Python - Video already downloaded.

[ProgramErgoSum]

I have a need to invoke youtube-dl from a Python code I am having. All my attempts to download the video ends with a message about the video being already downloaded. I am using -o option to specify a full path to a .mp4 file and this path does not have the said file. So, I am not sure, why am I getting this error message.

The code is somewhat like this:

import youtube_dl
ydlOpts=['-o','/path/to/video.mp4','youtubeVideoId']
youtube_dl.main(ydlOpts)

I could confirm that the youtube-dl being invoked is the one I downloaded from this GitHub page by a print statement in the _real_main(). I also changed the sys.exit to a return so that the whole Python script wouldn't end up there itself (and, it doesn't).

[ghost]

This works for me.

import os
from youtube_dl import YoutubeDL

directory = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'), 'YoutubeVideos') # path to download folder

ydl_options = {
    'outtmpl': os.path.join(directory, '%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s'),
    'nocheckcertificate': True,
}

with YoutubeDL(ydl_options) as ydl:
    ydl.add_default_info_extractors()
    ydl.download(['http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYNxFaLwvSg'])

If file exists it throws errors

FileExistsError: [WinError 183] Nelze vytvořit soubor, který již existuje: 'C:\\Documents and Settings\\pulpe\\YoutubeVideos\\Drumsound & Bassline Smith - Nicaragua-CYNxFaLwvSg.mp4'
....
youtube_dl.utils.DownloadError: ERROR: unable to rename file

[ProgramErgoSum]

I give it a try quickly; it didn't work. I am going to explore some more
and report back.

[ProgramErgoSum]

It works! Trying to tweak it for a playlist URL.

Sent from phone. Pardon spelling and grammar mistakes.
On 20 Dec 2013 02:59, "pulpe" notifications@github.com wrote:

This works for me.

import os
from youtube_dl import YoutubeDL

directory = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'), 'YoutubeVideos') # path to download folder

ydl_options = {
'outtmpl': os.path.join(directory, '%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s'),
'nocheckcertificate': True,
}

with YoutubeDL(ydl_options) as ydl:
ydl.add_default_info_extractors()
ydl.download(['http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYNxFaLwvSg'])

If file exists it throws errors

FileExistsError: [WinError 183] Nelze vytvoøit soubor, který ji¾ existuje: 'C:\Documents and Settings\pulpe\YoutubeVideos\Drumsound & Bassline Smith - Nicaragua-CYNxFaLwvSg.mp4'
....
youtube_dl.utils.DownloadError: ERROR: unable to rename file

Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHubhttps://github.com//issues/2015#issuecomment-30968210
.

[jaimeMF]

Can we close the issue then?

[ProgramErgoSum]

Yes, please.

Sent from phone. Pardon spelling and grammar mistakes.
On 21 Dec 2013 17:17, "Jaime Marquínez Ferrándiz" notifications@github.com
wrote:

Can we close the issue then?

—
Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHubhttps://github.com//issues/2015#issuecomment-31061807
.