YouTube Channel to RSS Feed

This script converts a YouTube channel URL to an RSS feed URL and fetches the latest videos from the channel. It can also filter videos by date or title.

Features

• Fetch YouTube channel source code
• Extract channel ID from the source code
• Create RSS feed URL from the channel ID
• Fetch and parse RSS feed content
• Filter videos by date or title
• Copy RSS feed URL to clipboard

Requirements

• Python 3.x
• requests library
• beautifulsoup4 library
• lxml library (for XML parsing)
• pyperclip library

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/youtube_channel_to_rss.git
   cd youtube_channel_to_rss

2. Install the required libraries:

   pip install requests beautifulsoup4 lxml pyperclip

Usage

Run the script with the YouTube channel URL as an argument. Optionally, you can filter videos by date or title.

python main.py <youtube_channel_url> [--filter_by date|title] [--filter_value <value>]

Examples

Fetch the latest videos from a YouTube channel:

python main.py https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_x5XG1OV2P6uZZ5FSM9Ttw

Fetch videos published on a specific date:

python main.py https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_x5XG1OV2P6uZZ5FSM9Ttw --filter_by date --filter_value 2023-10-01

Fetch videos with a specific keyword in the title:

python main.py https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_x5XG1OV2P6uZZ5FSM9Ttw --filter_by title --filter_value "keyword"

Creating an Executable

You can create an executable from the Python script using PyInstaller. This allows you to run the script without needing a Python interpreter.

1. Install PyInstaller:

   pip install pyinstaller

2. Create the executable:

   pyinstaller --onefile main.py

3. The executable will be created in the dist directory.

Running the Executable

Run the executable with the YouTube channel URL as an argument. Optionally, you can filter videos by date or title.

./dist/main <youtube_channel_url> [--filter_by date|title] [--filter_value <value>]

Examples

Fetch the latest videos from a YouTube channel:

./dist/main https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_x5XG1OV2P6uZZ5FSM9Ttw

Fetch videos published on a specific date:

./dist/main https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_x5XG1OV2P6uZZ5FSM9Ttw --filter_by date --filter_value 2023-10-01

Fetch videos with a specific keyword in the title:

./dist/main https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_x5XG1OV2P6uZZ5FSM9Ttw --filter_by title --filter_value "keyword"

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.