How to Install ydl_api_ng on OpenBSD

ydl_api_ng is a Python library that allows you to download videos and extract audio from YouTube and other websites. In this tutorial, we will see how to install ydl_api_ng on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• OpenBSD installed
• Python 3.x installed (ydl_api_ng requires Python 3)

Step 1: Install Required Packages

First, we need to install some required packages:

# pkg_add python-3.9.1
# pkg_add py3-pip

Step 2: Install ydl_api_ng

Once the required packages are installed, we can install ydl_api_ng using pip:

# pip3.9 install ydl_api_ng

This will install ydl_api_ng and its dependencies.

Step 3: Test ydl_api_ng

To test if ydl_api_ng is installed correctly, run the following command:

$ python3
>>> import ydl_api_ng
>>>

If you don't get any error and the Python interpreter returns to the prompt, it means that ydl_api_ng is installed correctly.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we saw how to install ydl_api_ng on OpenBSD. With ydl_api_ng installed, you can easily download videos and extract audio from YouTube and other websites using Python.