import pytchat
import time
import json

class DateTimeEncoder(json.JSONEncoder):
    def default(self, o):
        if isinstance(o, datetime):
            return o.isoformat()

        if isinstance(o, bytes):
            return list(o)

        return json.JSONEncoder.default(self, o)


chat = pytchat.create(video_id="coYw-eVU0Ks")
while chat.is_alive():
    #msg = chat.get().json()
    '''with open('E:/Games/cgi-bin/messages_yt.json', 'w') as outfile:
        json.dump(msg, outfile, cls=DateTimeEncoder)
    break'''
    time.sleep(2)
    for c in chat.get().items:
        #print(c.json())
        print(c.author.name + ': ' + c.message)


    '''
    # Each chat item can also be output in JSON format.
    for c in chat.get().items:
        print(c.json())
    '''