except ImportError: # Python 2
import httplib as compat_http_client
+try:
+ from http.error import HTTPError as compat_HTTPError
+except ImportError: # Python 2
+ from urllib2 import HTTPError as compat_HTTPError
+
try:
from subprocess import DEVNULL
compat_subprocess_get_DEVNULL = lambda: DEVNULL
class ExtractorError(Exception):
"""Error during info extraction."""
- def __init__(self, msg, tb=None, expected=False):
+ def __init__(self, msg, tb=None, expected=False, cause=None):
""" tb, if given, is the original traceback (so that it can be printed out).
If expected is set, this is a normal error message and most likely not a bug in youtube-dl.
"""
self.traceback = tb
self.exc_info = sys.exc_info() # preserve original exception
+ self.cause = cause
def format_traceback(self):
if self.traceback is None: