generic extractor cognito idp - import library #12591

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opened 2026-02-21 06:42:19 -05:00 by deekerman · 2 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 06:42:19 -05:00

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Originally created by @wernerkarlheisenberg on GitHub (Jan 16, 2018).

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I updating the extractor for VIER. Authentication part is no longer working as the website moved to AWS Cognito IDP for authentication. I want create a general extractor for Cognito IDP (I'm assuming that other sites will also start using the platform for authentication in the future.). There is a very neat python library (warrant) that already has support for Cognito IDP, so rather than reinventing the wheel, I would like to import that package (which will generate a new dependency.). Would that be allowed?

Originally created by @wernerkarlheisenberg on GitHub (Jan 16, 2018). ### What is the purpose of your *issue*? - [ ] Bug report (encountered problems with youtube-dl) - [ ] Site support request (request for adding support for a new site) - [ ] Feature request (request for a new functionality) - [X] Question - [ ] Other --- I updating the extractor for VIER. Authentication part is no longer working as the website moved to AWS Cognito IDP for authentication. I want create a general extractor for Cognito IDP (I'm assuming that other sites will also start using the platform for authentication in the future.). There is a very neat python library ([warrant](https://github.com/capless/warrant)) that already has support for Cognito IDP, so rather than reinventing the wheel, I would like to import that package (which will generate a new dependency.). Would that be allowed?

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2026-02-21 06:42:21 -05:00

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@yan12125 commented on GitHub (Jan 16, 2018):

For this case, +1 for using warrant. It depends on AWS SDK boto3, and I don't think anyone wants to reimplement that.

An issue is that youtube-dl for Windows is built against Python 3.4 for supporting Windows XP (#10014), and looks like it doesn't explicitly state support for 3.4:

github.com/capless/warrant@ff2e4793d8/setup.py (L20)

@yan12125 commented on GitHub (Jan 16, 2018): For this case, +1 for using warrant. It depends on AWS SDK boto3, and I don't think anyone wants to reimplement that. An issue is that youtube-dl for Windows is built against Python 3.4 for supporting Windows XP (#10014), and looks like it doesn't explicitly state support for 3.4: https://github.com/capless/warrant/blob/ff2e4793d8479e770f2461ef7cbc0c15ee784395/setup.py#L20

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 06:42:22 -05:00

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@wernerkarlheisenberg commented on GitHub (Jan 20, 2018):

I did a quick test on my MacBook using python 3.4.7 and it worked without any problem. So my conclusion is that for Cognitto IDP, python 3.4 is sufficient.

@wernerkarlheisenberg commented on GitHub (Jan 20, 2018): I did a quick test on my MacBook using python 3.4.7 and it worked without any problem. So my conclusion is that for Cognitto IDP, python 3.4 is sufficient.

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