Possible to use the '--referer' option in Python scripts?

[vaibhav101]

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I am trying to download a domain restricted (embed-only) Vimeo video by embedding youtube-dl in a python script.

From the CLI, I can write
youtube-dl --referer siteFromWhichIGotTheLink.com https://player.vimeo.com/video/189295917
to download this video.

But I have been unable to find such an option for embedding youtube-dl in a Python script

This is what my script looks like at the moment:

import youtube_dl

ydl_opts = {'outtmpl' : unicode('vid-name.mp4'), 'referer' : 'http://xyz.com'}
with youtube_dl.YoutubeDL(ydl_opts) as ydl:
    ydl.download(['https://player.vimeo.com/video/189295917'])

[dstftw]

Put it as HTTP header in utils.std_headers.

[vaibhav101]

Thanks a lot, it works now.

For anyone unsure of how to do what @dstftw just said:

1. Open the file <Python_directory>\Lib\site-packages\youtube_dl\utils.py
2. Find the dictionary 'std_headers'
3. Add the key-value pair 'referer' : 'http://embedSite.com' to it
4. Done!

[flysee]

But it's global settings.How to set it up when the different site? @vaibhav101 @dstftw

[vaibhav101]

it's global settings

That's right. You could either let that stay (it doesn't really affect downloading from other websites), or remove it once you are done with your script.

[simpss]

as this was the first response from google. I'll update this issue with a solution that doesn't require the file change in site-packages.

We're essentially doing the same thing.

import youtube_dl
youtube_dl.utils.std_headers['Referer'] = "http://your.referer.here/"

....
with youtube_dl.YoutubeDL(ydl_opts) as ydl:
     .....

@flysee this would also allow you to change it on the fly, in between downloads.

[flysee]

Yeah,thx a lot! @simpss