| Step | Task |
|---|---|
| 1 | Open DumpAllComments.py |
| 2 | Enter your API key that you got from the YouTube Data API v3 into api_key = "ENTER_YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" |
| 3 | Run the script from a terminal: python DumpAllComments.py [VIDEO_ID_GOES_HERE] |
| 4 | The default output file is allComments.tsv; you can specify a different file name by using the flag --fName as such: python DumpAllComments.py [VIDEO_ID_GOES_HERE] --fName [FILE_NAME_GOES_HERE]. The .tsv is added automatically, so just write the file name as the argument |
| 5 | Check the main directory for the .tsv file (its a tabs seperated values file), which will be allComments.tsv if you did not pass in an --fName argument |
| 6 | Profit |
Follow the first half of this video to obtain an API for YouTube Data API v3; YouTube Data API and Python -- Part 2 by LucidProgramming