YouTube Handle Extractor

This Python script extracts YouTube handles from a list of YouTube channel URLs. It handles various URL formats such as @handles, usernames, channel IDs, and more. The script scrapes the page when necessary to retrieve the correct YouTube handle.

Features

• Extracts YouTube handles from multiple URL formats.
• Automatically scrapes the YouTube page if the handle is not directly available in the URL.
• Returns a comma-separated list of YouTube handles.

Requirements

To run this script, you'll need to install the necessary Python packages listed in the requirements.txt file.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.x
• pip (Python package installer)

Installing Dependencies

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/youtube-handle-extractor.git
   cd youtube-handle-extractor

2. Install the required packages:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

1. Modify the URL List:

   Update the channel_urls variable in the script with your own list of YouTube channel URLs. The URLs should be comma-separated.

   Example:

   channel_urls = "https://www.youtube.com/@handle,https://www.youtube.com/user/username,https://www.youtube.com/c/username,https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_CHANNEL_ID"
   

2. Run the Script:

   After setting up your URLs, run the script:

   python youtube_handle_extractor.py

3. View the Results:

   The script will output a comma-separated list of YouTube handles extracted from the provided URLs.

   Example output:

   handle1,handle2,handle3
   

Logging

The script uses Python's built-in logging to provide detailed information about the process. If a handle cannot be found for a URL, a message will be printed to the console.

Contributing

If you'd like to contribute to this project, feel free to fork the repository and submit a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.