- if full_response:
- webpage = self._webpage_read_content(full_response, url, video_id)
- else:
- webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
+ if not full_response:
+ full_response = self._request_webpage(url, video_id)
+
+ # Maybe it's a direct link to a video?
+ # Be careful not to download the whole thing!
+ first_bytes = full_response.read(512)
+ if not re.match(r'^\s*<', first_bytes.decode('utf-8', 'replace')):
+ self._downloader.report_warning(
+ 'URL could be a direct video link, returning it as such.')
+ upload_date = unified_strdate(
+ head_response.headers.get('Last-Modified'))
+ return {
+ 'id': video_id,
+ 'title': os.path.splitext(url_basename(url))[0],
+ 'direct': True,
+ 'url': url,
+ 'upload_date': upload_date,
+ }
+
+ webpage = self._webpage_read_content(
+ full_response, url, video_id, prefix=first_bytes)
+