https://github.com/ern0/youda

💾 Youtube Download Automation
https://github.com/ern0/youda

automation utility youtube

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💾 Youtube Download Automation

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/ern0/youda
• Owner: ern0
• License: mit
• Created: 2017-02-27T21:56:15.000Z (over 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2019-08-23T07:05:48.000Z (almost 7 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-06-18T06:41:47.975Z (12 months ago)
• Topics: automation, utility, youtube
• Language: Python
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• Size: 19.5 KB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 1
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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youda.py

========

*Youtube Downloader Automation*

## How to setup ##

  - download this script to your computer

  - install youtube-dl 


    on a Mac: brew install youtube-dl 


    on any OS: sudo pip install --upgrade youtube_dl

  - install a context-menu extension in your browser 


    e.g. Context Menus for Chrome https://goo.gl/8hgwuB

  - add a custom action for links, which sends the URL to 


    http://localhost:8009/?q=%s 


    where "%s" is the variable name for the selected URL

## Troubleshooting ##

  - update youtube-dl: 


    youtube-dl -U

  - if you got error message like "The TLS connection was non-properly terminated": 


    solution: https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/issues/4425 


    quick solution for Raspberry Pi: https://gist.github.com/enzanki-ars/7d67996a90883e928bc1dd2db7ef0351 


## How to use ##

  - start this script in a shell window: 


      youda.py port [download-dir [check-dir [check-dir...]]] 


    example:

      youda.py 8009 ~/Downloads/youtube /media/nexus7/storage/sdcard0/Podcasts/ 


    If you specify download-dirs, duplications will be also 


    checked in these directories

  - in your browser, right-click in a YouTube link and 


    select custom context menu item you've added

  - this script will catch the URL and call youtube-dl with it

## Under the hood ##

  - when you add a file, the web server thread creates a placeholder file

  - the processing thread scans the directory, picks first placeholder file, 

    then replaces it with the downloaded file

  - upon counter overflow, the items above 555 will appear before others,

    e.g. the order will be: 910, 911, 922, 930, 001, 002, 003

  - because the queue is stored in files, script can be restarted