lingq-importer

lingq-importer is a Python project that allows you to import lessons/content from YouTube to LingQ. It provides a convenient way to automate the process of importing YouTube videos as lessons into your LingQ account.

Features

• Fetches YouTube video details such as title, description, and captions.
• Converts YouTube captions to LingQ lesson format.
• Imports YouTube videos as lessons into your LingQ account.

Prerequisites

Before using lingq-importer, make sure you have the following:

• Python 3 installed on your system.
• The pip package manager installed.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/your-username/lingq-importer.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

cd lingq-importer

3. Install the required dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Configuration

To use lingq-importer, you need to provide your LingQ API key. Follow these steps to obtain your API key:

1. Go to https://www.lingq.com/en/accounts/apikey/
2. Create a file named .env in the project directory and add the following line, replacing YOUR_API_KEY with your actual LingQ API key:

LINGQ_API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY

Usage

To import n videos from YouTube channels as a lesson into LingQ, run the following command:

python run.py -n 50 channel1 channel2 channel3

The channel names come the channel url. For https://www.youtube.com/@CasoCerrado, you would use CasoCerrado.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you have any suggestions, bug reports, or feature requests, please open an issue or submit a pull request.