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bittorrent format encoder/decoder that I found somewhere in the internet
# The contents of this file are subject to the Python Software Foundation
# License Version 2.3 (the License). You may not copy or use this file, in
# either source code or executable form, except in compliance with the License.
# You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.python.org/license.
#
# Software distributed under the License is distributed on an AS IS basis,
# WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License
# for the specific language governing rights and limitations under the
# License.
# Written by Petru Paler
# Minor modifications made by Andrew Resch to replace the BTFailure errors with Exceptions
def decode_int(x, f):
f += 1
newf = x.index('e', f)
n = int(x[f:newf])
if x[f] == '-':
if x[f + 1] == '0':
raise ValueError
elif x[f] == '0' and newf != f+1:
raise ValueError
return (n, newf+1)
def decode_string(x, f):
colon = x.index(':', f)
n = int(x[f:colon])
if x[f] == '0' and colon != f+1:
raise ValueError
colon += 1
return (x[colon:colon+n], colon+n)
def decode_list(x, f):
r, f = [], f+1
while x[f] != 'e':
v, f = decode_func[x[f]](x, f)
r.append(v)
return (r, f + 1)
def decode_dict(x, f):
r, f = {}, f+1
while x[f] != 'e':
k, f = decode_string(x, f)
r[k], f = decode_func[x[f]](x, f)
return (r, f + 1)
decode_func = {}
decode_func['l'] = decode_list
decode_func['d'] = decode_dict
decode_func['i'] = decode_int
decode_func['0'] = decode_string
decode_func['1'] = decode_string
decode_func['2'] = decode_string
decode_func['3'] = decode_string
decode_func['4'] = decode_string
decode_func['5'] = decode_string
decode_func['6'] = decode_string
decode_func['7'] = decode_string
decode_func['8'] = decode_string
decode_func['9'] = decode_string
def bdecode(x):
try:
r, l = decode_func[x[0]](x, 0)
except (IndexError, KeyError, ValueError):
raise Exception("not a valid bencoded string")
return r
from types import StringType, IntType, LongType, DictType, ListType, TupleType
class Bencached(object):
__slots__ = ['bencoded']
def __init__(self, s):
self.bencoded = s
def encode_bencached(x,r):
r.append(x.bencoded)
def encode_int(x, r):
r.extend(('i', str(x), 'e'))
def encode_bool(x, r):
if x:
encode_int(1, r)
else:
encode_int(0, r)
def encode_string(x, r):
r.extend((str(len(x)), ':', x))
def encode_list(x, r):
r.append('l')
for i in x:
encode_func[type(i)](i, r)
r.append('e')
def encode_dict(x,r):
r.append('d')
ilist = x.items()
ilist.sort()
for k, v in ilist:
r.extend((str(len(k)), ':', k))
encode_func[type(v)](v, r)
r.append('e')
encode_func = {}
encode_func[Bencached] = encode_bencached
encode_func[IntType] = encode_int
encode_func[LongType] = encode_int
encode_func[StringType] = encode_string
encode_func[ListType] = encode_list
encode_func[TupleType] = encode_list
encode_func[DictType] = encode_dict
try:
from types import BooleanType
encode_func[BooleanType] = encode_bool
except ImportError:
pass
def bencode(x):
r = []
encode_func[type(x)](x, r)
return ''.join(r)
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Hi bro, how can I save as torrent file after modify it?

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efmeeks commented Aug 4, 2017

@quydo, This reads metadata from a torrent file.

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