yt-dlp/
A command-line tool and Python library for downloading audio and video from supported sites.
What it does
A command-line tool and Python library for downloading audio and video from supported sites.
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What the README covers
- INSTALLATION
- RELEASE FILES
- UPDATE
- DEPENDENCIES
- Strongly recommended
- Networking
- Metadata
- Misc
- Deprecated
- COMPILE
- Standalone PyInstaller Builds
- Platform-independent Binary (UNIX)
Getting started
Excerpt from the README · Checked 15 Oct 2026
from yt_dlp import YoutubeDL
URLS = ['https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YE7VzlLtp-4']
with YoutubeDL() as ydl:
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