YouTube Data Extraction with py-yt-search

Features

• Search YouTube for videos, channels, and playlists
• Retrieve video information and available formats
• Extract comments from videos
• Get video transcripts in different languages
• Fetch search suggestions from YouTube
• Retrieve details of YouTube channels and their playlists

Installation

Make sure you have Python installed (>=3.8). Install py-yt-search using:

pip install git+https://github.com/AshokShau/py-yt-search@master

pip install py-yt-search

Usage

The script uses asyncio to execute YouTube queries asynchronously. Below is an overview of the main functions:

Search YouTube

_search = Search('NoCopyrightSounds', limit=1, language='en', region='US')
result = await _search.next()
print(result)

Search for Videos Only

videosSearch = VideosSearch('NoCopyrightSounds', limit=10, language='en', region='US')
videosResult = await videosSearch.next()
print(videosResult)

Search for Channels Only

channelsSearch = ChannelsSearch('NoCopyrightSounds', limit=1, language='en', region='US')
channelsResult = await channelsSearch.next()
print(channelsResult)

Search for Playlists Only

playlistsSearch = PlaylistsSearch('NoCopyrightSounds', limit=1, language='en', region='US')
playlistsResult = await playlistsSearch.next()
print(playlistsResult)

Get Video Details

video = await Video.get('z0GKGpObgPY')
print(video)

Get Playlist Details

playlist = await Playlist.get('https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRBp0Fe2GpgmsW46rJyudVFlY6IYjFBIK')
print(playlist)

Fetch Comments from a Video

comments = Comments('_ZdsmLgCVdU')
await comments.getNextComments()
print(len(comments.comments['result']))

Retrieve Video Transcript

transcript = await Transcript.get('https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7kF4MXXCoA')
print(transcript)

Get YouTube Search Suggestions

suggestions = await Suggestions.get('NoCopyrightSounds', language='en', region='US')
print(suggestions)

Running the Script

To run the script, execute:

python script.py

Ensure asyncio.run(main()) is at the end of the script to handle async execution.

Notes

• The script uses asyncio for efficient asynchronous operations.
• Some operations may require multiple calls to retrieve all available data (e.g., pagination for comments and playlists).
• py-yt-search provides various search filters to refine results, such as sorting by upload date or filtering by duration.

License

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

Credits

This project is based on youtube-search-python by Alex Mercer.