Clone this repository on your computer
https://github.com/paveldat/youtube-video-downloader.git
Install all the requirements
pip install -r requirements.txt
Run the usage
python youtube_downloader.py -h
Advantages
This is an API that can easily be implemented into your project
Supports any links from Youtube
It has argparse for convenient use from the console
Accepts all possible arguments
Usage python youtube_downloader.py -h
usage: youtube_downloader.py [-h] [-o output_path] [-f filename] [-p filename_prefix] [-s] [-t timeout] [-m max_retries] url
positional arguments:
url URL to the video
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-o output_path, --output-path output_path
Output path for writing media file. If one is not specified, defaults to the current working directory.
-f filename, --filename filename
Output filename (stem only) for writing media file. If one is not specified, the default filename is used.
-p filename_prefix, --filename-prefix filename_prefix
A string that will be prepended to the filename. For example a number in a playlist or the name of a series. If one is not specified, nothing will be prepended. This is separate from
filename so you can use the default filename but still add a prefix.
-s, --skip-existing Skip existing files, defaults to True.
-t timeout, --timeout timeout
Request timeout length in seconds. Uses system default.
-m max_retries, --max-retries max_retries
Number of retries to attempt after socket timeout. Defaults to 0.