tvod 2.0.1

A package to retrieve Twitch VOD

Twitch VOD

Tool to retrieve Twitch's VOD from the video ID

Install

This package is published on PyPi at this link. Up to you choose how to install it.

Use as is

1. a client_id and a client_secret are required in order to use this tool. Check here on how to get them. Set them as environment variables:

• export client_id=<YOUR CLIENT ID>
• export client_secret=<YOUR CLIENT SECRET>

2. Execute the tool from a terminal

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3. It will ask the video ID (you can find it in twitch's video page). In this (https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1234567890) case the ID is 1234567890

4. It will ask at which resolution watch

5. It will use your browser to watch it.

Use as package

You can import it in your python script. The available methods are:

• get_video_info(video_id, video_info_error_handler)
  • video_id: is the id of the twich vod you want to retrieve the info
  • video_info_error_handler: is a function (a lambda is good) that will be called if something goes wrong
  • returns the url to pass to the fuction get_video_url
• get_video_url(animated_preview_url, resolution_name)
  • animated_preview_url: is the returned url by get_video_info
  • resolution_name: is the key of the chosen resolution. Some examples are:
    • 360p60
    • 720p60
    • ...
  • return the url to the video at the chosen resolution