O'Reilly Video Course Downloader 🎓

A powerful Python tool to download complete O'Reilly Learning courses with videos and transcripts, automatically organized by chapters.

Note: This tool is designed specifically for downloading complete video course.

Features ✨

• 📚 Complete Course Downloads: Download entire courses with all modules and lessons
• 🎥 Video Downloads: High-quality video downloads via HLS/m3u8 streams
• 📝 Transcript Extraction: Extract video transcripts with timestamps
• � Smart Organization: Automatically organize by Module → Lesson → Videos
• 🔄 Resume Support: Continue interrupted downloads
• 🚀 Headless Mode: Run without browser window
• ⚡ Transcript-Only Mode: Download just transcripts (10x faster, 1000x less storage)
• 💾 Persistent Login: Chrome profile saves login permanently
• 🎯 Progress Tracking: Visual feedback with animated spinner

Quick Start 🚀

Installation

# Install dependencies
pip install selenium

# Install FFmpeg (for video download)
choco install ffmpeg  # Windows
# or brew install ffmpeg  # macOS

Usage

One Simple Command to Download Complete Course

# Download complete course (videos + transcripts)
python oreilly_course_downloader.py \
  --url "https://learning.oreilly.com/course/aws-certified-cloud/9780138314934/" \
  --email "your@email.com" \
  --password "yourpassword"

# Transcripts only (10x faster, 1000x less storage)
python oreilly_course_downloader.py \
  --url "https://learning.oreilly.com/course/aws-certified-cloud/9780138314934/" \
  --email "your@email.com" \
  --password "yourpassword" \
  --transcript-only

# Custom course name
python oreilly_course_downloader.py \
  --url "COURSE_URL" \
  --name "My Course Name" \
  --email "your@email.com" \
  --password "yourpassword"

Note: Course structure extraction happens automatically in the background. No manual steps needed!

Project Structure 📁

oreilly-downloader/
├── oreilly_base_downloader.py          # Base class with core functionality
├── oreilly_course_downloader.py        # Main course downloader (USE THIS)
├── README.md                           # This file
├── requirements.txt                    # Python dependencies
├── chrome_profile/                     # Persistent Chrome profile
├── downloads/                          # Downloaded content
│   └── Course Name/
│       ├── 01 - Module 1/
│       │   └── 01 - Lesson 1/
│       │       ├── video1.mp4
│       │       └── video1_transcript.txt
└── *.json                              # Course structure files

Benefits of Transcript-Only:

• ⚡ 10x faster download
• 💾 1000x less storage
• 🔍 Easy to search and analyze
• 🤖 AI-friendly text format

Custom Course Name

# Specify custom folder name
python oreilly_course_downloader.py \
  --url "https://learning.oreilly.com/course/python-fundamentals/9780138312817/" \
  --name "Python Fundamentals 2024" \
  --email "your@email.com" \
  --password "yourpassword"

Show Browser Window (Debugging)

# Run with visible browser (useful for debugging)
python oreilly_course_downloader.py \
  --url "COURSE_URL" \
  --email "your@email.com" \
  --password "yourpassword" \
  --no-headless

Note: By default, browser runs in headless mode (no window). Use --no-headless to see the browser.

Benefits of Transcript-Only:

• ⚡ 10x faster download
• 💾 1000x less storage
• 🔍 Easy to search and analyze
• 🤖 AI-friendly text format

Configuration ⚙️

Reset Login

python oreilly_course_downloader.py --reset-profile

Troubleshooting 🔧

Chrome Profile Issues

# Reset Chrome profile to force re-login
python oreilly_course_downloader.py --reset-profile

FFmpeg Not Found

# Windows
choco install ffmpeg

# macOS
brew install ffmpeg

# Linux
sudo apt install ffmpeg

Login Issues

• Make sure credentials are correct
• Try resetting Chrome profile
• Check if O'Reilly account is active

Performance 📊

Operation	Normal Mode	Transcript-Only	Speedup
Single Video	~30 seconds	~3 seconds	10x
100 Videos	~50 minutes	~5 minutes	10x
Storage	~1-5 GB	~1-5 MB	1000x

Requirements 📋

• Python 3.7+
• Selenium 4.15.0+
• FFmpeg (for video downloads)
• Chrome/Chromium browser
• Active O'Reilly Learning account

Contributing 🤝

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to:

• Report bugs via GitHub Issues
• Suggest features
• Submit pull requests
• Improve documentation

Disclaimer ⚠️

This tool is for educational purposes and personal use only. Users are responsible for complying with O'Reilly Media's Terms of Service. Please respect copyright and intellectual property rights.

License 📄

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

Credits 👏

Built with ❤️ for efficient learning and offline access.

Technologies Used:

• Python 3.7+
• Selenium WebDriver
• Chrome DevTools Protocol
• FFmpeg

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