Check YoutubeVids (tasvideos)

vidcheck.py

# use python 3
import json

# youtube_dl - written against version 2021.4.17
import youtube_dl

# output file for json final listing of ones grey thought needed update
# set to None to disable (no quotes eg; OUTPUT_FILE_UPDATE = None)
OUTPUT_FILE_UPDATE = "out_vidstoupdate.json"

# output file for json final listing of all videos, even if grey didn't think
# they needed update
# set to None to disable (no quotes eg; OUTPUT_FILE_ALL = None)
OUTPUT_FILE_ALL = "out_vidsall.json"

# if you know the video format string itags, they goe here
WANT_FORMATS = [
    # 4320p at 60fps
    # included in case someone is insane enough to get there early
    # (ie; as far as I understand, not a current target)
    "402",
    "571",
    "272",
    "138",

    # 2160p at 60fps
    "305",
    "315",
    "337",
    "401",
    
    #2160p at 30 fps
    "313",
    "266"
]

# feel free to change channel address, default is tasvideos official yt
CHANNEL_ADDRESS = "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFKeJVmqdApqOS8onQWznfA/videos"

# I'm tired and lazy, let's just make it as a class
class TVYTChecker():
    def do(self):
        # point for ytdl class
        ytdl = youtube_dl.YoutubeDL()
        
        # quite loud, but I wanted to leave some sort of progress indicator
        # this can be controllered; ytdl needs given a logger to do so
        # python3 logging.logger, param "logger" on YoutubeDL()
        out = ytdl.extract_info(CHANNEL_ADDRESS, download=False)
        
        # moving right along
        final_list_update = []
        final_list_all    = []
        
        for entry in out["entries"]:
            # we'll check this
            needsUpdate = True
            
            swp = {
                "name"  : entry["title"],
                "url"   : entry["webpage_url"],
                "needs_update" : False,
                "best"  : {
                    "width" : -1,
                    "height" : -1,
                    "fps"    : -1
                }
            }
            
            # checking
            for format_ in entry["formats"]:
                # for update reasons, you know
                if (format_["format_id"] in WANT_FORMATS):
                    needsUpdate = False
                    print(f'{entry["title"]} has format {format_["format_id"]}, considered up to date')
                
                if (format_["width"] is not None):
                    if (format_["width"] > swp["best"]["width"]):
                        swp["best"]["width"] = format_["width"]
                        
                if (format_["height"] is not None):
                    if (format_["height"] > swp["best"]["height"]):
                        swp["best"]["height"] = format_["height"]
                        
                if (format_["fps"] is not None):
                    if (format_["fps"] > swp["best"]["fps"]):
                        swp["best"]["fps"] = format_["fps"]
                
            
            # check is done
            final_list_all.append(swp)
            
            if (needsUpdate):
                print(f'Needs update: {entry["title"]}')
                swp["needs_update"] = True
                final_list_update.append(swp)
        
        # output?
        if (OUTPUT_FILE_UPDATE is not None):
            with open(OUTPUT_FILE_UPDATE, "w") as f:
                json.dump(final_list_update, f, indent=4)
        
        if (OUTPUT_FILE_ALL is not None):
            with open(OUTPUT_FILE_ALL, "w") as f:
                json.dump(final_list_all, f, indent=4)

if (__name__ == "__main__"):
    t = TVYTChecker()
    t.do()