A Python script to download videos from www.vimeo.com
#!/usr/bin/python
"""
vimeo.py
A simple script to download videos from www.vimeo.com
See below for copyright and license terms
"""
from __future__ import with_statement
import os, sys, urllib
from xml.etree import ElementTree
class VimeoURLOpener(urllib.FancyURLopener):
"Vimeo blocks the urllib user agent for some reason"
version = "Mozilla/4.0"
urllib._urlopener = VimeoURLOpener()
class DownloadDisplay(object):
def __init__(self):
self.dots = 0
print "/" + 38 * '- ' + "-\\"
def __call__(self, block_count, block_size, file_size):
if file_size < 1:
if self.dots == 0:
print "unable to determine filesize"
self.dots = 1
dots = block_count * block_size * 79 / file_size
new = dots - self.dots
self.dots = dots
sys.stdout.write(new * '=')
if block_count * block_size == file_size:
print "|"
def getclip(id):
f = urllib.urlopen("http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop/load/clip:%s" % id)
root = ElementTree.parse(f)
f.close()
sig = root.findtext('request_signature')
exp = root.findtext('request_signature_expires')
caption = root.findtext('video/caption')
url = "http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop/play/clip:%s/%s/%s/?q=sd" % (id,sig,exp)
play = urllib.urlopen(url)
# the response is a redirection, which urllib handles transparently
loc = play.url
size = int(play.info()['Content-Length'])/1024/1024
play.close()
type = loc.split('?')[0][-3:]
filename = "%s.%s" % (caption,type)
print "retrieving %s (%d MB)" % (filename, size)
urllib.urlretrieve(loc, filename, DownloadDisplay())
if __name__ == "__main__":
if len(sys.argv) == 2:
getclip(sys.argv[1])
else:
print "usage: %s <vimeo clip id>" % os.path.basename(sys.argv[0])
""" " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " "
Copyright 2010 Aryeh Leib Taurog
http://www.aryehleib.com
all rights reserved
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
* Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
* Neither Aryeh Leib Taurog's name nor the names of any other
contributors to this project may be used to endorse or promote products
derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
" " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " """