YouTube_playlist.py

''' Grab all the video details from a YouTube Playlist '''
# This works upto 100 videos on a playlist
# python 3.8.2
from googleapiclient.discovery import build
#pylint: disable = E1101
import yaml  # to convert json data into a python dictionary

api_key = ''  # your api_key here

playlist_id = 'PLs1-UdHIwbo7Dd4u15e0TtlCkVbcZoYz2'  # put the playlist id here

youtube = build('youtube', 'v3', developerKey=api_key)

# part1

request = youtube.playlistItems().list(part='contentDetails', maxResults=50,
                                       playlistId=playlist_id)
response = request.execute()
token = response.get('nextPageToken')

if token != None:
    request2 = youtube.playlistItems().list(part='contentDetails', maxResults=50,
                                            playlistId=playlist_id,  pageToken=token)
    response2 = request2.execute()
    with open('ylist2.txt', 'w') as f2:  # Erase all contents
        pass
    with open('ylist2.txt', 'a') as f2:
        f2.write(str(response2))

# # Erase all contents
with open('ylist.txt', 'w') as f:
    pass

with open('ylist.txt', 'a') as f:
    f.write(str(response))


print('Done')

# # Part 2

video_ids = []

with open('ylist.txt', 'r') as f3:
    f3 = f3.read()
    f3 = yaml.load(f3, Loader=yaml.CLoader)
    listy = f3.get('items')
    for x in range(0, len(listy)):
        y = listy[x].get('contentDetails').get('videoId')
        video_ids.append(y)

if token != None:
    with open('ylist2.txt', 'r') as f3:
        f3 = f3.read()
        f3 = yaml.load(f3, Loader=yaml.CLoader)
        listy = f3.get('items')
        for x in range(0, len(listy)):
            y = listy[x].get('contentDetails').get('videoId')
            video_ids.append(y)

print('A-OK')

# # Part 3

# write the headings
with open('stats.txt', 'w') as s:
    s.write('ID' + '\t' + 'Title' + '\t' + 'Published' +
            '\t' + 'Views' + '\t' + 'Likes' + '\t' + 'Dislikes' + '\t' + 'Duration' + '\n')


for z in range(0, len(video_ids)):
    v_id = video_ids[z]
    request = youtube.videos().list(part='statistics', id=v_id)
    test = request.execute()
    r = test.get('items')[0].get('statistics')
    view = r.get('viewCount')
    like = r.get('likeCount')
    dislike = r.get('dislikeCount')

    request3 = youtube.videos().list(part="snippet", id=v_id)
    uu = request3.execute()
    title = uu.get('items')[0].get('snippet').get('title')
    date_published = uu.get('items')[0].get('snippet').get('publishedAt')

    requestT = youtube.videos().list(part="contentDetails", id=v_id)
    responseT = requestT.execute()
    with open('json.txt', 'w') as qt:
        qt = qt.write(str(responseT))
    with open('json.txt', 'r') as qq:
        qq = qq.read()
        qq = yaml.load(qq, Loader=yaml.CLoader)
        duration = qq.get('items')[0].get('contentDetails').get('duration')

    with open('stats.txt', 'a') as s:
        s.write(v_id + '\t' + title + '\t' + date_published +
                '\t' + view + '\t'+like + '\t' + dislike + '\t' + duration + '\n')

print('All Done')