Introducing pafy - a Python package for working with YouTube videos

is a Python package that allows developers to work with and manipulate YouTube videos with ease, offering numerous APIs for video download, audio streaming, metadata retrieval, and more.

Installation

You can install using pip package manager as shown below:

pip install pafy

Features

Here are some features of :

• Ability to retrieve video metadata such as title, description, author, thumbnail, duration, views, and ratings.
• Retrieve the video streams (different qualities) and their respective URLs.
• Stream audio only.
• Download the video or audio.
• Retrieve captions/subtitles.
• Retrieve playlists and their videos.
• Retrieve popular videos/feeds of the day or the week/month.

Usage

To use , import the new function from the pafy module and pass the YouTube video URL or video ID as an argument:

import pafy

url = "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"
video = pafy.new(url)

Retrieving video metadata

Use the title, description, author, thumbnail, duration, views, and rating properties to retrieve the video metadata:

print("Title:", video.title)
print("Description:", video.description)
print("Author:", video.author)
print("Thumbnail:", video.thumb)
print("Duration:", video.duration)
print("Views:", video.viewcount)
print("Rating:", video.rating)

Retrieving video streams

Use the streams property to get the available video streams and their URLs. You can then select the stream you want based on its resolution and download it or stream it:

print(video.streams)
best = video.getbest()
print(best.url)
best.download()

Downloading video/audio

You can use the download method to download the video or audio to your local directory:

bestaudio = video.getbestaudio()
bestaudio.download()

Streaming audio

If you only want to stream the audio, you can use the getbestaudio method to get the best available audio stream and then use the audio_stream property to stream it:

bestaudio = video.getbestaudio()
audiostream = bestaudio.audio_stream
audiostream.play()

Conclusion

is a powerful Python package for working with YouTube videos. It provides a wide range of APIs for downloading, streaming, and manipulating videos, and is extremely easy to use. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer, you'll find to be an invaluable tool in your arsenal. Try it out today!