youtube uploading python script.

uploader2.py

from gdata.youtube import YouTubeVideoEntry
from gdata.youtube.service import YouTubeService
import gdata
from gdata.service import BadAuthentication, CaptchaRequired


from optparse import OptionParser
import sys
import time
import os


debug = True

def log(line):
    global debug
    if debug:
        print "uploader-log: %s\n" % line
        

def doit(the_time, the_filename):
    # ****************************************
    # *******begin channel config changes******
    log("running doit with the_time=%s and the_filename=%s" % (the_time, the_filename))
    
    title=the_time
    # title=sys.argv[1] + "extra title stuff"
    # couldn't get this to work. fine for now.
    description=the_time
    # would like these to be longer
    #
    keywords="broadcaster,brooklyn,brooklynmobile,videobooth,news,public,publicdomain"

    dev_email="@gmail.com"
    dev_password="yourgmailpasswordhere"
    dev_application="brooklynmobiletwvee"
    dev_key="AI39si5QN5lN5wn-xc4QlxgcWIVE-kPF2oaH_r2z6YECsvOHkPHU8isWn3NZEIBA-IXCz0SfuYAQN9UkJtSDat6NtCXhrt7gcg" #edlab
    youtube_user="yourusernamehere"
    youtube_password="yourpasswordhere"

    # **********end channel config ********
    # *************************************

    # create video entry
    # prepare a media group object to hold our video's meta-data
    my_media_group = gdata.media.Group(
      title=gdata.media.Title(text=title),
      description=gdata.media.Description(description_type='plain',
                                          text=description),
      keywords=gdata.media.Keywords(text=keywords),
      category=gdata.media.Category(
          text='People',
          scheme='http://gdata.youtube.com/schemas/2007/categories.cat',
          label='People & Blogs'),
      player=None
    )
    log("created media_group")

    entry = YouTubeVideoEntry(media=my_media_group)
    log("created youtube entry")



    service = YouTubeService(email=dev_email,
                            password=dev_password,
                            source=dev_application,
                            client_id=dev_application,
                            developer_key=dev_key)
    log("created YouTubeService")
    # seems like this isn't required (done by client login)
    # try:
    #     service.ProgrammaticLogin()
    # except Exception as e:
    #     print type(e)
    #     print e
    #     raise

    # read token from file and use that if its still good
    token_file = "youtube_login_token.txt"
    login_token = None
    
    try:
        log("attempting to find previous login token in token file")
        f = open(token_file, 'r')
        log("token file found")
        login_token = f.readline().strip()
        f.close()
        service.SetClientLoginToken(login_token)
        log("set login token to %s" % login_token)
    except Exception:
        log("unable to set previous login token, continuing with default login settings")
        pass
    
    while True:
        captcha_token = None
        captcha_response = None
        try:
            log("trying login with captcha_token=%s and captcha_response=%s" % (captcha_token, captcha_response))
            service.ClientLogin(youtube_user,youtube_password, captcha_token=captcha_token, captcha_response=captcha_response)
            # all good, lets get out of here
            log("login succeeded continuing on to upload")
            break
        except BadAuthentication:
            log("BadAuthentication returned with credentials of user: %s password: %s" % (youtube_user, youtube_password))
            print "BadAuthentication: Incorrect login credentials. Rejected by server."
            raise Error
        except CaptchaRequired:
            log("CaptchaRequired returned from clientlogin(). requesting credentials")
            print "CaptchaRequired: required captcha input from user for uploading please supply it.\n"
            print "Captcha Address: " + self.captcha_url
            os.system('open ' + self.captcha_url)
            log("attempted to open url in browser window on mac using open command")
            in_captcha = raw_input("Type in the captha you see:")
            log("captcha input received from user (%s)" % in_captcha)
            captcha_token = self.captcha_token
            captcha_response = in_captcha.strip()
            log("set new client login info from captcha, looping back")
            # loop back now and try with new credentials
        except Error:
            log("Uh oh, big error doing ClientLogin: %s" % Error)
            raise Error

    # save latest version of login token to a file for the next run
    try:
        log("saving token (%s) to token file (%s)" % (service.GetClientLoginToken(), token_file))
        f = open(token_file, 'w')
        f.write(service.GetClientLoginToken())
        f.close()
    except Exception:
        log("error occurred while writing to token file : %s " % Exception)
        pass
        
    # insert video entry
    try:
        log("starting to upload video entry")
        service.InsertVideoEntry(entry, the_filename)
        log("completed upload of video entry")
    except Exception, e:
        print type(e)
        print e
        raise
    
# call routine as function if this is run as a script
# allows us to catch any errors and report back to user
if __name__ == '__main__':
    try:
        # arg 1 is the time
        # arg 2 is the filename
        doit(sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2])
    except Exception, e:
        log("Some Error ocurred, returning failure to calling script (1)")
        print type(e)
        print e
        sys.exit(1)
    else:
        log("%s uploaded to service successfully. Returning success to calling script (0)" % sys.argv[2])
        sys.exit(0)

Still works this script?? Zeokat needs it for a project. Go to test it. Thanks.