yt-dlp 2026.1.4.233103.dev0__tar.gz → 2026.1.6.233142.dev0__tar.gz

{yt_dlp-2026.1.4.233103.dev0 → yt_dlp-2026.1.6.233142.dev0}/AUTHORS

@@ -1207,6 +1207,7 @@ christoph-heinrich
 chtk
 ckuu
 clauderains
+clayote
 cntrl-s
 codelol
 codesparkle

{yt_dlp-2026.1.4.233103.dev0 → yt_dlp-2026.1.6.233142.dev0}/Changelog.md

@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@
 # To create a release, dispatch the https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/actions/workflows/release.yml workflow on master
 -->
 
-### 2026.01.04.233103
+### 2026.01.06.233142
 
 #### Core changes
 - [Accept float values for `--sleep-subtitles`](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/f6dc7d5279bcb7f29839c700d54ac148b332d208) ([#15282](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15282)) by [0xvd](https://github.com/0xvd)
 - [Bypass interactive format selection if no formats are found](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/e0bb4777328a7d1eb96f2d0256fa33ae06b5930d) ([#15278](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15278)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- [Fix `--parse-metadata` when `TO` is a single field name](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/cec1f1df792fe521fff2d5ca54b5c70094b3d96a) ([#14577](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/14577)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly), [clayote](https://github.com/clayote)
 - **utils**
     - `decode_packed_codes`: [Fix missing key handling](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/f24b9ac0c94aff3311ab0b935ce8103b5a3faeb1) ([#15440](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15440)) by [cesbar](https://github.com/cesbar)
     - `js_to_json`: [Prevent false positives for octals](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/4d4c7e1c6930861f8388ce3cdd7a5335bf860e7d) ([#15474](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15474)) by [doe1080](https://github.com/doe1080)
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@
 - **picarto**: [Fix extraction when stream has no title](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/fcd47d2db3f871c7b7d638773c36cc503119742d) ([#15407](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15407)) by [mikf](https://github.com/mikf)
 - **pornhub**: [Optimize metadata extraction](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/f2ee2a46fc2a4efb6ed58ee9e67c506c6b72b843) ([#15231](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15231)) by [norepro](https://github.com/norepro)
 - **scte**: [Remove extractors](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/4a772e5289b939013202ad7707d5b989794ed287) ([#15442](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15442)) by [seproDev](https://github.com/seproDev)
-- **tarangplus**: [Add extractors](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/260ba3abba2849aa175dd0bcfec308fc6ba6a678) ([#13060](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13060)) by [subrat-lima](https://github.com/subrat-lima)
+- **tarangplus**: [Add extractors](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/260ba3abba2849aa175dd0bcfec308fc6ba6a678) ([#13060](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13060)) by [subrat-lima](https://github.com/subrat-lima) (With fixes in [27afb31](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/27afb31edc492cb079f9bce9773498d08e568ff3) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly))
 - **telecinco**: [Fix extractor](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/b6f24745bfb89ec0eaaa181a68203c2e81e58802) ([#15311](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15311)) by [0xvd](https://github.com/0xvd), [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
 - **tiktok**: [Extract `save_count`](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/9c393e3f6220d34d534bef7d9d345782003b58ad) ([#15054](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15054)) by [pomtnp](https://github.com/pomtnp)
 - **tubitv**: [Support URLs with locales](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/f0bc71abf68480b3b65b27c2a60319bc88e5eea2) ([#15205](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15205)) by [0xvd](https://github.com/0xvd)
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@
     - [Fix `skip_player=js` extractor-arg](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/abf29e3e72e8a4dcae61e2ceaf37ce8405af61ab) ([#15428](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15428)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
     - [Support comment subthreads](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/d22436e5dc7c6808d931e27cbb967b1b2a33c17c) ([#15419](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15419)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly) (With fixes in [76c31a7](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/76c31a7a216a3894884381c7775f838b811fde06), [468aa6a](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/468aa6a9b431194949ede9eaad8f33e314a288d6))
     - tab: [Fix flat thumbnails extraction for shorts](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/ff61bef041d1f69fec1044f783fb938c005128af) ([#15331](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15331)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+- **zdf**: [Support sister sites URLs](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/48b845a29623cbc814ad6c6b2ef285e3f3c0fe91) ([#15370](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15370)) by [InvalidUsernameException](https://github.com/InvalidUsernameException)
 - **zoom**: [Extract recordings with start times](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/0066de5b7e146a96e4cb4352f65dc3f1e283af4a) ([#15475](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15475)) by [JV-Fernandes](https://github.com/JV-Fernandes)
 
