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[FEATURE] multiple output formats (`--output_format`) with CLI

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#1,318 opened on Jan 5, 2026

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potential implementation plan

  1. update __main__.py to allow comma-separated values (for example, --output_format srt,txt,json)
  2. update get_writer() in utils.py to loop through all output_formats

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Research direction
Update the CLI argument parser in main .py to accept comma separated values for output format, then modify get writer in utils.py to iterate over the selected formats.
Tech stack
python
Domain
cli
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Feature
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2
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1-3 hours
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Clear
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75