I’m working on a project to create a simple YouTube downloader like y2mate.is using Python, and I’ve run into a few issues that I can’t seem to figure out. I’m using the pytube library to handle the video downloading, but I’m not sure if I’m implementing it correctly. Here’s a simplified version of my code:
from pytube import YouTube
def download_video(url, save_path):
try:
yt = YouTube(url)
stream = yt.streams.get_highest_resolution()
stream.download(save_path)
print(f"Downloaded: {yt.title}")
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error: {e}")
if __name__ == "__main__":
video_url = "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=example"
save_directory = "./videos"
download_video(video_url, save_directory)
**Issues I’m Facing:
**
Error Handling: Sometimes the download fails with various errors like HTTPError or RegexMatchError. How can I make my error handling more robust to catch and handle these exceptions properly?
Downloading Playlists: I would like to extend this to support downloading entire playlists. How can I modify the code to handle playlist URLs?
Progress Tracking: Is there a way to track and display the download progress to the user? How can I integrate a progress bar or similar feedback mechanism?
Video Quality Options: How can I allow users to select different video quality options (e.g., 720p, 1080p) before downloading?
Any help or pointers would be greatly appreciated! If there’s a better way to structure my code or if there are best practices I should follow, I’d love to hear about them.
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