with yt_dlp.YoutubeDL(ydl_opts) as ydl:

app.py

@@ -658,13 +658,22 @@ def download_youtube_video(youtube_id, output_path=OUTPUT_PATH):
     # Create the output directory if it doesn't exist
     if not os.path.exists(output_path):
         os.makedirs(output_path)
-
+    
     # Download the video
-    yt = YouTube(youtube_url)
-    video_stream = yt.streams.filter(progressive=True, file_extension='mp4').order_by('resolution').desc().first()
-    video_stream.download(output_path=output_path, filename=youtube_id+".mp4")
+    try:
+        yt = YouTube(youtube_url)
+        video_stream = yt.streams.filter(progressive=True, file_extension='mp4').order_by('resolution').desc().first()
+        video_stream.download(output_path=output_path, filename=youtube_id+".mp4")
+        print(f"[Pytube] Video downloaded successfully: {output_path}/{youtube_id}.mp4")
+    except Exception as e:
+        ydl_opts = {
+            'format': 'bestvideo[ext=mp4]+bestaudio[ext=m4a]/best[ext=mp4]/best',  # This ensures the best quality combining video and audio
+            'outtmpl': os.path.join(output_path, f'{youtube_id}.mp4'),  # Output filename template
+        }
+        with yt_dlp.YoutubeDL(ydl_opts) as ydl:
+            ydl.download([youtube_url])
 
-    print(f"Video downloaded successfully: {output_path}/{youtube_id}.mp4")
+        print(f"[yt_dlp] Video downloaded successfully: {output_path}/{youtube_id}.mp4")
 
 def screenshot_youtube_video(youtube_id, snapshot_sec):    
     video_path = f'{OUTPUT_PATH}/{youtube_id}.mp4'