CmdTube is a Python CLI library for searching, downloading, and watching YouTube tutorials

Overview

CmdTube

CmdTube Logo

CmdTube is a Python CLI library for searching, downloading, and watching YouTube tutorials. This library was made with programmers in mind and it's dedicated to every programmer who watches YouTube videos to become better.

Table of Contents

Installation

Use pip/pip3 to install from PyPI

$ pip install cmdtube

You can also use Python from your command prompt

$ python -m pip install cmdtube

Lastly, to install from GitHub (ensuring that Git has been added to PATH), do:

$ python -m pip install git+https://www.github.com/Samuel-HSSP/cmdtube

Features

  1. Search for a YouTube video
  2. Watch a YouTube video on your browser
  3. Download a YouTube video
  4. Download a YouTube playlist
  5. Get information about a YouTube video
  6. Download a YouTube video as an audio

Usage

With CmdTube, you can download any YouTube programming tutorial you want, over a few commands. The following section of the documentation is to guide you on how to use CmdTube. Here is how you should initialize cmdtube:

>>> from cmdtube import cmdtube
...
# To search YouTube for 'How to debug without Stack Overflow'
CMDTube> cmdtube -search How to debug without Stack Overflow

Get Information about a YouTube Video

To get information about a YouTube video, use the syntax given below. This command returns the following information:

  1. Title
  2. Views
  3. Publish Date
  4. Length
  5. Author
  6. Keywords
  7. Channel URL
  8. Description
Usage: cmdtube [-i INFO]

Positional argument:
  -i INFO, -info INFO
                        get information about the video using its URL.

Search YouTube Videos

To search YouTube for videos, use the following syntax:

Usage: cmdtube [-s SEARCH_QUERY] [-r RESULTS]

Positional arguments:
  -s SEARCH_QUERY, -search SEARCH_QUERY
                        search YouTube for desired query

optional arguments:
  -r RESULTS, --results RESULTS
                        The maximum number of results to display.
                        For now, the default value is 10 and maximum is 19.

You can also use the pipeline feature to watch a video from the search results.

Usage: cmdtube [-s SEARCH_QUERY] [-r RESULTS] | cmdtube [-w WATCH]

Positional arguments:
  -s SEARCH_QUERY, -search SEARCH_QUERY
                        search YouTube for desired query
  -w WATCH, -watch WATCH
                        the index of the video to watch, from the displayed
                        search result. It should not be more than the total
                        number of videos from the search results.
                        To watch the first video, use 1.
Optional arguments:
  -r RESULTS, --results RESULTS
                        The maximum number of results to display.
                        This determines the index of the video to download. It
                        must not be greater than the maximum number of results.
                        For now, the default value is 10 and maximum is 19

If you want to download a video from the search results, follow the syntax below:

Usage: cmdtube [-s SEARCH_QUERY] [-r RESULTS] | cmdtube [-d DOWNLOAD]

Positional arguments:
  -s SEARCH_QUERY, -search SEARCH_QUERY
                        search YouTube for desired query
  -d DOWNLOAD, -download DOWNLOAD
                        the index of the video to download, from the displayed
                        search results. It should not be more than the total
                        number of videos from the search results.
                        To download the first video, use 1.
                        Note that it will always download the highest resolution
                        of the video. More functionalities will be added later.
Optional arguments:
  -r RESULTS, --results RESULTS
                        The maximum number of results to display.
                        This determines the index of the video to download. It
                        must not be greater than the maximum number of results.
                        For now, the default value is 10 and maximum is 19

Finally, you can get the information about a video from the list of search results.

Usage: cmdtube [-s SEARCH_QUERY] [-r RESULTS] | cmdtube [-i INFO]

Positional arguments:
  -s SEARCH_QUERY, -search SEARCH_QUERY
                        search YouTube for desired query
  -i INFO, -info INFO
                        the index of the video from the displayed
                        search results. It should not be more than the total
                        number of videos from the search results.
                        To get information about the second video shown in the
                        search result, use 2.

