Video Downloader

Video downloader is a desktop application made with Python. The GUI is built using PyQT5. It allows downloading of Youtube Videos and Playlists to the user’s system.

Future Plans

download playlists
download from from different media sources, such as Reddit, Imgur, GifyCat, and more.

IMPORTANT !

As the original pytube is not being maintained we have made the decision to switch to pytube3

If you’re already using the original pytube, please upgrade using.

pip install pytube3 --upgrade

pip uninstall pytube
pip install pytube3

_If its a new installation of the project, please ignore this session_

Prerequisites

Python 3.7x

Contributors

Cheryl M / cherylli - Project Lead #1
Jon M / chonix - Co-Project Lead #1
Ryan Samman - Expert beginner
Alexandre Horta - Code and snacks

Please feel free to contact us if you would like to contribute. We also have a discord server for various projects including this.

Dependencies

PyQt5==5.14.1
PyQt5-sip==12.7.0 extension module provides support for the PyQt5 package
pytube3 A lightweight, Pythonic, dependency-free, library for downloading YouTube Videos - hbmartin forked version from original pytube

Dev environment setup:

Setting up Virtual Environment

Install the virtualenv package

pip install virtualenv

Create the virtual environment

virtualenv env

where env is the name/directory of the virtual environemnt

Activate the virtual environment

Mac OS / Linux
```
source env/bin/activate
```
Windows
```
env\Scripts\activate
```

Deactivate the virtual environment

deactivate

Installing project dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

Add project depenencies

pip freeze > requirements.txt

Useful guides:

Getting started with PyQt5

How to use qt designer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVpho_UiDAY&t=398s

Useful stuff for PyQt5

Getting started with PyTube

Pytube Quickstart

License

GNU General Public License v3.0 - [https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html]