mario-moreau / ytid

A Python script that outputs the YouTube ID of a YouTube channel.

ytid

A Python script that outputs the YouTube ID of a YouTube channel.

Command

$ python3 yt-id.py URL

URL formats

URL can come in a few different formats, all of which are handled by the script:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ (video link)
• https://www.youtube.com/user/PewDiePie (user link)
• https://www.youtube.com/c/LeParisien (channel link)
• https://www.youtube.com/hunantv (channel custom link)

Improvements

I created an alias command in my .bashrc file, so that the script is easily callable. I added the following line:

alias ytid="python3 /path/to/the/script/yt-id.py"

To apply changes, either reboot your machine, or type the following command:

$ source ~/.bashrc

This new line in your .bashrc file enables the following command to be typed:

ytid URL

Efficient, innit?