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#1 2013-01-26 05:09:08
- herrflockig
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Curses Youtube search client
I wrote a python Youtube search client with a curses interface. It's dramatically faster than the website and all it's missing is the thumbnails. It even has autocomplete!
Here's the Github. And here's a nifty little aur package.
http://i.imgur.com/iP2YbX6.png
Please let me know what you think. Feed back, as always, appreciated. 
Last edited by herrflockig (2013-01-26 05:28:10)
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#2 2013-01-26 06:31:00
- tdy
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Re: Curses Youtube search client
So just out of curiosity, what's the deal with the portishead default? Your band? Favorite band? 
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#3 2013-01-26 06:33:40
- herrflockig
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Re: Curses Youtube search client
Favorite band xD I just thought it would be a nice default.
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#4 2013-01-26 10:11:21
- ksira
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Re: Curses Youtube search client
Very nice!
Can I suggest an option to dl a clip to your hd, and perhaps a quality option or display.
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#5 2013-01-26 16:12:22
- tdy
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Re: Curses Youtube search client
line 84:
('J/K', 'prev/next'),Looks like this should be updated to the new bindings (pgup/pgdn, brackets, or ^u/^d). Also, my preference would be to include ^f/^b (if indeed the bindings are inspired by vim).
Summarized the suggestions here:
diff -Naur yt~/yt.py yt/yt.py
--- yt~/yt.py 2013-01-24 11:33:54.582183050 -0600
+++ yt/yt.py 2013-01-24 11:35:09.410006840 -0600
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
self._status = ''
self._help = [
- ('J/K', 'prev/next'),
+ ('^u/^d', 'prev/next'),
('j', 'down'),
('k', 'up'),
('enter', 'select'),
@@ -235,12 +235,12 @@
self.chosen = n_per_page - 1
elif c == ord('\n') or c == curses.KEY_RIGHT: # enter
self._play_video(self.chosen)
- elif c == ord(']') or c == curses.KEY_NPAGE or c == ord(curses.ascii.ctrl('d')): # next
+ elif c == ord(']') or c == curses.KEY_NPAGE or c == ord(curses.ascii.ctrl('d') or c == ord(curses.ascii.ctrl('f')): # next
# have we had all the items?
if not 'data' in self._last_feed or not 'totalItems' in self._last_feed['data'] or len(self._items) + idx < self._last_feed['data']['totalItems']:
idx += n_per_page
self.chosen = 0
- elif c == ord('[') or c == curses.KEY_PPAGE or c == ord(curses.ascii.ctrl('u')): # previous
+ elif c == ord('[') or c == curses.KEY_PPAGE or c == ord(curses.ascii.ctrl('u') or c == ord(curses.ascii.ctrl('b')): # previous
if idx > n_per_page:
idx -= n_per_page
else:
diff -Naur yt~/README yt/README
--- yt~/README 2013-01-24 11:33:54.582183050 -0600
+++ yt/README 2013-01-24 11:39:14.300460672 -0600
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@
*searches youtube for "black moth super rainbow"
Key Bindings:
- q - quit
- j - go down one result
- k - go up one result
- ^d or pgdown - go down one page
- ^u or pgup - go up one page
- / - search
- enter - play selected video
- o - change ordering (relevance, view count, published date, rating)
+ q - quit
+ j - go down one result
+ k - go up one result
+ ^d or ^f or ] or pgdown - go down one page
+ ^u or ^b or [ or pgup - go up one page
+ / - search
+ enter - play selected video
+ o - change ordering (relevance, view count, published date, rating)
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#6 2013-01-26 17:50:43
- HalosGhost
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- Registered: 2012-06-22
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Re: Curses Youtube search client
ksira's suggestion for a download feature would make this very cool. You could add youtube-dl as an opt-depends and call it to download things.
All the best,
-HG
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#7 2013-01-26 18:32:57
- askurihin
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Re: Curses Youtube search client
Very, very nice, enjoying it right now.
Thank you 
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#8 2013-01-27 00:08:08
- whitethorn
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Re: Curses Youtube search client
Is there a way to view a channel? Is there possibly a way to set a default resolution? I can't watch 1080 on my netbook, so I usually watch 720 or 480. Otherwise it's amazing.
Thanks a lot.
Edit:
Figured out how to change the resolution. On line 396 where youtube-dl is being called. Change the
yt_dl = subprocess.Popen(['youtube-dl', '-g', url],to
yt_dl = subprocess.Popen(['youtube-dl', '-g', '-f', '35', url]To change the format just change the 35 to whatever youtude-dl code you want. To view the formats run youtube-dl -F http://linktoyoutubevideo
Still haven't figured out how to view channels.
Last edited by whitethorn (2013-01-27 19:30:54)
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#9 2013-01-27 14:26:08
- Pranavg1890
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- From: Nagpur,India
- Registered: 2012-09-07
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Re: Curses Youtube search client
Thanks, I was looking for such a console app. Many Many thanks @herrflockig.
Using Openbox + Tint2 + Idesk
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#10 2013-02-03 19:19:03
- Berveris
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- Registered: 2012-05-14
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Re: Curses Youtube search client
very nice!! maybe the quality option as suggested before would be a good idea.
i really like it, thank you!!
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#11 2013-02-04 11:18:05
- Isildur
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Re: Curses Youtube search client
Very nice - thanks a lot for this cool idea.
Do you think it would be possible to integrate the sound into MPD? Would be really awesome to have a Youtubeplaylist in MPD.
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