This simple Python script allows you to search YouTube for video URLs and generate the corresponding embed codes using the YouTube Data API v3. You can enter search terms one at a time, and the script will output the video URL and embed code for each term.
These instructions will help you set up the project on your local machine.
- Python 3.6 or higher
- Pip (Python package installer)
- Clone this repository to your local machine:
git clone https://github.com/muddylemon/ytembeds.git- Change to the project directory:
cd ytembeds- Set up a virtual environment (optional but recommended):
python -m venv yt
source yt/bin/activate # On Windows, use `yt\Scripts\activate`- Install the required packages:
pip install -r requirements.txt- Create a
.envfile in the project directory and add your YouTube API key:
cp example.env .envAPIKEY=your_api_key
Replace your_api_key with your actual YouTube API key.
- Run the script:
python make_embeds.py-
Enter search terms one at a time, pressing Enter after each term. To finish entering search terms, press Enter on a blank line.
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The script will display the video URL and embed code for each search term. You can copy the output from the terminal or pipe the output to a text file:
python make_embeds.py > output.txt