yt-dlp is a command-line program, written in Python, that lets you easily download videos and audio from more than a thousand websites. It is a youtube-dl fork based on the now inactive youtube-dlc.
Questions tagged [yt-dlp]
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Download video with yt-dlp using format id
How can I download a specific format without using options like "best video", using the format ID... example: 139, see the picture
❯ yt-dlp --list-formats https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc
[youtube] Extracting URL:…
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How can I return progress_hook for yt_dlp using FastApi to end user?
Relevant portion of my code looks something like this:
@directory_router.get("/youtube-dl/{relative_path:path}", tags=["directory"])
def youtube_dl(relative_path, url, name=""):
"""
Download
"""
relative_path, _ =…
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Can I use yt-dlp to extract only one video info from a playlist?
Here's my code using Python (simplified version):
import yt_dlp
YDL_OPTIONS = {
'format': 'bestaudio*',
'noplaylist': True,
}
with yt_dlp.YoutubeDL(YDL_OPTIONS) as ydl:
info = ydl.extract_info(url, download=False)
The problem comes up…
sweetbrulee
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How to create search options
I'm currently working on having my Discord music bot create a keyword search menu, similar to the one depicted in the image. I'm utilizing the ytsearch from the ytdlp library to retrieve the top five results for a keyword search. The search process…
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discord.py music bot slowing down for longer audio queries
So I'm trying to make a music bot with discord.py. Shown below is a minimum working example of the bot with the problematic functions:
import os
import discord
from discord.ext import commands
from discord import player as p
import yt_dlp as…
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Getting the file name of downloaded video using yt-dlp
I'm intending to use yt-dlp to download a video and then cut the video down afterward using ffmpeg. But to be able to use ffmpeg I am going to have to know the name of the file that yt-dlp produces. I have read through their documentation but I…
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How to pass `--get-url` flag to youtube-dl or yt-dlp when embedded in code
Is there a way to only get the url when using youtube-dl or yt-dlp embedded in python code?
It seems that --get-url is not in the YoutubeDL class' available options.
I tried i think all logical way to pass --get-url, e.g. geturl, getUrl, get_url,…
5th
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Using yt-dlp in a Python script, how do I download a specific section of a video?
I'm trying to write a Python script that downloads specific sections of videos using yt-dlp.
import yt_dlp
yt_opts = {
'verbose': True,
'download_sections': [{
'section': {
'start_time': 2,
'end_time': 7
…
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How to Make Python Module yt-dlp ignore Private Videos When Downloading A Playlist
I'm Downloading a Playlist which has some hidden Videos so python gives me DownloadError, I want to Download the Whole Playlist at once. Is there a fix for that.
I'm trying to see if I can make it ignore those hidden videos
My Code:
from yt_dlp…
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Python yt-dlp and ffmpeg error "merging of multiple formats but ffmpeg is not installed"
I am using the latest version of yt-dlp with Python 3.9.
I am trying to download a youtube video in mp4 format with outputname as the youtubeid.mp4 and with best resolution not more than 4K.
This is my Python code:
ytid = '4cDqaLxrt6Q'
url =…
T Tea Tie
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How to embed auto-generated English subtitles with either youtube-dl or yt-dlp?
The key here is to be able to embed the auto-generated subtitles.
The tool can download the autogenerated subtitles but can only embed the real subtitle file, if it exists. I wondered if there would be a way to embed or capture in the video the…
Adel
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YT-DLP download range not working for youtube links
This is just a sample code, I was using range_func without any problems and then youtube links somehow starts from the the beginning of the video no matter what start time I gave. Odd thing is it was working perfect and somehow it's only gets end…
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How to download entire youtube playlist with embedded chapter information on ytdl / ytdlp?
I use this to download individual files with chapter information. ▶️
yt-dlp -f "bestvideo[height<=720]+bestaudio/best[height<=720]" -o "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s" --embed-chapters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
I tried doing…
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pygame Error : Unknown WAVE format & mpg123_seek: Invalid RVA mode
So i was making an Audio Player, it downloads audio using YT-DLP and then plays it using pygame.mixer.
the main problem, i am getting is that pygame Won't Run that Audio instead it would Just give Errors for Different Audio Formats like Wav, Ogg,…
iamDyeus
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Download encrypted m3u8 with ffmpeg "HTTP error 403 Forbidden"
I have been using ffmepg and many tools to download online videos but I have the following case:
The main m3u8 file from the streaming server shows different resolutions:
#EXTM3U
#EXT-X-STREAM-INF:PROGRAM-ID=1,BANDWIDTH=133241,RESOLUTION=426x240,…
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