YT iframe Generator

yt_iframe is a python module which can convert a youtube video link into an embeddable iframe.

Getting started

In order to use this module, install it through your terminal.

foo@bar:~$ pip install yt-iframe

Import the module in Python.

from yt_iframe import yt

Using the module

yt.video()

Generates a YouTube embed video iFrame from a YouTube video link.

url = 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzIQOQGKeyI' # (Required)
width = '560' # (Optional)
height = '315' # (Optional)
iframe = yt.video(url, width=width, height=height)

Parameters

• link : str (required)
  • A link to a YouTube video.
• width : str (optional. default="560")
  • The width of the iFrame in pixels.
• height : str (optional. default="315")
  • The height of the iFrame in pixels.

Returns

• html : str
  • The iFrame for the YouTube video.

yt.channel()

Generates a list of YouTube video links from a YouTube channel.

url = 'https://www.youtube.com/user/ouramazingspace' # (Required)
videolist = yt.channel(url)

Parameters

• link : str (required)
  • A link to a YouTube channel.

Returns

• links : list
  • A list of links to YouTube videos.

yt.channelDict()

Generates videos and metadata from a YouTube channel.

url = 'https://www.youtube.com/user/ouramazingspace'
videolist = yt.channelDict(url)

videolist['name'] # Name of channel
videolist['videos'] # Nested dictionary. Key = video title, Value = link

Parameters

• link : str (required)
  • A link to a YouTube channel.

Returns

• channel : dict
  • A dictionary of the YouTube channel's information.
  • Key/value pairs:
    • name = the name of the YouTube channel
    • videos = List of video links

yt.getFrames()

Generates a list of iFrames from a list of YouTube videos.

channel = yt.channel('https://www.youtube.com/user/ouramazingspace') # (Required)
width = '560' # (Optional)
height = '315' # (Optional)
responsive = True # (Optional)

# Fixed size iframes
iframes = yt.getFrames(channel, width=width, height=height)

# Responsive iframes
iframes = yt.getFrames(channel, responsive=responsive)

Parameters

• links : list (required)_
  • A list of links to YouTube videos.
• width : str (optional. default="560")
  • The width of each iFrame in pixels.
• height : str (optional. default="315")
  • The height of each iFrame in pixels.
• responsive : bool (optional. default = False)
  • Determines whether each iFrame is dynamically or statically sized.

Returns

• iframes : list
  • List of iFrames.

yt.linkResponsive()

Get link to css for styling the iFrames. Alternatively, you can add this line of html in your head tag. ''

Returns

• str
  • HTML link tag to import css for iFrames

yt.videoResponsive()

Generates a responsive iFrame video. Make sure you have the css file imported with the linkResponsive() function. You can wrap a bunch of these generated tags in a container and the iFrames will resize to fit the layout within that container.

url = 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzIQOQGKeyI' # (Required)
layout = 'singlecolumn' # (Optional)

video = yt.videoResponsive(url, layout=layout) # Get HTML

Parameters

• link : str (required)
  • A link to a YouTube video.
• layout : str (optional. default="onecolumn")
  • Soecifies the relative size of the iFrame.
  • Acceptable values:
    • 'onecolumn' - Generates one column layout
    • 'twocolumn' - Generates two column video

Returns

• iframes : list
  • List of iFrames.

Changelog

== v1.0.5 ==

• Fix css import link
• Fix argument error in videoResponsive()
• Fix xml parsing (the lxml dependency issue)
• Add docstrings for all functions
• Refactor functions to improve readability

== v1.0.4 ==

• Add layout argument to videoResponsive() and getFrames()
• Add two column layout option to videoResponsive()

== v1.0.3 ==

• Add responsive iframes
• getFrames() arguments changed from framewidth and frameheight to width and height

== v1.0.1 ==

• Allow size of iframe to be specified in video() function
• Allow sizes of iframes to be specified in getFrames() function

== v1.0.0 ==

• Initial release