[downloader/external] Fix externals downloaders specified with extension on Windows

9 years ago · 6c4d20cd6f
1 changed files with 2 additions and 1 deletions
--- a/youtube_dl/downloader/external.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/downloader/external.py
@ -131,5 +131,6 @@ def list_external_downloaders():
 def get_external_downloader(external_downloader):
    """ Given the name of the executable, see whether we support the given
        downloader . """
-    bn = os.path.basename(external_downloader)
+    # Drop .exe extension on Windows
+    bn = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(external_downloader))[0]
    return _BY_NAME[bn]