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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/youtube_dl/utils.py b/youtube_dl/utils.py
index 91e180326..8f856ee8c 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/utils.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/utils.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import locale
import os
import re
import sys
+import traceback
import zlib
import email.utils
import json
@@ -414,12 +415,15 @@ def encodeFilename(s):
class ExtractorError(Exception):
"""Error during info extraction."""
def __init__(self, msg, tb=None):
- """ tb is the original traceback (so that it can be printed out) """
+ """ tb, if given, is the original traceback (so that it can be printed out). """
super(ExtractorError, self).__init__(msg)
- if tb is None:
- tb = sys.exc_info()[2]
self.traceback = tb
+ def format_traceback(self):
+ if self.traceback is None:
+ return None
+ return u''.join(traceback.format_tb(self.traceback))
+
class DownloadError(Exception):
"""Download Error exception.