 #### Misc. changes

{yt_dlp-2026.1.4.233103.dev0 → yt_dlp-2026.1.6.233142.dev0}/PKG-INFO

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Metadata-Version: 2.4
 Name: yt-dlp
-Version: 2026.1.4.233103.dev0
+Version: 2026.1.6.233142.dev0
 Summary: A feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader
 Project-URL: Documentation, https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#readme
 Project-URL: Repository, https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp
@@ -1890,6 +1890,9 @@ $ yt-dlp --parse-metadata "title:%(artist)s - %(title)s"
 # Regex example
 $ yt-dlp --parse-metadata "description:Artist - (?P<artist>.+)"
 
+# Copy the episode field to the title field (with FROM and TO as single fields)
+$ yt-dlp --parse-metadata "episode:title"
+
 # Set title as "Series name S01E05"
 $ yt-dlp --parse-metadata "%(series)s S%(season_number)02dE%(episode_number)02d:%(title)s"
 

{yt_dlp-2026.1.4.233103.dev0 → yt_dlp-2026.1.6.233142.dev0}/README.md

@@ -1825,6 +1825,9 @@ $ yt-dlp --parse-metadata "title:%(artist)s - %(title)s"
 # Regex example
 $ yt-dlp --parse-metadata "description:Artist - (?P<artist>.+)"
 
+# Copy the episode field to the title field (with FROM and TO as single fields)
+$ yt-dlp --parse-metadata "episode:title"
+
 # Set title as "Series name S01E05"
 $ yt-dlp --parse-metadata "%(series)s S%(season_number)02dE%(episode_number)02d:%(title)s"
 

{yt_dlp-2026.1.4.233103.dev0 → yt_dlp-2026.1.6.233142.dev0}/README.txt

@@ -2255,6 +2255,9 @@ Modifying metadata examples
     # Regex example
     $ yt-dlp --parse-metadata "description:Artist - (?P<artist>.+)"
 
+    # Copy the episode field to the title field (with FROM and TO as single fields)
+    $ yt-dlp --parse-metadata "episode:title"
+
     # Set title as "Series name S01E05"
     $ yt-dlp --parse-metadata "%(series)s S%(season_number)02dE%(episode_number)02d:%(title)s"
 

{yt_dlp-2026.1.4.233103.dev0 → yt_dlp-2026.1.6.233142.dev0}/test/test_postprocessors.py

@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ class TestMetadataFromField(unittest.TestCase):
             MetadataParserPP.format_to_regex('%(title)s - %(artist)s'),
             r'(?P<title>.+)\ \-\ (?P<artist>.+)')
         self.assertEqual(MetadataParserPP.format_to_regex(r'(?P<x>.+)'), r'(?P<x>.+)')
+        self.assertEqual(MetadataParserPP.format_to_regex(r'text (?P<x>.+)'), r'text (?P<x>.+)')
+        self.assertEqual(MetadataParserPP.format_to_regex('x'), r'(?s)(?P<x>.+)')
+        self.assertEqual(MetadataParserPP.format_to_regex('Field_Name1'), r'(?s)(?P<Field_Name1>.+)')
+        self.assertEqual(MetadataParserPP.format_to_regex('é'), r'(?s)(?P<é>.+)')
+        self.assertEqual(MetadataParserPP.format_to_regex('invalid '), 'invalid ')
 
     def test_field_to_template(self):
         self.assertEqual(MetadataParserPP.field_to_template('title'), '%(title)s')

{yt_dlp-2026.1.4.233103.dev0 → yt_dlp-2026.1.6.233142.dev0}/yt-dlp.1

@@ -2641,6 +2641,9 @@ $ yt-dlp --parse-metadata \[dq]title:%(artist)s - %(title)s\[dq]
 # Regex example
 $ yt-dlp --parse-metadata \[dq]description:Artist - (?P<artist>.+)\[dq]
 
+# Copy the episode field to the title field (with FROM and TO as single fields)
+$ yt-dlp --parse-metadata \[dq]episode:title\[dq]
+
 # Set title as \[dq]Series name S01E05\[dq]
 $ yt-dlp --parse-metadata \[dq]%(series)s S%(season_number)02dE%(episode_number)02d:%(title)s\[dq]
 

{yt_dlp-2026.1.4.233103.dev0 → yt_dlp-2026.1.6.233142.dev0}/yt_dlp/extractor/lazy_extractors.py

