Should we split InfoExtractors.py?

[FiloSottile]

With gen_extractors, get_info_extractor and the package layout will be trivial to split the IEs in per-site files.

Do you feel like it's a good idea? I start to lose myself in that 4000 LoC.

[FiloSottile]

(pinging devs @phihag @jaimeMF)

[phihag]

Yes, that's as it was always intended. Feel free to move out ie's to youtube_dl/extractors/<ie-id>.py. The common extractor infrastructure should be then moved to youtbe_dl/extractors/generic.py.

[jaimeMF]

+1, the only downside is that (if I'm not wrong) adding a new IE would require importing the file.

[FiloSottile]

I have to do some tests and see the package importing capabilities...

Filippo Valsorda

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+1, the only downside is that (if I'm not wrong) adding a new IE would
require importing the file.

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[jaimeMF]

This has been done and it's working great, now there are over 9000 LOC although it includes the tests) inside extractor, having all in a single file would be insane.