feat(podcasts): add YouTube podcast source with transcript-first discovery
New "podcasts" source that discovers podcast content by scanning transcripts from LLM-resolved YouTube channels. Finds content invisible to title-based search — Acquired's "The NFL" episode mentions Taylor Swift 18x, ESPN 117x, Netflix 102x, none in the title. Architecture: - LLM resolves 6-12 podcast channel @handles per topic - Engine fetches recent episodes via yt-dlp (no video download) - Downloads auto-captions and greps for topic keywords - Episodes with 5+ mentions become podcast results with highlights - Runs in parallel, ~15-20s latency, invisible in 3-min research run Pipeline integration: - New source module: scripts/lib/podcast_yt.py - Registered in pipeline, normalizer, signals, planner, render - CLI flag: --podcast-channels=AcquiredFM,lexfridman,... - SOURCE_QUALITY: 0.88 (above YouTube's 0.85) - Opt-in via INCLUDE_SOURCES=podcasts or --search=podcasts Zero new API keys. Zero new dependencies. Reuses yt-dlp + transcript pipeline. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Matt Van Horn
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ def normalize_source_items(
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"xiaohongshu": _normalize_grounding,
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"github": _normalize_github,
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"perplexity": _normalize_grounding,
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"podcasts": lambda s, i, idx, fd, td: _normalize_youtube(s, i, idx, fd, td),
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}
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normalizer = normalizers.get(source)
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if normalizer is None:
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@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ from . import (
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xai_x,
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xiaohongshu_api,
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xquik,
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podcast_yt,
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youtube_yt,
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)
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from .cluster import cluster_candidates
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@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ MOCK_AVAILABLE_SOURCES = [
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"github",
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"perplexity",
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"xquik",
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"podcasts",
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]
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@@ -122,6 +124,8 @@ def available_sources(config: dict[str, Any], requested_sources: list[str] | Non
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available.append("pinterest")
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if env.is_xquik_available(config):
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available.append("xquik")
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if podcast_yt.is_available() and ("podcasts" in include_sources or (requested_sources and "podcasts" in requested_sources)):
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available.append("podcasts")
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return available
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@@ -177,6 +181,7 @@ def run(
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lookback_days: int = 30,
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github_user: str | None = None,
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github_repos: list[str] | None = None,
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podcast_channels: list[str] | None = None,
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) -> schema.Report:
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settings = DEPTH_SETTINGS[depth]
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requested_sources = normalize_requested_sources(requested_sources)
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@@ -318,6 +323,7 @@ def run(
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tiktok_hashtags=tiktok_hashtags,
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tiktok_creators=tiktok_creators,
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ig_creators=ig_creators,
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podcast_channels=podcast_channels,
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)
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] = (subquery, source)
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@@ -348,6 +354,7 @@ def run(
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tiktok_hashtags=tiktok_hashtags,
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tiktok_creators=tiktok_creators,
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ig_creators=ig_creators,
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podcast_channels=podcast_channels,
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)
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except Exception as retry_exc:
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bundle.errors_by_source[source] = f"{exc} (retried once, still failed: {retry_exc})"
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@@ -787,6 +794,7 @@ def _retrieve_stream(
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tiktok_hashtags: list[str] | None = None,
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tiktok_creators: list[str] | None = None,
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ig_creators: list[str] | None = None,
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podcast_channels: list[str] | None = None,
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) -> tuple[list[dict], dict]:
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# Early exit if source was rate-limited by a sibling future
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if rate_limited_sources is not None and source in rate_limited_sources:
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@@ -874,6 +882,13 @@ def _retrieve_stream(
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sc_token = config.get("SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY", "")
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youtube_yt.enrich_with_comments(items, token=sc_token)
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return items, {}
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if source == "podcasts":
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podcast_query = raw_topic or subquery.search_query
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result = podcast_yt.search_podcast_youtube(
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podcast_query, from_date, to_date,
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depth=depth, channels=podcast_channels,
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)
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return result.get("items", []), {}
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if source == "tiktok":
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# Use raw_topic so expand_tiktok_queries() generates diverse variants
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# from the original user topic, not the planner's narrowed search_query.
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@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ SOURCE_CAPABILITIES = {
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"github": {"discussion", "link"},
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"grounding": {"web", "reference", "link"},
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"perplexity": {"web", "reference", "analysis"},
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"podcasts": {"discussion", "video_longform", "expert"},
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}
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DEFAULT_INTENT_CAPABILITIES = {
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"comparison": {"discussion", "video", "web", "reference", "social", "link", "market"},
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@@ -0,0 +1,390 @@
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"""YouTube podcast discovery via transcript scanning.
