Matt's PodGrabber v1.0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk-4dmySqdc

Description

Matt's PodGrabber is a Python script designed for downloading podcast episodes. It allows users to select specific episodes from the last 10 listed for a chosen podcast feed and proceed with downloading as per their choice.

Dependencies

• Python 3
• Requests: For making HTTP requests to download episodes.
• Feedparser: For parsing podcast RSS feeds.
• Tqdm: For displaying download progress bars.

Installation

1. Ensure Python 3 is installed on your system.
2. Install the required Python libraries by running: pip install requests feedparser tqdm

How to Operate

1. Run the script in a terminal or command prompt: python matts_podgrabber.py

2. Follow the on-screen prompts to:

   • Enter a podcast RSS feed URL or select one from the saved library.
   • Choose to download all episodes, the first, last, a specific number of episodes, or filter episodes by keyword.
   • Decide whether to save the new podcast feed to the library for future use.

3. The script will download the selected episodes to a specified download folder.

Features

• Download specific episodes by selection or filter by keyword.
• Download the first, last, or a specified number of the latest episodes.
• Save and select podcast feeds from a library for easy access.
• Customizable download folder through a configuration file.
• User-friendly prompts and progress display for downloads.

Quitting the Script

Enter 'q' at any prompt to exit the script immediately.

Thank you for using Matt's PodGrabber!