@ -1317,7 +1317,7 @@ class GenericIE(InfoExtractor):
first_bytes = full_response.read(512)
# Is it an M3U playlist?
if first_bytes.startswith('#EXTM3U'):
if first_bytes.startswith(b'#EXTM3U'):
info_dict['formats'] = self._extract_m3u8_formats(url, video_id, 'mp4')
return info_dict