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1. **`pytchat` Installation and Basic Usage:** 1. **`pytchat` Installation and Basic Usage:**
* **Action:** Install the `pytchat` library. * **Action:** Install the `pytchat` library.
* **Action:** Create a basic Python script to fetch and display chat using `pytchat` for a given live stream ID. * **Action:** Create a basic Python script to fetch and display chat using `pytchat` for a given live stream ID.
* **Status:** **COMPLETED.** The `pytchat_listener.py` script is working as expected.
2. **`pytchat` Internal Mechanism Analysis:** 2. **`pytchat` Internal Mechanism Analysis:**
* **Action:** Investigate how `pytchat` manages session/authentication internally (e.g., does it require a logged-in browser session, or does it generate necessary headers?). * **Action:** Investigate how `pytchat` manages session/authentication internally (e.g., does it require a logged-in browser session, or does it generate necessary headers?).
* **Action:** Understand how `pytchat` handles the `continuation` token and polling. * **Action:** Understand how `pytchat` handles the `continuation` token and polling.
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**Prioritization:** All research will prioritize **open-source and Linux-compatible solutions**. Compliance with YouTube's Terms of Service remains a critical factor. **Prioritization:** All research will prioritize **open-source and Linux-compatible solutions**. Compliance with YouTube's Terms of Service remains a critical factor.
**Next Steps:** The findings from this revised research will be compiled into a structured document to inform the design and implementation of a robust YouTube Live Chat monitoring solution. **Next Steps:** The findings from this revised research will be compiled into a structured document to inform the design and implementation of a robust YouTube Live Chat monitoring solution.

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To identify and, if feasible, implement a sustainable, quota-friendly, compliant, open-source, and Linux-compatible method for receiving real-time YouTube Live Chat messages, processing them, and displaying them in the terminal with rich formatting. This goal explicitly rules out relying on YouTube Data API v3 quota increases. To identify and, if feasible, implement a sustainable, quota-friendly, compliant, open-source, and Linux-compatible method for receiving real-time YouTube Live Chat messages, processing them, and displaying them in the terminal with rich formatting. This goal explicitly rules out relying on YouTube Data API v3 quota increases.
## Revised Research & Exploration Plan ## Detailed Implementation Plan
For a detailed breakdown of the revised research and exploration steps, please refer to the [DEVELOPMENT_PLAN.md](DEVELOPMENT_PLAN.md) file. For a detailed breakdown of the revised research and exploration steps, please refer to the [DEVELOPMENT_PLAN.md](DEVELOPMENT_PLAN.md) file.
## Current Status
The `pytchat_listener.py` script has been successfully implemented and tested for basic chat fetching and display.
## Dependencies ## Dependencies
* `pytchat`
* `rich`
* `google-auth-oauthlib` (for potential initial API calls or authentication research) * `google-auth-oauthlib` (for potential initial API calls or authentication research)
* `google-api-python-client` (for potential initial API calls or authentication research) * `google-api-python-client` (for potential initial API calls or authentication research)
* `rich` (for terminal display)
## Future Enhancements ## Future Enhancements
* Interactive message sending. * Interactive message sending.
* More advanced terminal UI (e.g., `prompt_toolkit` for input). * More advanced terminal UI (e.g., `prompt_toolkit` for input).
* Web overlay integration. * Web overlay integration.