m3u8_downloader

A simple Python3 library for downloading mp4 files from m3u8 files fetched over the internet or from from the local path. Currently supports Unix.

Installation

Simply copy the python file in your working directory, then in terminal call.

python3 m3u8_downloader.py -p "https://somedomain.com/somelink/temp.m3u8"

Requires wget brew install wget --with-libressl on macOs

or sudo apt install wget on linux

Options

--path -p Path: The path of the m3u8 file over the internet or the local machine

--output -O Output directory: The directory where you want to store the file

--filename -n Filename: The name of the file you want to keep (including the extension)

--base-link -b Base Link of the domain to fetch the chunks from. Useful in cases where the chunk's url is missing domain inside the m3u8 file.

Todo

[done] Create fetch domain of chunks if not provided

[done] Create custom path for saving the files

[•] Create custom headers

[•] Create custom proxies

[•] Create platform independence

[•] Check for 100% fail-safe

[•] Check for multiple resolutions

Pull requests, suggestions and issues are most welcome :)

Important note:

Please make sure that the m3u8 file you provide has a single resolution format.

If your file contains multiple resolutions, you may want to remove them manually.