YouTube Transcript Fetcher

This repository contains a Python script that fetches transcripts for YouTube videos using the youtube-transcript-api. The script supports automatic detection of available subtitles and can retrieve transcripts in various languages, including automatically generated ones.

Features

• List available transcripts for a YouTube video.
• Fetch transcripts in the specified language.
• Handle errors gracefully when transcripts are not available.

Installation

To use this script, you need to install the youtube-transcript-api package. You can install it using pip:

pip install youtube-transcript-api

Usage

1. Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/neil-re/youtube-transcript-fetcher.git
cd youtube-transcript-fetcher

2. Run the script:

python youtube_transcript_fetcher.py

Replace YOUR_VIDEO_ID in the script with the ID of the YouTube video you want to fetch transcripts for.

Contributing

If you want to contribute to this project, follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch with your feature or bug fix.
3. Commit your changes.
4. Push to the branch.
5. Create a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Contact

If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to open an issue or contact the repository owner at https://www.youtube.com/@NeilVideos.