From 7b21727285e50b0b050c4ddd70d07542229c5366 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pants <niklasjo2004@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:17:03 -0700
Subject: init

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 python/ytdl/live.py | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 python/ytdl/live.py

(limited to 'python/ytdl/live.py')

diff --git a/python/ytdl/live.py b/python/ytdl/live.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eaa78cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/ytdl/live.py
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+import yt_dlp
+import subprocess
+
+def stream_video(url):
+    ydl_opts = {
+        'format': 'bestvideo+bestaudio/best',
+        'quiet': True,
+        'no_warnings': True,
+        'noplaylist': True,
+        'forceurl': True,
+        'skip_download': True,
+    }
+
+    with yt_dlp.YoutubeDL(ydl_opts) as ydl:
+        try:
+            info = ydl.extract_info(url, download=False)
+            if 'url' in info:
+                video_url = info['url']
+            else:
+                # For some videos (like YouTube), it's nested in 'formats'
+                formats = info.get('formats', [])
+                if formats:
+                    video_url = formats[-1]['url']
+                else:
+                    print("Could not extract video URL.")
+                    return
+
+            print("Streaming to mpv...")
+            subprocess.run(['mpv', video_url])
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"An error occurred: {e}")
+
+# Example usage
+video_url = input("Video URL: ")
+stream_video(video_url)
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