py-m3u8-to-mp4 1.0

Python package to convert m3u8 playlists to mp4 videos using FFMPEG

M3U8-to-MP4

Python package to convert m3u8 playlists to mp4 videos using FFMPEG

Install

Install using pip install

It also requires the user to have FFMPEG in their PATH, Download it here

Usage

Create an object using file = M3U8_Playlist('path_to_file.m3u8')
For the path you can input a path to a local m3u8 file or a remote web link to it by using the prefix "URL:"

Afterward, to convert the playlist to mp4, you can call file.to_mp4('output.mp4').

NOTE: Using a weblink will automatically download the m3u8 file temporarily; the file will then get deleted when the mp4 is compiled.

Example:

m3u8 = M3U8_Playlist('playlist-1.m3u8')
m3u8.to_mp4('test-1.mp4')

Special Case:

Segments without full links

m3u8 = M3U8_Playlist('URL:https://vz-cea98c59-23c.b-cdn.net/c309129c-27b6-4e43-8254-62a15c77c5ee/842x480/video.m3u8')
m3u8.append_to_segments('https://vz-cea98c59-23c.b-cdn.net/c309129c-27b6-4e43-8254-62a15c77c5ee/842x480/')
m3u8.to_mp4('test-2.mp4')

In this case, the link used as path will link to a m3u8 that has segments without full links:

#EXTINF:4.000000,
video0.ts
#EXTINF:4.000000,
video1.ts
#EXTINF:4.000000,
video2.ts

To get the .ts files of those segments and compile them together to a mp4, we need to get the full link
You can use append_to_segments() to append a starting URL to each; which will result in this:

#EXTINF:4.000000,
https://vz-cea98c59-23c.b-cdn.net/c309129c-27b6-4e43-8254-62a15c77c5ee/842x480/video0.ts
#EXTINF:4.000000,
https://vz-cea98c59-23c.b-cdn.net/c309129c-27b6-4e43-8254-62a15c77c5ee/842x480/video1.ts
#EXTINF:4.000000,
https://vz-cea98c59-23c.b-cdn.net/c309129c-27b6-4e43-8254-62a15c77c5ee/842x480/video2.ts

Now we can call to_mp4() to compile it into a full mp4 video

Details

to_mp4(destination, delete_after, frame_rate, whitelist, run_async)
Convert the playlist to a mp4 video

• destination - path to the output mp4 file
• delete_after - will delete the m3u8 file after conversion, default for links ( URL: ) supplied as path is true
• frame_rate - frame/seconds of the resulting video
• whitelist - string of protocols allowed
• run_async - run conversion asynchronously

append_to_segments(append_str)
Some m3u8 file may not have full URLs for each segments, use this to append a starting URL to the start of each segment in the m3u8 playlist. This function will check if each segment starts with a valid http link. If it does, it will not append!

• append_str - prefix that is appended to each segment

setHeaders(headers)
Set the header that will be used when making a GET request in the case of using a weblink for the m3u8 file and not local

• headers - header used for get request