How can I download video from YouTube is there some MWE??
I want to download a playlist from YouTube site:
(I want to download a video from YouTube as follows)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oHTzIsLMGc
With this code
from pytube import YouTube
#ask for the link from user
link = input("Enter the link of YouTube video you want to download: ")
yt = YouTube(link)
#Showing details
print("Title: ",yt.title)
print("Number of views: ",yt.views)
print("Length of video: ",yt.length)
print("Rating of video: ",yt.rating)
#Getting the highest resolution possible
ys = yt.streams.get_highest_resolution()
#Starting download
print("Downloading...")
ys.download()
print("Download completed!!")
I'm getting this ERROR
$ python dl.py
Enter the link of YouTube video you want to download: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oHTzIsLMGc
Title: CAER EN EL SUEÑO PROFUNDO,Sanación del Estrés,Ansiedad y Estados Depresivos,Restauración Corporal#16
Number of views: 34789
Length of video: 367200
Rating of video: None
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pytube/__main__.py", line 181, in fmt_streams
extract.apply_signature(stream_manifest, self.vid_info, self.js)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pytube/extract.py", line 409, in apply_signature
cipher = Cipher(js=js)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pytube/cipher.py", line 43, in __init__
self.throttling_plan = get_throttling_plan(js)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pytube/cipher.py", line 405, in get_throttling_plan
raw_code = get_throttling_function_code(js)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pytube/cipher.py", line 311, in get_throttling_function_code
name = re.escape(get_throttling_function_name(js))
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pytube/cipher.py", line 296, in get_throttling_function_name
raise RegexMatchError(
pytube.exceptions.RegexMatchError: get_throttling_function_name: could not find match for multiple
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/cygdrive/c/Users/hynek0/Desktop/FU/VILLA/dl.py", line 13, in <module>
ys = yt.streams.get_highest_resolution()
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pytube/__main__.py", line 296, in streams
return StreamQuery(self.fmt_streams)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pytube/__main__.py", line 188, in fmt_streams
extract.apply_signature(stream_manifest, self.vid_info, self.js)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pytube/extract.py", line 409, in apply_signature
cipher = Cipher(js=js)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pytube/cipher.py", line 43, in __init__
self.throttling_plan = get_throttling_plan(js)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pytube/cipher.py", line 405, in get_throttling_plan
raw_code = get_throttling_function_code(js)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pytube/cipher.py", line 311, in get_throttling_function_code
name = re.escape(get_throttling_function_name(js))
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pytube/cipher.py", line 296, in get_throttling_function_name
raise RegexMatchError(
pytube.exceptions.RegexMatchError: get_throttling_function_name: could not find match for multiple
EDIT line 264
$ pytube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oHTzIsLMGc
Loading video...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/bin/pytube", line 8, in <module>
sys.exit(main())
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pytube/cli.py", line 53, in main
_perform_args_on_youtube(youtube, args)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pytube/cli.py", line 60, in _perform_args_on_youtube
download_highest_resolution_progressive(
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pytube/cli.py", line 479, in download_highest_resolution_progressive
_download(stream, target=target)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pytube/cli.py", line 256, in _download
filesize_megabytes = stream.filesize // 1048576
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pytube/streams.py", line 157, in filesize
self._filesize = request.filesize(self.url)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pytube/request.py", line 204, in filesize
return int(head(url)["content-length"])
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pytube/request.py", line 268, in head
response_headers = _execute_request(url, method="HEAD").info()
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pytube/request.py", line 37, in _execute_request
return urlopen(request, timeout=timeout) # nosec
File "/usr/lib/python3.9/urllib/request.py", line 214, in urlopen
return opener.open(url, data, timeout)
File "/usr/lib/python3.9/urllib/request.py", line 523, in open
response = meth(req, response)
File "/usr/lib/python3.9/urllib/request.py", line 632, in http_response
response = self.parent.error(
File "/usr/lib/python3.9/urllib/request.py", line 561, in error
return self._call_chain(*args)
File "/usr/lib/python3.9/urllib/request.py", line 494, in _call_chain
result = func(*args)
File "/usr/lib/python3.9/urllib/request.py", line 641, in http_error_default
raise HTTPError(req.full_url, code, msg, hdrs, fp)
urllib.error.HTTPError: HTTP Error 500: Internal Server Error
here is my code to download a video or a playlist:
from pytube import YouTube, Playlist
# Function to download a single video
def download_video(url):
try:
yt = YouTube(url)
stream = yt.streams.get_highest_resolution()
print(f"Downloading video: {yt.title}")
stream.download()
print("Download completed!")
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error: {str(e)}")
# Function to download a playlist
def download_playlist(url):
try:
playlist = Playlist(url)
print(f"Total videos in playlist: {len(playlist.video_urls)}")
for video_url in playlist.video_urls:
download_video(video_url)
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error: {str(e)}")
# Main program
user_input = input("Enter YouTube video URL or playlist URL: ")
if "youtube.com/playlist" in user_input:
download_playlist(user_input)
else:
download_video(user_input)
output:
PS D:\pgm\python\pratice> & C:/Python/Python_3.11.3/python.exe d:/pgm/python/pratice/test2.py
Enter YouTube video URL or playlist URL: https://youtu.be/WuAAWQshbTM
Downloading video: How to Do 15 PULLUPS OR MORE in a Row (GUARANTEED!)
Download completed!
PS D:\pgm\python\pratice> & C:/Python/Python_3.11.3/python.exe d:/pgm/python/pratice/test2.py
Enter YouTube video URL or playlist URL: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjqueTFOWIlKOKqeRMB7K-64iGresYwCn
Total videos in playlist: 2
Downloading video: 30 Minute Full Body Dumbbell HIIT Workout [ADVANCED]
Download completed!
Downloading video: Ultimate Full-Body Dumbbell Workout | Andy Speer
Download completed!