Tools for backing up YouTube (Requires Python 3, Beautiful Soup 4 and the requests library)
Tutorial: WIP
INSTALLATION
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DOWNLOAD Python 3 (preferably 3.6) from here: https://www.python.org/downloads/
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Go into your command prompt, terminal or console depending on your OS and type pip install beautifulsoup4 to install Beautiful Soup 4.
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When the installation completes type pip install requests to install the requests library.
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Click the green CLONE OR DOWNLOAD button on this page and download the files as a zip.
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(Optional) Unzip the folder on your DESKTOP.
USAGE
Using your command prompt, terminal or console navigate to the unzipped folder and type in one of the following:
- python backUpChannelAnnotations.py
Extracts the annotations of videos from a specific channel and optionally from videos linked to videos on this channel through annotations. Saves them on the WAYBACKMACHINE. Tutorial
- python backUpConnectedVideos.py
Extracts the annotations of a video and videos linked to it through annotations. Saves them on the WAYBACKMACHINE. Tutorial
- python backUpPlaylistAnnotations.py
Extracts the annotations of videos from a specific playlist and optionally from videos linked to these videos through annotations. Saves them on the WAYBACKMACHINE. Tutorial
- python backUpYouTube.py
Extracts the annotations of a single video from a specific channel and optionally from videos linked to videos on this channel via annotations. Saves them on the WAYBACKMACHINE. Tutorial