vtt_to_srt.py

useful python script for Python 2.7 (you can get version for Python 3.7 here: https://github.com/amorvincitomnia/vtt-to-srt.py)

convert vtt files to srt subtitle format

Installation:

    pip install --user vtt_to_srt

Usage from terminal:

    python vtt_to_srt.py pathname [-r]

    pathname - a file or directory with files to be converted 

    -r       - walk path recursively                          

Usage as a lib:

    # convert vtt file

    from vtt_to_srt import vtt_to_srt
    path = '/path/to/file.vtt'
    vtt_to_srt(path)

    # recursively convert all vtt files in directory

    from vtt_to_srt import vtts_to_srt
    path = '/path/to/directory'
    vtts_to_srt(path, rec = True)