A python library that wraps around the YouTube V3 API. You can use it find and manage YouTube resources including Videos, Playlists, Channels and Comments.
A python library that wraps around the YouTube V3 API. You can use it find and manage YouTube resources including Videos, Playlists, Channels and Comments.
The library is modelled after Google's own documentation.
pip install tubectrl
To get started, you need a verified Google Account and Google API keys with the correct permissions.
Follow the instructions in this short article to get an API key.
To get a particular video using the videos' id:
from tubectrl import YouTube
client_secrets_file = '/home/lyle/Downloads/secrets.json'
youtube = YouTube(client_secrets_file)
youtube.authenticate()
video = youtube.find_video_by_id('rfscVS0vtbw')
ids = ['rfscVS0vtbw', 'TFa38ONq5PY']
videos = youtube.find_videos(ids)
popular_kenyan_videos = youtube.find_most_popular_video_by_region('ke')
from youtube.schemas import (
SearchFilter, SearchOptionalParameters, SearchPart, YouTubeResponse, YouTubeRequest
)
from typing import Iterator
from youtube.models import Video
query: str = 'Python programming videos'
max_results: int = 10
part: SearchPart = SearchPart()
optional_parameters: SearchOptionalParameters = SearchOptionalParameters(
q=query,
maxResults=max_results,
type=['video', 'playlist', 'channel']
)
search_request: YouTubeRequest = YouTubeRequest(
part=part,
optional_parameters=optional_parameters
)
video_iterator: Iterator = youtube.get_search_iterator(search_request)
videos: list[Video] = next(video_iterator)
To learn more about the library including the documentation and tutorials, check out the libraries' documentation.
To contribute, chack out the contribution guideline.
The API uses an MIT License
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A python library that wraps around the YouTube V3 API. You can use it find and manage YouTube resources including Videos, Playlists, Channels and Comments.
We found that tubectrl demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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