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The below-mentioned Python 3 code-snippet allows you to skip\/block Youtube ads. I’ve also used OpenCV<\/code> and PyAutoGUI<\/code> libraries to implement this project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At first, you must install PyAutoGUI<\/code> and OpenCV Python<\/code> libraries. To do so, simply execute the below commands in the command line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

pip install pyautogui<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n
pip install opencv-python<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n
code.py<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
import cv2\nimport numpy as np\nimport pyautogui\nimport time\n# faster version\n# lopping over the template matching\n\n# reading the templates\ntemplate3 = cv2.imread('template3.png', 0)\ntemplate4 = cv2.imread('template4.png', 0)\ntemplate5 = cv2.imread('template5.png', 0)\ntemplate6 = cv2.imread('template6.png', 0)\n\n# setting the threshold for confidence in template matching\nthreshold = 0.7\n\n# alert box for stopping criteria\npyautogui.alert(text = 'Keep the mouse pointer on the top left corner of screen to stop the program', title= 'Stopping Criteria')\n\n# continuous loop to check for youtube ad\nwhile True:\n    time.sleep(1)\n    im1 = pyautogui.screenshot()\n    im1 = np.asarray(im1.convert(mode = 'L'))\n#     im1.save('im1.png')\n#     im1 = cv2.imread('im1.png', 0)\n        \n# checking for template3   \n    res = cv2.matchTemplate(im1, template3, cv2.TM_CCOEFF_NORMED)\n    loc = np.where(res >= threshold)\n    \n# checking if template is matched\n    if loc[0].size != 0:\n# clicking on the first match\n        pyautogui.click(list(zip(*loc[::-1]))[0])\n        continue # continue loop from start without further execution of the loop\n        \n# checking for template4      \n    res = cv2.matchTemplate(im1, template4, cv2.TM_CCOEFF_NORMED)\n    loc = np.where(res >= threshold)\n    \n# checking if template is matched\n    if loc[0].size != 0:\n# clicking on the first match\n        pyautogui.click(list(zip(*loc[::-1]))[0])\n        continue # continue loop from start without further execution of the loop\n        \n# checking for template5        \n    res = cv2.matchTemplate(im1, template5, cv2.TM_CCOEFF_NORMED)\n    loc = np.where(res >= threshold)\n    \n# checking if template is matched\n    if loc[0].size != 0:\n# clicking on the first match\n        pyautogui.click(list(zip(*loc[::-1]))[0])\n        continue # continue loop from start without further execution of the loop    \n    \n# checking for template6        \n    res = cv2.matchTemplate(im1, template6, cv2.TM_CCOEFF_NORMED)\n    loc = np.where(res >= threshold)\n    \n# checking if template is matched\n    if loc[0].size != 0:\n# clicking on the first match\n        pyautogui.click(list(zip(*loc[::-1]))[0])\n    \n#     Stopping criteria\n    if pyautogui.position() == (0,0):\n    \tpyautogui.alert(text = 'Adskipper is Closed', title = 'Adskipper Closed')\n    \tbreak<\/pre><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The below-mentioned Python 3 code-snippet allows you to skip\/block Youtube ads. I’ve also used OpenCV and PyAutoGUI libraries to implement this project. At first, you must install PyAutoGUI and OpenCV Python libraries. To do so, simply execute the below commands in the command line. code.py<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1762,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[112],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tutorials"],"yoast_head":"\nSkip Youtube Ads Using OpenCV, PyAutoGUI & Python 3 AdBlocker<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The below-mentioned Python 3 code-snippet allows you to skip\/block Youtube ads. 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