LongJohnCoder · January 23, 2021 04:46 · Jan 5, 2015 · Jan 27, 2014 · Jan 24, 2014
diff --git a/twitch_live_url.py b/twitch_live_url.py
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@
 import json
 import re
 import argparse
+import random
+import m3u8
 
-USHER_API = 'http://usher.twitch.tv/select/{channel}.json' +\
-    '?nauthsig={sig}&nauth={token}&allow_source=true'
+USHER_API = 'http://usher.twitch.tv/api/channel/hls/{channel}.m3u8?player=twitchweb' +\
+    '&token={token}&sig={sig}&$allow_audio_only=true&allow_source=true' + \
+    '&type=any&p={random}'
 TOKEN_API = 'http://api.twitch.tv/api/channels/{channel}/access_token'
 
 def get_token_and_signature(channel):
@@ -18,15 +21,31 @@ def get_token_and_signature(channel):
 
 def get_live_stream(channel):
     token, sig = get_token_and_signature(channel)
-    url = USHER_API.format(channel=channel, sig=sig, token=token)
+    r = random.randint(0,1E7)
+    url = USHER_API.format(channel=channel, sig=sig, token=token, random=r)
     r = requests.get(url)
-    txt = r.text
-    for line in txt.split('\n'):
-        if re.match('https?://.*', line):
-            return line
+    m3u8_obj = m3u8.loads(r.text)
+    return m3u8_obj
+
+def print_video_urls(m3u8_obj):
+    print("Video URLs (sorted by quality):") 
+    for p in m3u8_obj.playlists:
+        si = p.stream_info
+        bandwidth = si.bandwidth/(1024)
+        quality = p.media[0].name
+        resolution = si.resolution if si.resolution else "?"
+        uri = p.uri
+        #print(p.stream_info, p.media, p.uri[1])
+        txt = "\n{} kbit/s ({}), resolution={}".format(bandwidth, quality, resolution)
+        print(txt)
+        print(len(txt)*"-")
+        print(uri)
 
 if __name__=="__main__":
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser('get video url of twitch channel')
     parser.add_argument('channel_name')
     args = parser.parse_args()
-    print( get_live_stream(args.channel_name) )
+    m3u8_obj = get_live_stream(args.channel_name)
+    print_video_urls(m3u8_obj)
+
+
diff --git a/twitch_live_url.py b/twitch_live_url.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ def get_token_and_signature(channel):
     url = TOKEN_API.format(channel=channel)
     r = requests.get(url)
     txt = r.text
-
     data = json.loads(txt)
     sig = data['sig']
     token = data['token']

diff --git a/twitch_live_url.py b/twitch_live_url.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import requests
+import json
+import re
+import argparse
+
+USHER_API = 'http://usher.twitch.tv/select/{channel}.json' +\
+    '?nauthsig={sig}&nauth={token}&allow_source=true'
+TOKEN_API = 'http://api.twitch.tv/api/channels/{channel}/access_token'
+
+def get_token_and_signature(channel):
+    url = TOKEN_API.format(channel=channel)
+    r = requests.get(url)
+    txt = r.text
+
+    data = json.loads(txt)
+    sig = data['sig']
+    token = data['token']
+    return token, sig
+
+def get_live_stream(channel):
+    token, sig = get_token_and_signature(channel)
+    url = USHER_API.format(channel=channel, sig=sig, token=token)
+    r = requests.get(url)
+    txt = r.text
+    for line in txt.split('\n'):
+        if re.match('https?://.*', line):
+            return line
+
+if __name__=="__main__":
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser('get video url of twitch channel')
+    parser.add_argument('channel_name')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    print( get_live_stream(args.channel_name) )
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