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[youtubedl] / youtube_dl / extractor / rtlnl.py

diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/rtlnl.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/rtlnl.py
index e0c530d64a97500eaa1b653599f92c9420518c77..543d94417f6d52f9cb5f4bd4508d5bcf3d4b984e 100644 (file)
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/rtlnl.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/rtlnl.py
@@ -82,16 +82,21 @@ class RtlNlIE(InfoExtractor):
 
         meta = info.get('meta', {})
 
 
         meta = info.get('meta', {})
 

-        # Use unencrypted m3u8 streams (See https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/4118)
-        # NB: nowadays, recent ffmpeg and avconv can handle these encrypted streams, so
-        # this adaptive -> flash workaround is not required in general, but it also
-        # allows bypassing georestriction therefore is retained for now.
-        videopath = material['videopath'].replace('/adaptive/', '/flash/')
+        # m3u8 streams are encrypted and may not be handled properly by older ffmpeg/avconv.
+        # To workaround this previously adaptive -> flash trick was used to obtain
+        # unencrypted m3u8 streams (see https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/4118)
+        # and bypass georestrictions as well.
+        # Currently, unencrypted m3u8 playlists are (intentionally?) invalid and therefore
+        # unusable albeit can be fixed by simple string replacement (see
+        # https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/pull/6337)
+        # Since recent ffmpeg and avconv handle encrypted streams just fine encrypted
+        # streams are used now.
+        videopath = material['videopath']

         m3u8_url = meta.get('videohost', 'http://manifest.us.rtl.nl') + videopath
 
         formats = self._extract_m3u8_formats(m3u8_url, uuid, ext='mp4')
 
         m3u8_url = meta.get('videohost', 'http://manifest.us.rtl.nl') + videopath
 
         formats = self._extract_m3u8_formats(m3u8_url, uuid, ext='mp4')
 

-        video_urlpart = videopath.split('/flash/')[1][:-5]
+        video_urlpart = videopath.split('/adaptive/')[1][:-5]

         PG_URL_TEMPLATE = 'http://pg.us.rtl.nl/rtlxl/network/%s/progressive/%s.mp4'
 
         formats.extend([
         PG_URL_TEMPLATE = 'http://pg.us.rtl.nl/rtlxl/network/%s/progressive/%s.mp4'
 
         formats.extend([