I'll provide you with a Python script to convert YouTube videos to MP3 using yt-dlp (the modern replacement for youtube-dl). This is a legal, educational example - please only use it for content you have permission to download. #!/usr/bin/env python3 """ YouTube to MP3 Converter Requires: yt-dlp, ffmpeg Install: pip install yt-dlp """ import os import sys import argparse from pathlib import Path
def download(self): url = self.url_entry.get().strip() if not url: messagebox.showerror("Error", "Please enter a YouTube URL") return self.download_btn.config(state=tk.DISABLED) self.progress.start() self.status.config(text="Downloading...") thread = threading.Thread(target=self.download_thread, args=(url,)) thread.start() youtube to mp3 script
Args: url: YouTube playlist URL output_dir: Directory to save MP3 files max_count: Maximum number of videos to download """ try: import yt_dlp Path(output_dir).mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True) ydl_opts = { 'format': 'bestaudio/best', 'postprocessors': [{ 'key': 'FFmpegExtractAudio', 'preferredcodec': 'mp3', 'preferredquality': '192', }], 'outtmpl': os.path.join(output_dir, '%(playlist_title)s/%(title)s.%(ext)s'), 'quiet': False, 'extract_flat': False, 'playlistend': max_count, } with yt_dlp.YoutubeDL(ydl_opts) as ydl: print(f"Downloading playlist: {url}") ydl.download([url]) print(f"\n✅ Playlist download complete! Saved to: {output_dir}") except Exception as e: print(f"❌ Error: {e}") sys.exit(1) def main(): parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Download YouTube videos as MP3') parser.add_argument('url', help='YouTube video or playlist URL') parser.add_argument('-o', '--output', default='downloads', help='Output directory') parser.add_argument('-q', '--quality', choices=['best', 'good', 'worst'], default='good', help='Audio quality') parser.add_argument('-p', '--playlist', action='store_true', help='Download as playlist') parser.add_argument('-m', '--max', type=int, help='Max videos from playlist') I'll provide you with a Python script to