import re import json r_yt_initial_data = re.compile(r"""(?:^\s*window\["ytInitialData"\]|var ytInitialData) = (\{.+?\});(?:\s*$|)""", re.S + re.M) r_yt_initial_player_response = re.compile(r"""(?:^\s*window\["ytInitialPlayerResponse"\]|var ytInitialPlayerResponse) = (\{.+?\});(?:\s*$||var )""", re.S + 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") def extract_yt_initial_player_response(content): m_yt_initial_player_response = re.search(r_yt_initial_player_response, content) if m_yt_initial_player_response: yt_initial_player_response = json.loads(m_yt_initial_player_response.group(1)) return yt_initial_player_response else: raise Exception("Could not match ytInitialPlayerResponse in content")