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Metadata-Version: 2.1
Name: pytube
Version: 10.0.0
Summary: Python 3 library for downloading YouTube Videos.
Home-page: https://github.com/nficano/pytube
Author: Nick Ficano, Harold Martin
Author-email: nficano@gmail.com, harold.martin@gmail.com
License: MIT
Project-URL: Bug Reports, https://github.com/nficano/pytube/issues
Project-URL: Read the Docs, https://python-pytube.readthedocs.io/en/latest
Keywords: youtube,download,video,stream
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Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6
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## (24 JULY 2020) Note: Actively soliciting contributers!
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# pytube
*pytube* is a very serious, lightweight, dependency-free Python library (and command-line utility) for downloading YouTube Videos.
## Installation
To install from pypi with pip:
```bash
$ python -m pip install pytube
```
Sometime, the pypi release becomes slightly outdated. To install from the source with pip:
```bash
$ python -m pip install git+https://github.com/nficano/pytube
```
## Description
YouTube is the most popular video-sharing platform in the world and as a hacker you may encounter a situation where you want to script something to download videos. For this I present to you *pytube*.
*pytube* is a lightweight library written in Python. It has no third party dependencies and aims to be highly reliable.
*pytube* also makes pipelining easy, allowing you to specify callback functions for different download events, such as ``on progress`` or ``on complete``.
Finally *pytube* also includes a command-line utility, allowing you to quickly download videos right from terminal.
### Behold, a perfect balance of simplicity versus flexibility:
```python
>>> YouTube('https://youtu.be/2lAe1cqCOXo').streams.first().download()
>>> yt = YouTube('http://youtube.com/watch?v=2lAe1cqCOXo')
>>> yt.streams
... .filter(progressive=True, file_extension='mp4')
... .order_by('resolution')
... .desc()
... .first()
... .download()
```
## Features
- Support for Both Progressive & DASH Streams
- Support for downloading complete playlist
- Easily Register ``on_download_progress`` & ``on_download_complete`` callbacks
- Command-line Interfaced Included
- Caption Track Support
- Outputs Caption Tracks to .srt format (SubRip Subtitle)
- Ability to Capture Thumbnail URL.
- Extensively Documented Source Code
- No Third-Party Dependencies
## Getting started
Let's begin with showing how easy it is to download a video with pytube:
```python
>>> from pytube import YouTube
>>> YouTube('https://youtube.com/watch?v=2lAe1cqCOXo').streams.first().download()
```
This example will download the highest quality progressive download stream available.
Next, let's explore how we would view what video streams are available:
```python
>>> yt = YouTube('https://youtube.com/watch?v=2lAe1cqCOXo')
>>> yt.streams
[<Stream: itag="18" mime_type="video/mp4" res="360p" fps="30fps" vcodec="avc1.42001E" acodec="mp4a.40.2" progressive="True" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="22" mime_type="video/mp4" res="720p" fps="30fps" vcodec="avc1.64001F" acodec="mp4a.40.2" progressive="True" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="137" mime_type="video/mp4" res="1080p" fps="30fps" vcodec="avc1.640028" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="248" mime_type="video/webm" res="1080p" fps="30fps" vcodec="vp9" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="399" mime_type="video/mp4" res="None" fps="30fps" vcodec="av01.0.08M.08" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="136" mime_type="video/mp4" res="720p" fps="30fps" vcodec="avc1.4d401f" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="247" mime_type="video/webm" res="720p" fps="30fps" vcodec="vp9" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="398" mime_type="video/mp4" res="None" fps="30fps" vcodec="av01.0.05M.08" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="135" mime_type="video/mp4" res="480p" fps="30fps" vcodec="avc1.4d401e" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="244" mime_type="video/webm" res="480p" fps="30fps" vcodec="vp9" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="397" mime_type="video/mp4" res="None" fps="30fps" vcodec="av01.0.04M.08" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="134" mime_type="video/mp4" res="360p" fps="30fps" vcodec="avc1.4d401e" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="243" mime_type="video/webm" res="360p" fps="30fps" vcodec="vp9" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="396" mime_type="video/mp4" res="None" fps="30fps" vcodec="av01.0.01M.08" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="133" mime_type="video/mp4" res="240p" fps="30fps" vcodec="avc1.4d4015" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="242" mime_type="video/webm" res="240p" fps="30fps" vcodec="vp9" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="395" mime_type="video/mp4" res="None" fps="30fps" vcodec="av01.0.00M.08" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="160" mime_type="video/mp4" res="144p" fps="30fps" vcodec="avc1.4d400c" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="278" mime_type="video/webm" res="144p" fps="30fps" vcodec="vp9" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="394" mime_type="video/mp4" res="None" fps="30fps" vcodec="av01.0.00M.08" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="140" mime_type="audio/mp4" abr="128kbps" acodec="mp4a.40.2" progressive="False" type="audio">,
<Stream: itag="249" mime_type="audio/webm" abr="50kbps" acodec="opus" progressive="False" type="audio">,
<Stream: itag="250" mime_type="audio/webm" abr="70kbps" acodec="opus" progressive="False" type="audio">,
<Stream: itag="251" mime_type="audio/webm" abr="160kbps" acodec="opus" progressive="False" type="audio">]
```
You may notice that some streams listed have both a video codec and audio codec, while others have just video or just audio, this is a result of YouTube supporting a streaming technique called Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (DASH).
