YouTube Video Downloader CLI Application

This command-line application downloads YouTube videos specified by the user. It uses the pytube library to fetch and download the videos.

🌟 Features

• Downloads YouTube videos in mp4 format
• Allows downloading multiple videos in one go
• Robust error handling for invalid URLs and unavailable videos

🚀 Getting Started

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/lakota-camp/yt-downloader.git
cd yt-downloader

2. Set up a virtual environment and activate it:

python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # On Windows, use `.venv\Scripts\activate`

3. Install the dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Run the application:

python3 app.py

🛠️ CLI Command Alias Setup To simplify running the YouTube video downloader, you can set up command aliases in your shell configuration file (.bashrc, .zshrc, etc.):

1. Open your shell configuration file:

nano ~/.zshrc # or ~/.bashrc depending on your shell

2. Add the following alias definitions:

alias yt-dl='source /path/to/dir/yt-downloader/.venv/bin/activate && python3 /path/to/dir/yt-downloader/app.py'

4. Apply the changes:

source ~/.bashrc  # or ~/.zshrc depending on your shell

📄 Usage Example

Download videos:

1. Run the command alias to start the application:

   yt-dl

2. Follow the prompts:

   • Enter the number of videos to download:

     Enter the number of videos to download: 3
     

   • Enter the URLs for each video one by one:

     Enter YouTube URL 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=example_video_id1
     Enter YouTube URL 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=example_video_id2
     Enter YouTube URL 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=example_video_id3
     

3. The application will then download the specified videos.

🚧 Future Enhancements

• Add a function to download a playlist of videos
• Add a progress bar to show detailed download progress

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.