Remove and delete unregistered torrents from rTorrent using XML-RPC

rtorrent_delete_unregistered.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

#
# rtorrent_delete_unregistered.py - Remove and delete unregistered torrents from rTorrent using XML-RPC
# v2021-01-12
#

# import required modules
import xmlrpc.client, re, os, shutil, logging

# Create an object to represent our server. Uses ruTorrent xmlrpc socket, http basic auth
server_url = "http://USER:PASSWORD@127.0.0.1:80/xmlrpc"
rtorrent = xmlrpc.client.Server(server_url)

# Paths
home_dir = os.path.expanduser('~')
log_file = os.path.join(home_dir, '.log', 'rtorrent_delete_unregistered.log')

# Open log file
logging.basicConfig(filename=log_file, filemode='a',  format='%(asctime)s - %(message)s', datefmt='%m/%d/%Y %H:%M:%S %z', level=logging.DEBUG)

# Get torrents in the main view
mainview = rtorrent.download_list("", "main")

# For each torrent in the main view
for torrent in mainview:
        # Get tracker status
        torrent_tracker_status = rtorrent.d.message(torrent)

        # Check if tracker status is unregistered
        unregistered = re.search("Unregistered", torrent_tracker_status)

        # Only remove torrents that are unregistered
        if unregistered:
                # Get torrent info
                torrent_hash = rtorrent.d.hash(torrent)
                torrent_name = rtorrent.d.name(torrent)
                torrent_path = rtorrent.d.base_path(torrent)

                # Remove torrent from client
                rtorrent.d.stop(torrent_hash)
                rtorrent.d.delete_tied(torrent_hash)
                rtorrent.d.erase(torrent_hash)

                # Delete file from disk
                if os.path.exists(torrent_path):
                        if os.path.isfile(torrent_path):
                                os.remove(torrent_path)
                                logging.info("Torrent Deleted: %s", torrent_name)
                        elif os.path.isdir(torrent_path):
                                shutil.rmtree(torrent_path)
                                logging.info("Torrent Deleted: %s", torrent_name)
                        else:
                                logging.error("%s could not be deleted!", torrent_name)

                else:
                        logging.error("Torrent Path does not exist: %s", torrent_path)