In the context of pytube, the implications are for the highest quality streams; you now need to download both the audio and video tracks and then post-process them with software like FFmpeg to merge them.
The legacy streams that contain the audio and video in a single file (referred to as "progressive download") are still available, but only for resolutions 720p and below.
To only view these progressive download streams:
```python
>>> yt.streams.filter(progressive=True)
[<Stream: itag="18" mime_type="video/mp4" res="360p" fps="30fps" vcodec="avc1.42001E" acodec="mp4a.40.2" progressive="True" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="22" mime_type="video/mp4" res="720p" fps="30fps" vcodec="avc1.64001F" acodec="mp4a.40.2" progressive="True" type="video">]
```
Conversely, if you only want to see the DASH streams (also referred to as "adaptive") you can do:
```python
>>> yt.streams.filter(adaptive=True)
[<Stream: itag="137" mime_type="video/mp4" res="1080p" fps="30fps" vcodec="avc1.640028" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="248" mime_type="video/webm" res="1080p" fps="30fps" vcodec="vp9" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="399" mime_type="video/mp4" res="None" fps="30fps" vcodec="av01.0.08M.08" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="136" mime_type="video/mp4" res="720p" fps="30fps" vcodec="avc1.4d401f" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="247" mime_type="video/webm" res="720p" fps="30fps" vcodec="vp9" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="398" mime_type="video/mp4" res="None" fps="30fps" vcodec="av01.0.05M.08" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="135" mime_type="video/mp4" res="480p" fps="30fps" vcodec="avc1.4d401e" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="244" mime_type="video/webm" res="480p" fps="30fps" vcodec="vp9" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="397" mime_type="video/mp4" res="None" fps="30fps" vcodec="av01.0.04M.08" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="134" mime_type="video/mp4" res="360p" fps="30fps" vcodec="avc1.4d401e" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="243" mime_type="video/webm" res="360p" fps="30fps" vcodec="vp9" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="396" mime_type="video/mp4" res="None" fps="30fps" vcodec="av01.0.01M.08" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="133" mime_type="video/mp4" res="240p" fps="30fps" vcodec="avc1.4d4015" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="242" mime_type="video/webm" res="240p" fps="30fps" vcodec="vp9" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="395" mime_type="video/mp4" res="None" fps="30fps" vcodec="av01.0.00M.08" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="160" mime_type="video/mp4" res="144p" fps="30fps" vcodec="avc1.4d400c" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="278" mime_type="video/webm" res="144p" fps="30fps" vcodec="vp9" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="394" mime_type="video/mp4" res="None" fps="30fps" vcodec="av01.0.00M.08" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="140" mime_type="audio/mp4" abr="128kbps" acodec="mp4a.40.2" progressive="False" type="audio">,
<Stream: itag="249" mime_type="audio/webm" abr="50kbps" acodec="opus" progressive="False" type="audio">,
<Stream: itag="250" mime_type="audio/webm" abr="70kbps" acodec="opus" progressive="False" type="audio">,
<Stream: itag="251" mime_type="audio/webm" abr="160kbps" acodec="opus" progressive="False" type="audio">]
```
You can also interact with Youtube playlists:
```python
>>> from pytube import Playlist
>>> pl = Playlist("https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Edpy1szoG80&list=PL153hDY-y1E00uQtCVCVC8xJ25TYX8yPU")
>>> for video in pl.videos:
>>> video.streams.first().download()
```
Pytube allows you to filter on every property available (see the documentation for the complete list), let's take a look at some of the most useful ones.
