Merge pull request sumanth-0#713 from sumanth-0/fix-issue-movie

sumanth-0 · web-flow · commit 60ae97f06d21 · 2025-10-11T13:08:48.000+05:30
Fix: resolved issue sumanth-0#7 (description of fix)
diff --git a/youtube_url_downloader/readme.txt b/youtube_url_downloader/readme.txt
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+# 🎬 YouTube Video Downloader
+
+**YouTube Video Downloader** is a simple Python tool to download YouTube videos or audio using the `pytube` library.  
+It supports downloading the **highest resolution video** or extracting **audio as MP3**.
+
+---
+
+## Features
+
+- 📥 Download YouTube videos (highest resolution)  
+- 🎵 Download audio only (converted to MP3)  
+- 💾 Saves files in a `downloads` folder in the current directory  
+- 🔄 Handles common YouTube errors with retry mechanism  
+- 🖥️ Interactive and beginner-friendly  
+
+---
+
+## Getting Started
+
+1. **Install Python 3**  
+2. Install `pytube` (latest version):
+```bash
+pip install --upgrade pytube
+
+📥 YouTube Video Downloader
+
+Menu:
+1️⃣  Download YouTube Video/Audio
+2️⃣  Exit
+Choose an option (1-2): 1
+Enter YouTube video URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
+
+🎥 Video Title: Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Music Video)
+Download as (v)ideo or (a)udio? [v/a]: v
+Downloading video to downloads ...
+✅ Video downloaded successfully!
diff --git a/youtube_url_downloader/youtube_downloader.py b/youtube_url_downloader/youtube_downloader.py
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+"""
+YouTube Video Downloader (Robust Version)
+- Download video or audio using pytube
+- Handles common YouTube errors and retry mechanism
+"""
+
+import os
+import time
+
+try:
+    from pytube import YouTube
+except ImportError:
+    print("pytube not installed. Install it with 'pip install pytube'")
+    exit()
+
+# Downloads folder in current directory
+DOWNLOAD_FOLDER = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "downloads")
+os.makedirs(DOWNLOAD_FOLDER, exist_ok=True)
+
+def fetch_video(url, retries=3):
+    """
+    Fetch YouTube object with retry mechanism
+    """
+    for attempt in range(retries):
+        try:
+            yt = YouTube(url)
+            return yt
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"⚠️ Attempt {attempt+1} failed: {e}")
+            time.sleep(1)
+    print("❌ Failed to fetch video info. Check URL or update pytube.")
+    return None
+
+def download_video(url):
+    yt = fetch_video(url)
+    if not yt:
+        return
+    print(f"\n🎥 Video Title: {yt.title}")
+    choice = input("Download as (v)ideo or (a)udio? [v/a]: ").strip().lower()
+    
+    if choice == "v":
+        try:
+            stream = yt.streams.get_highest_resolution()
+            print(f"Downloading video to {DOWNLOAD_FOLDER} ...")
+            stream.download(DOWNLOAD_FOLDER)
+            print("✅ Video downloaded successfully!")
+        except Exception as e:
+            print("❌ Download failed:", e)
+    elif choice == "a":
+        try:
+            stream = yt.streams.filter(only_audio=True).first()
+            out_file = stream.download(DOWNLOAD_FOLDER)
+            base, ext = os.path.splitext(out_file)
+            new_file = base + ".mp3"
+            os.rename(out_file, new_file)
+            print(f"✅ Audio downloaded successfully as {new_file}")
+        except Exception as e:
+            print("❌ Audio download failed:", e)
+    else:
+        print("Invalid choice. Cancelled.")
+
+def main():
+    print("\n📥 YouTube Video Downloader")
+    while True:
+        print("\nMenu:")
+        print("1️⃣  Download YouTube Video/Audio")
+        print("2️⃣  Exit")
+        choice = input("Choose an option (1-2): ").strip()
+        if choice == "1":
+            url = input("Enter YouTube video URL: ").strip()
+            if url:
+                download_video(url)
+            else:
+                print("URL cannot be empty.")
+        elif choice == "2":
+            print("Goodbye! 🎬")
+            break
+        else:
+            print("Invalid option. Try again.")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
