Output Template Suggestion: Playlist Grouping

[wertercatt]

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YouTube playlists can be organized on a users' page using "Shelves."
Example Shelf

However, there is currently no way to, for example, set a "shelf_title" variable in your output template, requiring end users to work around this lack of functionality by hard-coding the Shelf title in their output template like so:
-o 'C:/Users/Blaze/Videos/%(playlist_uploader)s/DLC Mini-Series The Awe-Inspiring Stories of Fallout's Amazing DLCs/%(playlist)s/%(playlist_index)s - %(title)s.%(ext)s'

[Hrxn]

Not sure if I understand this correctly..
So, a "shelf" is what exactly in this context? A playlist of other playlists?

[wertercatt]

Yes. It's a playlist of other playlists.

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On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 5:51 PM, HRXN ***@***.***> wrote: Not sure if I understand this correctly.. So, a "shelf" is what exactly in this context? A playlist of other playlists? — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#16397 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AGyX02nXKsu5sk3IRKxA-W5fKpX8oUlzks5twM_6gaJpZM4T1qnV> .

[wertercatt]

duplicate of what?