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diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/common.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/common.py
index 114b1faaf..5da29dc63 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/common.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/common.py
@@ -406,6 +406,10 @@ class InfoExtractor(object):
_real_extract() methods and define a _VALID_URL regexp.
Probably, they should also be added to the list of extractors.
+ Subclasses may also override suitable() if necessary, but ensure the function
+ signature is preserved and that this function imports everything it needs
+ (except other extractors), so that lazy_extractors works correctly
+
_GEO_BYPASS attribute may be set to False in order to disable
geo restriction bypass mechanisms for a particular extractor.
Though it won't disable explicit geo restriction bypass based on
@@ -421,7 +425,7 @@ class InfoExtractor(object):
will be used by geo restriction bypass mechanism similarly
to _GEO_COUNTRIES.
- Finally, the _WORKING attribute should be set to False for broken IEs
+ The _WORKING attribute should be set to False for broken IEs
in order to warn the users and skip the tests.
"""