From cecc52f52b0444716e23340d1e52d3a04ea0cec3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ramforth <tech@ramforth.net>
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2025 18:12:53 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add pytchat_listener.py for basic chat fetching

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 pytchat_listener.py | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 pytchat_listener.py

diff --git a/pytchat_listener.py b/pytchat_listener.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ff8557
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pytchat_listener.py
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+import pytchat
+import sys
+import os
+from rich.console import Console
+from rich.style import Style
+
+console = Console()
+
+def main():
+    # Clear the terminal screen
+    os.system('clear')
+
+    video_id = input("Enter the YouTube Live Stream Video ID: ")
+
+    try:
+        livechat = pytchat.create(video_id=video_id)
+        console.print(f"[green]Listening to live chat for video ID: {video_id}[/green]")
+
+        message_count = 0
+        while livechat.is_alive():
+            for c in livechat.get().sync_items():
+                author_display_name = c.author.name
+                message_text = c.message
+
+                # Simple alternating background for readability
+                background_style = Style(bgcolor="#2B2B2B") if message_count % 2 == 0 else Style(bgcolor="#3A3A3A")
+                
+                # Basic username styling
+                username_style = Style(color="#4CAF50", bold=True)
+
+                formatted_message = f"[{username_style}]{author_display_name}[/]: {message_text}"
+                console.print(formatted_message, style=background_style)
+                message_count += 1
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        console.print(f"[red]An error occurred: {e}[/red]")
+    finally:
+        console.print("[yellow]Live chat listener stopped.[/yellow]")
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()