metatube: Python script to download YouTube metadata
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2020-04-28, 2020-04-28
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Download YouTube metadata for videos relating to a search query
This is a Python script that can download metadata (including comments and likes) for YouTube videos relating to a search query. Uses the Youtube Data API v3. Metadata is saved in a PostgreSQL database.
This package is available from the PyPi software repository: https://pypi.org/project/metatube/
Its source code is hosted on GitLab: https://gitlab.com/helics-lab/metatube/
Note that the attached file (version 1.0.1) is up-to-date as of September 7, 2020, and newer versions will be published on PyPi and GitLab.