|youtu\.be/ # just youtu.be/xxxx
)
)? # all until now is optional -> you can pass the naked ID
- ([0-9A-Za-z_-]+) # here is it! the YouTube video ID
+ ([0-9A-Za-z_-]{11}) # here is it! the YouTube video ID
(?(1).+)? # if we found the ID, everything can follow
$"""
_NEXT_URL_RE = r'[\?&]next_url=([^&]+)'