import re import json r_yt_initial_data = re.compile(r"""^\s*window\["ytInitialData"\] = (\{.*\});\n?$""", re.M) def extract_yt_initial_data(content): m_yt_initial_data = re.search(r_yt_initial_data, content) if m_yt_initial_data: yt_initial_data = json.loads(m_yt_initial_data.group(1)) return yt_initial_data else: raise Exception("Could not match ytInitialData in content")