How to Install ydl_api_ng on FreeBSD Latest

In this tutorial, we will be installing ydl_api_ng, a Python library for downloading videos from various video streaming platforms, on FreeBSD. We will be installing it via pip, the package installer for Python.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, ensure that your FreeBSD system is up to date and that Python 3 is already installed. To verify if Python 3 is installed, run the following command:

python3 --version

If Python 3 is not installed, install it using the following command:

pkg install python

Installing ydl_api_ng

  1. Install pip, the package installer for Python, using the following command:
pkg install py38-pip

Note: py38-pip is the version of pip for Python 3.8. If you have a different version of Python installed, make sure to use the corresponding version of pip.

  1. Once pip is installed, use the following command to install ydl_api_ng:
pip install ydl_api_ng

This will download and install the ydl_api_ng library and its dependencies.

  1. To verify if the installation was successful, run the following command:
python3 -c "import ydl_api_ng; print(ydl_api_ng.__version__)"

This should output the version number of the installed ydl_api_ng library.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed ydl_api_ng on FreeBSD. You can now use this Python library in your projects to download videos from various video streaming platforms.