#! /usr/bin/env python
import os
import sys

import httplib2
from apiclient.discovery import build  # pylint: disable=import-error
from oauth2client.client import flow_from_clientsecrets
from oauth2client.file import Storage
from oauth2client.tools import argparser
from oauth2client.tools import run_flow


# The CLIENT_SECRETS_FILE variable specifies the name of a file that contains
# the OAuth 2.0 information for this application, including its client_id and
# client_secret. You can acquire an OAuth 2.0 client ID and client secret from
# the {{ Google Cloud Console }} at
# {{ https://cloud.google.com/console }}.
# Please ensure that you have enabled the YouTube Data API for your project.
# For more information about using OAuth2 to access the YouTube Data API, see:
#   https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/guides/authentication
# For more information about the client_secrets.json file format, see:
#   https://developers.google.com/api-client-library/python/guide/aaa_client_secrets
CLIENT_SECRETS_FILE = 'client_secrets.json'

# This variable defines a message to display if the CLIENT_SECRETS_FILE is
# missing.
MISSING_CLIENT_SECRETS_MESSAGE = """
WARNING: Please configure OAuth 2.0

To make this sample run you will need to populate the client_secrets.json file
found at:

   %s

with information from the {{ Cloud Console }}
{{ https://cloud.google.com/console }}

For more information about the client_secrets.json file format, please visit:
https://developers.google.com/api-client-library/python/guide/aaa_client_secrets
""" % os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),
                                   CLIENT_SECRETS_FILE))

# This OAuth 2.0 access scope allows for full read/write access to the
# authenticated user's account.
YOUTUBE_READ_WRITE_SCOPE = 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube'
YOUTUBE_API_SERVICE_NAME = 'youtube'
YOUTUBE_API_VERSION = 'v3'


def main():
    flow = flow_from_clientsecrets(
        CLIENT_SECRETS_FILE,
        message=MISSING_CLIENT_SECRETS_MESSAGE,
        scope=YOUTUBE_READ_WRITE_SCOPE
    )

    storage = Storage('%s-oauth2.json' % sys.argv[0])
    credentials = storage.get()

    if credentials is None or credentials.invalid:
        flags = argparser.parse_args()
        credentials = run_flow(flow, storage, flags)

    youtube = build(
        YOUTUBE_API_SERVICE_NAME,
        YOUTUBE_API_VERSION,
        http=credentials.authorize(httplib2.Http())
    )

    playlists = youtube.playlists().list(part='snippet', mine=True).execute()
    print(len(playlists))


if __name__ == '__main__':
    exit(main())

Add boilerplate to access youtube api
Add boilerplate to access youtube api
