YouTube Audio and Video Downloader

Documentation

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Requirements
3. Installation
4. Usage
5. Adding Video Links
6. Command Line Instructions
7. License
8. Contributions
9. Support
10. Disclaimer

1. Introduction

Welcome to the YouTube Audio and Video Downloader! This Python script allows you to download audio and video files from YouTube using their video URLs. To get started, you need to install the pytube library and follow the command line instructions provided below.

2. Requirements

To use this YouTube Audio and Video Downloader, you'll need the following prerequisites:

• Python 3 installed on your system.
• The pytube library installed.

3. Installation

1. First, make sure you have Python installed. You can download Python from the official website: https://www.python.org/downloads/

2. Next, install the required pytube library using pip:

pip install pytube

3. clone the script from the GitHub repository or simply copy the main.py file to your local machine.

git clone https://github.com/Rishi-k-s/youtube_downloader.git

4. Usage

To use the YouTube Audio and Video Downloader, follow these steps:

1. Create a file named video_links.txt in the same folder as main.py.(if you are cloning this repo the folder file already exists)
2. Add the YouTube video URLs you want to download in separate lines within the video_links.txt file.

5. Adding Video Links

Add the video links you want to download to the video_links.txt file in the following format:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvL1339luv0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZzXzymUgEg

Replace this links which already exist with the actual YouTube video IDs you want to download.

6. Command Line Instructions

Open a terminal or command prompt, navigate to the folder containing main.py, and run the following command:

python main.py

The script will read the video links from the video_links.txt file and download the audio and video files for each URL in the same folder as main.py.

7. License

This YouTube Audio and Video Downloader is licensed under the MIT License.

8. Contributions

Contributions to this project are always welcome! If you find any issues or have suggestions for improvements, please feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request on the GitHub repository.

9. Support

For any questions or support related to this script, you can reach out to the project maintainers through the GitHub repository's issue tracker.

10. Disclaimer

This script is intended for personal use only. Please ensure you have the necessary permissions to download and use content from YouTube. Respect copyright laws and the terms of service of YouTube while using this script.

Note: This script might break if YouTube's website structure or API changes. The maintainers will try their best to keep the script up-to-date, but there is no guarantee of uninterrupted functionality.

Made with ❤️ by Rishi