pytchat
pytchat is a python library for fetching youtube live chat.
Description
pytchat is a python library for fetching youtube live chat without using Selenium or BeautifulSoup.
Other features:
- Customizable chat data processors including youtube api compatible one.
- Available on asyncio context.
- Quick fetching of initial chat data by generating continuation params instead of web scraping.
For more detailed information, see wiki.
wiki (Japanese)
Install
pip install pytchat
Examples
wiki)
Fetch chat data (seeimport pytchat
chat = pytchat.create(video_id="uIx8l2xlYVY")
while chat.is_alive():
for c in chat.get().sync_items():
print(f"{c.datetime} [{c.author.name}]- {c.message}")
DefaultProcessor)
Output JSON format string (feature ofimport pytchat
import time
chat = pytchat.create(video_id="uIx8l2xlYVY")
while chat.is_alive():
print(chat.get().json())
time.sleep(5)
'''
# Each chat item can also be output in JSON format.
for c in chat.get().items:
print(c.json())
'''
other
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Fetch chat with a buffer (LiveChat)
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Use with asyncio (LiveChatAsync)
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YT API compatible chat processor (CompatibleProcessor)
Structure of Default Processor
Each item can be got with sync_items()
function.
name | type | remarks |
---|---|---|
type | str | "superChat","textMessage","superSticker","newSponsor" |
id | str | |
message | str | emojis are represented by ":(shortcut text):" |
messageEx | str | list of message texts and emoji dicts(id, txt, url). |
timestamp | int | unixtime milliseconds |
datetime | str | e.g. "2019-10-10 12:34:56" |
elapsedTime | str | elapsed time. (e.g. "1:02:27") *Replay Only. |
amountValue | float | e.g. 1,234.0 |
amountString | str | e.g. "$ 1,234" |
currency | str | ISO 4217 currency codes (e.g. "USD") |
bgColor | int | RGB Int |
author | object | see below |
Structure of author object.
name | type | remarks |
---|---|---|
name | str | |
channelId | str | *chatter's channel ID. |
channelUrl | str | |
imageUrl | str | |
badgeUrl | str | |
isVerified | bool | |
isChatOwner | bool | |
isChatSponsor | bool | |
isChatModerator | bool |