[downloader/common] Improve rate limit (#21301)

meunierd · Feb 13, 2020 · a8bc06b · a8bc06b
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diff --git a/youtube_dl/downloader/common.py b/youtube_dl/downloader/common.py
@@ -176,7 +176,9 @@ def slow_down(self, start_time, now, byte_counter):
             return
         speed = float(byte_counter) / elapsed
         if speed > rate_limit:
-            time.sleep(max((byte_counter // rate_limit) - elapsed, 0))
+            sleep_time = float(byte_counter) / rate_limit - elapsed
+            if sleep_time > 0:
+                time.sleep(sleep_time)
 
     def temp_name(self, filename):
         """Returns a temporary filename for the given filename."""