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1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/yt_dlp/utils/traversal.py b/yt_dlp/utils/traversal.py
index df3ff406f..0eef817ea 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/utils/traversal.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/utils/traversal.py
@@ -391,14 +391,13 @@ def find_element(*, tag: str, html=False): ...
def find_element(*, tag=None, id=None, cls=None, attr=None, value=None, html=False):
# deliberately using `id=` and `cls=` for ease of readability
assert tag or id or cls or (attr and value), 'One of tag, id, cls or (attr AND value) is required'
- if not tag:
- tag = r'[\w:.-]+'
+ ANY_TAG = r'[\w:.-]+'
if attr and value:
assert not cls, 'Cannot match both attr and cls'
assert not id, 'Cannot match both attr and id'
func = get_element_html_by_attribute if html else get_element_by_attribute
- return functools.partial(func, attr, value, tag=tag)
+ return functools.partial(func, attr, value, tag=tag or ANY_TAG)
elif cls:
assert not id, 'Cannot match both cls and id'
@@ -408,7 +407,7 @@ def find_element(*, tag=None, id=None, cls=None, attr=None, value=None, html=Fal
elif id:
func = get_element_html_by_id if html else get_element_by_id
- return functools.partial(func, id, tag=tag)
+ return functools.partial(func, id, tag=tag or ANY_TAG)
index = int(bool(html))
return lambda html: get_element_text_and_html_by_tag(tag, html)[index]