@@ -15575,7 +15575,7 @@ class ZDFChannelIE(ZDFBaseIE):
 class ZDFIE(ZDFBaseIE):
     _module = 'yt_dlp.extractor.zdf'
     IE_NAME = 'zdf'
-    _VALID_URL = ['https?://(?:www\\.)?zdf\\.de/(?:video|play)/(?:[^/?#]+/)*(?P<id>[^/?#]+)', 'https?://(?:www\\.)?zdf\\.de/(?:[^/?#]+/)*(?P<id>[^/?#]+)\\.html']
+    _VALID_URL = ['https?://(?:www\\.)?zdf\\.de/(?:video|play)/(?:[^/?#]+/)*(?P<id>[^/?#]+)', 'https?://(?:www\\.)?zdf\\.de/(?:[^/?#]+/)*(?P<id>[^/?#]+)\\.html', 'https?://(?:www\\.)?(?:zdfheute|logo)\\.de/(?:[^/?#]+/)*(?P<id>[^/?#]+)\\.html']
     _RETURN_TYPE = 'video'
 
 

{yt_dlp-2026.1.4.233103.dev0 → yt_dlp-2026.1.6.233142.dev0}/yt_dlp/extractor/tarangplus.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import base64
 import binascii
 import functools
 import re
+import urllib.parse
 
 from .common import InfoExtractor
 from ..dependencies import Cryptodome
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ class TarangPlusVideoIE(TarangPlusBaseIE):
             'ext': 'mp4',
             'title': 'Khitpit Ep-10',
             'description': 'md5:a45b805cb628e15c853d78b0406eab48',
-            'thumbnail': r're:https?://.*\.jpg',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https?://.+/.+\.jpg',
             'duration': 756.0,
             'timestamp': 1740355200,
             'upload_date': '20250224',
@@ -52,13 +53,30 @@ class TarangPlusVideoIE(TarangPlusBaseIE):
             'ext': 'mp4',
             'title': 'Bada Bohu  | Ep -233',
             'description': 'md5:e6b8e7edc9e60b92c1b390f8789ecd69',
-            'thumbnail': r're:https?://.*\.jpg',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https?://.+/.+\.jpg',
             'duration': 1392.0,
             'timestamp': 1745539200,
             'upload_date': '20250425',
             'media_type': 'episode',
             'categories': ['Prime'],
         },
+    }, {
+        # Decrypted m3u8 URL has trailing control characters that need to be stripped
+        'url': 'https://tarangplus.in/tarangaplus-originals/ichha/ichha-teaser-1',
+        'md5': '16ee43fe21ad8b6e652ec65eba38a64e',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '5f0f252d3326af0720000342',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'display_id': 'ichha-teaser-1',
+            'title': 'Ichha Teaser',
+            'description': 'md5:c724b0b0669a2cefdada3711cec792e6',
+            'media_type': 'episode',
+            'duration': 21.0,
+            'thumbnail': r're:https?://.+/.+\.jpg',
+            'categories': ['Originals'],
+            'timestamp': 1758153600,
+            'upload_date': '20250918',
+        },
     }, {
         'url': 'https://tarangplus.in/short/ai-maa/ai-maa',
         'only_matching': True,
@@ -100,7 +118,8 @@ class TarangPlusVideoIE(TarangPlusBaseIE):
             m.group('k'): m.group('v')
             for m in re.finditer(r'(?:^|\|)(?P<k>[a-z_]+)=(?P<v>(?:(?!\|[a-z_]+=).)+)', attrs)
         }
-        m3u8_url = self.decrypt(encrypted_data, metadata['key'])
+        m3u8_url = urllib.parse.unquote(
+            self.decrypt(encrypted_data, metadata['key'])).rstrip('\x0e\x0f')
 
         return {
             'id': display_id,  # Fallback

{yt_dlp-2026.1.4.233103.dev0 → yt_dlp-2026.1.6.233142.dev0}/yt_dlp/extractor/zdf.py

