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Insert YouTube playlist

• python3

prepare

$ pip3 install google-api-client

download YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET_FILE.json from gootle API page.

insert.py

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

# Sample Python code for youtube.playlists.insert
# See instructions for running these code samples locally:
# https://developers.google.com/explorer-help/guides/code_samples#python

import os

import google_auth_oauthlib.flow
import googleapiclient.discovery
import googleapiclient.errors

scopes = ["https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.force-ssl"]

def main():
    # Disable OAuthlib's HTTPS verification when running locally.
    # *DO NOT* leave this option enabled in production.
    os.environ["OAUTHLIB_INSECURE_TRANSPORT"] = "1"

    api_service_name = "youtube"
    api_version = "v3"
    client_secrets_file = "YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET_FILE.json"

    p = dict(
        snippet=dict(
          title="Test Playlist",
          description="A public playlist created with the YouTube API v3"
        ),
        status=dict(
          privacyStatus="public"
        )
    )

    # Get credentials and create an API client
    flow = google_auth_oauthlib.flow.InstalledAppFlow.from_client_secrets_file(
        client_secrets_file, scopes)
    credentials = flow.run_console()

    youtube = googleapiclient.discovery.build(
        api_service_name, api_version, credentials=credentials)

    request = youtube.playlists().insert(
        part="snippet,status",
        body=p
    )
    response = request.execute()

    print(response)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()