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youtube-dl --rate-limit doesn't work as expected -- real speed is twice as big #3941
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Description of problem:
$ youtube-dl --rate-limit 200K 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=l7KKSBywD5k'
[youtube] Setting language
[youtube] l7KKSBywD5k: Downloading webpage
[youtube] l7KKSBywD5k: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] l7KKSBywD5k: Extracting video information
[download] Destination: World Community Grid - Nutritious Rice for the World - 2014 lecture-l7KKSBywD5k.mp4
[download] 8.9% of 44.96MiB at 398.88KiB/s ETA 01:45
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
2014.09.22.1
How reproducible:
100 %
Steps to Reproduce:
Actual results:
real speed twice as big
Expected results:
rate limitted to the given value
Distribution:
Fedora 20