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diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
index 12169b2bb..77a13aea5 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
@@ -114,6 +114,11 @@ class InfoExtractor(object):
"""Real extraction process. Redefine in subclasses."""
pass
+ @classmethod
+ def ie_key(cls):
+ """A string for getting the InfoExtractor with get_info_extractor"""
+ return cls.__name__[:-2]
+
@property
def IE_NAME(self):
return type(self).__name__[:-2]