0 First (Tentative) Release Notes
Rogério Brito edited this page 2016-05-03 03:52:02 -03:00

Release notes for coursera-dl

I'd like to announce version 0.5.2 of coursera-dl.

This is the first version for which we ever had a more formal release announcement, so bear with me for any missteps.

What's new and improved with coursera-dl 0.5.x

  • Added ability to download subtitles in all languages for a given course.
  • Transparent support for "New Platform" (aka on-demand) courses, including grabbing presentations and any other extra material that the course instructors choose to make available to new users.
  • Added ability to select (subject to availability) the resolution of the videos to be downloaded: 360p, 540p (default), and 720p.
  • Full support for Python 2 and Python 3 (and used by me personally with Python 3.5).
  • A new logo!
  • Improved test suite for the program.
  • Continued improvement to the modularization of the program (which makes easier to maintain the code).
  • Excellent new contributors, with strong knowledge! Please see them all by visiting: https://github.com/coursera-dl/coursera-dl/graphs/contributors
  • Fun fact: we broke the barrier of 2900 stars and 1000 forks on GitHub!

How to install or update

Simply run:

pip3 install --upgrade --user coursera

Note: If you don't have pip3/Python 3 installed, just use pip instead.

Important Note: Yes, while the program is called coursera-dl, to install the package you need to use coursera like above, not coursera-dl. This is very important!

Reporting issues

If you have any issues the the program, please report them with as many details as possible at: https://github.com/coursera-dl/coursera-dl/issues

On behalf of all the amazing contributors,

Rogério Theodoro de Brito