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1 files changed, 2 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/youtube_dl/utils.py b/youtube_dl/utils.py
index 0f49d602e..e511232ca 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/utils.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/utils.py
@@ -252,15 +252,12 @@ def sanitize_open(filename, open_mode):
raise
# In case of error, try to remove win32 forbidden chars
- alt_filename = os.path.join(
- re.sub('[/<>:"\\|\\\\?\\*]', '#', path_part)
- for path_part in os.path.split(filename)
- )
+ alt_filename = sanitize_path(filename)
if alt_filename == filename:
raise
else:
# An exception here should be caught in the caller
- stream = open(encodeFilename(filename), open_mode)
+ stream = open(encodeFilename(alt_filename), open_mode)
return (stream, alt_filename)