1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
index 342bfb8b3..9f6a8a889 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
@@ -434,6 +434,24 @@ class InfoExtractor(object):
         
         return (username, password)
 
+    def _get_tfa_info(self):
+        """
+        Get the two-factor authentication info
+        TODO - asking the user will be required for sms/phone verify
+        currently just uses the command line option
+        If there's no info available, return None
+        """
+        if self._downloader is None:
+            self.to_screen("no downloader")
+            return None
+        downloader_params = self._downloader.params
+
+        if downloader_params.get('twofactor', None) is not None:
+            return downloader_params['twofactor']
+
+        self.to_screen("param is None")
+        return None
+
     # Helper functions for extracting OpenGraph info
     @staticmethod
     def _og_regexes(prop):