release 2020.12.29

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.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/1_broken_site.md

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ title: ''
 
 <!--
 Carefully read and work through this check list in order to prevent the most common mistakes and misuse of youtube-dl:
-- First of, make sure you are using the latest version of youtube-dl. Run `youtube-dl --version` and ensure your version is 2020.12.26. If it's not, see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Issues with outdated version will be REJECTED.
+- First of, make sure you are using the latest version of youtube-dl. Run `youtube-dl --version` and ensure your version is 2020.12.29. If it's not, see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Issues with outdated version will be REJECTED.
 - Make sure that all provided video/audio/playlist URLs (if any) are alive and playable in a browser.
 - Make sure that all URLs and arguments with special characters are properly quoted or escaped as explained in http://yt-dl.org/escape.
 - Search the bugtracker for similar issues: http://yt-dl.org/search-issues. DO NOT post duplicates.
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Carefully read and work through this check list in order to prevent the most com
 -->
 
 - [ ] I'm reporting a broken site support
-- [ ] I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version **2020.12.26**
+- [ ] I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version **2020.12.29**
 - [ ] I've checked that all provided URLs are alive and playable in a browser
 - [ ] I've checked that all URLs and arguments with special characters are properly quoted or escaped
 - [ ] I've searched the bugtracker for similar issues including closed ones
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Add the `-v` flag to your command line you run youtube-dl with (`youtube-dl -v <
  [debug] User config: []
  [debug] Command-line args: [u'-v', u'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKcj']
  [debug] Encodings: locale cp1251, fs mbcs, out cp866, pref cp1251
- [debug] youtube-dl version 2020.12.26
+ [debug] youtube-dl version 2020.12.29
  [debug] Python version 2.7.11 - Windows-2003Server-5.2.3790-SP2
  [debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-75573-g1d0487f, ffprobe N-75573-g1d0487f, rtmpdump 2.4
  [debug] Proxy map: {}

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/2_site_support_request.md

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ labels: 'site-support-request'
 
 <!--
 Carefully read and work through this check list in order to prevent the most common mistakes and misuse of youtube-dl:
-- First of, make sure you are using the latest version of youtube-dl. Run `youtube-dl --version` and ensure your version is 2020.12.26. If it's not, see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Issues with outdated version will be REJECTED.
+- First of, make sure you are using the latest version of youtube-dl. Run `youtube-dl --version` and ensure your version is 2020.12.29. If it's not, see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Issues with outdated version will be REJECTED.
 - Make sure that all provided video/audio/playlist URLs (if any) are alive and playable in a browser.
 - Make sure that site you are requesting is not dedicated to copyright infringement, see https://yt-dl.org/copyright-infringement. youtube-dl does not support such sites. In order for site support request to be accepted all provided example URLs should not violate any copyrights.
 - Search the bugtracker for similar site support requests: http://yt-dl.org/search-issues. DO NOT post duplicates.
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Carefully read and work through this check list in order to prevent the most com
 -->
 
 - [ ] I'm reporting a new site support request
-- [ ] I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version **2020.12.26**
+- [ ] I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version **2020.12.29**
 - [ ] I've checked that all provided URLs are alive and playable in a browser
 - [ ] I've checked that none of provided URLs violate any copyrights
 - [ ] I've searched the bugtracker for similar site support requests including closed ones

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/3_site_feature_request.md

@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ title: ''
 
 <!--
 Carefully read and work through this check list in order to prevent the most common mistakes and misuse of youtube-dl:
-- First of, make sure you are using the latest version of youtube-dl. Run `youtube-dl --version` and ensure your version is 2020.12.26. If it's not, see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Issues with outdated version will be REJECTED.
+- First of, make sure you are using the latest version of youtube-dl. Run `youtube-dl --version` and ensure your version is 2020.12.29. If it's not, see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Issues with outdated version will be REJECTED.
 - Search the bugtracker for similar site feature requests: http://yt-dl.org/search-issues. DO NOT post duplicates.
 - Finally, put x into all relevant boxes (like this [x])
 -->
 
