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Random YouTube video generator script using YouTube Data API v3 written in Python.

Random YouTube Video Generator

Random YouTube video generator script using YouTube Data API v3 written in Python.
Due to its query parameter this script fetches low viewed (0 - 250 views) YouTube video IDs oftenly.

Default Search Query: Prefix (IMG) + Random Integer (999-9999) + Postfix (MOV)

You can change its parameter to whatever you want.

Prerequisites

Google Developer Key for YouTube
DEVELOPER_KEY = 'YOUR_DEVELOPER_KEY'
Sign up and change with your own developer key: https://console.developers.google.com

Google APIs Client Library
pip3 install --upgrade google-api-python-client

Example Usage

> random-youtube-video.py
> 0CGyCMzi1l8

Now you can use this video ID as "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CGyCMzi1l8"
Change the ID parameter with your output: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID"