lingq-importer

lingq-importer is a Python project that allows you to import lessons/content from YouTube to LingQ. It provides a convenient way to automate the process of importing YouTube videos as lessons into your LingQ account.

Features

Fetches YouTube video details such as title, description, and captions.
Converts YouTube captions to LingQ lesson format.
Imports YouTube videos as lessons into your LingQ account.

Prerequisites

Before using lingq-importer, make sure you have the following:

Python 3 installed on your system.
The pip package manager installed.

Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/your-username/lingq-importer.git

Navigate to the project directory:

cd lingq-importer

Install the required dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Configuration

To use lingq-importer, you need to provide your LingQ API key. Follow these steps to obtain your API key:

Go to https://www.lingq.com/en/accounts/apikey/
Create a file named .env in the project directory and add the following line, replacing YOUR_API_KEY with your actual LingQ API key:

LINGQ_API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY

Usage

To import n videos from YouTube channels as a lesson into LingQ, run the following command:

python run.py -n 50 channel1 channel2 channel3

The channel names come the channel url. For https://www.youtube.com/@CasoCerrado, you would use CasoCerrado.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you have any suggestions, bug reports, or feature requests, please open an issue or submit a pull request.