LiveChat

LiveChat object

• fetches chat data and stores them in buffer with ThreadpoolExecutor
• responds to user inquiries of get().
• invokes callback function with processed chat data.

Usage

from pytchat import LiveChat
chat = LiveChat("gb01h_eT0pw")

#constructor params

name	type	required	remarks	default value
video_id	str	*	ID of youtube video.	-
processor	ChatProcessor			DefaultProcessor
buffer	Buffer		buffer of chat data fetched background.	Buffer(maxsize=20)
interruptable	bool			True
callback	func		[optional] function called from _listen() periodically.	None
done_callback	func		[optional] function called when listener ends.	None
direct_mode	bool		If True, invoke specified callback function without using buffer.	False

get()

description	return value
Get processed chat data from buffer.	processed chat data

is_alive()

description	return value
Check if livechat stream is alive.	bool

terminate()

description	return value
Terminate fetching livechat.	-