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YouTube Scraper

Python scripts for scraping YouTube video

Bandwidth Considerations

Hosting a YouTube scraper directly on this website would consume significant bandwidth and server resources. Instead, I've created a standalone Python tool that you can run locally on your own machine.

This approach is more efficient, respects server resources, and gives you full control over your downloads.

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YouTube Scraper Scripts

A collection of Python scripts for downloading YouTube videos with different approaches - single video downloads and concurrent batch downloads.

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Features

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Single Video Scraper

  • • Download single videos with custom quality
  • • Audio-only downloads (MP3 format)
  • • Custom output directory
  • • Format listing without downloading

Batch Scraper

  • • Concurrent downloads (up to 20 workers)
  • • Text file input for batch processing
  • • Progress tracking and error handling
  • • Support for comments in URL files

Quick Start

Installation:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Single Download:

python simple-youtube-scraper.py "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"

Batch Download:

python youtube-scraper.py example_urls.txt

Requirements

Software:

  • • Python 3.7+
  • • yt-dlp library
  • • FFmpeg (for audio extraction)

Quality Options:

  • • best, worst, 720p, 480p, 360p
  • • bestaudio for audio-only
  • • Custom output directories
  • • Concurrent worker configuration
Disclaimer

This tool is for educational and personal use only. Please respect YouTube's Terms of Service and copyright laws. Users are responsible for ensuring they have the right to download content.