yt-core-ralf1307 0.1.4

YT_Core provides easy access to Youtube

YT_Core - an inoffical youtube api parser

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Introduction

As youtube-dl is way to complicated and doesnt offer the right API for app-development.

One Example is the youtube-dl search API. You're only allowed to search for a specified amount of results.

That doesnt work for feature-complete apps. (endless scrolling)

Youtube-Dl is good for one thing: Getting the video from Youtube.

This is where yt_core comes in:

yt_core is a python library that should feel like using youtube.

Example:

Website	yt_core
Going to youtube.com	core = yt_core.Core()
Using the searchbar	search = core.new_search()
Typing 'test' into the searchbar	search.searchterm = 'test'
Pressing the searchbutton	search.search()
Read the estimated results returned by youtube	search.get_results_count_total()
Scrolling down to see new results	search.search_continue()
Scroll through the page and see all results	search.get_results()

Example Implementation

HandyYT

Current dependencies

• requests, and its dependencies
• Python 3.8.6 (should work on way more, currently the only version tested)

This module is currently only tested on PostmarketOS (PinePhone arm64), but it should also work on other operating systems and architectures (It's python).

Motivation

Allowing apps like NewPipe for Android, but for the PinePhone + PhoneShell. And they have to be open-source! (That's the reason for the AGPLv3 license.) In the future other platforms perhaps, as I dont see Java as a good choice for modern GUIs or Apps. (Servers perhaps, I dont know about server-java stuff)

How to use

• Make sure you have the needed dependencies (get them via pip, or let setup.py handle them)
• Get this project (git clone, downloading the tarball, floppies...)
• Install it via setup.py (or adjust your python3-path to the root of the repo.)
• Open python3 and import yt_core
• help(yt_core) or view doc-pages if available