removed duplicate and somemtimes incorrect logic for parsing upload date as this job is already taken care of automatically by YoutubeDL.py

youtube_dl/extractor/aftonbladet.py

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # encoding: utf-8
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-import datetime
 import re
 
 from .common import InfoExtractor
@@ -16,6 +15,7 @@ class AftonbladetIE(InfoExtractor):
             'ext': 'mp4',
             'title': 'Vulkanutbrott i rymden - nu släpper NASA bilderna',
             'description': 'Jupiters måne mest aktiv av alla himlakroppar',
+            'timestamp': 1394142732,
             'upload_date': '20140306',
         },
     }
@@ -27,17 +27,17 @@ class AftonbladetIE(InfoExtractor):
         webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
 
         # find internal video meta data
-        META_URL = 'http://aftonbladet-play.drlib.aptoma.no/video/%s.json'
+        meta_url = 'http://aftonbladet-play.drlib.aptoma.no/video/%s.json'
         internal_meta_id = self._html_search_regex(
             r'data-aptomaId="([\w\d]+)"', webpage, 'internal_meta_id')
-        internal_meta_url = META_URL % internal_meta_id
+        internal_meta_url = meta_url % internal_meta_id
         internal_meta_json = self._download_json(
             internal_meta_url, video_id, 'Downloading video meta data')
 
         # find internal video formats
-        FORMATS_URL = 'http://aftonbladet-play.videodata.drvideo.aptoma.no/actions/video/?id=%s'
+        format_url = 'http://aftonbladet-play.videodata.drvideo.aptoma.no/actions/video/?id=%s'
         internal_video_id = internal_meta_json['videoId']
-        internal_formats_url = FORMATS_URL % internal_video_id
+        internal_formats_url = format_url % internal_video_id
         internal_formats_json = self._download_json(
             internal_formats_url, video_id, 'Downloading video formats')
 
@@ -54,16 +54,13 @@ class AftonbladetIE(InfoExtractor):
             })
         self._sort_formats(formats)
 
-        timestamp = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(internal_meta_json['timePublished'])
-        upload_date = timestamp.strftime('%Y%m%d')
-
         return {
             'id': video_id,
             'title': internal_meta_json['title'],
             'formats': formats,
             'thumbnail': internal_meta_json['imageUrl'],
             'description': internal_meta_json['shortPreamble'],
-            'upload_date': upload_date,
+            'timestamp': internal_meta_json['timePublished'],
             'duration': internal_meta_json['duration'],
             'view_count': internal_meta_json['views'],
         }

youtube_dl/extractor/blinkx.py

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-import datetime
 import json
 import re
 
@@ -19,15 +18,16 @@ class BlinkxIE(InfoExtractor):
         'file': '8aQUy7GV.mp4',
         'md5': '2e9a07364af40163a908edbf10bb2492',
         'info_dict': {
-            "title": "Police Car Rolls Away",
-            "uploader": "stupidvideos.com",
-            "upload_date": "20131215",
-            "description": "A police car gently rolls away from a fight. Maybe it felt weird being around a confrontation and just had to get out of there!",
-            "duration": 14.886,
-            "thumbnails": [{
-                "width": 100,
-                "height": 76,
-                "url": "http://cdn.blinkx.com/stream/b/41/StupidVideos/20131215/1873969261/1873969261_tn_0.jpg",
+            'title': 'Police Car Rolls Away',
+            'uploader': 'stupidvideos.com',
+            'upload_date': '20131215',
+            'timestamp': 1387068000,
+            'description': 'A police car gently rolls away from a fight. Maybe it felt weird being around a confrontation and just had to get out of there!',
+            'duration': 14.886,
+            'thumbnails': [{
+                'width': 100,
+                'height': 76,
+                'url': 'http://cdn.blinkx.com/stream/b/41/StupidVideos/20131215/1873969261/1873969261_tn_0.jpg',
             }],
         },
     }
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@ class BlinkxIE(InfoExtractor):
                    'video=%s' % video_id)
         data_json = self._download_webpage(api_url, display_id)
         data = json.loads(data_json)['api']['results'][0]
-        dt = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(data['pubdate_epoch'])
-        pload_date = dt.strftime('%Y%m%d')
-
         duration = None
         thumbnails = []
         formats = []
@@ -64,10 +61,7 @@ class BlinkxIE(InfoExtractor):
                 vcodec = remove_start(m['vcodec'], 'ff')
                 acodec = remove_start(m['acodec'], 'ff')
                 tbr = (int(m['vbr']) + int(m['abr'])) // 1000
-                format_id = (u'%s-%sk-%s' %
-                             (vcodec,
-                              tbr,
-                              m['w']))
+                format_id = u'%s-%sk-%s' % (vcodec, tbr, m['w'])
                 formats.append({
                     'format_id': format_id,
                     'url': m['link'],
@@ -88,7 +82,7 @@ class BlinkxIE(InfoExtractor):
             'title': data['title'],
             'formats': formats,
             'uploader': data['channel_name'],
-            'upload_date': pload_date,
+            'timestamp': data['pubdate_epoch'],
             'description': data.get('description'),
             'thumbnails': thumbnails,
             'duration': duration,

youtube_dl/extractor/mailru.py

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import re
-import datetime
 
 from .common import InfoExtractor
 
@@ -19,6 +18,7 @@ class MailRuIE(InfoExtractor):
             'id': '46301138',
             'ext': 'mp4',
             'title': 'Новый Человек-Паук. Высокое напряжение. Восстание Электро',
+            'timestamp': 1393232740,
             'upload_date': '20140224',
             'uploader': 'sonypicturesrus',
             'uploader_id': 'sonypicturesrus@mail.ru',
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ class MailRuIE(InfoExtractor):
         thumbnail = movie['poster']
         duration = movie['duration']
 
-        upload_date = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(video_data['timestamp']).strftime('%Y%m%d')
         view_count = video_data['views_count']
 
         formats = [
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ class MailRuIE(InfoExtractor):
             'id': content_id,
             'title': title,
             'thumbnail': thumbnail,
-            'upload_date': upload_date,
+            'timestamp': video_data['timestamp'],
             'uploader': uploader,
             'uploader_id': uploader_id,
             'duration': duration,