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name: coursera-dl version: 1.0.0 description: Download Coursera courses, videos, subtitles, and materials

Coursera Downloader Skill

Download Coursera course materials using coursera-dl. Supports both old platform and on-demand courses.

Capabilities

Requirements

Copypip install coursera-dl

Authentication

Requires Coursera credentials. Set via environment variables:

Copyexport COURSERA_USER="your@email.com"
export COURSERA_PASS="yourpassword"

Or use CAUTH cookie from browser (recommended):

Copyexport COURSERA_CAUTH="your-cauth-value"

Usage Examples

Download Full Course

Copyfrom rhea_noir.skills.coursera.actions import skill as coursera

result = coursera.download_course(
    course_slug="machine-learning",
    output_dir="./courses",
    video_resolution="720p"
)

Download Only Videos

Copyresult = coursera.download_videos_only(
    course_slug="deep-learning",
    output_dir="./courses",
    video_resolution="540p"
)

Download Subtitles Only

Copyresult = coursera.download_subtitles(
    course_slug="python-programming",
    languages=["en", "es"]
)

Filter by Section/Lecture

Copyresult = coursera.download_course(
    course_slug="algorithms",
    section_filter="Week_3",  # Regex filter
    lecture_filter="Sorting"
)

Video Resolutions

• 360p - Low quality, smallest files
• 540p - Default, balanced
• 720p - HD quality

Notes

[!IMPORTANT] Only download courses you are enrolled in. This tool respects Coursera's Terms of Service.