Vibepy

Vibepy is a Python script for playing a random video from a YouTube channel or playlist.

Dependencies

• Python 3.6 or higher
• scrapetube
• mpv

Installation

1. Clone the repository or download the source code
2. Install the required dependencies
3. Make the script executable using `chmod +x vibepy.py`
4. Run the script using `./vibepy.py`

Usage

usage: vibepy.py [-h] [-i CHANNEL_ID] [-p PLAYLIST_ID] [-c] [-u]

A script to play random youtube video from a given channel/playlist

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -i CHANNEL_ID, --channel_id CHANNEL_ID
                        ID of the YouTube channel
  -p PLAYLIST_ID, --playlist_id PLAYLIST_ID
                        ID of the YouTube playlist
  -c, --continuous      If argument is present activates continuous playback mode
  -u, --update_cache    If argument is present updates the cache of the videos for the given channel/playlist
  -nv, --no-video       Play with only audio, no video

Examples

• To play a random video from a YouTube channel:

./vibepy.py -i <channel_id>

• To play a random video from a YouTube playlist:

./vibepy.py -p <playlist_id>

• To play a random video from a YouTube channel or playlist in continuous playback mode:

./vibepy.py -i <channel_id> -c

./vibepy.py -i <playlist_id> -c

• To update the cache of the videos for a given channel or playlist:

./vibepy.py -i <channel_id> -u

./vibepy.py -i <playlist_id> -u