1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
index 1783ce01b..5a0cc3f9a 100755
--- a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
@@ -1994,6 +1994,9 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
             encoding = preferredencoding()
         return encoding
 
+    def get_opener(self):
+        return self._opener
+
     def _write_thumbnails(self, info_dict, filename):
         if self.params.get('writethumbnail', False):
             thumbnails = info_dict.get('thumbnails')