pytubefix is a Python library and command-line utility for downloading YouTube content. It provides objects for working with individual videos, playlists, channels, and search results, making it useful for both interactive downloads and Python applications.
The library exposes media streams and video information so applications can decide what to retrieve. Its asynchronous interface supports non-blocking metadata requests, although the documented stream download method remains synchronous.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Select progressive streams containing audio and video, or separate adaptive streams.
- Filter available streams by attributes such as resolution, media type, and file format, or select a specific stream identifier.
- Download audio-only content and choose output directories and filenames.
- Process videos from playlists and channels through the Python interface.
- Search YouTube and filter results by upload date, duration, content type, and other supported criteria.
- Read video metadata, including titles, authors, durations, view counts, and thumbnail URLs.
- Access caption tracks, convert captions to SubRip format, and save them to files.
- Register progress and completion callbacks to integrate downloads into other applications.
- Support OAuth authentication and cached authentication tokens.
- Retrieve chapters and key moments through the asynchronous interface.
- Use the included command-line utility to inspect streams and download selected content without writing a Python script.
Website: pytubefix.readthedocs.io
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Developer: Juan Bindez
License: MIT License
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