A simple python utility that searches Youtube using the Youtube Data API. Created originally for usage with my IRC bot, ubot. but can be used separately.
To use this program you must first create an API key as shown by this video. You do not need to create an OAuth 2.0 client ID & secret, just an API key.
Once you've created the API key set it locally with either:
*NIX: $ export DEVELOPER_KEY="yourapikeygoeshere"
Windows: C:\> set DEVELOPER_KEY="yourapikeygoeshere"
Lastly, this program requires the Google API Client Library for Python.
Available from pip or easy_install. Complete installation instructions are available here.
sudo pip install --upgrade google-api-python-client
sudo pip install --upgrade youtube_dl
Basic usage is as follows:
>>> from ytsearch import youtubeSearch
>>> query = 'Up Trailer'
>>> youtubeSearch(query)
'Title: UP Official Movie Trailer #3 | Link: http://youtu.be/pkqzFUhGPJg'