- # extract uid and stream token that soundcloud hands out for access
- mobj = re.search('"uid":"([\w\d]+?)".*?stream_token=([\w\d]+)', webpage)
- if mobj:
- video_id = mobj.group(1)
- stream_token = mobj.group(2)
- else:
- self._downloader.trouble(u'ERROR: unable to find video ID in Soundcloud file')
+ streams_url = 'https://api.sndcdn.com/i1/tracks/' + str(video_id) + '/streams?client_id=b45b1aa10f1ac2941910a7f0d10f8e28'
+ request = compat_urllib_request.Request(resolv_url)
+ try:
+ stream_json_bytes = compat_urllib_request.urlopen(request).read()
+ stream_json = stream_json_bytes.decode('utf-8')
+ except (compat_urllib_error.URLError, compat_http_client.HTTPException, socket.error) as err:
+ self._downloader.trouble(u'ERROR: unable to download video webpage: %s' % compat_str(err))