Using the ``yt_dlp`` module =============================== When using the ``yt_dlp`` module, you start by creating an instance of :class:`YoutubeDL` and adding all the available extractors: .. code-block:: python >>> from yt_dlp import YoutubeDL >>> ydl = YoutubeDL() >>> ydl.add_default_info_extractors() Extracting video information ---------------------------- You use the :meth:`YoutubeDL.extract_info` method for getting the video information, which returns a dictionary: .. code-block:: python >>> info = ydl.extract_info('http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc', download=False) [youtube] Setting language [youtube] BaW_jenozKc: Downloading webpage [youtube] BaW_jenozKc: Downloading video info webpage [youtube] BaW_jenozKc: Extracting video information >>> info['title'] 'youtube-dl test video "\'/\\ä↭𝕐' >>> info['height'], info['width'] (720, 1280) If you want to download or play the video you can get its url: .. code-block:: python >>> info['url'] 'https://...' Extracting playlist information ------------------------------- The playlist information is extracted in a similar way, but the dictionary is a bit different: .. code-block:: python >>> playlist = ydl.extract_info('http://www.ted.com/playlists/13/open_source_open_world', download=False) [TED] open_source_open_world: Downloading playlist webpage ... >>> playlist['title'] 'Open-source, open world' You can access the videos in the playlist with the ``entries`` field: .. code-block:: python >>> for video in playlist['entries']: ... print('Video #%d: %s' % (video['playlist_index'], video['title'])) Video #1: How Arduino is open-sourcing imagination Video #2: The year open data went worldwide Video #3: Massive-scale online collaboration Video #4: The art of asking Video #5: How cognitive surplus will change the world Video #6: The birth of Wikipedia Video #7: Coding a better government Video #8: The era of open innovation Video #9: The currency of the new economy is trust