try: pl = Playlist(playlist_url) print(f"\nPlaylist: pl.title (len(pl.video_urls) videos)\n") for idx, url in enumerate(pl.video_urls, 1): print(f"[idx/len(pl.video_urls)] Processing...") success = download_video(url, output_dir, download_type) if not success: print(f" Failed: url") print("-" * 40) print("\n✅ All done!") except Exception as e: print(f"Failed to load playlist: e") sys.exit(1) if == " main ": main() Handling Common Issues & Edge Cases 1. Age-Restricted Videos YouTube requires authentication for age-restricted content. Pytube can bypass this by using cookies.
pip install pytube For the audio conversion part (bonus section), we'll also need pydub and ffmpeg : youtube playlist free downloader python script
import time time.sleep(2) # 2 seconds delay between videos Playlists often have private or deleted videos. Wrap the download call in a try-except block and skip gracefully. 4. File Naming Conflicts Use filename_prefix or sanitize titles: try: pl = Playlist(playlist_url) print(f"\nPlaylist: pl