gistfile1.txt

import os
import sys
import platform
import shutil
import cPickle

org_state_file_path = os.path.expanduser('~/.config/deluge/state/torrents.state')
new_state_file_path = os.path.expanduser('~/torrents.state.new')

state_file_org = open(org_state_file_path, 'rb')
state_file_new = open(newstate_file_path, 'rb')

state_org = cPickle.load(state_file_org)
state_new = cPickle.load(state_file_new)

final_state = state_org + state_new

shutil.copyfile(org_state_file_path, org_state_file_path + '.old')
state_file = open(state_file_path, 'wb')
cPickle.dump(state, final_state)
state_file.close()