@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ class ZDFBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
                                 **parse_codecs(quality.get('mimeCodec')),
                                 'height': height,
                                 'width': width,
+                                'filesize': int_or_none(variant.get('filesize')),
                                 'format_id': join_nonempty('http', stream.get('type')),
                                 'tbr': int_or_none(self._search_regex(r'_(\d+)k_', format_url, 'tbr', default=None)),
                             }]
@@ -193,8 +194,10 @@ class ZDFBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
 class ZDFIE(ZDFBaseIE):
     _VALID_URL = [
         r'https?://(?:www\.)?zdf\.de/(?:video|play)/(?:[^/?#]+/)*(?P<id>[^/?#]+)',
-        # /nachrichten/ sub-site URLs and legacy redirects from before the redesign in 2025-03
+        # Legacy redirects from before the redesign in 2025-03 or from before sister sites moved to their own domains
         r'https?://(?:www\.)?zdf\.de/(?:[^/?#]+/)*(?P<id>[^/?#]+)\.html',
+        # Sister sites
+        r'https?://(?:www\.)?(?:zdfheute|logo)\.de/(?:[^/?#]+/)*(?P<id>[^/?#]+)\.html',
     ]
     IE_NAME = 'zdf'
     _TESTS = [{
@@ -206,7 +209,7 @@ class ZDFIE(ZDFBaseIE):
             'title': 'Sylt - Deutschlands edles Nordlicht',
             'description': 'md5:35407b810c2e1e33efbe15ef6e4c06c3',
             'duration': 810.0,
-            'thumbnail': 'https://www.zdf.de/assets/sylt-118~original?cb=1613992485011',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https://www\.zdf\.de/assets/sylt-118~original\?cb=\d+',
             'series': 'Sylt - Deutschlands edles Nordlicht',
             'series_id': 'sylt---deutschlands-edles-nordlicht-movie-100',
             'timestamp': 1612462500,
@@ -222,7 +225,7 @@ class ZDFIE(ZDFBaseIE):
             'title': 'Sylt - Deutschlands edles Nordlicht',
             'description': 'md5:35407b810c2e1e33efbe15ef6e4c06c3',
             'duration': 810.0,
-            'thumbnail': 'https://www.zdf.de/assets/sylt-118~original?cb=1613992485011',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https://www\.zdf\.de/assets/sylt-118~original\?cb=\d+',
             'series': 'Sylt - Deutschlands edles Nordlicht',
             'series_id': 'sylt---deutschlands-edles-nordlicht-movie-100',
             'timestamp': 1612462500,
@@ -239,7 +242,7 @@ class ZDFIE(ZDFBaseIE):
             'title': 'Sylt - Deutschlands edles Nordlicht',
             'description': 'md5:35407b810c2e1e33efbe15ef6e4c06c3',
             'duration': 810.0,
-            'thumbnail': 'https://www.zdf.de/assets/sylt-118~original?cb=1613992485011',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https://www\.zdf\.de/assets/sylt-118~original\?cb=\d+',
             'series': 'Sylt - Deutschlands edles Nordlicht',
             'series_id': 'sylt---deutschlands-edles-nordlicht-movie-100',
             'timestamp': 1612462500,
@@ -249,67 +252,66 @@ class ZDFIE(ZDFBaseIE):
         'params': {'skip_download': True},
     }, {
         # Video belongs to a playlist, video URL
-        'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/video/dokus/die-magie-der-farben-116/die-magie-der-farben-von-koenigspurpur-und-jeansblau-100',
-        'md5': '1eda17eb40a9ead3046326e10b9c5973',
+        # Also: video mirrored from ARD Mediathek
+        'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/video/dokus/collection-index-page-ard-collection-ard-dxjuomfyzdpzag93ojy2mzhhmmq3mzk2ztq4nda-132/page-video-ard-gelb-vom-hellen-glanz-zu-finsteren-abgruenden-102',
+        'md5': '84980c1a0148da6cd94de58333d7e1ee',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'die-magie-der-farben-von-koenigspurpur-und-jeansblau-100',
+            'id': 'page-video-ard-gelb-vom-hellen-glanz-zu-finsteren-abgruenden-102',
             'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'Von Königspurpur bis Jeansblau',
-            'description': 'md5:a89da10c928c6235401066b60a6d5c1a',
-            'duration': 2615.0,
-            'thumbnail': 'https://www.zdf.de/assets/koenigspurpur-bis-jeansblau-100~original?cb=1741857765971',
+            'title': 'Gelb: Vom hellen Glanz zu finsteren Abgründen',
+            'description': 'md5:9aad4806b4c8ea152ab21e70c9d516be',
+            'duration': 895.0,
+            'thumbnail': r're:https://www\.zdf\.de/assets/image-ard-gelb-vom-hellen-glanz-zu-finsteren-abgruenden-102~original\?cb=\d+',
             'series': 'Die Magie der Farben',
-            'series_id': 'die-magie-der-farben-116',
-            'season': 'Season 1',
-            'season_number': 1,
-            'episode': 'Episode 2',
-            'episode_number': 2,
-            'timestamp': 1445797800,
-            'upload_date': '20151025',
-            '_old_archive_ids': ['zdf 151025_magie_farben2_tex'],
+            'series_id': 'collection-index-page-ard-collection-ard-dxjuomfyzdpzag93ojy2mzhhmmq3mzk2ztq4nda-132',
+            'season': 'Season 2023',
+            'season_number': 2023,
+            'episode': 'Episode 5',
+            'episode_number': 5,
