[lynda] Simplify login and improve error capturing (#16891)

youtube_dl/extractor/lynda.py

@@ -44,21 +44,15 @@ class LyndaBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
         form_data = self._hidden_inputs(form_html)
         form_data.update(extra_form_data)
 
-        try:
         response = self._download_json(
             action_url, None, note,
             data=urlencode_postdata(form_data),
             headers={
                 'Referer': referrer_url,
                 'X-Requested-With': 'XMLHttpRequest',
-                })
-        except ExtractorError as e:
-            if isinstance(e.cause, compat_HTTPError) and e.cause.code == 500:
-                response = self._parse_json(e.cause.read().decode('utf-8'), None)
-                self._check_error(response, ('email', 'password'))
-            raise
+            }, expected_status=(418, 500, ))
 
-        self._check_error(response, 'ErrorMessage')
+        self._check_error(response, ('email', 'password', 'ErrorMessage'))
 
         return response, action_url