notes

youtube_dl module

https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/blob/3e4cedf9e8cd3157df2457df7274d0c842421945/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py#L137-L312

import subprocess
import youtube_dl
import os

os.system('clear')

def run(video_url):
    # video to download
    # video_url = video_url 
    # Download and convert to mp3 and store in downloads folder
    video_info = youtube_dl.YoutubeDL().extract_info(
        url=video_url, download=False)

video_title = video_info['title']
    filename = f"{video_title}.mp3"

# save file in current working directory cwd
    where_to_save = os.getcwd()

filename = f"{video_info['title']}.mp3"
    output_path = os.path.join(where_to_save, filename)

options = {
        # reduces the several line of output to barest minimal and therefore, time
        'quiet': True,
        'noplaylist': True,
        'format': 'bestaudio/best',
        'keepvideo': False,
        'outtmpl': output_path,
        'postprocessors': [{
            'key': 'FFmpegExtractAudio',
            'preferredcodec': 'mp3',
            'preferredquality': '192',
        }]
    }

with youtube_dl.YoutubeDL(options) as ydl:
        ydl.download([video_info['webpage_url']])

run('https://youtu.be/c1eoBnlqeGg')