📹 Pyutube - The Simplest YouTube Downloader CLI

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Pyutube is a small CLI for downloading YouTube videos, shorts, audio, and playlists.

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Install

pip install pyutube

For local development:

pip install -e ".[dev]"

Use

pyutube "<youtube-url>"
pyutube "<youtube-url>" "/path/to/save"
pyutube "<youtube-url>" -a
pyutube "<youtube-url>" -f
pyutube "<playlist-url>"
pyutube "<youtube-url>" -- --ignore-errors --write-info-json

Short version:

• URL is required.
• PATH is optional and defaults to the current directory.
• -a downloads audio only (as MP3).
• -f downloads video only.
• Playlist URLs first show a selection menu so you can choose specific items or download all.
• Anything after -- is forwarded to yt-dlp.

Check the CLI help:

pyutube --help
python -m pyutube --help

Docs

• EXAMPLES.md for quick command examples.
• QUALITY.md for local checks.
• CONTRIBUTING.md for contribution rules.

License

MIT. See LICENSE.