Pafy - Getting Watch URL for Each Item of Playlist

Pafy - Getting Watch URL for Each Item of Playlist

Pafy is a Python library that enables you to retrieve YouTube content and metadata. To get the watch URL for each item in a playlist, you'll first need to fetch the playlist using Pafy, and then iterate over the playlist items to get their individual URLs.

Here's a step-by-step guide on how to do this:

1. Install Pafy and youtube-dl

Pafy relies on youtube-dl for some of its functionalities. Install both Pafy and youtube-dl using pip:

pip install pafy youtube-dl

2. Import Pafy

Import Pafy in your Python script:

import pafy

3. Fetch the Playlist

Use Pafy to fetch the playlist. You'll need the playlist's URL for this:

playlist_url = 'YOUR_PLAYLIST_URL' # Replace with your YouTube playlist URL playlist = pafy.get_playlist(playlist_url)

4. Iterate Over Playlist Items

Each item in the playlist can be accessed from the ['items'] attribute of the playlist object. You can iterate over these items to get the watch URL for each video:

for video in playlist['items']: video_url = video['pafy'].watchv_url print(video_url)

Full Example

Here's how the complete code looks:

import pafy # URL of the YouTube playlist playlist_url = 'YOUR_PLAYLIST_URL' # Replace with the actual URL # Fetch the playlist playlist = pafy.get_playlist(playlist_url) # Iterate over playlist items and print each video's watch URL for video in playlist['items']: video_url = video['pafy'].watchv_url print(video_url)

Replace 'YOUR_PLAYLIST_URL' with the actual URL of the YouTube playlist you want to process.

Note

  • API Changes: YouTube and libraries like youtube-dl and pafy are frequently updated, which might lead to changes in API or functionality. Always ensure you have the latest version, and check the documentation for any updates.
  • Usage Limits and Terms: Be mindful of YouTube's terms of service and usage limits when using libraries like pafy and youtube-dl for accessing content programmatically.

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