Download Youtube Video as best Quality

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import yt_dlp

import os

from typing import Optional

def format_size(bytes):

"""Convert bytes to human readable format"""

for unit in ['B', 'KB', 'MB', 'GB']:

if bytes < 1024:

return f"{bytes:.2f} {unit}"

bytes /= 1024

return f"{bytes:.2f} TB"

def download_video(url: str, output_path: Optional[str] = None) -> str:

"""

Download a YouTube video in the best quality using yt-dlp.

Args:

url (str): The URL of the YouTube video

output_path (str, optional): Directory to save the video

"""

try:

if not output_path:

output_path = os.getcwd()

os.makedirs(output_path, exist_ok=True)

# Configure yt-dlp options for best quality

ydl_opts = {

'format': 'bestvideo[ext=mp4]+bestaudio[ext=m4a]/best[ext=mp4]/best', # Best video + audio quality

'outtmpl': os.path.join(output_path, '%(title)s.%(ext)s'),

'merge_output_format': 'mp4', # Merge to MP4

'progress_hooks': [lambda d: print(f"\rDownloading: {d['_percent_str']} of {d['_total_bytes_str']}", end="") if d['status'] == 'downloading' else None],

'postprocessor_hooks': [lambda d: print("\nMerging video and audio...") if d['status'] == 'started' else None],

'quiet': False,

'no_warnings': False,

# Additional options for best quality

'format_sort': ['res:2160', 'res:1440', 'res:1080', 'res:720'],

'video_multistreams': True,

'audio_multistreams': True,

'prefer_free_formats': True,

'postprocessors': [{

'key': 'FFmpegVideoConvertor',

'preferedformat': 'mp4',

}],

}

print(f"Fetching video information...")

# Create yt-dlp object and download the video

with yt_dlp.YoutubeDL(ydl_opts) as ydl:

# Get video info first

info = ydl.extract_info(url, download=False)

video_title = info.get('title', 'video')

duration = info.get('duration')

formats = info.get('formats', [])

# Find best quality format

best_video = max(

(f for f in formats if f.get('vcodec') != 'none'),

key=lambda f: (

f.get('height', 0),

f.get('filesize', 0)

),

default=None

)

# Print video details

print(f"\nVideo details:")

print(f"Title: {video_title}")

print(f"Duration: {duration//60}:{duration%60:02d}")

if best_video:

print(f"Best quality available: {best_video.get('height', 'N/A')}p")

if best_video.get('filesize'):

print(f"Approximate size: {format_size(best_video['filesize'])}")

print("\nStarting download in best quality...")

# Download the video

ydl.download([url])

# Get the output filename

output_file = os.path.join(output_path, f"{video_title}.mp4")

print(f"\nDownload completed successfully!")

print(f"Saved to: {output_file}")

return output_file

except Exception as e:

print(f"\nError: {str(e)}")

print("\nTroubleshooting steps:")

print("1. Check if the video URL is correct")

print("2. Check your internet connection")

print("3. Make sure yt-dlp is up to date: pip install -U yt-dlp")

print("4. Install or update ffmpeg (required for best quality):")

print(" - On macOS: brew install ffmpeg")

print(" - On Ubuntu/Debian: sudo apt-get install ffmpeg")

print(" - On Windows: download from https://ffmpeg.org/download.html")

return ""

def main():

"""

Main function to handle user input for video download.

"""

print("YouTube Video Downloader (Best Quality)")

print("-------------------------------------")

print("This will download videos in the highest available quality")

print("Note: Higher quality downloads may take longer and use more disk space")

while True:

url = input("\nEnter the YouTube video URL (or 'q' to quit): ").strip()

if url.lower() == 'q':

print("Goodbye!")

break

if not url:

print("Please enter a valid URL")

continue

download_video(url)

choice = input("\nWould you like to download another video? (y/n): ").strip().lower()

if choice != 'y':

print("Goodbye!")

break

if __name__ == "__main__":

main()

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That's it.

but install this

pip install yt-dlp      

Thank you!!!