|  | @@ -284,7 +284,11 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
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				|  |  |          self._num_downloads = 0
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				|  |  |          self._screen_file = [sys.stdout, sys.stderr][params.get('logtostderr', False)]
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				|  |  |          self._err_file = sys.stderr
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				|  |  | -        self.params = params
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				|  |  | +        self.params = {
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				|  |  | +            # Default parameters
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				|  |  | +            'nocheckcertificate': False,
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				|  |  | +        }
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				|  |  | +        self.params.update(params)
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				|  |  |          self.cache = Cache(self)
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				|  |  |          if params.get('bidi_workaround', False):
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