INNER CODE UNIT · Python

api_dl

xcodian/youtube-dl-web · server/src/server.py:17

async def api_dl(
    video_id: str,   # the video's ID (watch?v=<this>)
    f: str = "best", # format 
    sl: str = None,  # subtitle language to embed
):
    stream = stream_from_yt(video_id, f, sl)  
    first_chunk = await stream.__anext__() # peek first chunk

    # guess filetype
    m = magic.Magic(mime=True, uncompress=True)
    mime_type = m.from_buffer(first_chunk)

    # guess extension based on mimetype
    ext = mimetypes.guess_extension(mime_type) or '.mkv' # fallback to mkv I guess
    
    print(f"[{video_id}]: download type: {mime_type} ({ext})")
    
    headers = {

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