Pytube: Why doesn't implement pytube as a wrapper of youtube-dl?

[zhenleibb]

It exists already 'youtube-dl' that runs pretty well.
Youtube-DL supports more than 1000 video websites and offers more features as well. It is possible also to use it as a library or as command line. Youtube-DL is more powerful. Why implements an other python project to download youtube video?

The readme explains that pytube is a python library. But https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl#embedding-youtube-dl shows it is possible to use youtube-dl as a python library. Reimplementing a new program to interact with youtube takes so much effort to the community (development, debugging, ..), why not just make a API wrapper on youtube-dl to create a python library easy to use API. What could be the motivation of the projet pytube to reimplement a other core to communicate with youtube. What could be the problem that pytube try to solve that youtube-dl can't do (performance, design, ...)?

I think it could be interested to add the reason in the README.

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[IThinkImOKAY]

This comes off very rude.

[tfdahlin]

pytube is a python library, meant for inclusion in other projects, while youtube-dl is a command-line utility. the readme already explains that this is a python library.

[zhenleibb]

@IThinkImOKAY Sorry, I don't express well. I sincerely apologize.

@tfdahlin I ask this question because when the pytube project started. youtube-dl already exists,
https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl#embedding-youtube-dl shows it is possible to use youtube-dl as a python library. Reimplementing a new program to interact with youtube takes so much effort to the community (development, debugging, ..), why not just make a API wrapper on youtube-dl to create a python library easy to use API. What could be the motivation of the projet pytube to reimplement a other core to communicate with youtube. What could be the problem that pytube try to solve (performance, design, ...)?

And sorry again, I didn't properly express my idea.

[drwjf]

Youtube-dl is too complex for some projects which only need to support youtube.