Cannot rename file. #43

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opened 2026-02-20 21:00:29 -05:00 by deekerman · 3 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 21:00:29 -05:00

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Originally created by @ostal on GitHub (Jan 10, 2011).

Hello,

I was running the youtube-dl to download some videos, and a few of them contained a special character (mainly the colon) that cannot be used in windows filenames.
The other special characters are: \ / * ? " < > |

I was using the output template "%(uploader)s-%(title)s.$(ext)s".

Python version: Python 2.7.1 (r271:86832, Nov 27 2010, 18:30:46) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] on win32.

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Originally created by @ostal on GitHub (Jan 10, 2011). Hello, I was running the youtube-dl to download some videos, and a few of them contained a special character (mainly the colon) that cannot be used in windows filenames. The other special characters are: \ / \* ? " < > | I was using the output template "%(uploader)s-%(title)s.$(ext)s". Python version: Python 2.7.1 (r271:86832, Nov 27 2010, 18:30:46) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] on win32. Peter.

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deekerman commented

2026-02-20 21:00:33 -05:00

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@rg3 commented on GitHub (Jan 10, 2011):

Can you give me an example of one of those videos that is giving you problems? Thanks.

@rg3 commented on GitHub (Jan 10, 2011): Can you give me an example of one of those videos that is giving you problems? Thanks.

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 21:00:34 -05:00

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@ostal commented on GitHub (Jan 10, 2011):

Hello,

The link is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-RDRoi-IEw

Here is my command prompt output:
http://img10.imageshack.us/i/beztytuukyn.jpg/

@ostal commented on GitHub (Jan 10, 2011): Hello, The link is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-RDRoi-IEw Here is my command prompt output: http://img10.imageshack.us/i/beztytuukyn.jpg/

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 21:00:34 -05:00

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@rg3 commented on GitHub (Jan 12, 2011):

Thanks for providing the information. This should be fixed in the next release.

@rg3 commented on GitHub (Jan 12, 2011): Thanks for providing the information. This should be fixed in the next release.

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