Merge a250e9974fd5f0ab9ffcb1ded2eb4e72cd91eb30 into 3eb8d22ddb8982ca4fb56bb7a8d6517538bf14c6

Test for valid URL with HEAD
Reverts 4069766c527d10b8e25b9262a3882101367deb3e: originally had HEAD, then changed to GET. Possibly try HEAD and then GET if bad method? Test cases needed.
2025-06-23 03:46:19 +00:00 · 2025-04-01 09:26:26 +02:00 · 2021-09-29 15:26:47 +01:00
1 changed files with 3 additions and 1 deletions
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ from ..utils import (
    float_or_none,
    GeoRestrictedError,
    GeoUtils,
+    HEADRequest,
    int_or_none,
    join_nonempty,
    js_to_json,
@ -1655,7 +1656,8 @@ class InfoExtractor(object):
        if not (url.startswith('http://') or url.startswith('https://')):
            return True
        try:
-            self._request_webpage(url, video_id, 'Checking %s URL' % item, headers=headers)
+            req = HEADRequest(url, headers=headers)
+            self._request_webpage(req, video_id, 'Checking %s URL' % item)
            return True
        except ExtractorError as e:
            self.to_screen(
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
dirkf	54dd85fa38	Merge a250e9974fd5f0ab9ffcb1ded2eb4e72cd91eb30 into 3eb8d22ddb8982ca4fb56bb7a8d6517538bf14c6	2025-04-01 09:26:26 +02:00
dirkf	a250e9974f	Test for valid URL with HEAD Reverts 4069766c527d10b8e25b9262a3882101367deb3e: originally had HEAD, then changed to GET. Possibly try HEAD and then GET if bad method? Test cases needed.	2021-09-29 15:26:47 +01:00