Install

pip install pytchat

Demo

Examples

on-demand mode

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
import time

chat = LiveChat("G1w62uEMZ74", callback = func)
while chat.is_alive():
    #other background operation here.
    time.sleep(3)

def func(data):
    for c in data.items:
        print(f"{c.datetime} [{c.author.name}]-{c.message} {c.amountString}")
        data.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(data):
    for c in data.items:
        print(f"{c.datetime} [{c.author.name}]-{c.message} {c.amountString}")
        await data.tick_async()

loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
loop.run_until_complete(main())

youtube 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"]))

replay:

from pytchat import ReplayChatAsync
import asyncio

async def main():
    chat = ReplayChatAsync("G1w62uEMZ74", seektime = 1000, callback = func)
    while chat.is_alive():
        #other background operation here.
        await asyncio.sleep(3)

async def func(data):
    for count in range(0,len(data.items)):
        c= data.items[count]
        if count!=len(data.items):
            tick=data.items[count+1].timestamp -data.items[count].timestamp
        else:
            tick=0
        print(f"<{c.timestampText}> [{c.author.name}]-{c.message} {c.amountString}")
        await asyncio.sleep(tick/1000)

loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
loop.run_until_complete(main())

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):"
messageEx	str	list of message texts and emoji URLs.
timestamp	int	unixtime milliseconds
datetime	str	ex. "2019-10-10 12:34:56"
timestampText	str	elapsed time. (ex. "1:02:27") *Replay Only.
amountValue	float	ex. 1,234.0
amountString	str	ex. "$ 1,234"
currency	str	ISO 4217 currency codes (ex. "USD")
bgColor	int	RGB Int
author	object	see below

Structure of author object.

name	type	remarks
name	str
channelId	str	*chatter's channel ID. NOT broadcasting video's channel ID.
channelUrl	str
imageUrl	str
badgeUrl	str
isVerified	bool
isChatOwner	bool
isChatSponsor	bool
isChatModerator	bool

Licence

Author

taizan-hokuto

twitter:@taizan205