README.md

@@ -1767,11 +1767,11 @@ Metadata fields            | From
 `description`,  `synopsis` | `description`
 `purl`, `comment`          | `webpage_url`
 `track`                    | `track_number`
-`artist`                   | `artist`, `artists`, `creator`, `creators`, `uploader` or `uploader_id`
-`composer`                 | `composer` or `composers`
-`genre`                    | `genre` or `genres`
+`artist`                   | `artist`, `artists`, `creator`, `uploader` or `uploader_id`
+`composer`                 | `composer`, `composers`
+`genre`                    | `genre`, `genres`
 `album`                    | `album`
-`album_artist`             | `album_artist` or `album_artists`
+`album_artist`             | `album_artist`, `album_artists`
 `disc`                     | `disc_number`
 `show`                     | `series`
 `season_number`            | `season_number`

test/helper.py

@@ -223,10 +223,6 @@ def sanitize_got_info_dict(got_dict):
     if test_info_dict.get('display_id') == test_info_dict.get('id'):
         test_info_dict.pop('display_id')
 
-    # Remove deprecated fields
-    for old in YoutubeDL._deprecated_multivalue_fields.keys():
-        test_info_dict.pop(old, None)
-
     # release_year may be generated from release_date
     if try_call(lambda: test_info_dict['release_year'] == int(test_info_dict['release_date'][:4])):
         test_info_dict.pop('release_year')

test/test_YoutubeDL.py

@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ class TestYoutubeDL(unittest.TestCase):
         def get_videos(filter_=None):
             ydl = YDL({'match_filter': filter_, 'simulate': True})
             for v in videos:
-                ydl.process_ie_result(v.copy(), download=True)
+                ydl.process_ie_result(v, download=True)
             return [v['id'] for v in ydl.downloaded_info_dicts]
 
         res = get_videos()

yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py

@@ -581,13 +581,6 @@ class YoutubeDL:
         'http_headers', 'stretched_ratio', 'no_resume', 'has_drm', 'extra_param_to_segment_url', 'hls_aes', 'downloader_options',
         'page_url', 'app', 'play_path', 'tc_url', 'flash_version', 'rtmp_live', 'rtmp_conn', 'rtmp_protocol', 'rtmp_real_time'
     }
-    _deprecated_multivalue_fields = {
-        'album_artist': 'album_artists',
-        'artist': 'artists',
-        'composer': 'composers',
-        'creator': 'creators',
-        'genre': 'genres',
-    }
     _format_selection_exts = {
         'audio': set(MEDIA_EXTENSIONS.common_audio),
         'video': set(MEDIA_EXTENSIONS.common_video + ('3gp', )),
@@ -2648,13 +2641,18 @@ class YoutubeDL:
             if final and info_dict.get('%s_number' % field) is not None and not info_dict.get(field):
                 info_dict[field] = '%s %d' % (field.capitalize(), info_dict['%s_number' % field])
 
-        for old_key, new_key in self._deprecated_multivalue_fields.items():
-            if new_key in info_dict and old_key in info_dict:
-                self.deprecation_warning(f'Do not return {old_key!r} when {new_key!r} is present')
-            elif old_value := info_dict.get(old_key):
-                info_dict[new_key] = old_value.split(', ')
+        multivalue_fields = {
+            'album_artist': 'album_artists',
+            'artist': 'artists',
+            'composer': 'composers',
+            'creator': 'creators',
+            'genre': 'genres',
+        }
+        for old_key, new_key in multivalue_fields.items():
+            if old_value := info_dict.get(old_key):
+                info_dict[new_key] = re.split(r', ?', old_value)
             elif new_value := info_dict.get(new_key):
-                info_dict[old_key] = ', '.join(v.replace(',', '\N{FULLWIDTH COMMA}') for v in new_value)
+                info_dict[old_key] = ', '.join(new_value)
 
     def _raise_pending_errors(self, info):
         err = info.pop('__pending_error', None)

yt_dlp/extractor/youtube.py

@@ -2068,8 +2068,7 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'title': 'Voyeur Girl',
                 'description': 'md5:7ae382a65843d6df2685993e90a8628f',
                 'upload_date': '20190312',
-                'artists': ['Stephen'],
-                'creators': ['Stephen'],
+                'artist': 'Stephen',
                 'track': 'Voyeur Girl',
                 'album': 'it\'s too much love to know my dear',
                 'release_date': '20190313',
@@ -2082,6 +2081,7 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'channel': 'Stephen',  # TODO: should be "Stephen - Topic"
                 'uploader': 'Stephen',
                 'availability': 'public',
+                'creator': 'Stephen',
                 'duration': 169,
                 'thumbnail': 'https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/MgNrAu2pzNs/maxresdefault.webp',
                 'age_limit': 0,
@@ -4386,8 +4386,7 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                         release_year = release_date[:4]
                 info.update({
                     'album': mobj.group('album'.strip()),
-                    'artists': ([a] if (a := mobj.group('clean_artist'))
-                                else [a.strip() for a in mobj.group('artist').split('·')]),
+                    'artist': mobj.group('clean_artist') or ', '.join(a.strip() for a in mobj.group('artist').split('·')),
                     'track': mobj.group('track').strip(),
                     'release_date': release_date,
                     'release_year': int_or_none(release_year),
@@ -4533,7 +4532,7 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                     if mrr_title == 'Album':
                         info['album'] = mrr_contents_text
                     elif mrr_title == 'Artist':
-                        info['artists'] = [mrr_contents_text]
+                        info['artist'] = mrr_contents_text
                     elif mrr_title == 'Song':
                         info['track'] = mrr_contents_text
             owner_badges = self._extract_badges(traverse_obj(vsir, ('owner', 'videoOwnerRenderer', 'badges')))
@@ -4567,7 +4566,7 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                     if fmt.get('protocol') == 'm3u8_native':
                         fmt['__needs_testing'] = True
 
-        for s_k, d_k in [('artists', 'creators'), ('track', 'alt_title')]:
+        for s_k, d_k in [('artist', 'creator'), ('track', 'alt_title')]:
             v = info.get(s_k)
             if v:
                 info[d_k] = v