diff --git a/net-misc/youtube_dl/licenses/Unlicense b/net-misc/youtube_dl/licenses/Unlicense
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index 000000000..68a49daad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net-misc/youtube_dl/licenses/Unlicense
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
+
+Anyone is free to copy, modify, publish, use, compile, sell, or
+distribute this software, either in source code form or as a compiled
+binary, for any purpose, commercial or non-commercial, and by any
+means.
+
+In jurisdictions that recognize copyright laws, the author or authors
+of this software dedicate any and all copyright interest in the
+software to the public domain. We make this dedication for the benefit
+of the public at large and to the detriment of our heirs and
+successors. We intend this dedication to be an overt act of
+relinquishment in perpetuity of all present and future rights to this
+software under copyright law.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
+IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR
+OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE,
+ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
+OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+For more information, please refer to <http://unlicense.org/>
diff --git a/net-misc/youtube_dl/youtube_dl-2018.02.04.recipe b/net-misc/youtube_dl/youtube_dl-2018.02.04.recipe
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--- a/net-misc/youtube_dl/youtube_dl-2018.02.04.recipe
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-SUMMARY="A command-line program to download videos from various sites"
-DESCRIPTION="The program is usually invoked as youtube-dl followed by \
-options and the video URL. Run 'youtube-dl --help' and get a summary \
-of all options.
-Some YouTube videos are served using Adobe's proprietary RTMP protocol, which \
-imposes DRM restrictions and encrypts the connection. youtube-dl is not able \
-to download these videos by itself."
-HOMEPAGE="http://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/"
-COPYRIGHT="2006-2018 Ricardo Garcia Gonzalez"
-LICENSE="Public Domain"
-REVISION="1"
-SOURCE_URI="https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/releases/download/$portVersion/youtube-dl#noarchive"
-CHECKSUM_SHA256="157be71476a97dae99a18df5452472e1786f39b3fe2f968dfa0f81c144d81734"
-SOURCE_FILENAME="youtube-dl-$portVersion.py"
-
-ARCHITECTURES="any"
-
-PROVIDES="
-	youtube_dl = $portVersion
-	cmd:youtube_dl = $portVersion
-	"
-REQUIRES="
-	haiku
-	cmd:python
-	cmd:ffmpeg
-	"
-
-BUILD_REQUIRES="
-	"
-
-BUILD_PREREQUIRES="
-	"
-
-BUILD()
-{
-	sed -i 's/\/usr//' youtube-dl-$portVersion.py
-	mv youtube-dl-$portVersion.py youtube-dl
-	chmod a+x youtube-dl
-}
-
-INSTALL()
-{
-	mkdir -p $binDir
-	cp -a youtube-dl $binDir
-}
diff --git a/net-misc/youtube_dl/youtube_dl-2018.02.11.recipe b/net-misc/youtube_dl/youtube_dl-2018.02.11.recipe
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index 000000000..55ca44baf
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+++ b/net-misc/youtube_dl/youtube_dl-2018.02.11.recipe
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+SUMMARY="A command-line program to download videos from various sites"
+DESCRIPTION="The program is usually invoked as youtube-dl followed by \
+options and the video URL. Run 'youtube-dl --help' and get a summary \
+of all options.
+Some YouTube videos are served using Adobe's proprietary RTMP protocol, which \
+imposes DRM restrictions and encrypts the connection. youtube-dl is not able \
+to download these videos by itself."
+HOMEPAGE="https://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/"
+COPYRIGHT="2006-2018 youtube-dl contributors"
+LICENSE="Unlicense"
+REVISION="1"
+SOURCE_URI="https://yt-dl.org/downloads/$portVersion/youtube-dl-$portVersion.tar.gz"
+CHECKSUM_SHA256="68bfb7a2d182bbdb321a83adf60092797bd65c3c81cc2c4bc1924737af26e37d"
+SOURCE_DIR="youtube-dl"
+
+ARCHITECTURES="any"
+
+PROVIDES="
+	youtube_dl = $portVersion
+	cmd:youtube_dl = $portVersion
+	"
+REQUIRES="
+	haiku
+	cmd:python
+	"
+
+BUILD_REQUIRES="
+	haiku_devel
+	"
+BUILD_PREREQUIRES="
+	cmd:find
+	cmd:make
+	"
+
+case "$targetArchitecture" in
+	x86_gcc2)
+		PYTHON_PACKAGES=(python)
+		PYTHON_VERSIONS=(2.7)
+		;;
+	*)
+		PYTHON_PACKAGES=(python python3)
+		PYTHON_VERSIONS=(2.7 3.6)
+		;;
+esac
+
+for i in "${!PYTHON_PACKAGES[@]}"; do
+	pythonPackage=${PYTHON_PACKAGES[i]}
+	pythonVersion=${PYTHON_VERSIONS[$i]}
+	eval "\
+		PROVIDES_${pythonPackage}=\"\n\
+			${portName}_$pythonPackage = $portVersion\n\
+			cmd:youtube_dl_$pythonPackage = $portVersion\n\
+			\"; \
+		REQUIRES_$pythonPackage=\"\n\
+			haiku\n\
+			cmd:python$pythonVersion\n\
+			\"\
+		"
+
+	BUILD_REQUIRES="$BUILD_REQUIRES
+		setuptools_$pythonPackage
+		"
+	BUILD_PREREQUIRES="$BUILD_PREREQUIRES
+		cmd:python$pythonVersion
+		"
+done
+
+INSTALL()
+{
+	for i in "${!PYTHON_PACKAGES[@]}"; do
+		pythonPackage=${PYTHON_PACKAGES[i]}
+		pythonVersion=${PYTHON_VERSIONS[$i]}
+
+		python=python$pythonVersion
+		installLocation="$prefix"/lib/$python/vendor-packages/
+		export PYTHONPATH="$installLocation"
+		rm -rf build
+		mkdir -p "$installLocation"
+		$python setup.py build install --root=/ --prefix="$prefix"
+
+		rm -rf "$prefix"/share/man
+		mv "$binDir"/youtube-dl "$binDir"/youtube-dl-$pythonPackage
+		packageEntries $pythonPackage \
+			"$prefix"/lib/$python \
+			"$binDir"/youtube-dl-$pythonPackage
+	done
+
+	make install PREFIX="$prefix" MANDIR="$manDir" SHAREDIR="$dataDir"
+	install -d "$dataDir"/bash-completion "$docDir"
+	mv "$prefix"/share/doc/youtube_dl/README.txt "$docDir"
+
+	# We now have two identical files in $prefix/etc/bash_completion.d/
+	# Let's drop "youtube-dl.bash-completion" and keep "youtube-dl".
+	rm -f "$prefix"/etc/bash_completion.d/youtube-dl.bash-completion
+
+	# We need "youtube-dl" in "$dataDir/bash-completion/completions/".
+	mv "$prefix"/etc/bash_completion.d "$dataDir"/bash-completion/completions
+
+	mv "$prefix"/etc/fish "$dataDir"
+	cd "$prefix"
+	rmdir -p etc share/doc/youtube_dl
+}