Youtube Playlist Free Download ((full))er Python Script Info

YouTube Playlist Free Downloader Python Script

Legal & Ethical Considerations

Important: Downloading videos from YouTube may violate YouTube's Terms of Service unless you are downloading your own content or have permission from the copyright holder. Always:

This script is for educational purposes and personal backups of freely available content.

5. Complete Python Script

#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
YouTube Playlist Downloader
Downloads all videos from a public YouTube playlist.
Usage: python youtube_playlist_downloader.py
"""

import os
import re
from pytube import Playlist
from pytube.exceptions import PytubeError, VideoUnavailable youtube playlist free downloader python script


def sanitize_filename(title):
"""Remove invalid characters from filename."""
return re.sub(r'[<>:"/\|?*]', '_', title)


def get_user_choice():
"""Get playlist URL and quality preference from user."""
print("=" * 50)
print("   YouTube Playlist Downloader")
print("=" * 50) YouTube Playlist Free Downloader Python Script Legal &


playlist_url = input("\nEnter YouTube Playlist URL: ").strip()
print("\nSelect quality:")
print("1. Highest resolution (includes audio)")
print("2. Lowest resolution (fast download)")
print("3. 720p (if available)")
choice = input("Enter choice (1/2/3): ").strip()
return playlist_url, choice



def get_stream(video, quality_choice):
"""
Select appropriate stream based on user's quality choice.
Returns a progressive stream (video+audio combined).
"""
try:
streams = video.streams.filter(progressive=True, file_extension='mp4')


    if quality_choice == '1':  # Highest
        return streams.order_by('resolution').last()
    elif quality_choice == '2':  # Lowest
        return streams.order_by('resolution').first()
    elif quality_choice == '3':  # 720p
        stream_720p = streams.filter(res='720p').first()
        return stream_720p if stream_720p else streams.order_by('resolution').last()
    else:
        return streams.order_by('resolution').last()
except Exception as e:
    print(f"  Error selecting stream: e")
    return None



def download_playlist(playlist_url, quality_choice, download_path="./downloads"):
"""Main function to download entire playlist.""" Use downloaded content for personal, offline use only


# Create download directory if not exists
if not os.path.exists(download_path):
    os.makedirs(download_path)
    print(f"Created directory: download_path")
try:
    # Fetch playlist
    print("\nFetching playlist...")
    playlist = Playlist(playlist_url)
    print(f"Playlist Title: playlist.title")
    print(f"Total Videos: len(playlist.video_urls)")
confirm = input("\nProceed with download? (y/n): ").strip().lower()
    if confirm != 'y':
        print("Download cancelled.")
        return
# Download each video
    success_count = 0
    fail_count = 0
for idx, video in enumerate(playlist.videos, start=1):
        print(f"\n[idx/len(playlist.video_urls)] Processing: video.title")
try:
            # Get appropriate stream
            stream = get_stream(video, quality_choice)
if not stream:
                print(f"  ✗ No suitable stream found. Skipping.")
                fail_count += 1
                continue
# Sanitize filename
            safe_title = sanitize_filename(video.title)
            filename = f"safe_title.mp4"
            filepath = os.path.join(download_path, filename)
# Download
            print(f"  Downloading: stream.resolution - round(stream.filesize_mb, 2) MB")
            stream.download(output_path=download_path, filename=filename)
            print(f"  ✓ Saved to: filepath")
            success_count += 1
except VideoUnavailable:
            print(f"  ✗ Video unavailable. Skipping.")
            fail_count += 1
        except PytubeError as e:
            print(f"  ✗ Pytube error: e")
            fail_count += 1
        except Exception as e:
            print(f"  ✗ Unexpected error: e")
            fail_count += 1
# Summary
    print("\n" + "=" * 50)
    print("DOWNLOAD COMPLETE")
    print(f"Successful: success_count")
    print(f"Failed: fail_count")
    print(f"Location: os.path.abspath(download_path)")
    print("=" * 50)
except Exception as e:
    print(f"\nError loading playlist: e")
    print("Check URL or network connection.")



if name == "main":
try:
playlist_url, quality_choice = get_user_choice()
download_playlist(playlist_url, quality_choice)
except KeyboardInterrupt:
print("\n\nDownload interrupted by user.")
except Exception as e:
print(f"\nUnexpected error: e")

10. Enhancement Suggestions

For advanced users, consider adding:

Method 2: Graphical User Interface (GUI)

import tkinter as tk
from tkinter import messagebox
from pytube import Playlist
class YouTubePlaylistDownloader:
    def __init__(self):
        self.window = tk.Tk()
        self.window.title("YouTube Playlist Downloader")
self.playlist_url_label = tk.Label(self.window, text="Enter the YouTube playlist URL:")
        self.playlist_url_label.pack()
self.playlist_url_entry = tk.Entry(self.window, width=50)
        self.playlist_url_entry.pack()
self.download_button = tk.Button(self.window, text="Download", command=self.download_playlist)
        self.download_button.pack()
def download_playlist(self):
        playlist_url = self.playlist_url_entry.get()
        playlist = Playlist(playlist_url)
        for video_url in playlist.video_urls:
            video = pytube.YouTube(video_url)
            video.streams.get_highest_resolution().download()
        messagebox.showinfo("Success", "Playlist downloaded successfully!")
def run(self):
        self.window.mainloop()
if __name__ == "__main__":
    downloader = YouTubePlaylistDownloader()
    downloader.run()

Features

4. Script Architecture

┌─────────────────┐
│  User Input     │
│  - Playlist URL │
│  - Quality      │
└────────┬────────┘
         ▼
┌─────────────────┐
│  Fetch Playlist │
│  (pytube.Playlist)│
└────────┬────────┘
         ▼
┌─────────────────┐
│ Iterate Videos  │
└────────┬────────┘
         ▼
┌─────────────────┐
│ For each video: │
│ - Get stream    │
│ - Download      │
│ - Handle errors │
└─────────────────┘

Handling Common Issues & Edge Cases

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