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libtorrent is a cross-platform library implementing the bittorrent protocol. It is written in C++ and is open source code. libtorrent bindings for other languages (notably Python) exist. Use this tag for any questions about the libtorrent library, irrespective of operating system or programming language.

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Libtorrent - Given a magnet link, how do you generate a torrent file?

I have read through the manual and I cannot find the answer. Given a magnet link I would like to generate a torrent file so that it can be loaded on the next startup to avoid redownloading the metadata. I have tried the fast resume feature, but I…
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I can't download torrent from public tracker libtorrent

I'm using libtorrent module in python to download torrent. I can download torrent from a private tracker but not from a public one. I tried using various torrents, which I can download using "transmission". I checked it against 4 different…
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ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'libtorrent'

I tried to run this below code in google colabratory: !apt install python3-libtorrent import libtorrent as lt I was able to install python3-libtorrent. But am unable to import libtorrent. But the import attempt above gave a ModuleNotFoundError: No…
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Downloading a Torrent with libtorrent-python

I have the following python code: import libtorrent as lt import time ses = lt.session() ses.listen_on(6881, 6891) params = { 'save_path': '/home/downloads/', 'storage_mode': lt.storage_mode_t(2), 'paused': False, 'auto_managed':…
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python http/udp bittorrent tracker scrape library

I have a list of torrent info_hashes. For each info_hash, I have a list of trackers that correspond with that info_hash. What I would like to do is scrape each tracker in the list to get the seeder/leecher/completed count. However, i'd rather not…
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creating daemon using Python libtorrent for fetching meta data of 100k+ torrents

I am trying to fetch meta data of around 10k+ torrents per day using python libtorrent. This is the current flow of code Start libtorrent Session. Get total counts of torrents we need metadata for uploaded within last 1 day. get torrent hashes from…
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Torrent padding files

Did anyone created padding files for torrent? How many clients use this stuff nowadays? Is "padding files" comprehensive? I didn't found this feature in new clients such as ctorrent,ttorent, trasmission etc. Do you have implementaions of this…
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g++ linker unable to find winsock functions

I am using MinGW-w64 to link a torrent downloader but it doesn't work. Does someone have an idea about what could be the problem? g++.exe -o ./Debug/athorrentd @"athorrentd.txt" -lws2_32 -lwsock32 -lboost_program_options-mgw49-mt-1_58…
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node-gyp build library dependencies

I want to find a way to simplify the installation of the Node.js "libtorrent" module. My goal is to be able to provide pre-compiled .node files for each architectures, as this is done in the fibers module for example. This way, the users can install…
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problems with ./configure for libtorrent on linux

Hell I have been having an extremely tough time installing libtorrent and am unsure what the problems are. I have seen plenty similar errors online but the solutions were not helpful and I am pretty sure the error message is just too vague for…
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Create new torrent and seed

I'm using the following code to create a new torret and share but something is wrong because never seed. import sys import time import libtorrent as lt #Create torrent fs = lt.file_storage() lt.add_files(fs, "./test.txt") t =…
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How to create/build/construct completely trackerless p2p(peer-to-peer)?

How can I create/build/construct completely trackerless p2p(peer-to-peer) distributed network architecture? If i have seeds/peers with static ip address and seeds/peers in different WANs. I read about BTS and DHT also i found: Torrent File…
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Retrieve peers list without download the torrent using python-libtorrent

I search to retrieve the peer's IP of a torrent using libtorrent with Python. I try with the code : import libtorrent as lt import time ses = lt.session() ses.listen_on(6881, 6891) info = lt.torrent_info('test.torrent') h = ses.add_torrent({'ti':…
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VS2010 Unresolved External Symbol boost::asio::detail::winsock_init_base::throw_on_error when linking boost-system with a project using libtorrent

I'm trying to build a small command line BitTorrent client using Rasterbar's libtorrent, which depends on Boost. I've built both the Boost libraries and the libtorrent library using their respective directions, but when I try to build my project I…
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Install packages into virtual environment with apt-get

I'm trying to create a virtual environment for my Python3 project. The problem is, some of the dependencies I'm trying to install into the virtualenv aren't through pip. For example, to get LibTorrent, I had to run: $ sudo apt-get install…
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