Download torrent files in sequential order

simple_client.py

"""
usage : simple_client.py torrent_file
"""
#!/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)

# with modifications by Fabian Pedregosa <[email protected]>
# October 2011

import libtorrent as lt
import time
import sys

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

if len(sys.argv) < 2:
    print __doc__
    sys.exit()

info = lt.torrent_info(sys.argv[1])
h = ses.add_torrent({'ti': info, 'save_path': './'})
h.set_sequential_download(True)
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'

This is very similar to http://jordic.com/btcat/