youtube-crawl 0.1

A powerful, asynchronous web crawler designed specifically for YouTube.

YouTube Crawler

A powerful, asynchronous web crawler designed specifically for YouTube. Built to efficiently interact with web pages in a headless mode, this tool facilitates the seamless extraction of YouTube video comments and video information directly from the platform.

Features

• Asynchronous Crawling: Uses Python's asynchronous features for fast and efficient data extraction.
• Headless Interaction: Operates seamlessly without opening a web browser.
• Modular Design: Built with modularity in mind, allowing for easy extension and maintenance.

Modules

1. YoutubeCommentCrawler

Extract comments from any given YouTube video.

Usage:

from youtube_crawler import YoutubeCommentCrawler

with YoutubeCommentCrawler() as crawler:
    comments = await crawler.crawl('YOUR_YOUTUBE_VIDEO_URL', n_target=NUMBER_OF_COMMENTS_TO_FETCH)

2. YoutubeVideoInfoCrawler

Search for videos based on a keyword and extract their information.

Usage:

from youtube_crawler import YoutubeVideoInfoCrawler

with YoutubeVideoInfoCrawler() as crawler:
    videos_info = await crawler.crawl('YOUR_SEARCH_TERM', n_target=NUMBER_OF_VIDEOS_TO_FETCH, filter_options=YOUR_FILTER_OPTIONS)

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/stevieflyer/youtube_crawler.git
   

2. Navigate to the project directory

   cd youtube_crawler
   

3. Install the dependencies

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

4. Start crawling

   Use the examples provided in the modules section above.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please raise an issue or submit a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Happy crawling! :)