X-Git-Url: http://git.bitcoin.ninja/index.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=youtube_dl%2Fextractor%2Ftheplatform.py;h=a25417f94f846a70080c51661b57147e01e76b47;hb=f0c96af9cb0edc69f9ba73d39e6e191994e31256;hp=7a5a533b7473bc483e64915ed2065c12c9adbdc6;hpb=3014b0ae835e3f42b5f3628464ed7e4b2557ef6c;p=youtube-dl

diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/theplatform.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/theplatform.py
index 7a5a533b7..a25417f94 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/theplatform.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/theplatform.py
@@ -159,11 +159,11 @@ class ThePlatformIE(ThePlatformBaseIE):
         def str_to_hex(str):
             return binascii.b2a_hex(str.encode('ascii')).decode('ascii')
 
-        def hex_to_str(hex):
-            return binascii.a2b_hex(hex)
+        def hex_to_bytes(hex):
+            return binascii.a2b_hex(hex.encode('ascii'))
 
         relative_path = re.match(r'https?://link.theplatform.com/s/([^?]+)', url).group(1)
-        clear_text = hex_to_str(flags + expiration_date + str_to_hex(relative_path))
+        clear_text = hex_to_bytes(flags + expiration_date + str_to_hex(relative_path))
         checksum = hmac.new(sig_key.encode('ascii'), clear_text, hashlib.sha1).hexdigest()
         sig = flags + expiration_date + checksum + str_to_hex(sig_secret)
         return '%s&sig=%s' % (url, sig)
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ class ThePlatformFeedIE(ThePlatformBaseIE):
             'timestamp': 1391824260,
             'duration': 467.0,
             'categories': ['MSNBC/Issues/Democrats', 'MSNBC/Issues/Elections/Election 2016'],
+            'uploader': 'NBCU-NEWS',
         },
     }