alternative way of fetching player_response for such videos where tha…

…t block does not appear on video page itself
Athlon1600 · Oct 17, 2020 · a595645 · a595645
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diff --git a/src/YouTubeDownloader.php b/src/YouTubeDownloader.php
@@ -226,6 +226,11 @@ public function getDownloadLinks($video_id, $selector = false)
         // get JSON encoded parameters that appear on video pages
         $json = $this->getPlayerResponse($page_html);
 
+        if (empty($json)) {
+            $json = $this->getVideoInfo($this->extractVideoId($video_id));
+            $json = Utils::arrayGet($json, 'player_response');
+        }
+
         // get player.js location that holds signature function
         $url = $this->getPlayerScriptUrl($page_html);
         $js = $this->getPlayerCode($url);