playlist2podcast

A python script to convert a YouTube playlist to an mp3 podcast. Utilises youtube-dl and ffmpeg.

Tested on MacOS using Homebrew to install youtube-dl and ffmpeg. Should work on Windows and Linux too.

Requirements:

Executables:

• youtube-dl
• ffmpeg

Python Modules:

• os
• subprocess
• json
• argparse
• tempfile
• pathlib

Command-Line Arguments

Switch	Usage	Default
-p	URL of YouTube Podcast	N/A
-t	String to embed as the podcast title metadata	N/A
-a	String to embed as the podcast artist metadata	N/A
-y	Path to youtube-dl executable	youtube-dl (in path)
-f	Path to ffmpeg executable	ffmpeg (in path)
-o	Path to save finished audio files	User's home folder

Example

python playlist2podcast.py -p https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0CFk33kNHvSdeJm6HQtiJygOCV0o9JdK -t "Citation Needed" -a "The Technical Difficulties"

Notes

• Tracks are automatically numbered based on their position in the playlist.
• Artist, podcast title, track number, and video thumbnail are embedded into the finished mp3 file.
• track number and track title are set as the file name for easy organization.
• Automatic sanitization of non-valid characters from the file name.
• Creates directory structure for Podcast Author / Podcast title