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get text from youtube video
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yt2text
#!/usr/bin/env python3
from youtube_transcript_api import YouTubeTranscriptApi as ytta
from youtube_transcript_api.formatters import TextFormatter as tf
import sys
yt_id = (
sys.argv[1]
.removeprefix('https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=')
.removeprefix('https://youtu.be/')
)
transcript = ytta.get_transcript(yt_id)
text = tf().format_transcript(transcript)
print(text)
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