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Discovers podcast content by fetching auto-captions from LLM-resolved
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YouTube podcast channels and grepping for the search topic. Finds content
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invisible to title-based search — e.g., Acquired's "The NFL" episode
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mentions Taylor Swift 18 times, ESPN 117 times, Netflix 102 times.
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Uses yt-dlp for channel playlist fetch + caption download. No API keys.
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Reuses transcript highlight extraction from youtube_yt.
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"""
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import math
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import os
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import re
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import shutil
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import signal
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import subprocess
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import sys
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import tempfile
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from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor, as_completed
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from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
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from . import log
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# How many recent episodes to scan per channel, by depth
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EPISODES_PER_CHANNEL = {
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"quick": 2,
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"default": 3,
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"deep": 4,
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}
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# Minimum topic mentions in captions to count as a hit
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MENTION_THRESHOLD = 5
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# Max total results to return
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RESULTS_CAP = {
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"quick": 4,
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"default": 8,
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"deep": 20,
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}
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# Min duration in seconds to qualify as a podcast episode
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MIN_DURATION = 1200 # 20 minutes
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def _log(msg: str):
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log.source_log("Podcasts", msg, tty_only=False)
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def is_available() -> bool:
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"""Podcast source is available when yt-dlp is installed."""
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return shutil.which("yt-dlp") is not None
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def resolve_channel(handle: str) -> Optional[str]:
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"""Resolve a YouTube @handle to a channel URL.
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Tries the @handle directly first (fast, ~92% success rate).
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Falls back to ytsearch1 if the handle doesn't resolve.
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Returns the channel URL (https://www.youtube.com/channel/...) or None.
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"""
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# Try @handle directly - use the channel/videos URL format
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# yt-dlp can fetch from @handle URLs directly for playlist operations
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direct_url = f"https://www.youtube.com/@{handle}/videos"
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try:
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result = subprocess.run(
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["yt-dlp", "--playlist-end", "1",
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"--print", "%(channel_url)s",
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"--no-download", "--no-warnings", "--ignore-config", "--no-cookies-from-browser",
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direct_url],
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capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=20,
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)
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channel_url = result.stdout.strip().split("\n")[0].strip()
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if channel_url and channel_url.startswith("http"):
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_log(f"Resolved @{handle} -> {channel_url}")
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return channel_url
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except (subprocess.TimeoutExpired, FileNotFoundError):
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pass
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# Fallback: search for the podcast
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_log(f"@{handle} not found, trying search fallback")
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try:
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result = subprocess.run(
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["yt-dlp", "--flat-playlist", "--playlist-end", "1",
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"--print", "%(channel_url)s",
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f'ytsearch1:"{handle}" podcast full episode'],
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capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=20,
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)
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channel_url = result.stdout.strip()
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if channel_url and channel_url.startswith("http"):
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_log(f"Search fallback resolved {handle} -> {channel_url}")
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return channel_url
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except (subprocess.TimeoutExpired, FileNotFoundError):
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pass
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_log(f"Could not resolve channel: {handle}")
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return None
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def _fetch_recent_episodes(
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channel_url: str,
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limit: int,
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from_date: str,
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to_date: str,
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) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
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"""Fetch recent long-form episodes from a channel.
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Returns list of dicts with video_id, title, channel, duration, date, views, likes.
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Filters to episodes with duration >= MIN_DURATION.
