ID

a365db1

date

2023-07-06 21:15:23+00:00

author

Alex Chan <alex@alexwlchan.net>

parent

62bfda2

message

add a noplaylist shortcut

changed files

2 files, 29 additions, 1 deletion

• text/README.md
• text/noplaylist

Changed files

text/README.md (1768) → text/README.md (2032)

diff --git a/text/README.md b/text/README.md
index 9d3c602..5fa06e8 100644
--- a/text/README.md
+++ b/text/README.md
@@ -15,6 +15,15 @@ These are utilities for manipulating streams of text; I consider them in a simil
   </dd>
 
   <dt>
+    <a href="https://github.com/alexwlchan/scripts/blob/main/text/noplaylist">
+      <code>noplaylist < [URL]</code>
+    </a>
+  </dt>
+  <dd>
+    removes the <code>list</code> query parameter from a YouTube URL; I use it with <code>youtube-dl</code>
+  </dd>
+
+  <dt>
     <a href="https://github.com/alexwlchan/scripts/blob/main/text/randline">
       <code>randline [NUMBER] < [PATH]</code>
     </a>
@@ -43,7 +52,6 @@ These are utilities for manipulating streams of text; I consider them in a simil
     <pre><code>echo -e '100 \n 201287 \n 3190817' | sumsizes</code></pre>
   </dd>
 
-
   <dt>
     <a href="https://github.com/alexwlchan/scripts/blob/main/text/randline">
       <code>tally < [PATH]</code>

text/noplaylist (0) → text/noplaylist (511)

diff --git a/text/noplaylist b/text/noplaylist
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1d79930
--- /dev/null
+++ b/text/noplaylist
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+This script receives a YouTube URL on stdin, and removes the `list`
+query parameter.
+
+I use this in conjunction with `furl` and `youtube-dl`.  Sometimes
+I want to download a single video from YouTube, but youtube-dl tries
+to download an entire playlist.  This lets me grab just the first video.
+"""
+
+import sys
+
+import hyperlink
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    url = sys.stdin.read()
+    url = hyperlink.URL.from_text(url)
+    url = url.remove('list')
+    sys.stdout.write(str(url))