pip install --upgrade youtube_dl python import youtube_dl def download_video(url): ydl_opts = { 'format': 'bestvideo+bestaudio/best', 'outtmpl': '%(title)s.%(ext)s', } with youtube_dl.YoutubeDL(ydl_opts) as ydl: ydl.download([url]) video_url = 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABCDEFG' download_video(video_url)