From 1634b1d61efa36c31c86b8c64c88dc297a7af28a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: dirkf Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2023 21:51:32 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] [doc] Warn against setting cookies with --add-header --- youtube_dl/options.py | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/youtube_dl/options.py b/youtube_dl/options.py index d802b7e59..434f520d3 100644 --- a/youtube_dl/options.py +++ b/youtube_dl/options.py @@ -544,12 +544,14 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None): workarounds.add_option( '--referer', metavar='URL', dest='referer', default=None, - help='Specify a custom referer, use if the video access is restricted to one domain', + help='Specify a custom Referer: use if the video access is restricted to one domain', ) workarounds.add_option( '--add-header', metavar='FIELD:VALUE', dest='headers', action='append', - help='Specify a custom HTTP header and its value, separated by a colon \':\'. You can use this option multiple times', + help=('Specify a custom HTTP header and its value, separated by a colon \':\'. You can use this option multiple times. ' + 'NB Use --cookies rather than adding a Cookie header if its contents may be sensitive; ' + 'data from a Cookie header will be sent to all domains, not just the one intended') ) workarounds.add_option( '--bidi-workaround',