self.report_extraction('%s/%s' % (uploader, slug_title))
- # extract uid and access token
+ # extract uid and stream token that soundcloud hands out for access
mobj = re.search('"uid":"([\w\d]+?)".*?stream_token=([\w\d]+)', webpage)
if mobj:
video_id = mobj.group(1)
stream_token = mobj.group(2)
- # construct media url (with uid/token) to request song
+ # extract unsimplified title
+ mobj = re.search('"title":"(.*?)",', webpage)
+ if mobj:
+ title = mobj.group(1)
+
+ # construct media url (with uid/token)
mediaURL = "http://media.soundcloud.com/stream/%s?stream_token=%s"
mediaURL = mediaURL % (video_id, stream_token)
except Exception as e:
print str(e)
- # for soundcloud, a request must be made to a cross domain to establish
- # needed cookies
+ # for soundcloud, a request to a cross domain is required for cookies
request = urllib2.Request('http://media.soundcloud.com/crossdomain.xml', std_headers)
try:
self._downloader.process_info({
- 'id': video_id,
+ 'id': video_id.decode('utf-8'),
'url': mediaURL,
- 'uploader': uploader,
+ 'uploader': uploader.decode('utf-8'),
'upload_date': upload_date,
- 'title': simple_title,
- 'stitle': simple_title,
+ 'title': simple_title.decode('utf-8'),
+ 'stitle': simple_title.decode('utf-8'),
'ext': u'mp3',
'format': u'NA',
'player_url': None,
- 'description': description
+ 'description': description.decode('utf-8')
})
except UnavailableVideoError:
self._downloader.trouble(u'\nERROR: unable to download video')