args = parser.parse_args()
return 0 if == " main ": exit(main()) Alternative: Using yt-dlp (Recommended for Production) #!/usr/bin/env python3 """ YouTube Playlist Downloader using yt-dlp More robust and actively maintained """ import subprocess import json import os from pathlib import Path youtube playlist downloader python script
def download_video(self, video_url: str, index: int, total: int) -> bool: """ Download a single video Returns: bool: True if successful, False otherwise """ try: # Create YouTube object video = YouTube(video_url, on_progress_callback=self.on_progress) # Get video title title = self.sanitize_filename(video.title) print(f"\nFore.YELLOW[index/total] Fore.WHITEDownloading: title") # Check if file already exists if self.download_audio_only: output_path = self.output_dir / f"title.mp3" else: output_path = self.output_dir / f"title.mp4" if output_path.exists(): print(f"Fore.BLUE⏭️ File already exists, skipping...") self.stats["skipped"] += 1 return True # Get appropriate stream stream = self.get_video_stream(video) if not stream: print(f"Fore.RED❌ No suitable stream found") return False # Download if self.download_audio_only: # Download audio and convert to MP3 out_file = stream.download(output_path=self.output_dir) base, ext = os.path.splitext(out_file) new_file = base + '.mp3' os.rename(out_file, new_file) print(f"Fore.GREEN✅ Downloaded audio: title.mp3") else: stream.download(output_path=self.output_dir, filename=f"title.mp4") print(f"Fore.GREEN✅ Downloaded video: title.mp4") return True except VideoUnavailable: print(f"Fore.RED❌ Video unavailable: video_url") self.stats["failed_videos"].append("url": video_url, "error": "Video unavailable") return False except PytubeError as e: print(f"Fore.RED❌ Pytube error: e") self.stats["failed_videos"].append("url": video_url, "error": str(e)) return False except Exception as e: print(f"Fore.RED❌ Unexpected error: e") self.stats["failed_videos"].append("url": video_url, "error": str(e)) return False args = parser
def get_playlist_info(self) -> Dict: """Get playlist information""" try: self.playlist = Playlist(self.playlist_url) # Force refresh playlist to get video URLs self.playlist._video_regex = None self.playlist.parse_links() info = "title": self.playlist.title, "total_videos": len(self.playlist.video_urls), "videos": [] print(f"\nFore.CYAN📋 Playlist: self.playlist.title") print(f"Fore.CYAN📊 Total videos: len(self.playlist.video_urls)") return info except Exception as e: print(f"Fore.RED❌ Error accessing playlist: e") raise total: int) ->
def print_summary(self): """Print download summary""" print(f"\n'='*60") print(f"Fore.CYAN📊 DOWNLOAD SUMMARY") print(f"'='*60") print(f"Fore.GREEN✅ Successful: self.stats['successful']") print(f"Fore.YELLOW⏭️ Skipped: self.stats['skipped']") print(f"Fore.RED❌ Failed: self.stats['failed']") print(f"Fore.CYAN📁 Output directory: self.output_dir.absolute()") if self.stats["failed_videos"]: print(f"\nFore.REDFailed videos:") for failed in self.stats["failed_videos"]: print(f" - failed['url'] (failed['error'])") # Save failed URLs to file for retry if self.stats["failed_videos"]: failed_log = self.output_dir / "failed_downloads.txt" with open(failed_log, 'w') as f: for failed in self.stats["failed_videos"]: f.write(f"failed['url']\n") print(f"Fore.YELLOW💾 Failed URLs saved to: failed_log") def main(): """Main function with command-line interface""" parser = argparse.ArgumentParser( description="Download YouTube playlists with quality selection", formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter, epilog=""" Examples: python playlist_downloader.py "https://youtube.com/playlist?list=..." Download only audio (MP3) python playlist_downloader.py "PLAYLIST_URL" --audio-only Download in 720p maximum resolution python playlist_downloader.py "PLAYLIST_URL" --max-res 720p Start from video 5, download only 10 videos python playlist_downloader.py "PLAYLIST_URL" --start 5 --max-videos 10 Download to custom directory python playlist_downloader.py "PLAYLIST_URL" --output "~/Music/Playlists" """ )
try: # Create downloader instance downloader = YouTubePlaylistDownloader( playlist_url=args.playlist_url, output_dir=args.output, quality=args.quality, max_resolution=args.max_res, download_audio_only=args.audio_only ) # Start download downloader.download_playlist( start_from=args.start, max_videos=args.max_videos ) except KeyboardInterrupt: print(f"\nFore.YELLOW⚠️ Download interrupted by user") except Exception as e: print(f"Fore.RED❌ Fatal error: e") return 1
parser.add_argument("playlist_url", help="YouTube playlist URL") parser.add_argument("-o", "--output", default="downloads", help="Output directory (default: downloads)") parser.add_argument("-q", "--quality", choices=["highest", "lowest"], default="highest", help="Video quality (default: highest)") parser.add_argument("--max-res", default="1080p", help="Maximum resolution (e.g., 720p, 1080p) (default: 1080p)") parser.add_argument("--audio-only", action="store_true", help="Download only audio as MP3") parser.add_argument("--start", type=int, default=1, help="Start downloading from this video index (1-based)") parser.add_argument("--max-videos", type=int, default=None, help="Maximum number of videos to download")