┌─────────────────┐ │ User Input │ │ - Playlist URL │ │ - Quality │ └────────┬────────┘ ▼ ┌─────────────────┐ │ Fetch Playlist │ │ (pytube.Playlist)│ └────────┬────────┘ ▼ ┌─────────────────┐ │ Iterate Videos │ └────────┬────────┘ ▼ ┌─────────────────┐ │ For each video: │ │ - Get stream │ │ - Download │ │ - Handle errors │ └─────────────────┘
def download_playlist(url, output_dir, fmt="mp4", sleep=0.5, retries=3): outtmpl = build_outtmpl(output_dir) ydl_opts = "format": f"bestvideo[ext!=webm]+bestaudio/best", "outtmpl": outtmpl, "merge_output_format": fmt, "noplaylist": False, "ignoreerrors": True, "continuedl": True, "nooverwrites": False, "writesubtitles": False, "quiet": True, "progress_hooks": [progress_hook], # Restrict filenames to safe chars "restrictfilenames": False, "allow_unplayable_formats": False, youtube playlist free downloader python script
setting uses the playlist title to create a directory, keeping your downloads organized automatically. Highest Quality Selection : By setting the format to 'bestvideo+bestaudio' youtube playlist free downloader python script