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[downloader/external:curl] Clarify why CurlFD should not capture stderr

Remita Amine 9 years ago
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      youtube_dl/downloader/external.py

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youtube_dl/downloader/external.py

@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ class CurlFD(ExternalFD):
 
         self._debug_cmd(cmd)
 
+        # curl writes the progress to stderr so don't capture it.
         p = subprocess.Popen(cmd)
         p.communicate()
         return p.returncode