+            'timestamp': 1690902120,
+            'upload_date': '20230801',
+            '_old_archive_ids': ['zdf video_ard_dXJuOmFyZDpwdWJsaWNhdGlvbjo0YTYyOTJjM2Q0ZThlNmY1'],
         },
     }, {
         # Video belongs to a playlist, play URL
-        'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/play/dokus/die-magie-der-farben-116/die-magie-der-farben-von-koenigspurpur-und-jeansblau-100',
-        'md5': '1eda17eb40a9ead3046326e10b9c5973',
+        'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/play/dokus/collection-index-page-ard-collection-ard-dxjuomfyzdpzag93ojy2mzhhmmq3mzk2ztq4nda-132/page-video-ard-gelb-vom-hellen-glanz-zu-finsteren-abgruenden-102',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'die-magie-der-farben-von-koenigspurpur-und-jeansblau-100',
+            'id': 'page-video-ard-gelb-vom-hellen-glanz-zu-finsteren-abgruenden-102',
             'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'Von Königspurpur bis Jeansblau',
-            'description': 'md5:a89da10c928c6235401066b60a6d5c1a',
-            'duration': 2615.0,
-            'thumbnail': 'https://www.zdf.de/assets/koenigspurpur-bis-jeansblau-100~original?cb=1741857765971',
+            'title': 'Gelb: Vom hellen Glanz zu finsteren Abgründen',
+            'description': 'md5:9aad4806b4c8ea152ab21e70c9d516be',
+            'duration': 895.0,
+            'thumbnail': r're:https://www\.zdf\.de/assets/image-ard-gelb-vom-hellen-glanz-zu-finsteren-abgruenden-102~original\?cb=\d+',
             'series': 'Die Magie der Farben',
-            'series_id': 'die-magie-der-farben-116',
-            'season': 'Season 1',
-            'season_number': 1,
-            'episode': 'Episode 2',
-            'episode_number': 2,
-            'timestamp': 1445797800,
-            'upload_date': '20151025',
-            '_old_archive_ids': ['zdf 151025_magie_farben2_tex'],
+            'series_id': 'collection-index-page-ard-collection-ard-dxjuomfyzdpzag93ojy2mzhhmmq3mzk2ztq4nda-132',
+            'season': 'Season 2023',
+            'season_number': 2023,
+            'episode': 'Episode 5',
+            'episode_number': 5,
+            'timestamp': 1690902120,
+            'upload_date': '20230801',
+            '_old_archive_ids': ['zdf video_ard_dXJuOmFyZDpwdWJsaWNhdGlvbjo0YTYyOTJjM2Q0ZThlNmY1'],
         },
         'params': {'skip_download': True},
     }, {
         # Video belongs to a playlist, legacy URL before website redesign in 2025-03
-        'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/dokumentation/terra-x/die-magie-der-farben-von-koenigspurpur-und-jeansblau-100.html',
-        'md5': '1eda17eb40a9ead3046326e10b9c5973',
+        'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/dokus/collection-index-page-ard-collection-ard-dxjuomfyzdpzag93ojy2mzhhmmq3mzk2ztq4nda-132/page-video-ard-gelb-vom-hellen-glanz-zu-finsteren-abgruenden-102.html',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'die-magie-der-farben-von-koenigspurpur-und-jeansblau-100',
+            'id': 'page-video-ard-gelb-vom-hellen-glanz-zu-finsteren-abgruenden-102',
             'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'Von Königspurpur bis Jeansblau',
-            'description': 'md5:a89da10c928c6235401066b60a6d5c1a',
-            'duration': 2615.0,
-            'thumbnail': 'https://www.zdf.de/assets/koenigspurpur-bis-jeansblau-100~original?cb=1741857765971',
+            'title': 'Gelb: Vom hellen Glanz zu finsteren Abgründen',
+            'description': 'md5:9aad4806b4c8ea152ab21e70c9d516be',
+            'duration': 895.0,
+            'thumbnail': r're:https://www\.zdf\.de/assets/image-ard-gelb-vom-hellen-glanz-zu-finsteren-abgruenden-102~original\?cb=\d+',
             'series': 'Die Magie der Farben',
-            'series_id': 'die-magie-der-farben-116',
-            'season': 'Season 1',
-            'season_number': 1,
-            'episode': 'Episode 2',
-            'episode_number': 2,
-            'timestamp': 1445797800,
-            'upload_date': '20151025',
-            '_old_archive_ids': ['zdf 151025_magie_farben2_tex'],
+            'series_id': 'collection-index-page-ard-collection-ard-dxjuomfyzdpzag93ojy2mzhhmmq3mzk2ztq4nda-132',
+            'season': 'Season 2023',
+            'season_number': 2023,
+            'episode': 'Episode 5',
+            'episode_number': 5,
+            'timestamp': 1690902120,
+            'upload_date': '20230801',
+            '_old_archive_ids': ['zdf video_ard_dXJuOmFyZDpwdWJsaWNhdGlvbjo0YTYyOTJjM2Q0ZThlNmY1'],
         },
         'params': {'skip_download': True},
     }, {
@@ -336,24 +338,9 @@ class ZDFIE(ZDFBaseIE):
             # Videos with sign language variants must not have a 'dgs' suffix on their old archive IDs.
             '_old_archive_ids': ['zdf 211219_sendung_hjo'],
         },
-    }, {
-        # Video that requires fallback extraction
-        'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/politik/deutschland/koalitionsverhandlungen-spd-cdu-csu-dobrindt-100.html',
-        'md5': 'c3a78514dd993a5781aa3afe50db51e2',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'koalitionsverhandlungen-spd-cdu-csu-dobrindt-100',
