YouTube Video Downloader
This utility downloads videos from YouTube using the pytube library. It fetches the highest resolution progressive stream (video and audio combined) available.
Modules Used:
pytube: A lightweight, dependency-free Python library (and command-line utility) for downloading YouTube Videos.- argparse: To handle command-line arguments.
Installation
pip install pytubeThe Code
Save this as downloader.py.
from pytube import YouTube
import argparse
import sys
import os
def download_video(url, output_path):
try:
# Create YouTube object
yt = YouTube(url)
# Display metadata
print(f"Title: {yt.title}")
print(f"Author: {yt.author}")
print(f"Length: {yt.length} seconds")
# Get the highest resolution progressive stream
# Progressive streams contain both audio and video
stream = yt.streams.get_highest_resolution()
if not stream:
print("Error: No suitable stream found.")
return
print(f"Downloading '{yt.title}' to {output_path}...")
# Download
stream.download(output_path)
print("Download completed successfully!")
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error: {e}")
if __name__ == "__main__":
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="YouTube Video Downloader")
parser.add_argument("url", help="YouTube Video URL")
parser.add_argument("-o", "--output", default=".", help="Output directory (default: current directory)")
args = parser.parse_args()
download_video(args.url, args.output)Usage
python downloader.py "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"