# Retrieve video webpage to extract further information
request = compat_urllib_request.Request('http://www.metacafe.com/watch/%s/' % video_id)
- try:
- self.report_download_webpage(video_id)
- webpage = compat_urllib_request.urlopen(request).read()
- except (compat_urllib_error.URLError, compat_http_client.HTTPException, socket.error) as err:
- self._downloader.report_error(u'unable retrieve video webpage: %s' % compat_str(err))
- return
+ webpage = self._download_webpage(request, video_id)
# Extract URL, uploader and title from webpage
self.report_extraction(video_id)