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+from ..compat.compat_utils import passthrough_module
+
+passthrough_module(__name__, '.extractors')
+del passthrough_module
+
+
+def gen_extractor_classes():
+    """ Return a list of supported extractors.
+    The order does matter; the first extractor matched is the one handling the URL.
+    """
+    from .extractors import _ALL_CLASSES
+
+    return _ALL_CLASSES
+
+
+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 [klass() for klass in gen_extractor_classes()]
+
+
+def list_extractor_classes(age_limit=None):
+    """Return a list of extractors that are suitable for the given age, sorted by extractor name"""
+    from .generic import GenericIE
+
+    yield from sorted(filter(
+        lambda ie: ie.is_suitable(age_limit) and ie != GenericIE,
+        gen_extractor_classes()), key=lambda ie: ie.IE_NAME.lower())
+    yield GenericIE
+
+
+def list_extractors(age_limit=None):
+    """Return a list of extractor instances that are suitable for the given age, sorted by extractor name"""
+    return [ie() for ie in list_extractor_classes(age_limit)]
+
+
+def get_info_extractor(ie_name):
+    """Returns the info extractor class with the given ie_name"""
+    from . import extractors
+
+    return getattr(extractors, f'{ie_name}IE')