Numbering Playlists

[Coldwatch1]

is there a way to number videos when downloading a playlist from youtube? i need a large playlist to be numbered as they are in the playlist, but once downloaded, they are just shuffled. i've tried adding arguments in the settings but they don't seem to do anything.

using 1.5.10 windows portable

[hstr0100]

Yes, you can achieve that quite easily.

Go to Settings > Resolution And Quality > YouTube Playlists/Channels and scroll down to Advanced Settings.

There, toggle Edit Name Patterns on, and replace the default video name pattern:

%(playlist)s/%(title).60s (%(uploader_id)s %(upload_date)s %(resolution)s).%(ext)s

with something like:

%(playlist)s/%(playlist_index)s - %(title).60s (%(uploader_id)s %(upload_date)s %(resolution)s).%(ext)s

You can also add the same %(playlist_index)s - parameter to the audio name patterns if desired.

This should ensure that items are naturally ordered based on their index in the playlist.

[Coldwatch1]

awesome, thank you so much for the quick reply, love the work you're doing