Rip album of AAC audio from Youtube playlist with youtube-dl

yt-rip.py

#/usr/bin/env python

"""

Prerequisites:

  * python
  * youtube-dl https://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/
  * (not required yet) mutagen (pip install mutagen)

Usage examples:

Save in format '%(uploader)s/%(playlist_title)s/%(title)s.%(ext)s':

  yt-rip.py "URL"

Save in format '%(uploader)s/%(playlist_title)s/(%(autonumber)s) %(title)s.%(ext)s':

  yt-rip.py --track "URL"

Save in format '%(uploader)s/%(playlist_title)s/(%(autonumber)s) %(title)s.%(ext)s':

  yt-rip.py --autonumber --select "1,2,5-10,12,14" "URL"

"""

import subprocess
import argparse

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='youtube-dl invoker')
parser.add_argument('urls', metavar='URL', type=str, nargs='+',
                    help='URL of video or playlist')
parser.add_argument('--debug', action='store_true', help='debugging mode')
parser.add_argument('--tracks', action='store_true', help='place track number in filename (uses playlist index number)')
parser.add_argument('--autonumber', action='store_true', help='place track number in filename (auto increment number starting from 1)')
parser.add_argument('--select', nargs=1, help='select playlist items')

args = parser.parse_args()

# print args

url = args.urls

options = []

command = []

command.append('youtube-dl.exe')
command.append('-i')
command.append('-f 22')
command.append('-x')
command.append('--no-overwrites')
# command.append('-q')

for o in options:
	command.append(o)

if args.select:
	command.append('--playlist-items')
	command.append(args.select[0])

if args.tracks:
	command.append('-o')
	command.append('%(uploader)s/%(playlist_title)s/(%(playlist_index)s) %(title)s.%(ext)s')
elif args.autonumber:
	command.append('-o')
	command.append('%(uploader)s/%(playlist_title)s/(%(autonumber)s) %(title)s.%(ext)s')
else:
	command.append('-o')
	command.append('%(uploader)s/%(playlist_title)s/%(title)s.%(ext)s')

for address in url:
	command.append(address)

if args.debug:
	print(command)
else:
	subprocess.call(command)