import json
 
 from .common import InfoExtractor
-from ..compat import compat_urllib_request
-
 from ..utils import (
     determine_ext,
     clean_html,
     int_or_none,
     float_or_none,
+    sanitized_Request,
 )
 
 
             'ext': 'mp4',
             'description': "Baldur's Gate: Original, Modded or Enhanced Edition? I'll break down what you can expect from the new Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition.",
             'title': "Breaking Down Baldur's Gate",
-            'thumbnail': 're:^https?://.*\.jpg$',
+            'thumbnail': r're:^https?://.*\.jpg$',
             'duration': 264,
             'uploader': 'The Escapist',
         }
             'ext': 'mp4',
             'description': 'This week, Zero Punctuation reviews Evolve.',
             'title': 'Evolve - One vs Multiplayer',
-            'thumbnail': 're:^https?://.*\.jpg$',
+            'thumbnail': r're:^https?://.*\.jpg$',
             'duration': 304,
             'uploader': 'The Escapist',
         }
         video_id = ims_video['videoID']
         key = ims_video['hash']
 
-        config_req = compat_urllib_request.Request(
+        config_req = sanitized_Request(
             'http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/'
             'vidconfig.php?videoID=%s&hash=%s' % (video_id, key))
         config_req.add_header('Referer', url)