Is it possible to use just a portion of the {title}-string for file naming in the output template?

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Hi,

I want to separate my downloads into subfolders named by a portion of the {title}-string.
So downloading a video like John Doe - Classic Song will result in

/John Doe/John Doe - Classic Song.mp3

Is it currently possible to archive this with just using the output template? What shall I do with the {title}-var to truncate it until it reaches the -?

Afaik the python string formatting options can't be used to pass a regex to the output format (using -o).

Thanks in advance!

[dstftw]

Not possible.