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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/youtube_dl/utils.py b/youtube_dl/utils.py
index 95bd94843..88d4ece13 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/utils.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/utils.py
@@ -435,6 +435,7 @@ class ExtractorError(Exception):
""" tb, if given, is the original traceback (so that it can be printed out). """
super(ExtractorError, self).__init__(msg)
self.traceback = tb
+ self.exc_info = sys.exc_info() # preserve original exception
def format_traceback(self):
if self.traceback is None:
@@ -449,7 +450,10 @@ class DownloadError(Exception):
configured to continue on errors. They will contain the appropriate
error message.
"""
- pass
+ def __init__(self, msg, exc_info=None):
+ """ exc_info, if given, is the original exception that caused the trouble (as returned by sys.exc_info()). """
+ super(DownloadError, self).__init__(msg)
+ self.exc_info = exc_info
class SameFileError(Exception):