Video comments: replace with error message if there is error

Such as 429 error, or an exception

youtube/comments.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import json
 import base64
 import urllib
 import re
+import traceback
 
 import flask
 from flask import request
@@ -137,23 +138,49 @@ def post_process_comments_info(comments_info):
 
 
 def video_comments(video_id, sort=0, offset=0, lc='', secret_key=''):
-    if settings.comments_mode:
+    try:
-        comments_info = yt_data_extract.extract_comments_info(request_comments(make_comment_ctoken(video_id, sort, offset, lc, secret_key)))
+        if settings.comments_mode:
-        post_process_comments_info(comments_info)
+            comments_info = {'error': None}
+            other_sort_url = (
+                util.URL_ORIGIN + '/comments?ctoken='
+                + make_comment_ctoken(video_id, sort=1 - sort, lc=lc)
+            )
+            other_sort_text = 'Sort by ' + ('newest' if sort == 0 else 'top')
 
-        other_sort_url = util.URL_ORIGIN + '/comments?ctoken=' + make_comment_ctoken(video_id, sort=1 - sort, lc=lc)
+            this_sort_url = (util.URL_ORIGIN
-        other_sort_text = 'Sort by ' + ('newest' if sort == 0 else 'top')
+                             + '/comments?ctoken='
+                             + make_comment_ctoken(video_id, sort=sort, lc=lc))
 
-        this_sort_url = (util.URL_ORIGIN
+            comments_info['comment_links'] = [
-                         + '/comments?ctoken='
+                (other_sort_text, other_sort_url),
-                         + make_comment_ctoken(video_id, sort=sort, lc=lc))
+                ('Direct link', this_sort_url)
+            ]
 
-        comments_info['comment_links'] = [(other_sort_text, other_sort_url),
+            comments_info.update(yt_data_extract.extract_comments_info(
-                                          ('Direct link', this_sort_url)]
+                request_comments(
+                    make_comment_ctoken(video_id, sort, offset, lc, secret_key)
+                )
+            ))
+            post_process_comments_info(comments_info)
 
-        return comments_info
+            return comments_info
+        else:
+            return {}
+    except util.FetchError as e:
+        print('Error retrieving comments for ' + str(video_id))
+        if e.code == '429' and settings.route_tor:
+            comments_info['error'] = 'Error: Youtube blocked the request because the Tor exit node is overutilized.'
+            if e.error_message:
+                comments_info['error'] += '\n\n' + e.error_message
+            comments_info['error'] += '\n\nExit node IP address: %s' % e.ip
+        else:
+            comments_info['error'] = traceback.format_exc()
 
-    return {}
+    except Exception as e:
+        print('Error retrieving comments for ' + str(video_id))
+        comments_info['error'] = traceback.format_exc()
+
+    return comments_info
 
 
 

youtube/templates/comments.html

@@ -43,13 +43,19 @@
             <a class="sort-button" href="{{ link_url }}">{{ link_text }}</a>
         {% endfor %}
     </div>
-    <div class="comments">
+    {% if comments_info['error'] %}
-        {% for comment in comments_info['comments'] %}
+        <div class="comments">
-            {{ render_comment(comment, comments_info['include_avatars'], True) }}
+            <div class="code-box"><code>{{ comments_info['error'] }}</code></div>
-        {% endfor %}
+        </div>
-    </div>
+    {% else %}
-    {% if 'more_comments_url' is in comments_info %}
+        <div class="comments">
-        <a class="page-button more-comments" href="{{ comments_info['more_comments_url'] }}">More comments</a>
+            {% for comment in comments_info['comments'] %}
+                {{ render_comment(comment, comments_info['include_avatars'], True) }}
+            {% endfor %}
+        </div>
+        {% if 'more_comments_url' is in comments_info %}
+            <a class="page-button more-comments" href="{{ comments_info['more_comments_url'] }}">More comments</a>
+        {% endif %}
     {% endif %}
 {% endmacro %}
 

youtube/templates/shared.css

@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ h1{
     margin-bottom: 10px;
 }
 .code-box{
+    white-space: pre-wrap;
     padding: 5px;
     border-style:solid;
     border-width:1px;