diff --git a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py index 19370f62b..053c85324 100755 --- a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py +++ b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py @@ -340,10 +340,8 @@ class YoutubeDL(object): _num_downloads = None _screen_file = None - def __init__(self, params=None, auto_init=True): + def __init__(self, params={}, auto_init=True): """Create a FileDownloader object with the given options.""" - if params is None: - params = {} self._ies = [] self._ies_instances = {} self._pps = []