diff --git a/youtube_dl/InfoExtractors.py b/youtube_dl/InfoExtractors.py
index 1a19b43207..75db40dc10 100755
--- a/youtube_dl/InfoExtractors.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/InfoExtractors.py
@@ -1,133 +1,3 @@
 
 from .extractor.common import InfoExtractor, SearchInfoExtractor
-
-from .extractor.ard import ARDIE
-from .extractor.arte import ArteTvIE
-from .extractor.bandcamp import BandcampIE
-from .extractor.bliptv import BlipTVIE, BlipTVUserIE
-from .extractor.comedycentral import ComedyCentralIE
-from .extractor.collegehumor import CollegeHumorIE
-from .extractor.dailymotion import DailymotionIE
-from .extractor.depositfiles import DepositFilesIE
-from .extractor.eighttracks import EightTracksIE
-from .extractor.escapist import EscapistIE
-from .extractor.facebook import FacebookIE
-from .extractor.flickr import FlickrIE
-from .extractor.funnyordie import FunnyOrDieIE
-from .extractor.gametrailers import GametrailersIE
-from .extractor.generic import GenericIE
-from .extractor.googleplus import GooglePlusIE
-from .extractor.googlesearch import GoogleSearchIE
-from .extractor.howcast import HowcastIE
-from .extractor.hypem import HypemIE
-from .extractor.ina import InaIE
-from .extractor.infoq import InfoQIE
-from .extractor.justintv import JustinTVIE
-from .extractor.keek import KeekIE
-from .extractor.liveleak import LiveLeakIE
-from .extractor.metacafe import MetacafeIE
-from .extractor.mixcloud import MixcloudIE
-from .extractor.mtv import MTVIE
-from .extractor.myspass import MySpassIE
-from .extractor.myvideo import MyVideoIE
-from .extractor.nba import NBAIE
-from .extractor.statigram import StatigramIE
-from .extractor.photobucket import PhotobucketIE
-from .extractor.pornotube import PornotubeIE
-from .extractor.rbmaradio import RBMARadioIE
-from .extractor.redtube import RedTubeIE
-from .extractor.soundcloud import SoundcloudIE, SoundcloudSetIE
-from .extractor.spiegel import SpiegelIE
-from .extractor.stanfordoc import StanfordOpenClassroomIE
-from .extractor.steam import SteamIE
-from .extractor.teamcoco import TeamcocoIE
-from .extractor.ted import TEDIE
-from .extractor.tumblr import TumblrIE
-from .extractor.ustream import UstreamIE
-from .extractor.vbox7 import Vbox7IE
-from .extractor.vimeo import VimeoIE
-from .extractor.vine import VineIE
-from .extractor.worldstarhiphop import WorldStarHipHopIE
-from .extractor.xnxx import XNXXIE
-from .extractor.xhamster import XHamsterIE
-from .extractor.xvideos import XVideosIE
-from .extractor.yahoo import YahooIE, YahooSearchIE
-from .extractor.youjizz import YouJizzIE
-from .extractor.youku import YoukuIE
-from .extractor.youporn import YouPornIE
-from .extractor.youtube import YoutubeIE, YoutubePlaylistIE, YoutubeSearchIE, YoutubeUserIE, YoutubeChannelIE
-from .extractor.zdf import ZDFIE
-
-def gen_extractors():
-    """ Return a list of an instance of every supported extractor.
-    The order does matter; the first extractor matched is the one handling the URL.
-    """
-    return [
-        YoutubePlaylistIE(),
-        YoutubeChannelIE(),
-        YoutubeUserIE(),
-        YoutubeSearchIE(),
-        YoutubeIE(),
-        MetacafeIE(),
-        DailymotionIE(),
-        GoogleSearchIE(),
-        PhotobucketIE(),
-        YahooIE(),
-        YahooSearchIE(),
-        DepositFilesIE(),
-        FacebookIE(),
-        BlipTVIE(),
-        BlipTVUserIE(),
-        VimeoIE(),
-        MyVideoIE(),
-        ComedyCentralIE(),
-        EscapistIE(),
-        CollegeHumorIE(),
-        XVideosIE(),
-        SoundcloudSetIE(),
-        SoundcloudIE(),
-        InfoQIE(),
-        MixcloudIE(),
-        StanfordOpenClassroomIE(),
-        MTVIE(),
-        YoukuIE(),
-        XNXXIE(),
-        YouJizzIE(),
-        PornotubeIE(),
-        YouPornIE(),
-        GooglePlusIE(),
-        ArteTvIE(),
-        NBAIE(),
-        WorldStarHipHopIE(),
-        JustinTVIE(),
-        FunnyOrDieIE(),
-        SteamIE(),
-        UstreamIE(),
-        RBMARadioIE(),
-        EightTracksIE(),
-        KeekIE(),
-        TEDIE(),
-        MySpassIE(),
-        SpiegelIE(),
-        LiveLeakIE(),
-        ARDIE(),
-        ZDFIE(),
-        TumblrIE(),
-        BandcampIE(),
-        RedTubeIE(),
-        InaIE(),
-        HowcastIE(),
-        VineIE(),
-        FlickrIE(),
-        TeamcocoIE(),
-        XHamsterIE(),
-        HypemIE(),
-        Vbox7IE(),
-        GametrailersIE(),
-        StatigramIE(),
-        GenericIE()
-    ]
-
-def get_info_extractor(ie_name):
