[extractor/common] Make _is_valid_url more relaxed

pareronia · Jun 22, 2020 · 7f4bc62 · 7f4bc62
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commit 7f4bc62
Showing 1 changed file with 4 additions and 6 deletions.
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
@@ -1424,12 +1424,10 @@ def _is_valid_url(self, url, video_id, item='video', headers={}):
         try:
             self._request_webpage(url, video_id, 'Checking %s URL' % item, headers=headers)
             return True
-        except ExtractorError as e:
-            if isinstance(e.cause, compat_urllib_error.URLError):
-                self.to_screen(
-                    '%s: %s URL is invalid, skipping' % (video_id, item))
-                return False
-            raise
+        except ExtractorError:
+            self.to_screen(
+                '%s: %s URL is invalid, skipping' % (video_id, item))
+            return False
 
     def http_scheme(self):
         """ Either "http:" or "https:", depending on the user's preferences """