Terminal based YouTube jukebox with playlist management
Project description
Features
Search and play audio/video
Create local playlists
Download audio/video
Works with Python 2.7 and 3.x
Works with Windows, Linux and Mac OS X
Requires mplayer
This project is based on mps, which is a terminal based program to search, stream and download music. This implementation uses YouTube as a source of content and can play and download video as well as audio. The pafy library handles interfacing with YouTube.
Installation
Using pip:
sudo pip install mps-youtube
Mac OS X installation notes
Install mplayer with MacPorts:
sudo port install MPlayer
Windows installation notes
Install the python colorama module to get colors (optional):
pip install colorama
Download mplayer for your CPU type from the “Build Selection table” here.
Extract the mplayer.exe file, saving it to your mpsyt folder
Upgrading
It is recommended you update to the latest version.
Upgrade pip installation:
sudo pip install mps-youtube --upgrade
Usage
mps-youtube is run on the command line using the command:
mpsyt
Enter h from within the program for help.
Searching
You can enter an search term name to search whenever the program is expecting text input. Searches must be prefixed with either a . or / character.
Enter n or p to go to the next / previous page of results
When a list of items is displayed, such as search results or a playlist, you can use the following commands:
Information
i 3 to view info on item 3
Downloading
d 3 to download item 3 (will open new menu) da 3 to download audio stream of item 3 dv 3 to download video stream of item 3
Playback
all to play all displayed items
1,2,3 to play items 1 2 and 3
2-4,6,6-3 to play items 2, 3, 4, 6, 6, 5, 4, 3
Note: The commands shuffle and repeat can be inserted at the start or end of any of the above to enable those play modes: eg, shuffle 1-4 or 2-4,1 repeat
Editing
rm 1,5 to remove items 1 and 5.
rm 1,2,5-7 to remove items 1,2 and 5-7.
rm all to remove all items
sw 1,3 to swap the position of items 1 and 3
mv 1,3 to move items 1 to postion 3
Playlist commands
add 1,2,3 to add items 1,2 and 3 to the current playlist.
add 1-4,6,8-10 to add items 1-4, 6, and 8-10 to the current playlist
add 1-4,7 <playlist_name> to add items 1-4 and 7 to a saved playlist. A new playlist will be created if the given name doesn’t already exist.
vp to view the current playlist (then use rm, mv and sw to modify it)
ls to list your saved playlists
open <playlist_name or ID> to open a saved playlist as the current playlist
view <playlist_name or ID> to view a playlist (leaves current playlist intact)
play <playlist_name or ID> to play a saved playlist directly.
save or save <playlist_name> to save the currently displayed items as a stored playlist on disk
rmp <playlist_name or ID> to delete a playlist from disk
mv <old_name or ID> <new_name> to rename a playlist
q to quit
h for help
Advanced Tips
Playlist Name Completion
When using open, view or play to access a playlist, you can enter the first few characters instead of the whole name. The first alphabetically matching playlist will be opened / displayed.
Invocation
To play a saved playlist when invoking mps-youtube use the following command:
mpsyt play <playlistname>
This also works for other commands, eg:
mpsyt .mozart to search
mpsyt view <playlistname> to view a saved playlist
mpsyt ls to list saved playlists
mpsyt open moz to open a saved playlist called mozart.
Specifying Ranges
When selecting items for playback, removing or adding you can use 5- to select items 5 upward and -5 to select up to item 5. This can be included with other choices so for example: 5,3,7-,-2. You can also use spaces instead of commas eg. 5 3 7- -2.
Changing Player Application
To set a different player, from within mps-youtube:
set player mpv
or:
set player mplayer
Other Configuration
To view configuration, enter set and to change any item enter: set <item> <value>. This can be used to change the download path (DDIR) and will persist after exiting the program. To reset all settings to default, use set all default or for a single item, set <item> default
Search All Categories
To search all YouTube categories (instead of just music), enter:
set search_music false
List YouTube User Uploads
To list the uploaded videos of a YouTube user:
/username -user
Show Video Content / Fullscreen Mode
To view and download video instead of audio, enter:
set show_video true
To play video content in fullscreen mode:
set fullscreen true
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