Add option for checking if youtube-dl is outdated

[SpEcHiDe]

please include an auto update option like Google Chrome which will notify users that an update is available instead of manually checking for an update.

This can be achieved by checking for the version information whenever youtubedl is run to download some video.

[vxbinaca]

This would create confusion for people who used methods other than manual installation (eg apt/pip).

[SpEcHiDe]

How about something like this ?
civ = get_current_installed_version()
cuv = get_latest_upstream_version()
if civ != cuv :
pynotify("update is available")

[vxbinaca]

It's best package maintainers actually make their stuff somewhat current and not let it become stale, like Ubuuntu did (it's maintainer let it go for 6 months), or have users rely on manually installed versions. I'm stricktly speaking about Linux/OSX users.

Edit: Manual install versions should have this feature though.

[SpEcHiDe]

Can I work on this issue? @vxbinaca

[vxbinaca]

@SpEcHiDe Yes if you'd like. Call home does something similar but what's needed is someone - not me I have my own responsibilities - to keep the Ubuntu version somewhat up to date with Pip. To where the major sites, not all but the most used ones, work. The maintainer only appears to update the script when Youtube stops working and the versions drift really far after a while.

I don't worry about this as I just use Pip. My script installs from Pip and pulls youtube-dl accordingly from Pip.

I'm worried about the novices who aren't skilled in terms of easing the archival/mirroring work they do.