Open your terminal and run:
from pytube import Playlist pl = Playlist("URL", cookies="cookies.txt") YouTube sometimes throttles downloads. Pytube automatically applies a workaround, but you can also add a time delay between downloads:
if not os.path.exists(output_dir): os.makedirs(output_dir) youtube playlist free downloader python script
def main(): print("=== YouTube Playlist Downloader (Advanced) ===") playlist_url = input("Enter playlist URL: ").strip() download_type = input("Download type? (video/audio/highres): ").strip().lower() output_dir = input("Output directory (default: ./downloads): ").strip() or "./downloads"
Args: playlist_url (str): Full URL of the YouTube playlist. output_path (str): Directory where files will be saved. """ # Create output directory if it doesn't exist if not os.path.exists(output_path): os.makedirs(output_path) Open your terminal and run: from pytube import
def download_video(youtube_url, output_path, download_type="video"): """ Downloads a single video based on type. Types: 'video' (highest progressive), 'audio' (highest bitrate audio), 'highres' (1080p+ with merge) """ try: yt = YouTube(youtube_url, on_progress_callback=on_progress) print(f" Title: yt.title")
# youtube_playlist_downloader.py from pytube import Playlist import os output_path (str): Directory where files will be saved
pip install pytube For the audio conversion part (bonus section), we'll also need pydub and ffmpeg :