To list the audio only streams:
```python
>>> yt.streams.filter(only_audio=True)
[<Stream: itag="140" mime_type="audio/mp4" abr="128kbps" acodec="mp4a.40.2" progressive="False" type="audio">,
<Stream: itag="249" mime_type="audio/webm" abr="50kbps" acodec="opus" progressive="False" type="audio">,
<Stream: itag="250" mime_type="audio/webm" abr="70kbps" acodec="opus" progressive="False" type="audio">,
<Stream: itag="251" mime_type="audio/webm" abr="160kbps" acodec="opus" progressive="False" type="audio">]
```
To list only ``mp4`` streams:
```python
>>> yt.streams.filter(subtype='mp4').all()
[<Stream: itag="18" mime_type="video/mp4" res="360p" fps="30fps" vcodec="avc1.42001E" acodec="mp4a.40.2" progressive="True" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="22" mime_type="video/mp4" res="720p" fps="30fps" vcodec="avc1.64001F" acodec="mp4a.40.2" progressive="True" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="137" mime_type="video/mp4" res="1080p" fps="30fps" vcodec="avc1.640028" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="399" mime_type="video/mp4" res="None" fps="30fps" vcodec="av01.0.08M.08" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="136" mime_type="video/mp4" res="720p" fps="30fps" vcodec="avc1.4d401f" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="398" mime_type="video/mp4" res="None" fps="30fps" vcodec="av01.0.05M.08" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="135" mime_type="video/mp4" res="480p" fps="30fps" vcodec="avc1.4d401e" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="397" mime_type="video/mp4" res="None" fps="30fps" vcodec="av01.0.04M.08" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="134" mime_type="video/mp4" res="360p" fps="30fps" vcodec="avc1.4d401e" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="396" mime_type="video/mp4" res="None" fps="30fps" vcodec="av01.0.01M.08" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="133" mime_type="video/mp4" res="240p" fps="30fps" vcodec="avc1.4d4015" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="395" mime_type="video/mp4" res="None" fps="30fps" vcodec="av01.0.00M.08" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="160" mime_type="video/mp4" res="144p" fps="30fps" vcodec="avc1.4d400c" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="394" mime_type="video/mp4" res="None" fps="30fps" vcodec="av01.0.00M.08" progressive="False" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="140" mime_type="audio/mp4" abr="128kbps" acodec="mp4a.40.2" progressive="False" type="audio">]
```
Multiple filters can also be specified:
```python
>>> yt.streams.filter(subtype='mp4', progressive=True).all()
>>> # this can also be expressed as:
>>> yt.streams.filter(subtype='mp4').filter(progressive=True).all()
[<Stream: itag="18" mime_type="video/mp4" res="360p" fps="30fps" vcodec="avc1.42001E" acodec="mp4a.40.2" progressive="True" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="22" mime_type="video/mp4" res="720p" fps="30fps" vcodec="avc1.64001F" acodec="mp4a.40.2" progressive="True" type="video">]
```
You also have an interface to select streams by their itag, without needing to filter:
```python
>>> yt.streams.get_by_itag(22)
<Stream: itag="22" mime_type="video/mp4" res="720p" fps="30fps" vcodec="avc1.64001F" acodec="mp4a.40.2" progressive="True" type="video">
```
If you need to optimize for a specific feature, such as the "highest resolution" or "lowest average bitrate":
```python
>>> yt.streams.filter(progressive=True).order_by('resolution').desc().all()
[<Stream: itag="22" mime_type="video/mp4" res="720p" fps="30fps" vcodec="avc1.64001F" acodec="mp4a.40.2" progressive="True" type="video">,
<Stream: itag="18" mime_type="video/mp4" res="360p" fps="30fps" vcodec="avc1.42001E" acodec="mp4a.40.2" progressive="True" type="video">]
```
Note that ``order_by`` cannot be used if your attribute is undefined in any of the Stream instances, so be sure to apply a filter to remove those before calling it.
If your application requires post-processing logic, pytube allows you to specify an "on download complete" callback function:
```python
>>> def convert_to_aac(stream, file_handle):
return # do work
>>> yt.register_on_complete_callback(convert_to_aac)
```
Similarly, if your application requires on-download progress logic, pytube exposes a callback for this as well:
```python
>>> def show_progress_bar(stream, chunk, file_handle, bytes_remaining):
return # do work
>>> yt.register_on_progress_callback(show_progress_bar)
```
## Command-line interface
pytube also ships with a tiny cli interface for downloading and probing videos.
Let's start with downloading:
```bash
$ pytube http://youtube.com/watch?v=2lAe1cqCOXo --itag=22
```
To view available streams:
```bash
$ pytube http://youtube.com/watch?v=2lAe1cqCOXo --list
```
Finally, if you're filing a bug report, the cli contains a switch called ``--build-playback-report``, which bundles up the state, allowing others to easily replay your issue.