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Can PyTube work with proxy?

Asked by Vladimir Kolev

Is it possible to make it work with proxy, if there is no other way to connect to internet?

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Marcos (marcosrdz) said : 		#1

PyTube currently does not have a GUI for connecting to YouTube through proxy. I have never used a proxy personally, so I might be the wrong person to answer this question.
You could however (if you are a developer or know how to work files manually) edit the variable called "firststep" in /usr/share/pytube/pytube.py and modify it in order for PyTube to connect through a proxy. Maybe I am just talking nonsense :P

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swierq (swierq) said : 		#2

Currently PyTube uses youtube-dl which uses http_proxy variable to determine proxy location. You can set http proxy in system->preferneces, log off and in and then start pytube from terminal. It should use the proxy settings you just set. You can also try to export http_proxy in a terminal you start pytube:

export http_proxy="http://proxyhost:proxy_port"

and start pytube afterwards.
If you do not want to start pytube in a terminal every time you can try to change shortcut type form Application to Terminal Application.

Everything I have just written worked for me just fine.

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