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Using the ``youtube_dl`` module
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When using the ``youtube_dl`` module, you start by creating an instance of :class:`YoutubeDL` and adding all the available extractors:
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.. code-block:: python
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>>> from youtube_dl import YoutubeDL
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>>> ydl = YoutubeDL()
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>>> ydl.add_default_info_extractors()
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Extracting video information
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You use the :meth:`YoutubeDL.extract_info` method for getting the video information, which returns a dictionary:
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.. code-block:: python
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>>> info = ydl.extract_info('http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc', download=False)
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[youtube] Setting language
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[youtube] BaW_jenozKc: Downloading webpage
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[youtube] BaW_jenozKc: Downloading video info webpage
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[youtube] BaW_jenozKc: Extracting video information
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>>> info['title']
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'youtube-dl test video "\'/\\ä↭𝕐'
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>>> info['height'], info['width']
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(720, 1280)
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If you want to download or play the video you can get its url:
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.. code-block:: python
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>>> info['url']
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'https://...'
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Extracting playlist information
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The playlist information is extracted in a similar way, but the dictionary is a bit different:
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.. code-block:: python
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>>> playlist = ydl.extract_info('http://www.ted.com/playlists/13/open_source_open_world', download=False)
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[TED] open_source_open_world: Downloading playlist webpage
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...
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>>> playlist['title']
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'Open-source, open world'
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You can access the videos in the playlist with the ``entries`` field:
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.. code-block:: python
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>>> for video in playlist['entries']:
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... print('Video #%d: %s' % (video['playlist_index'], video['title']))
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Video #1: How Arduino is open-sourcing imagination
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Video #2: The year open data went worldwide
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Video #3: Massive-scale online collaboration
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Video #4: The art of asking
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Video #5: How cognitive surplus will change the world
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Video #6: The birth of Wikipedia
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Video #7: Coding a better government
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Video #8: The era of open innovation
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Video #9: The currency of the new economy is trust
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