youtube.py

#Code from https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/873060/Python-Search-Youtube-for-Video , accessed at 19 Nov. 2017
import urllib.request
import urllib.parse
import re

#Grant Currel's code, the author of the article cited above. I added the function call to easily use this code and modified the variable names in order to make it easier to understand.
def ytLinksearch(userInput):
    """The input is looked up on Youtube, the best result is returned and merged with the predictible part of a Youtube link"""
#Code from https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/873060/Python-Search-Youtube-for-Video , accessed at 19 Nov. 2017, where Andrei slightly modified it and added the docstring
    userRequest = urllib.parse.urlencode({"search_query" : userInput})
    ytPreffix = urllib.request.urlopen("http://www.youtube.com/results?" + userRequest)
    result = re.findall(r'href=\"\/watch\?v=(.{11})', ytPreffix.read().decode())
    linkToVid = str("http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=" + result[1])
    return(linkToVid)