 - [ ] I'm reporting a site feature request
-- [ ] I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version **2020.12.26**
+- [ ] I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version **2020.12.29**
 - [ ] I've searched the bugtracker for similar site feature requests including closed ones
 
 

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/4_bug_report.md

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ title: ''
 
 <!--
 Carefully read and work through this check list in order to prevent the most common mistakes and misuse of youtube-dl:
-- First of, make sure you are using the latest version of youtube-dl. Run `youtube-dl --version` and ensure your version is 2020.12.26. If it's not, see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Issues with outdated version will be REJECTED.
+- First of, make sure you are using the latest version of youtube-dl. Run `youtube-dl --version` and ensure your version is 2020.12.29. If it's not, see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Issues with outdated version will be REJECTED.
 - Make sure that all provided video/audio/playlist URLs (if any) are alive and playable in a browser.
 - Make sure that all URLs and arguments with special characters are properly quoted or escaped as explained in http://yt-dl.org/escape.
 - Search the bugtracker for similar issues: http://yt-dl.org/search-issues. DO NOT post duplicates.
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Carefully read and work through this check list in order to prevent the most com
 -->
 
 - [ ] I'm reporting a broken site support issue
-- [ ] I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version **2020.12.26**
+- [ ] I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version **2020.12.29**
 - [ ] I've checked that all provided URLs are alive and playable in a browser
 - [ ] I've checked that all URLs and arguments with special characters are properly quoted or escaped
 - [ ] I've searched the bugtracker for similar bug reports including closed ones
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Add the `-v` flag to your command line you run youtube-dl with (`youtube-dl -v <
  [debug] User config: []
  [debug] Command-line args: [u'-v', u'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKcj']
  [debug] Encodings: locale cp1251, fs mbcs, out cp866, pref cp1251
- [debug] youtube-dl version 2020.12.26
+ [debug] youtube-dl version 2020.12.29
  [debug] Python version 2.7.11 - Windows-2003Server-5.2.3790-SP2
  [debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-75573-g1d0487f, ffprobe N-75573-g1d0487f, rtmpdump 2.4
  [debug] Proxy map: {}

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/5_feature_request.md

@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ labels: 'request'
 
 <!--
 Carefully read and work through this check list in order to prevent the most common mistakes and misuse of youtube-dl:
-- First of, make sure you are using the latest version of youtube-dl. Run `youtube-dl --version` and ensure your version is 2020.12.26. If it's not, see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Issues with outdated version will be REJECTED.
+- First of, make sure you are using the latest version of youtube-dl. Run `youtube-dl --version` and ensure your version is 2020.12.29. If it's not, see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Issues with outdated version will be REJECTED.
 - Search the bugtracker for similar feature requests: http://yt-dl.org/search-issues. DO NOT post duplicates.
 - Finally, put x into all relevant boxes (like this [x])
 -->
 
 - [ ] I'm reporting a feature request
-- [ ] I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version **2020.12.26**
+- [ ] I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version **2020.12.29**
 - [ ] I've searched the bugtracker for similar feature requests including closed ones
 
 

ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,24 @@
+version 2020.12.29
+
+Extractors
+* [youtube] Improve yt initial data extraction (#27524)
+* [youtube:tab] Improve URL matching #27559)
+* [youtube:tab] Restore retry on browse requests (#27313, #27564)
+* [aparat] Fix extraction (#22285, #22611, #23348, #24354, #24591, #24904,
+  #25418, #26070, #26350, #26738, #27563)
+- [brightcove] Remove sonyliv specific code
+* [piksel] Improve format extraction
++ [zype] Add support for uplynk videos
++ [toggle] Add support for live.mewatch.sg (#27555)
++ [go] Add support for fxnow.fxnetworks.com (#13972, #22467, #23754, #26826)
+* [teachable] Improve embed detection (#26923)
+* [mitele] Fix free video extraction (#24624, #25827, #26757)
+* [telecinco] Fix extraction
+* [youtube] Update invidious.snopyta.org (#22667)
+* [amcnetworks] Improve auth only video detection (#27548)
++ [generic] Add support for VHX Embeds (#27546)
+
+
 version 2020.12.26
 
