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# YouTube-Comment-Scraper
A script to scrape youtube comments and checks whether a user commented on the given videos
Scrape youtube comments and checks whether a user commented on the given videos
# Installation
**1. Clone the project**
## PyPI Package
```
git clone https://github.com/rly0nheart/YouTube-Comment-Scraper.git
pip install youtube-comment-scraper
```
**2. Move to YouTube-Comment-Scraper directory**
## Docker Image
```
cd YouTube-Comment-Scraper
docker pull rly0nheart/youtube-comment-scraper
```
**3. Install dependencies**
## Note
```
pip install -r requirements.txt
```
# Usage
## PyPi Package
```
python scraper.py <youtube_video_url_1> <youtube_video_url_2> <youtube_video_url_3>
youtube_comment_scraper <video_urls>
```
> *Alternatively, you could grant execution permission to the downloader and run it as shown below*
**1. Grant execution permission**
## Docker Image
```
chmod +x scraper.py
docker run -it rly0nheart/youtube-comment-scraper <video_urls>
```
**2. Run scraper.py**
```
./scraper.py <youtube_video_url_1> <youtube_video_url_2> <youtube_video_url_3>
```
## Note
> Upon run, the scraper will first check for updates. If found, users will be prompted to download the updates
>> The scraper uses [Egbert Bouman's](https://github.com/egbertbouman) [YouTube-Comment-Downloader](https://github.com/egbertbouman/youtube-comment-downloader) to get the comments
# Donations
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