youtube-transcript-api and python-youtube-transcription
The first tool is a lightweight library for retrieving existing YouTube transcripts/subtitles, while the second is a full application framework that uses transcription methods (potentially including the first tool) as one component within a broader Flask-based system, making them complements rather than competitors.
About youtube-transcript-api
jdepoix/youtube-transcript-api
This is a python API which allows you to get the transcript/subtitles for a given YouTube video. It also works for automatically generated subtitles and it does not require an API key nor a headless browser, like other selenium based solutions do!
Supports multi-language transcript retrieval with priority-based fallback, subtitle translation, and metadata filtering to distinguish between manually-created and auto-generated captions. Extracts transcripts by directly parsing YouTube's client-side data structures rather than relying on browser automation, returning structured objects with timing information and optional HTML formatting preservation. Provides both programmatic Python API and CLI interfaces for integration into data pipelines or content analysis workflows.
About python-youtube-transcription
heyfoz/python-youtube-transcription
This repository contains Python scripts and a local Flask web application for transcribing YouTube videos using various methods. It includes functionalities to retrieve video transcripts using the YouTube Data API, download audio from YouTube videos, and convert audio to text using speech recognition.
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