How to escape parenthesis in the metadata fields?

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Hello,

Using this example: %(uploader|Unknown)s, I wonder how to escape () in the default value. For instance: %(uploader|Unknown \(foo\))s

Generally speaking, I’m trying to override/add missing metadata so I’m doing it this way:

--parse-metadata "%%(artist|%s)s:%%(meta_artist)s"

Where %s is replaced by a given artist value (which may contain parenthesis). If you know a better way of doing this, it would be helpful.

Thanks!

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[pukkandan]

Due to legacy reasons, Foo is interpretted as a field name here. Add a space to work around it

--parse-metadata " Foo: %(meta_artist)s"

[pukkandan]

For instance: %(uploader|Unknown (foo))s

Not possible atm

–parse-metadata “%%(artist|%s)s:%%(meta_artist)s”

But this can be achieved using:

--parse-metadata "Unknown (foo):%(meta_artist)s" --parse-metadata "%(artist|)s:%(meta_artist)s"