-            'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'Dobrindt schließt Steuererhöhungen aus',
-            'description': 'md5:9a117646d7b8df6bc902eb543a9c9023',
-            'duration': 325,
-            'thumbnail': 'https://www.zdfheute.de/assets/dobrindt-csu-berlin-direkt-100~1920x1080?cb=1743357653736',
-            'timestamp': 1743374520,
-            'upload_date': '20250330',
-            '_old_archive_ids': ['zdf 250330_clip_2_bdi'],
-        },
     }, {
         # FUNK video (hosted on a different CDN, has atypical PTMD and HLS files)
-        'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/funk/druck-11790/funk-alles-ist-verzaubert-102.html',
+        'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/video/serien/funk-collection-funk-11790-1596/funk-alles-ist-verzaubert-102',
         'md5': '57af4423db0455a3975d2dc4578536bc',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': 'funk-alles-ist-verzaubert-102',
@@ -361,56 +348,93 @@ class ZDFIE(ZDFBaseIE):
             'title': 'Alles ist verzaubert',
             'description': 'Die Neue an der Schule verdreht Ismail den Kopf.',
             'duration': 1278.0,
-            'thumbnail': 'https://www.zdf.de/assets/teaser-funk-alles-ist-verzaubert-102~original?cb=1663848412907',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https://www\.zdf\.de/assets/teaser-funk-alles-ist-verzaubert-102~original\?cb=\d+',
             'series': 'DRUCK',
-            'series_id': 'funk-collection-funk-11790-1590',
-            'season': 'Season 7',
-            'season_number': 7,
-            'episode': 'Episode 1',
-            'episode_number': 1,
+            'series_id': 'funk-collection-funk-11790-1596',
+            'season': 'Season 2021',
+            'season_number': 2021,
+            'episode': 'Episode 50',
+            'episode_number': 50,
             'timestamp': 1635520560,
             'upload_date': '20211029',
             '_old_archive_ids': ['zdf video_funk_1770473'],
         },
     }, {
-        'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/serien/soko-stuttgart/das-geld-anderer-leute-100.html',
+        # zdfheute video, also available on zdf.de
+        'url': 'https://www.zdfheute.de/video/heute-journal/heute-journal-vom-19-dezember-2025-100.html',
+        'md5': '47af8c2cfa30abf74501170f62754c63',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'das-geld-anderer-leute-100',
+            'id': 'heute-journal-vom-19-dezember-2025-100',
             'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'Das Geld anderer Leute',
-            'description': 'md5:cb6f660850dc5eb7d1ab776ea094959d',
-            'duration': 2581.0,
-            'thumbnail': 'https://epg-image.zdf.de/fotobase-webdelivery/images/e2d7e55a-09f0-424e-ac73-6cac4dd65f35?layout=1920x1080',
-            'series': 'SOKO Stuttgart',
-            'series_id': 'soko-stuttgart-104',
-            'season': 'Season 11',
-            'season_number': 11,
-            'episode': 'Episode 10',
-            'episode_number': 10,
-            'timestamp': 1728983700,
-            'upload_date': '20241015',
-            '_old_archive_ids': ['zdf 191205_1800_sendung_sok8'],
+            'title': 'heute journal vom 19. Dezember 2025',
+            'description': 'md5:fd0dfbce0783486db839ff9140a8074b',
+            'duration': 1780.0,
+            'thumbnail': 'https://epg-image.zdf.de/fotobase-webdelivery/images/273e5545-16e7-4ca3-898e-52fe9e06d964?layout=2400x1350',
+            'chapters': 'count:10',
+            'series': 'heute journal',
+            'series_id': 'heute-journal-104',
+            'season': 'Season 2025',
+            'season_number': 2025,
+            'episode': 'Episode 365',
+            'episode_number': 365,
+            'timestamp': 1766178000,
+            'upload_date': '20251219',
+            '_old_archive_ids': ['zdf 251219_2200_sendung_hjo'],
         },
     }, {
-        'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/serien/northern-lights/begegnung-auf-der-bruecke-100.html',
+        # zdfheute video, not available on zdf.de (uses the fallback extraction path)
+        'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/politik/deutschland/koalitionsverhandlungen-spd-cdu-csu-dobrindt-100.html',
+        'md5': 'c3a78514dd993a5781aa3afe50db51e2',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'begegnung-auf-der-bruecke-100',
-            'ext': 'webm',
-            'title': 'Begegnung auf der Brücke',
-            'description': 'md5:e53a555da87447f7f1207f10353f8e45',
-            'duration': 3083.0,
-            'thumbnail': 'https://epg-image.zdf.de/fotobase-webdelivery/images/c5ff1d1f-f5c8-4468-86ac-1b2f1dbecc76?layout=1920x1080',
-            'series': 'Northern Lights',
-            'series_id': 'northern-lights-100',
-            'season': 'Season 1',
-            'season_number': 1,
-            'episode': 'Episode 1',
-            'episode_number': 1,
-            'timestamp': 1738546500,
-            'upload_date': '20250203',
-            '_old_archive_ids': ['zdf 240319_2310_sendung_not'],
