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A very simple example of python code to us with python-libtorrent
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''' | |
You should try libtorrent (rasterbar). http://libtorrent.org | |
If you want to write your client in python, on linux, install it with: | |
sudo apt-get install python-libtorrent | |
A very simple example of python code to use it to download a torrent: | |
''' | |
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() | |
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]), | |
sys.stdout.flush() | |
time.sleep(1) | |
print h.name(), 'complete' |
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I'm trying with the following code but it stuck in the while loop
while (not h.has_metadata())
any thought please?