ytchat-notify

Installation

git clone https://github.com/spedrickson/ytchat-notify
cd ytchat-notify
pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

# script takes 1 argument, the channel to check for live broadcast
# can be either a handle (@Ludwig) or a channelID (UCrPseYLGpNygVi34QpGNqpA)
# can also set the environment variable YTCHAT_CHANNELID, which will override script launch arguments 
python main.py "@Ludwig"
# or
python main.py UCrPseYLGpNygVi34QpGNqpA

What It Does

Loops endlessly checking the specified channel every 90 seconds for a live broadcast (scheduled or active)
Every time a new video is found, generate a Windows toast notification with a clickable link: