--sleep-interval not working without video download

[ponyo]

For example, downloading just the subs from a playlist.

This is the type of situation where sleeping is actually useful because downloading a video takes time anyway.

[misakitchi]

I agree!
Can you do something about it?
and option --download-archive is not working too when i only take subs on crunchyroll

[yan12125]

Currently --sleep-interval is implemented in downloaders, while subtitles are downloaded directly (not via downloaders) in YoutubeDL class.
Likewise, --sleep-interval does not work with --skip-download either. I guess most sites blocking users based on how often they issue requests, not how often they download video files, so it's better to put codes for --sleep-interval in YoutubeDL.process_info.

[yan12125]

@misakitchi

and option --download-archive is not working too when i only take subs on crunchyroll

From the description of --download-archive:

    --download-archive FILE          Download only videos not listed in the
                                     archive file. Record the IDs of all
                                     downloaded videos in it.

It's designed for downloaded videos.

[misakitchi]

I only DL subs (FR/French) from crunchyroll. Because i already have video on Nyaa torrent
I don't understand all you say because my english is poor...
But can you do something to activate option --sleep-interval and option --retries when i DL subs from playlist? Thoses both options are not working when i DL only subs
Because i have many errors "HTTP Error 502 Bad Gateway"
Example of playlist: http://www.crunchyroll.com/izetta-the-last-witch

Or is there an option to DL just the begining of the video? So Options --sleep-interval and --retries will work. And after end of batch i will delete video

Thanks for help! :)

[yan12125]

Or is there an option to DL just the begining of the video?

Try --test

[misakitchi]

THANKS!! ^_^
Option --test is working!
And now --sleep-interval is working too and i have no more "HTTP Error 502 Bad Gateway"!! :)
Will option --retries work with --test?
It will be good that you add --test option in youtube-dl manual (i didn't see it) :)

I have another question:
the sub filename is xxxx.frFR.ass
i want only xxx.fr.ass is it possible?

[yan12125]

Will option --retries work with --test?

How about try it?

It will be good that you add --test option in youtube-dl manual (i didn't see it) :)

Well, the option is not designed for such a case. It's a beautiful coincidence :)

i want only xxx.fr.ass is it possible?

Currently no. The tag frFR is provided by Crunchyroll

[misakitchi]

And i don't know if its a bug, but for option --download-archive FILE
it DL all media info and subtitles and after this it say "Oh i already have this video!!"... :(
its not better to verify first "i already have this video" and not DL media info and subtitles?

[yan12125]

Download archives are checked against video ID. In several sites, video ID are unknown until metadata fetched.
For subtitles...you can call it a bug

[misakitchi]

OK but for crunchyroll you have video ID at first, before metadata
So can you do something to not fetch all metadata? :)

[yan12125]

It's possible but not implemented yet. Could you open a new issue for that?

[jhondbv]

any solution for this bug ?