if audio_only: ydl_opts.update( 'format': 'bestaudio/best', 'postprocessors': [ 'key': 'FFmpegExtractAudio', 'preferredcodec': 'mp3', 'preferredquality': '192', ], 'outtmpl': '%(playlist_title)s/%(playlist_index)s - %(title)s.%(ext)s', ) else: # Video download: choose format based on quality param if quality: fmt = f'bestvideo[height<=quality]+bestaudio/best[height<=quality]' else: fmt = 'bestvideo+bestaudio/best' ydl_opts.update( 'format': fmt, 'merge_output_format': 'mp4', )
import tkinter as tk from tkinter import messagebox from pytube import Playlist
pip install tqdm
ydl_opts = 'ignoreerrors': True, 'continuedl': True, 'retries': 10, 'fragment_retries': 10,
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self.playlist_url_entry = tk.Entry(self.window, width=50) self.playlist_url_entry.pack()
: This dictionary stores settings. We use outtmpl to automatically create a folder named after the playlist to keep your files organized. if audio_only: ydl_opts
python downloader.py --url "PLAYLIST_URL" --type audio --output ~/Music
Download ffmpeg from its official website and add it to your system PATH. We use outtmpl to automatically create a folder
This will create a downloads/Playlist Name/ folder with all videos in the best available quality.
print(f"Downloading: video.title...") stream.download(output_path=download_path) print(f"✅ Done: video.title")