Download or streaming YouTube video through cv2, python sample code

firstly, install pafy python package

> pip install pafy

if you some this related error "youtube_dl", install this. pafy works based on this package.

> pip install youtube-dl

you can check youtube-dl version:

> youtube-dl --version

if you also have some certification error, you can use --no-check-certification option

try this and test, this command will download video.

> sudo youtube-dl --no-check-certificate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8A-BxTfTaY

ok then everything will be work using following code:

import pafy

from matplotlib import pyplot as plt

import cv2

url = "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKbNDqcgjzw"

video = pafy.new(url, ydl_opts={'nocheckcertificate': True})

best = video.getbest(preftype="mp4")

cap = cv2.VideoCapture()

cap.open(best.url)

while(True):

# Capture frame-by-frame

ret, frame = cap.read()

# Display the resulting frame

cv2.imshow('frame',frame)

if cv2.waitKey(1) & 0xFF == ord('q'):

break

# When everything done, release the capture

cap.release()

cv2.destroyAllWindows()

Thank you.