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yt_dlp - for YouTube download

yt_dlp - A feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader. At the moment this library is better maintained and supported and allows one to download YouTube videos with Python code much more reliably than other libraries. In this tutorial I will not show all possibilities of this library, just only use it for YouTube.

Instalation of yt_dlp

To install yt_dlp library, use the command:


pip install yt-dlp

After successful installation, you can use it. Because YouTube changes its security measurements every so often, it is advisable to regularly update this library.


pip install --upgrade yt-dlp

Download video with yt_dlp

To download YouTube videos with this library you need to create options with the output name of the file (you can use the title of a YouTube video, or code) and specify the format (I prefer to take best).

To catch all errors during the download, the construction TRY-EXCEPT will work perfectly. Use WITH command to work with this module:


import yt_dlp
# YouTube URL:
url = 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4xFObgM6OA'

# Options:
opts = { 'outtmpl': "output.mp4", 'format': 'best', }

try:
    with yt_dlp.YoutubeDL(opts) as ydl:
        ydl.download([url])
except Exception as e:
    print(f"Error: {e}")

Very simple code. for more details, refer to our video:

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Published: 2022-12-20 23:01:58
Updated: 2024-11-27 19:16:02

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