scraper_q: look for og:image:url

This is another way of specifying thumbnails, and one we've even used - so we should look for it when scraping other sites.
reddit-archive · Jun 1, 2015 · f07095d · f07095d
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diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/media.py b/r2/r2/lib/media.py
@@ -581,12 +581,16 @@ def _find_thumbnail_image(self):
         else:
             return None, None
 
-        # allow the content author to specify the thumbnail:
-        # <meta property="og:image" content="http://...">
+        # Allow the content author to specify the thumbnail using the Open
+        # Graph protocol: http://ogp.me/
         og_image = (soup.find('meta', property='og:image') or
                     soup.find('meta', attrs={'name': 'og:image'}))
         if og_image and og_image['content']:
             return og_image['content'], None
+        og_image = (soup.find('meta', property='og:image:url') or
+                    soup.find('meta', attrs={'name': 'og:image:url'}))
+        if og_image and og_image['content']:
+            return og_image['content'], None
 
         # <link rel="image_src" href="http://...">
         thumbnail_spec = soup.find('link', rel='image_src')