Optional arguments:
  -r RESULTS, --results RESULTS
                        The maximum number of results to display.
                        This determines the index of the video to download. It
                        must not be greater than the maximum number of results.
                        For now, the default value is 10 and maximum is 19

Download YouTube Videos and Playlists

To download a YouTube video or playlist into the current working directory, follow the syntax below:

Usage: cmdtube [-d DOWNLOAD] [-t TYPE] [-f FORMAT] [-res RESOLUTION]

Positional arguments:
  -d DOWNLOAD, -download DOWNLOAD
                        URL for video or playlist to download
  -t TYPE, -type TYPE
                        could be either `video` or `playlist`

Optional arguments:
  -f FORMAT, -format FORMAT
                        video format to download. Could be one of `mp4` and `3gp`.
                        More video formats will be supported in future versions
                        By default, it will download the mp4 format.
  -res RESOLUTION, -resolution RESOLUTION
                        resolution of the video to download.
                        Ex: 360p, 480p, 720p, 1080p, highest, lowest
                        If highest, it will download the video in the highest resolution.
                        Otherwise (if lowest), it will download the video in the lowest
                        resolution.
                        By default, it downloads the video in the highest resolution.

You can also download a single video or all the videos in a playlist as audio.

Usage: cmdtube [-d DOWNLOAD] [-t TYPE]

Positional arguments:
  -d DOWNLOAD, -download DOWNLOAD
                        URL for video or playlist to download
  -t TYPE, -type TYPE
                        must either be `audio` or `playlist-audio` here

To-Do

  • Download files to specified paths
  • Show progress bars for videos downloading
  • Show more information about commands
  • Proper documentation
  • Command to show full/minimal information about a video
  • Save command output to text file
  • Download captions for videos
  • Add support for more video and audio formats
  • Proper organization of code files
  • Fix all the bugs, and probably add more

Other Libraries

PyTube - Python 3 library for downloading YouTube Videos.

Installation

pip install pytube

YoutubeSearch - Perform YouTube video searches without the API

Installation

pip install youtube-search

PS: This is my first Python library I launched on my birthday, it's not perfect! :)

Owner
Samuel Ayomide Ogunleke
Samuel is a Mobile App Developer and Data Scientist. He writes code to solve problems and he uses his knowledge and skills to help people with their problems.
Samuel Ayomide Ogunleke
A simple command line dumper written in Python 3.

A simple command line dumper written in Python 3.

ImFatF1sh 1 Oct 10, 2021
πŸ–οΈThis is a feature-complete clone of the awesome Chalk (JavaScript) library.

Terminal string styling done right This is a feature-complete clone of the awesome Chalk (JavaScript) library. All credits go to Sindre Sorhus. Highli

Fabian Keller 132 Dec 27, 2022
A Python package for Misty II development

Misty2py Misty2py is a Python 3 package for Misty II development using Misty's REST API. Read the full documentation here! Installation Poetry To inst

Chris Scarred 1 Mar 07, 2022
CmdTube is a Python CLI library for searching, downloading, and watching YouTube tutorials

CmdTube is a Python CLI library for searching, downloading, and watching YouTube tutorials. This library was made with programmers in mind and it's dedicated to every programmer who watches YouTube v

Samuel Ayomide Ogunleke 2 Aug 22, 2022
EODAG is a command line tool and a plugin-oriented Python framework for searching, aggregating results and downloading remote sensed images while offering a unified API for data access regardless of the data provider

EODAG (Earth Observation Data Access Gateway) is a command line tool and a plugin-oriented Python framework for searching, aggregating results and downloading remote sensed images while offering a un

CS GROUP 205 Jan 03, 2023
Bryce Geiser 4 Aug 04, 2022
Python3 library for multimedia functions at the command terminal

TERMINEDIA This is a Python library allowing using a text-terminal as a low-resolution graphics output, along with keyboard realtime reading, and a co

Joao S. O. Bueno 89 Dec 17, 2022
⌨ Toward a more useful keyboard

Toward a more useful keyboard Steve Losh's Modern Space Cadet is an inspiration. It opened my eyes to the fact that there's a more useful keyboard hid

Jason Rudolph 1.7k Jan 01, 2023
My dotfiles -My configuration, with installations steps.

