A library to access YouTube Public Data without YouTubeAPI
Project description
aiotube
A library to access YouTube Public Data without YouTubeAPI
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Installing
Python 3.6 or higher is required
# Linux/macOS
python3 -m pip install -U aiotube
# Windows
py -3 -m pip install -U aiotube
Build from source
pip install git+https://github.com/jnsougata/aiotube
Quick Start
import aiotube
channel = aiotube.Channel('UCU9FEimjiOV3zN_5kujbCMQ')
print(channel.name)
print(channel.description)
print(channel.views)
print(channel.subscribers)
# and so on...
# or
print(channel.info) # dictionary of all basic info about the channel
video = aiotube.Video('WVDT4lSozHk')
print(video.title)
print(video.description)
print(video.views)
print(video.likes)
# and so on...
# or
print(video.info) # dictionary of all basic info about the video
playlist = aiotube.Playlist('PL-xXQjd8X_Q-xXQjd8X_Q-xXQjd8X_Q-')
print(playlist.name)
print(playlist.url)
print(playlist.video_count)
# and so on...
# or
print(playlist.info) # dictionary of all basic info about the playlist
search = aiotube.Search.video('YouTube Rewind 2018')
print(search.title)
print(search.description)
print(search.views)
print(search.likes)
# and so on...
# or
print(search.info) # dictionary of all basic info about the video
search = aiotube.Search.channel('PewDiePie')
print(search.name)
print(search.description)
print(search.views)
print(search.subscribers)
# and so on...
# or
print(search.info) # dictionary of all basic info about the channel
search = aiotube.Search.playlist('Unlock Your Third Eye')
print(search.name)
print(search.url)
print(search.video_count)
# and so on...
# or
print(search.info) # dictionary of all basic info about the playlist
Usage
Channel
Method |
Return Type |
Description |
---|---|---|
uploads(limit: int) |
Dict |
info dict of videos uploaded by the channel |
Attribute |
Return Type |
Description |
---|---|---|
id |
str |
unique id of the channel |
name |
str |
name of the channel |
verified |
bool |
whether the channel is verified |
description |
str |
description of the channel |
views |
str |
total number of views of the channel |
video_count |
str |
number of videos in the channel |
country |
str |
country of the channel |
custom_url |
str |
custom url of the channel |
created_at |
str |
date of the channel creation |
subscribers |
str |
number of subscribers of the channel |
avatar |
str |
url of the avatar of the channel |
banner |
str |
url of the banner of the channel |
valid |
bool |
whether the channel is valid or not |
info |
Dict[str, Any] |
dictionary of all basic info about the channel |
links |
list |
list of all links added to the channel |
live |
bool |
whether the channel is live or not |
latest |
Video |
most latest video of the channel |
livestream |
Live |
Live object of the newest livestream |
livestreams |
List |
list of occurring livestream ids of the channel |
old_streams |
Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] |
info dict of the old streams |
recent_uploaded |
Video |
Video object of the most recently uploaded video |
recent_streamed |
Video |
Video object of the most recently streamed video |
upcoming |
Upcoming |
Upcoming object of the upcoming video of the channel |
all_upcoming |
List |
list of upcoming video ids of the channel |
playlists |
Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] |
info dict of the playlists of the channel |
Video
Attribute |
Return Type |
Description |
---|---|---|
id |
str |
unique id of the video |
title |
str |
title of the video |
url |
str |
url of the video |
description |
str |
description of the video |
views |
str |
total number of views of the video |
likes |
str |
number of likes of the video |
duration |
float |
duration of the video in seconds |
thumbnail |
str |
url of the thumbnail of the video |
upload_date |
str |
date of the video upload |
author |
str |
id of the channel where the video was uploaded |
tags |
List[str] |
list of tags of the video |
info |
Dict[str, Any] |
dictionary of all basic info about the video |
premiered |
bool |
whether the video was premiere or not |
streamed |
bool |
whether the video was streamed or not |
Playlist
Attribute |
Return Type |
Description |
---|---|---|
id |
str |
unique id of the playlist |
name |
str |
name of the playlist |
url |
str |
url of the playlist |
video_count |
str |
number of videos in the playlist |
videos |
Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] |
info dict of the videos in the playlist |
thumbnail |
str |
url of the thumbnail of the playlist |
info |
Dict[str, Any] |
dictionary of all basic info about the playlist |
Search
Method |
Return Type |
Description |
---|---|---|
channel(name: str) |
Channel |
Channel object of the channel with the given keywords |
video(name: str) |
Video |
Video object of the video with the given keywords |
playlist(name: str) |
Playlist |
Playlist object of the playlist with the given keywords |
channels(name: str, limit: int) |
Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] |
info dict of the channels with the given keywords |
videos(name: str, limit: int) |
Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] |
info dict of the videos with the given keywords |
playlists(name: str, limit: int) |
Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] |
info dict object of the playlists with the given keywords |
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