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Extract transcripts from YouTube videos using the youtube-transcript-api.

使用youtube-transcript-api从YouTube视频中提取字幕文本。

Run the script with a YouTube URL or video ID:

bash

uv run scripts/get_transcript.py "VIDEO_URL_OR_ID"

With timestamps:

bash

uv run scripts/get_transcript.py "VIDEO_URL_OR_ID" --timestamps

通过YouTube链接或视频ID运行脚本：

bash

uv run scripts/get_transcript.py "VIDEO_URL_OR_ID"

带时间戳的情况：

bash

uv run scripts/get_transcript.py "VIDEO_URL_OR_ID" --timestamps

Without timestamps (default): Plain text, one line per caption segment
With timestamps:
```
[MM:SS] text
```
format (or
```
[HH:MM:SS]
```
for longer videos)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID

CRITICAL: YOU MUST NEVER MODIFY THE RETURNED TRANSCRIPT
If the transcript is without timestamps, you SHOULD clean it up so that it is arranged by complete paragraphs and the lines don't cut in the middle of sentences.
If you were asked to save the transcript to a specific file, save it to the requested file.
If no output file was specified, use the YouTube video ID with a
```
-transcript.txt
```
suffix.