pytchat
pytchat is a python library for fetching youtube live chat.
Description
pytchat is a python library for fetching youtube live chat. without using youtube api, Selenium or BeautifulSoup.
Other features:
- Customizable chat data processors including yt api compatible one.
- Available on asyncio context.
- Quick fetching of initial chat data by generating continuation params instead of web scraping.
Install
pip install pytchat
Examples
from pytchat import LiveChat
chat = LiveChat("G1w62uEMZ74")
while chat.is_alive():
data = chat.get()
for c in data.items:
print(f"{c.datetime} [{c.author.name}]-{c.message} {c.amountString}")
data.tick()
callback mode
from pytchat import LiveChat
chat = LiveChat("G1w62uEMZ74", callback = func)
while chat.is_alive():
time.sleep(3)
def func(chatdata):
for c in chatdata.items:
print(f"{c.datetime} [{c.author.name}]-{c.message} {c.amountString}")
chat.tick()
asyncio context:
from pytchat import LiveChatAsync
import asyncio
async def main():
chat = LiveChatAsync("G1w62uEMZ74", callback = func)
while chat.is_alive():
#other background operation here.
await asyncio.sleep(3)
async def func(chat)
for c in chat.items:
print(f"{c.datetime} [{c.author.name}]-{c.message} {c.amountString}")
await chat.tick_async()
loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
loop.run_until_complete(main())
yt api compatible processor:
from pytchat import LiveChat, CompatibleProcessor
chat = LiveChat("G1w62uEMZ74",
processor = CompatibleProcessor() )
while chat.is_alive():
data = chat.get()
polling = data["pollingIntervalMillis"]/1000
for c in data["items"]:
if c.get("snippet"):
print(f"[{c['authorDetails']['displayName']}]"
f"-{c['snippet']['displayMessage']}")
time.sleep(polling/len(data["items"]))
Chatdata Structure of Default Processor
Structure of each item which got from items() function.
| name | type | remarks |
|---|---|---|
| type | str | "superChat","textMessage","superSticker","newSponsor" |
| id | str | |
| message | str | emojis are represented by ":(shortcut text):" |
| timestamp | int | unixtime milliseconds |
| amountValue | float | ex. 1,234.0 |
| amountString | str | ex. "$ 1,234" |
| currency | str | ex. "USD" |
| author | object | see below |
Structure of author object.
| name | type | remarks |
|---|---|---|
| name | str | |
| channelId | str | |
| channelUrl | str | |
| imageUrl | ||
| badgeUrl | ||
| isVerified | bool | |
| isChatOwner | bool | |
| isChatSponsor | bool | |
| isChatModerator | bool |
