How to search for YouTube videos in a Discord Music Bot using python?

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I’m working on a Discord Music Bot and need help with searching YouTube videos based on user input. Right now, I can only play videos from a direct URL. Here’s what I’ve got so far:

async def get_video_info(query, loop=None):
    loop = loop or asyncio.get_event_loop()
    extractor = YTDLExtractor()
    
    info = await loop.run_in_executor(None, lambda: extractor.fetch_info(query, download=False))
    
    if 'playlist' in info:
        video_data = info['playlist'][0]
    else:
        video_data = info

    source = video_data['source'] if not download else extractor.get_filename(video_data)
    return VideoPlayer(discord.FFmpegPCMAudio(source, **audio_settings), data=video_data)

How can I modify this to search YouTube using keywords instead of just playing from a URL? Any help would be appreciated!

2

yo, have u checked out the youtube-search-python library? it’s pretty neat for this kinda stuff. here’s a quick example:

from youtubesearchpython import VideosSearch

async def search_yt(query):
results = await VideosSearch(query, limit=1).next()
return results[‘result’][0][‘link’] if results[‘result’] else None

then just use that url in ur existing code. easy peasy!

3

I’ve been working with Discord bots for a while, and I can share what worked for me. Instead of youtube_dl, I found the youtube_search library to be more reliable and easier to use. Here’s a snippet that might help:

from youtube_search import YoutubeSearch

async def search_youtube(query):
    results = YoutubeSearch(query, max_results=1).to_dict()
    if results:
        video_id = results[0]['id']
        return f'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v={video_id}'
    return None

# Then in your get_video_info function:
url = await search_youtube(query)
if url:
    # Use your existing code with the found URL
    return await get_video_info(url, loop)
else:
    # Handle case when no video is found

This approach is more straightforward and doesn’t require as much error handling. Just make sure to install the youtube_search package with pip. Let me know if you need any clarification!

4

hey man, i had similar issue before. try using youtube_dl library, it’s pretty good for searchin vids. you can do smthin like:

with youtube_dl.YoutubeDL() as ydl:
info = ydl.extract_info(f"ytsearch:{query}", download=False)
url = info[‘entries’][0][‘webpage_url’]

then use that url in ur existing code. hope this helps!

5

I’ve implemented a similar feature in my Discord bot using the ‘youtube-search-python’ library. It’s quite efficient and doesn’t require an API key. Here’s a snippet that might be useful:

from youtubesearchpython import VideosSearch

async def search_youtube(query):
    search = VideosSearch(query, limit=1)
    results = await search.next()
    if results and results['result']:
        return results['result'][0]['link']
    return None

# Modify your get_video_info function:
url = await search_youtube(query)
if url:
    return await get_video_info(url, loop)
else:
    raise ValueError('No video found')

This approach is straightforward and handles search queries well. Remember to install the library with pip. Let me know if you need any further assistance!