[options] Clarify that --password can be left out (#4723)

9 years ago · ba319696a9
parent 910c552052
commit ba319696a9
1 changed files with 1 additions and 1 deletions
--- a/youtube_dl/options.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/options.py
@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
    authentication.add_option(
        '-p', '--password',
        dest='password', metavar='PASSWORD',
-        help='account password')
+        help='account password. If this option is left out, youtube-dl will ask interactively.')
    authentication.add_option(
        '-2', '--twofactor',
        dest='twofactor', metavar='TWOFACTOR',