YouTube Subtitle Summarizer Bot

Overview

The YouTube Subtitle Summarizer Bot is a Telegram bot that allows users to send YouTube video links and receive summarized versions of the video's subtitles. The bot utilizes the ChatGPT API to generate concise summaries and offers an optional translation feature for the generated summaries.

Features

Receive YouTube video links from users.
Download subtitles from the provided YouTube video.
Generate a summary of the subtitles using the ChatGPT API.
Optionally translate the summary to another language.
Seamless integration with Telegram for a user-friendly experience.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

Before you can run this Telegram bot, you'll need the following:

Python 3.x
Telegram bot token (obtained by creating a bot on Telegram)
OpenAI GPT-3 API key (for ChatGPT integration)
Dependencies listed in requirements.txt
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Installation

Clone this repository to your local machine:

git clone https://github.com/yaroslavpoltoran/youtube_subtitle_summarizer_bot.git
cd youtube-subtitle-summarizer-bot

Install the required dependencies:
```
pip install -r requirements.txt
```
Create a .env file in the project root directory and add your Telegram bot token and GPT-3 API key. See .example_env for an example.
```
OPENAI_API_KEY=
TELEGRAM_TOKEN=
```

Usage

Start the bot by running the following command:
```
python bot.py
```
Open Telegram and search for your bot by its username.
Start a conversation with the bot and send a YouTube video link.
The bot will download the subtitles, generate a summary using ChatGPT, and optionally translate it (if configured).
Enjoy the summarized content!

Configuration

You can customize the bot's behavior by modifying the configuration options in config.py. You may want to adjust the language settings, translation preferences, summary length, generating settings and more to suit your requirements.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

Contributing

If you'd like to contribute to this project, please open an issue or submit a pull request. We welcome your input!

Contact the Project Maintainer

If you have any questions or feedback, don't hesitate to reach out to the project maintainer:

Yaroslav Poltoran

Telegram: https://t.me/yaroslavpoltoran

Feel free to connect and get in touch with me. Your feedback is highly appreciated!

Happy summarizing! 🚀