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SKILL: Fetch YouTube Transcript

gist.github.comSaved November 29, 20253 min

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A Python command-line script that retrieves a YouTube video's transcript using the youtube-transcript-api library, with optional timestamp formatting and file output.

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Extracts video IDs from multiple YouTube URL patterns or accepts raw IDs.
Formats timestamps into HH:MM:SS or MM:SS when requested.
Provides a simple CLI powered by uv for easy execution.
Supports both manually created and auto‑generated captions via the API.
Can write the transcript to a user‑specified file.

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YouTube Transcript Extraction Python Scripts Video Processing Tools Developer Tools API Integration

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