youtube-data-py 1.0

Search for videos on YouTube

Getting Started with YouTube Data Api Search

Introduction

Search for videos on YouTube

Install the Package

The package is compatible with Python versions 2 >=2.7.9 and 3 >=3.4. Install the package from PyPi using the following pip command:

pip install youtube-data-py==1.0

You can also view the package at: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/youtube-data-py

Initialize the API Client

Note: Documentation for the client can be found here.

The following parameters are configurable for the API Client:

Parameter	Type	Description
http_client_instance	HttpClient	The Http Client passed from the sdk user for making requests
override_http_client_configuration	bool	The value which determines to override properties of the passed Http Client from the sdk user
timeout	float	The value to use for connection timeout. Default: 60
max_retries	int	The number of times to retry an endpoint call if it fails. Default: 0
backoff_factor	float	A backoff factor to apply between attempts after the second try. Default: 2
retry_statuses	Array of int	The http statuses on which retry is to be done. Default: [408, 413, 429, 500, 502, 503, 504, 521, 522, 524]
retry_methods	Array of string	The http methods on which retry is to be done. Default: ['GET', 'PUT']

The API client can be initialized as follows:

from youtubedataapisearch.youtubedataapisearch_client import YoutubedataapisearchClient
from youtubedataapisearch.configuration import Environment

client = YoutubedataapisearchClient(
    environment=Environment.PRODUCTION,)

List of APIs

• Simple Search

Classes Documentation

• Utility Classes
• HttpResponse
• HttpRequest