strip_non_ascii in comments-author-name

youtube/comments.py

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 from youtube import proto, util, yt_data_extract
-from youtube.util import concat_or_none
+from youtube.util import (
+    concat_or_none,
+    strip_non_ascii
+)
 from youtube import yt_app
 import settings
 
@@ -88,6 +91,7 @@ def single_comment_ctoken(video_id, comment_id):
 
 def post_process_comments_info(comments_info):
     for comment in comments_info['comments']:
+        comment['author'] = strip_non_ascii(comment['author'])
         comment['author_url'] = concat_or_none(
             '/', comment['author_url'])
         comment['author_avatar'] = concat_or_none(
@@ -114,7 +118,6 @@ def post_process_comments_info(comments_info):
         else:
             comment['view_replies_text'] = str(reply_count) + ' replies'
 
-
         if comment['like_count'] == 1:
             comment['likes_text'] = '1 like'
         else:

youtube/static/watch.css

@@ -520,7 +520,11 @@ label[for=options-toggle-cbox] {
 }
 
 .author-avatar { grid-area: author-avatar; }
-.author-name { grid-area: author-name; }
+.author-name {
+    grid-area: author-name;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+}
 .permalink { grid-area: permalink; }
 .comment-text {
     grid-area: comment-text;

youtube/util.py

@@ -601,3 +601,9 @@ def to_valid_filename(name):
         name = '_' + name
 
     return name
+
+
+def strip_non_ascii(string):
+    ''' Returns the string without non ASCII characters'''
+    stripped = (c for c in string if 0 < ord(c) < 127)
+    return ''.join(stripped)