download_youtube_videos.md

• pytube3: https://pypi.org/project/pytube3/
• pafy: https://pypi.org/project/pafy/

PYTUBE

• Install Pytube Library :

pip install pytube3

#importing the module 
from pytube import YouTube

try:
    #link of the video to be downloaded 
    yt = YouTube('https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRmdj-HpJyE&ab_channel=TraversyMedia')
except:
    print("given url is not valid")

#to get the name of the file 
print("title : " + yt.title)

# to get thumbnail url
print("thumbnail : " + yt.thumbnail_url)

try:
    #get the video with the resolution passed in the get('137') function, 137-1080.
    stream = yt.streams.get_by_itag('137')
except:
    print("Given itag is not present, Please change the itag")

try: 
    #Downloading to the below location
    stream.download('S:\youtube')
    # success message
    print('Video Downloaded . . . .')
except:
    # error mesage 
	print("error in given location or internet ! ") 

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PAFY

• Install pafy Library :

pip install pafy

• Install youtube-dl Library :

pip install youtube-dl

import pafy

#link of the video to be downloaded
url = "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeoyxbpQ2K4&ab_channel=edureka%21"
video = pafy.new(url) 

streams = video.streams 
for i in streams: 
	print(i) 
	
# get best resolution regardless of format 
stream = video.getbest() 

#print(best.resolution, best.extension) 

try:
    # Download the video 
    stream.download(filepath="S:\youtube")
    # success message
    print("Video Downloaded")
except:
    # erroe message
    print("error while downloading . . . .")