From a96ed916104d46cd556e4f1f9c207e2752c1b9e0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philipp Hagemeister Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 04:23:39 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add tutorial for adding a new IE --- README.md | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index d795ef6f2..5200f59fe 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ ### The exe throws a *Runtime error from Visual C++* To run the exe you need to install first the [Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package](http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29). -# BUILD INSTRUCTIONS +# DEVELOPER INSTRUCTIONS Most users do not need to build youtube-dl and can [download the builds](http://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/download.html) or get them from their distribution. @@ -347,6 +347,10 @@ # BUILD INSTRUCTIONS * zip * nosetests +### Adding support for a new site + +If you want to add support for a new site, copy *any* [recently modified](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/commits/master/youtube_dl/extractor) file in `youtube_dl/extractor`, add an import in [`youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py`](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py). Have a look at [`youtube_dl/common/extractor/common.py`](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py) for possible helper methods and a [detailed description of what your extractor should return](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py#L38). Don't forget to run the tests with `python test/test_download.py Test_Download.test_YourExtractor`! For a detailed tutorial, refer to [this blog post](http://filippo.io/add-support-for-a-new-video-site-to-youtube-dl/). + # BUGS Bugs and suggestions should be reported at: . Unless you were prompted so or there is another pertinent reason (e.g. GitHub fails to accept the bug report), please do not send bug reports via personal email.