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"""
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import json as _json
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try:
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result = subprocess.run(
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["yt-dlp", f"--playlist-end={limit + 2}",
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"--dump-json", "--no-download", "--no-warnings", "--ignore-config", "--no-cookies-from-browser",
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f"{channel_url}/videos"],
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capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=60,
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)
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except (subprocess.TimeoutExpired, FileNotFoundError):
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return []
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episodes = []
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for line in result.stdout.strip().split("\n"):
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line = line.strip()
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if not line:
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continue
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try:
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video = _json.loads(line)
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except _json.JSONDecodeError:
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continue
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video_id = video.get("id", "")
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title = video.get("title", "")
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channel = video.get("channel", video.get("uploader", ""))
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duration = video.get("duration") or 0
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upload_date_raw = video.get("upload_date", "")
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views = video.get("view_count") or 0
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likes = video.get("like_count") or 0
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# Convert YYYYMMDD to YYYY-MM-DD
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date_str = None
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if upload_date_raw and len(upload_date_raw) >= 8:
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date_str = f"{upload_date_raw[:4]}-{upload_date_raw[4:6]}-{upload_date_raw[6:8]}"
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# Filter: duration >= MIN_DURATION
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if duration < MIN_DURATION:
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continue
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# Filter: within date range (soft - keep if no date available)
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if date_str and (date_str < from_date or date_str > to_date):
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continue
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episodes.append({
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"video_id": video_id,
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"title": title,
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"channel_name": channel,
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"duration": duration,
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"date": date_str,
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"views": views,
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"likes": likes,
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"url": f"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v={video_id}",
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})
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return episodes[:limit]
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def _fetch_captions(video_id: str, temp_dir: str) -> Optional[str]:
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"""Fetch auto-captions for a video. Returns caption text or None."""
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out_template = os.path.join(temp_dir, f"cap_{video_id}")
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try:
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subprocess.run(
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["yt-dlp", "--write-auto-sub", "--sub-lang", "en",
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"--skip-download", "--sub-format", "vtt",
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"-o", out_template,
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f"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v={video_id}"],
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capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=30,
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)
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except (subprocess.TimeoutExpired, FileNotFoundError):
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return None
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vtt_path = f"{out_template}.en.vtt"
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if not os.path.exists(vtt_path):
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return None
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try:
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with open(vtt_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
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text = f.read()
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os.remove(vtt_path)
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# Strip VTT formatting: timestamps, alignment, tags, duplicate lines
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# VTT auto-captions repeat lines as they scroll, so deduplicate
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lines = []
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prev_line = ""
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for line in text.split("\n"):
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line = line.strip()
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if not line:
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continue
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if line.startswith("WEBVTT") or line.startswith("Kind:") or line.startswith("Language:"):
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continue
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if re.match(r"^\d{2}:\d{2}:", line):
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continue
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if re.match(r"^NOTE\b", line):
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continue
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if "align:" in line or "position:" in line:
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continue
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# Strip inline VTT tags like <c>, </c>, timestamps
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cleaned = re.sub(r"<[^>]+>", "", line)
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cleaned = cleaned.strip()
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if cleaned and not re.match(r"^\d+$", cleaned) and cleaned != prev_line:
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lines.append(cleaned)
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prev_line = cleaned
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return " ".join(lines)
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except Exception:
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return None
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def _count_mentions(text: str, topic: str) -> int:
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"""Count case-insensitive topic mentions in text."""
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# Build a regex pattern from the topic words
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# For multi-word topics like "Taylor Swift", search for the full phrase
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pattern = re.escape(topic.strip())
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return len(re.findall(pattern, text, re.IGNORECASE))
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def _extract_mention_context(text: str, topic: str, max_excerpts: int = 3) -> List[str]:
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"""Extract text snippets around topic mentions for highlights."""
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words = text.split()
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topic_lower = topic.lower()
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excerpts = []
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for i, word in enumerate(words):
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# Check if we're near a mention
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window = " ".join(words[max(0, i - 5):i + 15]).lower()
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if topic_lower in window and len(excerpts) < max_excerpts:
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start = max(0, i - 10)
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end = min(len(words), i + 30)
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excerpt = " ".join(words[start:end])
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# Avoid duplicate excerpts
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if not any(excerpt[:50] in e for e in excerpts):
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excerpts.append(excerpt)
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return excerpts
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def _scan_channel(
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handle: str,
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topic: str,
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from_date: str,
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to_date: str,
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episodes_limit: int,
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) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
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"""Scan a single channel's recent episodes for topic mentions.
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Returns list of hit items with mention_count and transcript data.
