YouTube Video Downloader | Coding Bytes | Code on Python [INTERMEDIATE]

ABOUT CODING BYTES Introducing our small, bite-sized programming projects to welcome budding students into the world of coding by following along and doing on their own at home! Brought to you by our passionate and enthusiastic Educators at Coding Lab, we believe that coding is the new literacy and seek to instill a passion for coding in each and every one of our students. Have you always wanted to build your own project that can be used for everyday use? Or perhaps you've wondered how to create something that could download YouTube videos without relying on third-party sites? Let your child begin their journey in coding today! Watch More Coding Bytes: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBIa3oPxScYFP5QhkBX_M2ky547O6TANf ---------- Like what we do here? LEARN WITH US! 🌟 ---------- Join our Python classes! (for ages 10 to 18): link.codinglab.co/classes Finding safe sites to download videos can be tricky in today’s digital world. With so many options, it’s easy to stumble upon unreliable sources that could harm your device. But we all love saving our favorite videos—whether it’s a tutorial, music video, or funny clip to share! 🎥💻 So, wouldn’t it be great to have a secure, easy way to download them anytime? 😎 Instead of relying on random third-party websites, why not code your own YouTube Video Downloader using Python? In this video, we’ll show you how to create a simple tool to grab videos directly onto your device, hassle-free. 💻 17 JUL 2025 UPDATE! YouTube has changed their code so the program described in the video no longer works. Please make use of this alternative code instead: https://replit.com/@CodingLabSG/YouTube-Video-Downloader-Updated#main.py To run this code, you will need to install the yt-dlp library in Command Prompt/Terminal before running the code. 🔗 Download Python here: https://www.python.org/downloads/ --- Overview of video: --- Introduction: 00:09 Python Modules: 01:45 Functions & Methods: 3:08 Exception Handling: 5:48 Conditionals: 7:48 Loops: 9:36 Closing: 11:18 Got a question or any feedback for us? Leave a comment below! Made your own version of YouTube Video Downloader? We'd love to see it! Tag us @codinglabasia on Facebook or Instagram and stand a chance to be featured! 😉 -------------------------------- ➡️If you would like to read up more on pytube: https://pytube.io/en/latest/ ➡️For the alternative library, yt-dlp, you can read up more here:https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/README.md ➡️List of possible commands for Terminal/ Command Prompt to install libraries: 1) pip install [libraryName] 2) pip3 install [libraryName] 3) For Mac: python3.10 -m pip install -U [libraryName] –user (Note: 3.10 is the version of the python software on your device. Please check which version it is and change accordingly, e.g. if you have python 3.9, please use ‘python3.9 -m pip install -U PyTube –user’’ 4) For Windows: (Search IDLE in the Search Bar -- Right click and Open File Location -- Right click on IDLE and Open File Location -- Scripts -- Copy address as text -- Paste address into Command Prompt -- Enter command as stated below) address\pip install [libraryName]