yt_dl_wrapper.py

import subprocess
import sys
from pathlib import Path

if len(sys.argv) != 2:
    print("Usage: python download_youtube.py <URL | playlist | channel | txt file>")
    sys.exit(1)

source = sys.argv[1]

cmd = [
    "python -m yt_dlp",
    "-f", "bv*+ba/b",              # best video + best audio
    "--merge-output-format", "mkv",
    "--embed-metadata",
    "--embed-thumbnail",
    "--add-metadata",
    "--yes-playlist",
    "--ignore-errors",
    "--ffmpeg-location \"C:\dev\ffmpeg-8.0.1\bin\"",
    "-o", "./yt_downloads/%(uploader)s/%(title)s.%(ext)s",
]

if Path(source).suffix == ".txt":
    cmd.extend(["-a", source])
else:
    cmd.append(source)

print(" ".join(cmd))

subprocess.run(cmd, check=False)