How to get youtube video transcript using python

 

How to get youtube video transcript

To extract the transcript from the YouTube video ID sH4JCwjybGs and save it as PEH-Transcript-part2.txt, follow these steps:

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Step 1: Open Command Prompt (CMD)

1. Press Win + R, type cmd, and press Enter.
2. Type python (or py if python doesn’t work) and press Enter.

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Step 2: Paste the Following Python Code

Copy and paste this code directly into your Python environment:

python
from youtube_transcript_api import YouTubeTranscriptApi

video_id = "sH4JCwjybGs"  # Video ID for PEH Part 2
transcript = YouTubeTranscriptApi.get_transcript(video_id)

with open("PEH-Transcript-part2.txt", "w", encoding="utf-8") as file:
    for entry in transcript:
        file.write(f"{entry['text']}\n")

print("Transcript successfully saved as 'PEH-Transcript-part2.txt'")

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Step 3: Run the Code

1. After pasting the code, press Enter twice (once to run the loop, once to complete the script).
2. CMD should display:

csharp
Transcript successfully saved as 'PEH-Transcript-part2.txt'

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Step 4: Locate the Transcript File

1. Type dir in CMD to confirm the file’s location.
2. The file PEH-Transcript-part2.txt will be in the same folder as where CMD is running.

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Step 5: Automate Conversion to Book Chapters (Optional)

Once you have the .txt file:

✅ Use ChatGPT, LangChain, or Hemingway Editor to format it into structured content.
✅ For PDF/Book export, use Pandoc with this command:

bash
pandoc "PEH-Transcript-part2.txt" -o "PEH-Transcript-part2.pdf" --toc --highlight-style=tango

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If you’d like a step-by-step guide for creating detailed book chapters automatically from this transcript, let me know