1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/yt_dlp/utils.py b/yt_dlp/utils.py
index 6276ac726..c07a17099 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/utils.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/utils.py
@@ -4167,6 +4167,10 @@ def escape_url(url):
     ).geturl()
 
 
+def parse_qs(url):
+    return compat_parse_qs(compat_urllib_parse_urlparse(url).query)
+
+
 def read_batch_urls(batch_fd):
     def fixup(url):
         if not isinstance(url, compat_str):