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Getting Started

This section will guide you through the installation, dependencies, and basic usage of the YouTube DL Scraper package.

Installation

To install YouTube DL Scraper, use the following command:

pip install youtube-dl-scraper
Alternatively

Alternatively, you can install it directly from the source:

git clone https://github.com/DannyAkintunde/Youtube-dl-scraper.git
cd Youtube-dl-scraper
pip install .

Dependencies

Ensure the following dependencies are installed:

  • Python 3.7 or higher

  • FFmpeg (for audio/video processing)

To install FFmpeg:

sudo apt install ffmpeg  # For Ubuntu/Debian

brew install ffmpeg  # For macOS

choco install ffmpeg  # For Windows (using Chocolatey)

Note

You can also download the installer for your Os from here