gistfile1.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# Copyright Arvid Norberg 2008. Use, modification and distribution is
# subject to the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
# file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
from __future__ import print_function

import libtorrent as lt
import time
import sys

ses = lt.session()
ses.listen_on(6881, 6891)

info = lt.torrent_info(sys.argv[1])
h = ses.add_torrent({'ti': info, 'save_path': './'})
print('starting', h.name())
i = 0
while (not h.is_seed()):

	s = h.status()

	state_str = ['queued', 'checking', 'downloading metadata', \
		'downloading', 'finished', 'seeding', 'allocating', 'checking fastresume']
	print('\r%.2f%% complete (down: %.1f kb/s up: %.1f kB/s peers: %d) %s' % \
		(s.progress * 100, s.download_rate / 1000, s.upload_rate / 1000, \
		s.num_peers, state_str[s.state]), end=' ')
	sys.stdout.flush()

	if not i % 15:
		h.save_resume_data()
	i += 1
	time.sleep(1)
	while 1:
		a = ses.pop_alert()
		if not a: break
		alert_type = type(a).__name__
		print("Alert: %s" % alert_type)
		if alert_type == "save_resume_data_alert":
			rd = lt.bencode(a.resume_data)
			print("Got resume_data")

print(h.name(), 'complete')