Package: youtube-dl Version: 2010.08.04-1 Severity: wishlist Hi,
Would you please add support for the bit.ly URL shortening service? Here's what currently happens if I try to use a bit.ly URL: $ youtube-dl http://bit.ly/c6fw7j WARNING: Falling back on generic information extractor. [generic] c6fw7j: Downloading webpage ERROR: Invalid URL: http://bit.ly/c6fw7j I wish youtube-dl would realize that this URL redirects to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj6Mh0lwZAQ and download the video from that page. -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages youtube-dl depends on: ii python 2.6.6-1 interactive high-level object-orie youtube-dl recommends no packages. Versions of packages youtube-dl suggests: pn rtmpdump <none> (no description available) -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
