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diff --git a/youtube_dl/utils.py b/youtube_dl/utils.py
index 25b67db06..4e64f327a 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/utils.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/utils.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
import gzip
import io
+import json
import locale
import os
import re
@@ -175,6 +176,18 @@ else:
assert type(s) == type(u'')
print(s)
+# In Python 2.x, json.dump expects a bytestream.
+# In Python 3.x, it writes to a character stream
+if sys.version_info < (3,0):
+ def write_json_file(obj, fn):
+ with open(fn, 'wb') as f:
+ json.dump(obj, f)
+else:
+ def write_json_file(obj, fn):
+ with open(fn, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+ json.dump(obj, f)
+
+
def htmlentity_transform(matchobj):
"""Transforms an HTML entity to a character.