format_id = '%s-%s' % (ext, quality)
clip_url = self._download_webpage(
request, display_id, 'Downloading %s URL' % format_id, fatal=False)
+ # #6989: sleep 3 seconds to avoid 429 errors.
+ # should help with #6842.
+ self._sleep(3, display_id)
if not clip_url:
continue
f.update({