halsk / youtube-exporter

YouTube Video Downloader and Uploader

This Python script is designed to automate the process of downloading videos from a YouTube playlist, scraping their metadata, and then uploading them to another YouTube channel with the option to include multiple subtitle tracks.

Features

• Authenticate with YouTube API
• Download videos from a specified YouTube playlist
• Scrape video metadata (title, description, tags)
• Upload videos to a target YouTube channel
• Upload multiple subtitle tracks for each video

Prerequisites

Before you can run this script, you will need to:

1. Install Python 3.x on your system.
2. Install the required Python libraries with pip install -r requirements.txt.
3. Enable the YouTube Data API by following these steps:
   • Go to the Google API Console.
   • Create a new project or select an existing one.
   • In the dashboard, click on "ENABLE APIS AND SERVICES".
   • Search for "YouTube Data API v3" and enable it.
   • In the credentials section, click on "Create credentials" and choose "OAuth client ID".
   • If prompted, configure the consent screen.
   • Set the application type to "Desktop app" and give it a name.
   • Once the credentials are created, download the JSON file and save it as credentials.json in the project directory.
4. Obtain OAuth 2.0 client credentials from the Google API Console and save the file as credentials.json in the project directory.

Usage

Before running the script, you need to install the necessary Python libraries. You can do this by running the following command in your terminal:

pip install -r requirements.txt

To use this script, follow these steps:

1. Set the playlist_id variable to the ID of the YouTube playlist you want to download videos from.
2. Set the category_id variable to the YouTube category ID for the uploaded videos.
3. Define the subtitle information in the subtitles_info list if you want to upload subtitles.
4. Run the script with python main.py.

Important Notes

• The download_dir directory is used to store the downloaded videos. Make sure you have enough space on your disk.
• The .gitignore file is configured to ignore the credentials.json and download_dir to prevent uploading sensitive information to version control.

License

This project is open-sourced under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more information.

Disclaimer

This tool is for educational purposes only. Please ensure you have the right to download and upload the content from and to YouTube.