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"""
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# Step 1: Resolve channel handle to URL
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channel_url = resolve_channel(handle)
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if not channel_url:
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return []
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# Step 2: Fetch recent long-form episodes
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episodes = _fetch_recent_episodes(channel_url, episodes_limit, from_date, to_date)
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if not episodes:
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_log(f"No recent long-form episodes from {handle}")
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return []
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_log(f"Scanning {len(episodes)} episodes from {handle}")
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# Step 3: Fetch captions and grep for topic
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hits = []
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with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as temp_dir:
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for ep in episodes:
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caption_text = _fetch_captions(ep["video_id"], temp_dir)
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if not caption_text:
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continue
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mention_count = _count_mentions(caption_text, topic)
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if mention_count < MENTION_THRESHOLD:
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continue
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# Extract highlights around the mentions
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from .youtube_yt import extract_transcript_highlights
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highlights = extract_transcript_highlights(caption_text, topic, limit=5)
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mention_excerpts = _extract_mention_context(caption_text, topic)
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# Cap transcript for storage
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words = caption_text.split()
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transcript_snippet = " ".join(words[:5000]) if len(words) > 5000 else caption_text
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hits.append({
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"video_id": ep["video_id"],
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"title": ep["title"],
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"channel_name": ep["channel_name"],
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"url": ep["url"],
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"date": ep["date"],
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"duration": ep["duration"],
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"engagement": {
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"views": ep["views"],
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"likes": ep["likes"],
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},
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"mention_count": mention_count,
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"transcript_snippet": transcript_snippet,
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"transcript_highlights": highlights,
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"mention_excerpts": mention_excerpts,
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"relevance": min(1.0, mention_count / 50),
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"why_relevant": f"Podcast: {ep['channel_name']} - {ep['title'][:60]} ({mention_count} mentions)",
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})
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_log(f" HIT: {ep['title'][:60]} ({mention_count} mentions)")
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return hits
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def search_podcast_youtube(
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topic: str,
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from_date: str,
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to_date: str,
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depth: str = "default",
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channels: Optional[List[str]] = None,
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) -> Dict[str, Any]:
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"""Discover podcast content by scanning transcripts of resolved channels.
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Args:
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topic: Search topic
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from_date: Start date (YYYY-MM-DD)
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to_date: End date (YYYY-MM-DD)
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depth: 'quick', 'default', or 'deep'
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channels: List of YouTube @handles to scan
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Returns:
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Dict with 'items' list. Each item has transcript and mention data.
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"""
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if not is_available():
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_log("yt-dlp not installed")
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return {"items": [], "error": "yt-dlp not installed"}
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if not channels:
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_log("No podcast channels provided")
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return {"items": []}
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episodes_limit = EPISODES_PER_CHANNEL.get(depth, EPISODES_PER_CHANNEL["default"])
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results_cap = RESULTS_CAP.get(depth, RESULTS_CAP["default"])
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_log(f"Scanning {len(channels)} podcast channels for '{topic}' (depth={depth}, {episodes_limit} eps/channel)")
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# Scan channels in parallel
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all_hits: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
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max_workers = min(4, len(channels))
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with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=max_workers) as executor:
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futures = {
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executor.submit(
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_scan_channel, handle, topic, from_date, to_date, episodes_limit,
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): handle
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for handle in channels
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}
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for future in as_completed(futures):
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handle = futures[future]
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try:
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hits = future.result()
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all_hits.extend(hits)
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except Exception as exc:
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_log(f"Error scanning {handle}: {type(exc).__name__}: {exc}")
|
||||
|
||||
# Deduplicate by video_id
|
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seen = set()
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||||
unique_hits = []
|
||||
for hit in all_hits:
|
||||
vid = hit["video_id"]
|
||||
if vid not in seen:
|
||||
seen.add(vid)
|
||||
unique_hits.append(hit)
|
||||
|
||||
# Score: mention_count * log(views + 1)
|
||||
for hit in unique_hits:
|
||||
views = hit["engagement"].get("views", 0)
|
||||
hit["_score"] = hit["mention_count"] * math.log(views + 1)
|
||||
|
||||
# Sort by score descending
|
||||
unique_hits.sort(key=lambda x: x["_score"], reverse=True)
|
||||
|
||||
# Cap results
|
||||
results = unique_hits[:results_cap]
|
||||
|
||||
# Clean up internal scoring field
|
||||
for hit in results:
|
||||
hit.pop("_score", None)
|
||||
|
||||
_log(f"Found {len(results)} podcast hits across {len(channels)} channels")
|
||||
return {"items": results}
|
||||
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ SOURCE_LABELS = {
|
||||
"x": "X",
|
||||
"github": "GitHub",
|
||||
"perplexity": "Perplexity",
|
||||
"podcasts": "Podcasts",
|
||||
}
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ SOURCE_QUALITY = {
|
||||
"polymarket": 0.5,
|
||||
"instagram": 0.58,
|
||||
"tiktok": 0.58,
|
||||
"podcasts": 0.88,
|
||||
}
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
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