From e92dcf0077bc1c243dae9e96a3591d27af77524b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: grqx_wsl <173253225+grqx@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2024 22:28:41 +1300
Subject: [PATCH] [ie/bilibili] provide fallback for playinfo extraction

---
 yt_dlp/extractor/bilibili.py | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/bilibili.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/bilibili.py
index 02ea67707f..7de609a6ce 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/bilibili.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/bilibili.py
@@ -644,7 +644,8 @@ class BiliBiliIE(BilibiliBaseIE):
             video_data = initial_state['videoInfo']
         else:
             play_info_obj = self._search_json(
-                r'window\.__playinfo__\s*=', webpage, 'play info', video_id, fatal=False)
+                r'window\.__playinfo__\s*=', webpage, 'play info', video_id, default=None)
+            play_info = None
             if not play_info_obj:
                 if traverse_obj(initial_state, ('error', 'trueCode')) == -403:
                     self.raise_login_required()
@@ -652,7 +653,9 @@ class BiliBiliIE(BilibiliBaseIE):
                     raise ExtractorError(
                         'This video may be deleted or geo-restricted. '
                         'You might want to try a VPN or a proxy server (with --proxy)', expected=True)
-            play_info = traverse_obj(play_info_obj, ('data', {dict}))
+                play_info = self._download_playinfo(video_id, initial_state['cid'], headers=headers)
+            else:
+                play_info = traverse_obj(play_info_obj, ('data', {dict}))
             if not play_info:
                 if traverse_obj(play_info_obj, 'code') == 87007:
                     toast = get_element_by_class('tips-toast', webpage) or ''