1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/youtube_dl/utils.py b/youtube_dl/utils.py
index 82f67f6cd..562031fe1 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/utils.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/utils.py
@@ -2852,3 +2852,12 @@ def decode_packed_codes(code):
     return re.sub(
         r'\b(\w+)\b', lambda mobj: symbol_table[mobj.group(0)],
         obfucasted_code)
+
+
+def parse_m3u8_attributes(attrib):
+    info = {}
+    for (key, val) in re.findall(r'(?P<key>[A-Z0-9-]+)=(?P<val>"[^"]+"|[^",]+)(?:,|$)', attrib):
+        if val.startswith('"'):
+            val = val[1:-1]
+        info[key] = val
+    return info