+            'id': 'koalitionsverhandlungen-spd-cdu-csu-dobrindt-100',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'Dobrindt schließt Steuererhöhungen aus',
+            'description': 'md5:9a117646d7b8df6bc902eb543a9c9023',
+            'duration': 325,
+            'thumbnail': r're:https://www\.zdfheute\.de/assets/dobrindt-csu-berlin-direkt-100~1920x1080\?cb=\d+',
+            'timestamp': 1743374520,
+            'upload_date': '20250330',
+            '_old_archive_ids': ['zdf 250330_clip_2_bdi'],
+        },
+    }, {
+        # logo! video, also available on zdf.de
+        'url': 'https://www.logo.de/logo-vom-freitag-19-dezember-2025-102.html',
+        'md5': 'cfb1a0988b1249f052a437a55851134b',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'logo-vom-freitag-19-dezember-2025-102',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'logo! vom Freitag, 19. Dezember 2025',
+            'description': 'md5:971428cb563e924c153580f23870c613',
+            'duration': 490.0,
+            'thumbnail': r're:https://www\.zdf\.de/assets/iran-rote-erde-sendung-19-dezember-2025-100~original\?cb=\d+',
+            'chapters': 'count:7',
+            'series': 'logo!',
+            'series_id': 'logo-154',
+            'season': 'Season 2025',
+            'season_number': 2025,
+            'episode': 'Episode 382',
+            'episode_number': 382,
+            'timestamp': 1766168700,
+            'upload_date': '20251219',
+            '_old_archive_ids': ['zdf 251219_1925_sendung_log'],
+        },
+    }, {
+        # logo! video, not available on zdf.de (uses the fallback extraction path)
+        'url': 'https://www.logo.de/kinderreporter-vivaan-trifft-alina-grijseels-100.html',
+        'md5': '094cea026babb67aa25fd0108400bc12',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'kinderreporter-vivaan-trifft-alina-grijseels-100',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'Vivaan trifft Handballerin Alina Grijseels',
+            'description': 'md5:9572e7f4340dda823ea4091a76624da6',
+            'duration': 166.0,
+            'thumbnail': r're:https://www\.zdf\.de/assets/vivaan-alina-grijseels-100~original\?cb=\d+',
+            'series': 'logo!',
+            'series_id': 'logo-154',
+            'timestamp': 1766236320,
+            'upload_date': '20251220',
+            '_old_archive_ids': ['zdf 251219_kr_alina_grijseels_neu_log'],
         },
-        'params': {'skip_download': 'geo-restricted http format'},
     }, {
         # Same as https://www.phoenix.de/sendungen/ereignisse/corona-nachgehakt/wohin-fuehrt-der-protest-in-der-pandemie-a-2050630.html
         'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/politik/phoenix-sendungen/wohin-fuehrt-der-protest-in-der-pandemie-100.html',
@@ -617,7 +641,7 @@ class ZDFChannelIE(ZDFBaseIE):
             'title': 'Sylt - Deutschlands edles Nordlicht',
             'description': 'md5:35407b810c2e1e33efbe15ef6e4c06c3',
             'duration': 810.0,
-            'thumbnail': 'https://www.zdf.de/assets/sylt-118~original?cb=1613992485011',
+            'thumbnail': r're:https://www\.zdf\.de/assets/sylt-118~original\?cb=\d+',
             'series': 'Sylt - Deutschlands edles Nordlicht',
             'series_id': 'sylt---deutschlands-edles-nordlicht-movie-100',
             'timestamp': 1612462500,
@@ -634,38 +658,24 @@ class ZDFChannelIE(ZDFBaseIE):
         },
         'playlist_mincount': 2,
     }, {
-        'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/serien/taunuskrimi/',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'taunuskrimi-100',
-            'title': 'Taunuskrimi',
-            'description': 'md5:ee7204e9c625c3b611d1274f9d0e3070',
-        },
-        'playlist_mincount': 8,
-    }, {
-        'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/serien/taunuskrimi/?staffel=1',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'taunuskrimi-100-s1',
-            'title': 'Taunuskrimi - Season 1',
-            'description': 'md5:ee7204e9c625c3b611d1274f9d0e3070',
-        },
-        'playlist_count': 7,
-    }, {
+        # All seasons of playlist
         'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/magazine/heute-journal-104',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': 'heute-journal-104',
             'title': 'heute journal',
             'description': 'md5:6edad39189abf8431795d3d6d7f986b3',
         },
-        'playlist_mincount': 500,
+        'playlist_mincount': 366,
     }, {
-        'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/magazine/heute-journal-104?staffel=2024',
+        # Only selected season
+        'url': 'https://www.zdf.de/magazine/heute-journal-104?staffel=2025',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': 'heute-journal-104-s2024',
-            'title': 'heute journal - Season 2024',
+            'id': 'heute-journal-104-s2025',
+            'title': 'heute journal - Season 2025',
             'description': 'md5:6edad39189abf8431795d3d6d7f986b3',
         },
-        'playlist_count': 242,
-        'skip': 'Video count changes daily, needs support for playlist_maxcount',
+        'playlist_mincount': 1,
+        'playlist_maxcount': 365,
     }]
 
