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# RYD Client
Python client library for the **Return YouTube Dislike API**:
- [https://returnyoutubedislike.com/](https://returnyoutubedislike.com/)
- [https://github.com/Anarios/return-youtube-dislike/](https://github.com/Anarios/return-youtube-dislike/)
## Functionality
- Get votes from a list of YouTube video IDs.
- Register your user ID by solving the challenge.
- Cast your vote for a list of YouTube video IDs.
## Usage
Some command example
### Get Votes
Pass a list of YouTube video IDs and get a list of votes.
```python
import ryd_client
ratings = ryd_client.get_votes(["kxOuG8jMIgI", "CaaJyRvvaq8"])
# Returns a list of dictionaries with ratings for every video ID
[{'id': 'kxOuG8jMIgI',
'likes': 27569,
'dislikes': 503144,
'rating': 1.2117898772151874,
'viewCount': 3177346,
'deleted': False,
'status': 200},
{'id': 'CaaJyRvvaq8',
'likes': 502489,
'dislikes': 13270,
'rating': 4.900305046067389,
'viewCount': 3575816,
'deleted': False,
'status': 200}]
```
### Register
To cast a vote, you need to be registered in the API with your user id. Generate a random user id, one per user, store it in your application and reuse for all future votes from this user.
```python
import ryd_client
user_id = ryd_client.generate_user_id()
# Returns a random 36 char string of ascii_letters and digits
'5v3X3mxQOm3fkez8aWsGsEgjpFe0pJNPWIJi'
```
Register your user_id in the api:
```python
import ryd_client
success = ryd_client.register(user_id)
# Returns True on success, False on fail
True
```
### Post Votes
Once your `user_id` is registered, you are allowed to vote. Vote on a list of video IDs. Pass a list of tuples where the first value is the video ID and second value is the vote either as `string` or `int`:
- like: 1
- dislike: -1
- neutral: 0 (aka *undo* your previous vote)
Strings automatically get converted to the matching number, both are valid:
```python
import ryd_client
votes = [
("kxOuG8jMIgI", "dislike"),
("CaaJyRvvaq8", 1),
("CEp5SLT-DJg", 0),
]
response = ryd_client.post_votes(votes, user_id=user_id)
# Returns a list of dictionaries for every vote cast
[{'id': 'kxOuG8jMIgI', 'status': True, 'vote': -1},
{'id': 'CaaJyRvvaq8', 'status': True, 'vote': 1},
{'id': 'CEp5SLT-DJg', 'status': True, 'vote': 0}]
```
## Acknowledgement
If you find this API usefull, please consider donating to the [project](https://returnyoutubedislike.com/donate).