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In this small article, we will explore Wisty, a command line tool designed to swiftly download videos hosted on Wistia written in python and open sourced. With Wisty, you can effortlessly save Wistia videos to your local machine in just a few simple steps.

Getting Started:

To begin, you'll need to have Python installed on your system. Once Python is set up, you can easily install Wisty by running the following command:

pip install wisty

Downloading Videos from Wistia:

1. Obtain the Video ID:

• Right-click on the Wistia video you want to download.

• Select "Copy link and Thumbnail."

• Paste the link into a text file reader.

• Locate the video ID, which will be labeled as "wvideo" followed by a value.

• Copy the video ID value for later use.

2. Download the Video:

• Open your command line or terminal.

• Run the following command, replacing video_id with the actual video ID you obtained earlier:

wisty download <video_id>

• Wisty will initiate the download process, and the video will be saved to your current working directory.

Example:

Let's say you want to download a video with the ID 123abc. You would execute the following command:

wisty download 123abc

Wisty will then swiftly retrieve the video from Wistia and save it to your local machine.

Conclusion:

Wisty simplifies the process of downloading Wistia videos by providing a minimalistic and efficient command line interface. With just a video ID, you can quickly retrieve and save Wistia videos to your local machine hassle-free.

Give Wisty a try today, and enjoy the ease and convenience it brings to downloading Wistia videos!

GitHub Repository: wisty
Pypi: wisty