Education YouTuber GPT

This project is to create a better way to find the answers you're looking for from specific youtubers. You select a channel from the dropdown and then ask the question you want. You will be presented with a plain text answer and a selection of related videos you can watch if you would like further information

Demo:

Screen.Recording.2023-06-11.at.19.06.09.mov

Setting up the environment:

1. Install python 3.8.5
2. Install pip
3. Install virtualenv by running:

pip install virtualenv

4. Create a virtual environment by running:

python3 -m venv env

5. Activate the virtual environment by running:

source env/bin/activate

6. Install the dependencies by running:

pip install -r requirements.txt

7. Copy the .env.example file to .env and fill in the appropriate values

8. To deactivate the virtual environment run:

deactivate

To add a new youtube channel to the db do the following:

1. Assign the constants in populate_db.py to the appropriate values to channel_id and channel_name in main()
2. Navigate to the backend directory by running:

cd backend

3. Run:

python populate_db.py

To run the app:

1. Ensure all dependencies are installed by running:

pip install -r requirements.txt

2. In the root of the repository run:

streamlit run app.py

3. Enter your OpenAI API key where indicated