Usage ===== Installation ------------ You can install YTubeInsight using pip: .. code-block:: bash pip install ytubeinsight Basic Usage ----------- Here's a simple example of how to use YTubeInsight: .. code-block:: python from ytubeinsight import analyze_channel # Replace with your YouTube Data API key API_KEY = 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE' # Analyze a channel by URL channel_url = 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_x5XG1OV2P6uZZ5FSM9Ttw' result = analyze_channel(channel_url, API_KEY) print(f"Videos published in the last year: {result['video_count']}") # Print details of the first video if result['video_data']: video = result['video_data'][0] print(f"Latest video:") print(f"Title: {video['title']}") print(f"Published on: {video['published_at']}") print(f"URL: {video['url']}") # Analyze a channel by ID channel_id = 'UCJFp8uSYCjXOMnkUyb3CQ3Q' result = analyze_channel(channel_id, API_KEY, is_channel_id=True) print(f"Videos published in the last year: {result['video_count']}") API Reference ------------- .. autofunction:: ytubeinsight.analyze_channel Exceptions ---------- .. autoexception:: ytubeinsight.YTubeInsightError :members: Getting a YouTube Data API Key ------------------------------ To use YTubeInsight, you need a YouTube Data API key. Here's how to get one: 1. Go to the `Google Developers Console `_. 2. Create a new project or select an existing one. 3. Enable the YouTube Data API v3 for your project. 4. Create credentials (API key) for your project. 5. Use this API key in your YTubeInsight calls. Remember to keep your API key secret and never share it publicly. Error Handling -------------- YTubeInsight uses custom exceptions to handle errors. Here's an example of how to handle errors: .. code-block:: python from ytubeinsight import analyze_channel, YTubeInsightError try: result = analyze_channel('https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_x5XG1OV2P6uZZ5FSM9Ttw', API_KEY) except YTubeInsightError as e: print(f"An error occurred: {str(e)}")