[postprocessor/metadatafromtitle] Add support regex syntax for --metadata-from-title (closes #13065)

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/youtube_dl/options.py b/youtube_dl/options.py
index 52309fb84..57f2e2c1e 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/options.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/options.py
@@ -814,11 +814,12 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
         '--metadata-from-title',
         metavar='FORMAT', dest='metafromtitle',
         help='Parse additional metadata like song title / artist from the video title. '
-             'The format syntax is the same as --output, '
-             'the parsed parameters replace existing values. '
-             'Additional templates: %(album)s, %(artist)s. '
-             'Example: --metadata-from-title "%(artist)s - %(title)s" matches a title like '
-             '"Coldplay - Paradise"')
+             'The format syntax is the same as --output. Regular expression with '
+             'named capture groups may also be used. '
+             'The parsed parameters replace existing values. '
+             'Example: --metadata-from-title "%(artist)s - %(title)s" matches a title like ' 
+             '"Coldplay - Paradise". '
+             'Example (regex): --metadata-from-title "(?P<artist>.+?) - (?P<title>.+)"')
     postproc.add_option(
         '--xattrs',
         action='store_true', dest='xattrs', default=False,