-    """Returns the info extractor class with the given ie_name"""
-    return globals()[ie_name+'IE']
+from .extractor import *
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
index e69de29bb2..15270abe75 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+from .extractor.ard import ARDIE
+from .extractor.arte import ArteTvIE
+from .extractor.bandcamp import BandcampIE
+from .extractor.bliptv import BlipTVIE, BlipTVUserIE
+from .extractor.comedycentral import ComedyCentralIE
+from .extractor.collegehumor import CollegeHumorIE
+from .extractor.dailymotion import DailymotionIE
+from .extractor.depositfiles import DepositFilesIE
+from .extractor.eighttracks import EightTracksIE
+from .extractor.escapist import EscapistIE
+from .extractor.facebook import FacebookIE
+from .extractor.flickr import FlickrIE
+from .extractor.funnyordie import FunnyOrDieIE
+from .extractor.gametrailers import GametrailersIE
+from .extractor.generic import GenericIE
+from .extractor.googleplus import GooglePlusIE
+from .extractor.googlesearch import GoogleSearchIE
+from .extractor.howcast import HowcastIE
+from .extractor.hypem import HypemIE
+from .extractor.ina import InaIE
+from .extractor.infoq import InfoQIE
+from .extractor.justintv import JustinTVIE
+from .extractor.keek import KeekIE
+from .extractor.liveleak import LiveLeakIE
+from .extractor.metacafe import MetacafeIE
+from .extractor.mixcloud import MixcloudIE
+from .extractor.mtv import MTVIE
+from .extractor.myspass import MySpassIE
+from .extractor.myvideo import MyVideoIE
+from .extractor.nba import NBAIE
+from .extractor.statigram import StatigramIE
+from .extractor.photobucket import PhotobucketIE
+from .extractor.pornotube import PornotubeIE
+from .extractor.rbmaradio import RBMARadioIE
+from .extractor.redtube import RedTubeIE
+from .extractor.soundcloud import SoundcloudIE, SoundcloudSetIE
+from .extractor.spiegel import SpiegelIE
+from .extractor.stanfordoc import StanfordOpenClassroomIE
+from .extractor.steam import SteamIE
+from .extractor.teamcoco import TeamcocoIE
+from .extractor.ted import TEDIE
+from .extractor.tumblr import TumblrIE
+from .extractor.ustream import UstreamIE
+from .extractor.vbox7 import Vbox7IE
+from .extractor.vimeo import VimeoIE
+from .extractor.vine import VineIE
+from .extractor.worldstarhiphop import WorldStarHipHopIE
+from .extractor.xnxx import XNXXIE
+from .extractor.xhamster import XHamsterIE
+from .extractor.xvideos import XVideosIE
+from .extractor.yahoo import YahooIE, YahooSearchIE
+from .extractor.youjizz import YouJizzIE
+from .extractor.youku import YoukuIE
+from .extractor.youporn import YouPornIE
+from .extractor.youtube import YoutubeIE, YoutubePlaylistIE, YoutubeSearchIE, YoutubeUserIE, YoutubeChannelIE
+from .extractor.zdf import ZDFIE
+
+def gen_extractors():
+    """ Return a list of an instance of every supported extractor.
+    The order does matter; the first extractor matched is the one handling the URL.
+    """
+    return [
+        YoutubePlaylistIE(),
+        YoutubeChannelIE(),
+        YoutubeUserIE(),
+        YoutubeSearchIE(),
+        YoutubeIE(),
+        MetacafeIE(),
+        DailymotionIE(),
+        GoogleSearchIE(),
+        PhotobucketIE(),
+        YahooIE(),
+        YahooSearchIE(),
+        DepositFilesIE(),
+        FacebookIE(),
+        BlipTVIE(),
+        BlipTVUserIE(),
+        VimeoIE(),
+        MyVideoIE(),
+        ComedyCentralIE(),
+        EscapistIE(),
+        CollegeHumorIE(),
+        XVideosIE(),
+        SoundcloudSetIE(),
+        SoundcloudIE(),
+        InfoQIE(),
+        MixcloudIE(),
+        StanfordOpenClassroomIE(),
+        MTVIE(),
+        YoukuIE(),
+        XNXXIE(),
+        YouJizzIE(),
+        PornotubeIE(),
+        YouPornIE(),
+        GooglePlusIE(),
+        ArteTvIE(),
+        NBAIE(),
+        WorldStarHipHopIE(),
+        JustinTVIE(),
+        FunnyOrDieIE(),
+        SteamIE(),
+        UstreamIE(),
+        RBMARadioIE(),
+        EightTracksIE(),
+        KeekIE(),
+        TEDIE(),
+        MySpassIE(),
+        SpiegelIE(),
+        LiveLeakIE(),
+        ARDIE(),
+        ZDFIE(),
+        TumblrIE(),
+        BandcampIE(),
+        RedTubeIE(),
+        InaIE(),
+        HowcastIE(),
+        VineIE(),
+        FlickrIE(),
+        TeamcocoIE(),
+        XHamsterIE(),
+        HypemIE(),
+        Vbox7IE(),
+        GametrailersIE(),
+        StatigramIE(),
+        GenericIE()
+    ]
+
+def get_info_extractor(ie_name):
+    """Returns the info extractor class with the given ie_name"""
+    return globals()[ie_name+'IE']