YouTube_predownloader/auth.py

from google_auth_oauthlib.flow import InstalledAppFlow
from google.auth.transport.requests import Request
import os
import pickle

# OAuth 2.0 scopes
SCOPES = ["https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.readonly"]

def get_token():
    """Perform OAuth authentication and save the token."""
    creds = None
    # The token file to save credentials
    token_file = "youtube_token.pickle"

    # Check if token file exists
    if os.path.exists(token_file):
        with open(token_file, "rb") as token:
            creds = pickle.load(token)

    # If no valid credentials, authenticate user
    if not creds or not creds.valid:
        if creds and creds.expired and creds.refresh_token:
            creds.refresh(Request())
        else:
            flow = InstalledAppFlow.from_client_secrets_file("client_secret.json", SCOPES)
            creds = flow.run_local_server(port=0)
        # Save the credentials to a file
        with open(token_file, "wb") as token:
            pickle.dump(creds, token)
        print(f"Token saved to {token_file}")
    else:
        print("Token already exists and is valid.")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    get_token()