[common] add 'request_location()' convenience function

2025-04-18 22:43:26 +02:00
parent d6311bbf75
commit 88f1541a83
10 changed files with 29 additions and 64 deletions
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/common.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/common.py
@@ -240,6 +240,11 @@ class Extractor():

        raise exception.HttpError(msg, response)

+    def request_location(self, url, **kwargs):
+        kwargs.setdefault("method", "HEAD")
+        kwargs.setdefault("allow_redirects", False)
+        return self.request(url, **kwargs).headers.get("location", "")
+
    _handle_429 = util.false

    def wait(self, seconds=None, until=None, adjust=1.0,