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YouTube Transcript Search Tool

A Python tool for semantic search in YouTube video transcripts.

Features

  • Search for specific phrases in YouTube video transcripts
  • Semantic matching to find similar phrases regardless of exact wording
  • Configurable similarity threshold
  • Support for both pip and pipenv workflows

Installation

Using pip

pip install -r requirements.txt

Using pipenv

pip install pipenv
pipenv install
pipenv shell

Usage

Basic Command

python transcript.py <youtube_url> "<search_phrase>" [options]

Parameters

Parameter Description Required Default
youtube_url Full URL of the YouTube video Yes -
search_phrase Text to search for in the transcript Yes -
--threshold Minimum similarity threshold (0-100) No 80

Examples

Search for an exact phrase:

python transcript.py "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX4KgFNuwZ8" "get to 10 million" --threshold 85

Search with semantic matching (finds similar meanings):

python transcript.py "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX4KgFNuwZ8" "get to ten milion" --threshold 85

Requirements

  • Python 3.7 or higher
  • See requirements.txt for package dependencies