**`pytube`** is a lightweight Python library for downloading `YouTube` videos.

This shot will discuss the use of the pytube python library to download YouTube videos.

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## Installation
```xml
pip install pipenv 
pipenv shell
pipenv install pytube
```
## Code

Create a file and name it **`app.py`**.


from pytube import YouTube
import os

from pathlib import Path

def interface():
    # python terminal input
    url = input('url: ')
    yt = YouTube(url)

    #the directory to store the downloads
    downloads_path = str(Path.home() / "Downloads")

    # download the video and store it in a folder called "YoutubeVideos" inside the downloads folder
    yt.streams.get_highest_resolution().download(output_path=os.path.join(downloads_path, 'YoutubeVideos'))

# calling the function
interface()

Go to your terminal, navigate to the directory where you have created the file and, then type:

```xml
python app.py
```
It will prompt you for the `url` of the `YouTube Video`. Paste the link and click _enter_ to download the specific video.



What is the pytube module in Python?


pytube is a lightweight Python library that simplifies downloading YouTube videos.