pytubefix

pytubefix

Python3 library for downloading YouTube Videos.

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install

pip install pytubefix

Quickstart

mp4 video download highest resolution:

from pytubefix import YouTube
from pytubefix.cli import on_progress
 
url = "url"
 
yt = YouTube(url, on_progress_callback = on_progress)
print(yt.title)
 
ys = yt.streams.get_highest_resolution()
ys.download()

If you want to save in .mp3 just pass the mp3=True parameter (MPEG-4 AAC audio codec):

from pytubefix import YouTube
from pytubefix.cli import on_progress
 
url = "url"
 
yt = YouTube(url, on_progress_callback = on_progress)
print(yt.title)
 
ys = yt.streams.get_audio_only()
ys.download(mp3=True)

if you want to download complete playlists:

from pytubefix import Playlist
from pytubefix.cli import on_progress
 
url = "url"

pl = Playlist(url)

for video in pl.videos:
    ys = video.streams.get_audio_only()
    ys.download(mp3=True)

if you want to add authentication

from pytubefix import YouTube
from pytubefix.cli import on_progress
 
url = "url"

yt = YouTube(url, use_oauth=True, allow_oauth_cache=True, on_progress_callback = on_progress)
           
ys = yt.streams.get_highest_resolution()

ys.download() # you will only get the request to authenticate once you download

Subtitle/Caption Tracks:

viewing available subtitles:

from pytubefix import YouTube

yt = YouTube('http://youtube.com/watch?v=2lAe1cqCOXo')
subtitles = yt.captions

print(subtitles)

printing the subtitle tracks:

from pytubefix import YouTube
 

yt = YouTube('http://youtube.com/watch?v=2lAe1cqCOXo')

caption = yt.captions.get_by_language_code('en')
print(caption.generate_srt_captions())

now you can save subtitles to a txt file:

from pytubefix import YouTube
 

yt = YouTube('http://youtube.com/watch?v=2lAe1cqCOXo')

caption = yt.captions.get_by_language_code('en')
caption.save_captions("captions.txt")

Using Channels:

get the channel name:

from pytubefix import Channel

c = Channel("https://www.youtube.com/@ProgrammingKnowledge/featured")

print(f'Channel name: {c.channel_name}')

to download all videos from a channel:

from pytubefix import Channel

c = Channel("https://www.youtube.com/@ProgrammingKnowledge")

print(f'Downloading videos by: {c.channel_name}')

for video in c.videos:
    download = video.streams.get_highest_resolution().download()

Search:

>>> from pytubefix import Search
>>> 
>>> results = Search('Github Issue Best Practices')
>>> 
>>> for video in results.videos:
...     print(f'Title: {video.title}')
...     print(f'URL: {video.watch_url}')
...     print(f'Duration: {video.length} seg')
...     print('---')
... 
Title: Good Practices with GitHub Issues
URL: https://youtube.com/watch?v=v1AeHaopAYE
Duration: 406 seg
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Title: GitHub Issues Tips and Guidelines
URL: https://youtube.com/watch?v=kezinXSoV5A
Duration: 852 seg
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Title: 13 Advanced (but useful) Git Techniques and Shortcuts
URL: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ecK3EnyGD8o
Duration: 486 seg
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Title: Managing a GitHub Organization Tools, Tips, and Best Practices - Mark Matyas
URL: https://youtube.com/watch?v=1T4HAPBFbb0
Duration: 1525 seg
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Title: Do you know the best way to manage GitHub Issues?
URL: https://youtube.com/watch?v=OccRyzAS4Vc
Duration: 534 seg
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