shortcuts\youtube-dl\youtube-dl.exe --add-metadata -x -f 140 -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" "%URL%"

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I'm now getting the following error message



youtube-dl.exe: error: Cannot download a video and extract audio into the same file! Use "(ext)s.%(ext)s" instead of "(ext)s" as the output template

[sneaker]

-f 140 is audio-only, anyways, right? Try dropping the "-x".

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Yes, it's an m4a audio stream.

I now get the following, it saves a file but not an m4a, instead it gives me an unknown file type

enter URL:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxxxxxxxxx
[youtube] xxxxxxxxxx: Downloading webpage
[youtube] xxxxxxxxxx: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] xxxxxxxxxx: Extracting video information
[youtube] xxxxxxxxxx: Downloading js player en_US-vfla6wgHS
[download] Destination: (ext)s
[download] 100% of 3.43MiB in 00:00
[ffmpeg] Correcting container in "(ext)s"
[ffmpeg] Adding metadata to '(ext)s'
ERROR: fileext)s.temp: Invalid argument

[sneaker]

% needs to be escaped in batch file:
set /p URL=enter URL:
C:\Shortcuts\youtube-dl\youtube-dl.exe --add-metadata -f 140 -o "%%(title)s.%%(ext)s" "%URL%"

/edit:
That will work around the problem. But I believe it is also a youtube-dl bug.

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Thanks Sneaker, works great