globocom/m3u8

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2276 stars · 497 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A Python library for parsing, loading, and writing m3u8 playlists used in HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) transmissions. It supports loading playlists from URIs, files, or strings, and dumping them back out, with broad RFC 8216 tag support.

Use cases

• parse m3u8 playlists in python
• download and inspect HLS streams
• build an HLS segment downloader
• modify and rewrite m3u8 playlist files
• extract segment durations and URIs from HLS manifests
• validate master playlists and variant streams
• handle SCTE-35 ad cue tags in playlists

When to choose

• you need to read, manipulate, or generate HLS m3u8 playlists in Python
• you're building tooling around HLS streams such as downloaders, validators, or transcoders
• you need support for a wide range of HLS tags including media playlists, master playlists, and SCTE-35 cues

When to avoid

• you need to actually play or decode video rather than parse playlists
• you work with DASH or other non-HLS manifest formats
• you need a non-Python solution

Facets

library · maturity active

parser video-processing serialization media parsers web-development python cross-platform hls m3u8 streaming playlist http-live-streaming video

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