- for el_type in ['&el=embedded', '&el=detailpage', '&el=vevo', '']:
- video_info_url = (proto + '://www.youtube.com/get_video_info?&video_id=%s%s&ps=default&eurl=&gl=US&hl=en'
- % (video_id, el_type))
- video_info_webpage = self._download_webpage(video_info_url, video_id,
- note=False,
- errnote='unable to download video info webpage')
- video_info = compat_parse_qs(video_info_webpage)
- if 'token' in video_info:
- break
+ try:
+ # Try looking directly into the video webpage
+ mobj = re.search(r';ytplayer\.config\s*=\s*({.*?});', video_webpage)
+ if not mobj:
+ raise ValueError('Could not find ytplayer.config') # caught below
+ json_code = uppercase_escape(mobj.group(1))
+ ytplayer_config = json.loads(json_code)
+ args = ytplayer_config['args']
+ # Convert to the same format returned by compat_parse_qs
+ video_info = dict((k, [v]) for k, v in args.items())
+ if 'url_encoded_fmt_stream_map' not in args:
+ raise ValueError('No stream_map present') # caught below
+ except ValueError:
+ # We fallback to the get_video_info pages (used by the embed page)
+ self.report_video_info_webpage_download(video_id)
+ for el_type in ['&el=embedded', '&el=detailpage', '&el=vevo', '']:
+ video_info_url = (proto + '://www.youtube.com/get_video_info?&video_id=%s%s&ps=default&eurl=&gl=US&hl=en'
+ % (video_id, el_type))
+ video_info_webpage = self._download_webpage(video_info_url,
+ video_id, note=False,
+ errnote='unable to download video info webpage')
+ video_info = compat_parse_qs(video_info_webpage)
+ if 'token' in video_info:
+ break