diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py index 08b8ad37c..ee64ad329 100644 --- a/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py +++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py @@ -391,6 +391,16 @@ def _webpage_read_content(self, urlh, url_or_request, video_id, note=None, errno if blocked_iframe: msg += ' Visit %s for more details' % blocked_iframe raise ExtractorError(msg, expected=True) + if 'The URL you requested has been blocked' in content[:512]: + msg = ( + 'Access to this webpage has been blocked by Indian censorship. ' + 'Use a VPN or proxy server (with --proxy) to route around it.') + block_msg = self._html_search_regex( + r'

(.*?)

', + content, 'block message', default=None) + if block_msg: + msg += ' (Message: "%s")' % block_msg.replace('\n', ' ') + raise ExtractorError(msg, expected=True) return content