--proxy option

youtube_dl/__init__.py

@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
     general.add_option('--list-extractors',
             action='store_true', dest='list_extractors',
             help='List all supported extractors and the URLs they would handle', default=False)
+    general.add_option('--proxy', dest='proxy', default=None, help='Use the specified HTTP/HTTPS proxy')
     general.add_option('--test', action='store_true', dest='test', default=False, help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
 
     selection.add_option('--playlist-start',
@@ -376,6 +377,9 @@ def _real_main(argv=None):
 
     # General configuration
     cookie_processor = compat_urllib_request.HTTPCookieProcessor(jar)
+    if opts.proxy:
+        proxies = {'http': opts.proxy, 'https': opts.proxy}
+    else:
         proxies = compat_urllib_request.getproxies()
         # Set HTTPS proxy to HTTP one if given (https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/805)
         if 'http' in proxies and 'https' not in proxies: