From 729469ee7c0d0f6b09848d7b6f63ace7e9cf9848 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: girst <tobi@isticktoit.net>
Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2020 03:28:21 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] slightly better /<something> error message

---
 app/youtube/__init__.py | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/app/youtube/__init__.py b/app/youtube/__init__.py
index 902b8c9..4f8871c 100644
--- a/app/youtube/__init__.py
+++ b/app/youtube/__init__.py
@@ -164,7 +164,8 @@ def plain_user_or_video(something):
     elif re.match(r"^[-_0-9A-Za-z]{11}$", something): # looks like a video id
         return redirect(url_for('.watch', v=something, t=request.args.get('t')))
     else: # ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
-        raise NotFound
+        # XXX: something == 'thethoughtemporium' -> 404s
+        raise NotFound("Note: some usernames not recognized; try searching it")
 
 @frontend.route('/channel/<channel_id>/<subpage>')
 @frontend.route('/user/<channel_id>/<subpage>')
-- 
2.39.3