     _PAGE_SIZE = 24

{yt_dlp-2026.1.4.233103.dev0 → yt_dlp-2026.1.6.233142.dev0}/yt_dlp/postprocessor/metadataparser.py

@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ class MetadataParserPP(PostProcessor):
         to a regex like
            '(?P<title>.+)\ \-\ (?P<artist>.+)'
         """
+        if re.fullmatch(r'\w+', fmt):
+            # convert a single field name into regex pattern that matches the entire input
+            return rf'(?s)(?P<{fmt}>.+)'
         if not re.search(r'%\(\w+\)s', fmt):
             return fmt
         lastpos = 0

{yt_dlp-2026.1.4.233103.dev0 → yt_dlp-2026.1.6.233142.dev0}/yt_dlp/version.py

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Autogenerated by devscripts/update-version.py
 
-__version__ = '2026.01.04.233103'
+__version__ = '2026.01.06.233142'
 
-RELEASE_GIT_HEAD = 'ba499ab0dcf2486d97f739e155264b305e0abd26'
+RELEASE_GIT_HEAD = '27afb31edc492cb079f9bce9773498d08e568ff3'
 
 VARIANT = 'pip'
 
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ CHANNEL = 'nightly'
 
 ORIGIN = 'yt-dlp/yt-dlp-nightly-builds'
 
-_pkg_version = '2026.01.04.233103dev'
+_pkg_version = '2026.01.06.233142dev'