- 1 year ago
How to stream audio from a Youtube URL in Python (without download) on Windows 10?
To stream audio from a YouTube URL in Python without downloading the entire video, you can use the pytube
library along with the pydub
library for audio processing. Here's an example code snippet to get you started:
Install the required libraries:
pip install pytube pydub
Write the Python code:
pythonfrom pytube import YouTube
from pydub import AudioSegment
from pydub.playback import play
# Function to stream and play audio from a YouTube URL
def stream_youtube_audio(url):
# Create a YouTube object and extract the audio stream
youtube = YouTube(url)
audio_stream = youtube.streams.filter(only_audio=True).first()
# Download audio stream and convert it to an AudioSegment object
audio_filename = audio_stream.default_filename
audio_stream.download()
audio = AudioSegment.from_file(audio_filename)
# Play the audio
play(audio)
# Provide the YouTube URL of the desired video
youtube_url = "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"
stream_youtube_audio(youtube_url)
Replace
"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"
with the actual YouTube video URL you want to stream audio from.Run the Python script:
python script.py
The code uses the pytube
library to extract the audio stream from the provided YouTube URL. It then downloads the audio stream, converts it to an AudioSegment
object using pydub
, and plays it using the play
function from pydub.playback
. Note that the audio will be streamed and played in real-time, without saving the entire video file locally.
Make sure you have a working audio output system on your Windows 10 machine to hear the streamed audio.
Please note that streaming audio from YouTube violates YouTube's terms of service, so ensure that you have proper permissions and adhere to any applicable legal and usage restrictions.