.dotfiles My configuration, with installations steps. Installation Oh My ZSH Install with this command: sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercont

Luca Angioloni 4 Dec 14, 2022
A CLI application that downloads your AC submissions from OJ's like Atcoder,Codeforces,CodeChef and distil it into beautiful Submission HeatMap.

Yoda A CLI that takes away the hassle of managing your submission files on different online-judges by automating the entire process of collecting and organizing your code submissions in one single Di

Nikhar Manchanda 1 Jul 28, 2022
Simple subcommand CLIs with argparse

multicommand Simple subcommand CLIs with argparse. multicommand uses only the standard library and is ~150 lines of code (modulo comments and whitespa

Andrew Ross 10 Aug 01, 2022
bsp_tool provides a Command Line Interface for analysing .bsp files

bsp_tool Python library for analysing .bsp files bsp_tool provides a Command Line Interface for analysing .bsp files Current development is focused on

Jared Ketterer 64 Dec 28, 2022
iTerm2 Shell integration for Xonsh shell.

iTerm2 Shell Integration iTerm2 Shell integration for Xonsh shell. Installation To install use pip: xpip install xontrib-iterm2 # or: xpip install -U

Noorhteen Raja NJ 6 Dec 29, 2022
CLI program that allows you to change your Alacritty config with one command without editing the config file.

Pycritty Change your alacritty config on the fly! Installation: pip install pycritty By default, only the program itself will be installed, but you ca

Antonio Sarosi 184 Jan 07, 2023
A next-generation CLI and TUI that aims to be your personal assistant for everything competitive programming related. πŸš€

Competitive Programming Tool Kit The Competitive Programming Tool Kit (cptk for short), is a command line and terminal user interface (CLI and TUI) th

Alon 4 May 21, 2022
🐍 Python CLI tool to get public information from a GitHub account

🐍 Gitter 🐍 Python CLI tool to get public information from a GitHub account πŸ€” What's this? Gitter is a open-source project created to easily uses th

opp? 3 Oct 14, 2022
A dashboard for your Terminal written in the Python 3 language,

termDash is a handy little program, written in the Python 3 language, and is a small little dashboard for your terminal, designed to be a utility to help people, as well as helping new users get used

Rebecca White 2 Dec 03, 2021
Bear-Shell is a shell based in the terminal or command prompt.

Bear-Shell is a shell based in the terminal or command prompt. You can navigate files, run python files, create files via the BearUtils text editor, and a lot more coming up!

MichaelBear 6 Dec 25, 2021
A very simple OpenContest command line client written in Python

OpenContest Client A very simple OpenContest command line client written in Python. The only dependency is the requests library. Tested with Linux onl

Ladue Computer Science 1 May 25, 2022
dotfilery, configuration, environment settings, automation, etc.

β”Œβ”¬β”β”Œβ”€β”β”Œβ”€β”β”Œβ”€β”β”¬ β”¬β”Œβ”¬β”β”¬ β”¬β”¬β”Œβ”€β” β”‚β”‚β”‚β”œβ”€ β”‚ β”¬β”œβ”€β”€β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€β”‚β”‚ :: bits & bobs, dots & things. β”΄ β”΄β””β”€β”˜β””β”€β”˜β”΄ β”΄β”΄β”€β”˜β”΄ β”΄ β”΄ β”΄β”΄β””β”€β”˜ @megalithic πŸš€ Instal

Seth Messer 89 Dec 25, 2022