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https://github.com/anekobtw/youthon
A lightweight YouTube data scraper.
https://github.com/anekobtw/youthon
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A lightweight YouTube data scraper.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/anekobtw/youthon
- Owner: anekobtw
- License: mit
- Created: 2024-08-17T08:24:18.000Z (3 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-08-30T08:28:15.000Z (3 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-09-29T21:59:38.774Z (about 2 months ago)
- Topics: python, python3, youtube, youtube-api, youtube-data-scraper, youtube-data-scraping
- Language: Python
- Homepage:
- Size: 50.8 KB
- Stars: 1
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# `youthon`
[](https://pypi.org/project/youthon/)
A lightweight YouTube data scraper.
# Installing
### pip
To install from PyPI with pip:
```
$ pip install youthon
```
### poetry
You can add youthon as a dependency with the following command
```
$ poetry add youthon
```
# Usage Examples
### Fetching channels
```py
import youthon
channel = youthon.Channel("https://www.youtube.com/@PewDiePie")
print(channel.name) # PewDiePie
print(channel.description) # I make videos.
print(channel.channel_url) # https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-lHJZR3Gqxm24_Vd_AJ5Yw
print(channel.profile_photo_url) # https://yt3.googleusercontent.com/5oUY3tashyxfqsjO5SGhjT4dus8FkN9CsAHwXWISFrdPYii1FudD4ICtLfuCw6-THJsJbgoY=s900-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj
print(channel.channel_id) # UC-lHJZR3Gqxm24_Vd_AJ5Yw
# The following two variables may produce different results depending on your geolocation.
print(channel.subscribers_count)
print(channel.video_count)
print(channel.videos_page) # https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-lHJZR3Gqxm24_Vd_AJ5Yw/videos
print(channel.shorts_page) # https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-lHJZR3Gqxm24_Vd_AJ5Yw/shorts
print(channel.community_page) # https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-lHJZR3Gqxm24_Vd_AJ5Yw/community
print(channel.featured_channels_page) # https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-lHJZR3Gqxm24_Vd_AJ5Yw/channels
print(channel.playlists_page) # https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-lHJZR3Gqxm24_Vd_AJ5Yw/playlists
print(channel.about_page) # https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-lHJZR3Gqxm24_Vd_AJ5Yw/about
```
### Fetching videos
```py
import youthon
video = youthon.Video("https://youtu.be/XqZsoesa55w")
print(video.title) # Baby Shark Dance | #babyshark Most Viewed Video | Animal Songs | PINKFONG Songs for Children
print(video.description) # a loooong description :)
print(video.author_name) # Baby Shark - Pinkfong Kids’ Songs & Stories
print(video.video_url) # https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqZsoesa55w
print(video.views) # 14941899516
print(video.thumbnail_url) # https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/XqZsoesa55w/maxresdefault.webp
print(video.length_seconds) # 136
print(video.isLiveContent) # False
print(video.is_private) # False
print(video.allowRatings) # True
print(video.keywords) # ['baby shark', 'baby shark dance', 'baby shark song', 'cute dance for children' ...
```
### Fetching playlists
```py
import youthon
playlist = youthon.Playlist("https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4DyBUG242c&list=PLRBp0Fe2Gpgm_u2w2a2isHw29SugZ34cD&ab_channel=NoCopyrightSounds")
print(playlist.title) # NCS : The Top 100 Biggest Songs 📈
print(playlist.author.name) # http://www.youtube.com/@NoCopyrightSounds
print(playlist.total_videos) # 100
print(playlist.playlist_id) # PLRBp0Fe2Gpgm_u2w2a2isHw29SugZ34cD
print(playlist.playlist_url) # https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRBp0Fe2Gpgm_u2w2a2isHw29SugZ34cD
print(playlist.video_urls) # ['https://youtube.com/watch/?v=K4DyBUG242c', 'https://youtube.com/watch/?v=3nQNiWdeH2Q', 'https://youtube.com/watch/?v=J2X5mJ3HDYE', ... ]
```
## About the project
### Authors
- [@anekobtw](https://www.github.com/anekobtw)
## Contributing
Contributions are always welcome!
See `contributing.md` for ways to get started.
Please adhere to this project's `code of conduct`.
## License
The project is [MIT](https://choosealicense.com/licenses/mit/) licensed.