V2.9

streamlink instead of youtube-dl

main.py

@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 import argparse
-import os
-import subprocess
 
 from enums import Mode, Info
 from tiktokbot import TikTok
@@ -9,22 +7,6 @@
 def banner() -> None:
     print(Info.BANNER)
 
-def check_requires():
-
-    with open(os.devnull) as devnull:
-        # check ffmpeg
-        try:
-            subprocess.call(["ffmpeg", "-version"], stdout=devnull, stderr=devnull)
-        except FileNotFoundError as ex:
-            raise FileNotFoundError("[-] Ffmpeg not installed. https://phoenixnap.com/kb/ffmpeg-windows")
-
-        # check youtube-dl
-        try:
-            subprocess.call(["youtube-dl", "--version"], stdout=devnull, stderr=devnull)
-        except FileNotFoundError as ex:
-            raise FileNotFoundError("[-] youtube-dl not installed. Run: pip install youtube-dl or https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl#installation\n")
-
-
 
 def parse_args():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(formatter_class=argparse.RawTextHelpFormatter)

requirements.txt

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 requests
 argparse
-youtube-dl
+streamlink

tiktokbot.py

@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ def start_recording(self):
 
         print("\n[*] STARTED RECORDING... [PRESS ONLY ONCE CTRL + C TO STOP]")
 
-        cmd = f"youtube-dl --hls-prefer-ffmpeg --no-continue --no-part -o {output} {live_url}"
+        cmd = f"streamlink {live_url} best -o {output}"
+        #cmd = f"youtube-dl --hls-prefer-ffmpeg --no-continue --no-part -o {output} {live_url}"
         with open("error.log", "w") as error_log, open("info.log", "w") as info:
             p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stderr=error_log, stdout=info, shell=True)
             signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, lambda x, y: sys.exit(0))