 Extractors

docs/supportedsites.md

@@ -317,7 +317,6 @@
  - **Funk**
  - **Fusion**
  - **Fux**
- - **FXNetworks**
  - **Gaia**
  - **GameInformer**
  - **GameSpot**

youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from ..jsinterp import JSInterpreter
 from ..swfinterp import SWFInterpreter
 from ..compat import (
     compat_chr,
+    compat_HTTPError,
     compat_parse_qs,
     compat_urllib_parse_unquote,
     compat_urllib_parse_unquote_plus,
@@ -279,6 +280,7 @@ class YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor(InfoExtractor):
 
     _YT_INITIAL_DATA_RE = r'(?:window\s*\[\s*["\']ytInitialData["\']\s*\]|ytInitialData)\s*=\s*({.+?})\s*;'
     _YT_INITIAL_PLAYER_RESPONSE_RE = r'ytInitialPlayerResponse\s*=\s*({.+?})\s*;'
+    _YT_INITIAL_BOUNDARY_RE = r'(?:var\s+meta|</script|\n)'
 
     def _call_api(self, ep, query, video_id):
         data = self._DEFAULT_API_DATA.copy()
@@ -296,7 +298,7 @@ class YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor(InfoExtractor):
     def _extract_yt_initial_data(self, video_id, webpage):
         return self._parse_json(
             self._search_regex(
-                (r'%s\s*\n' % self._YT_INITIAL_DATA_RE,
+                (r'%s\s*%s' % (self._YT_INITIAL_DATA_RE, self._YT_INITIAL_BOUNDARY_RE),
                  self._YT_INITIAL_DATA_RE), webpage, 'yt initial data'),
             video_id)
 
@@ -1102,6 +1104,15 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'skip_download': True,
             },
         },
+        {
+            # another example of '};' in ytInitialData
+            'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVfgbahppCY',
+            'only_matching': True,
+        },
+        {
+            'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=63RmMXCd_bQ',
+            'only_matching': True,
+        },
     ]
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -1701,7 +1712,7 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
         if not video_info and not player_response:
             player_response = extract_player_response(
                 self._search_regex(
-                    (r'%s\s*(?:var\s+meta|</script|\n)' % self._YT_INITIAL_PLAYER_RESPONSE_RE,
+                    (r'%s\s*%s' % (self._YT_INITIAL_PLAYER_RESPONSE_RE, self._YT_INITIAL_BOUNDARY_RE),
                      self._YT_INITIAL_PLAYER_RESPONSE_RE), video_webpage,
                     'initial player response', default='{}'),
                 video_id)
@@ -2729,6 +2740,11 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
         'only_matching': True,
     }]
 
+    @classmethod
+    def suitable(cls, url):
+        return False if YoutubeIE.suitable(url) else super(
+            YoutubeTabIE, cls).suitable(url)
+
     def _extract_channel_id(self, webpage):
         channel_id = self._html_search_meta(
             'channelId', webpage, 'channel id', default=None)
@@ -3009,10 +3025,24 @@ class YoutubeTabIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
         for page_num in itertools.count(1):
             if not continuation:
                 break
-            browse = self._download_json(
+            count = 0
-                'https://www.youtube.com/browse_ajax', None,
+            retries = 3
-                'Downloading page %d' % page_num,
+            while count <= retries:
-                headers=headers, query=continuation, fatal=False)
+                try:
+                    # Downloading page may result in intermittent 5xx HTTP error
+                    # that is usually worked around with a retry
+                    browse = self._download_json(
+                        'https://www.youtube.com/browse_ajax', None,
+                        'Downloading page %d%s'
+                        % (page_num, ' (retry #%d)' % count if count else ''),
+                        headers=headers, query=continuation)
+                    break
+                except ExtractorError as e:
+                    if isinstance(e.cause, compat_HTTPError) and e.cause.code in (500, 503):
+                        count += 1
+                        if count <= retries:
+                            continue
+                    raise
             if not browse:
                 break
             response = try_get(browse, lambda x: x[1]['response'], dict)

youtube_dl/version.py

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-__version__ = '2020.12.26'
+__version__ = '2020.12.29'