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+README
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+Files:
+  README
+  rsstorrent.py
+
+Requirements:
+  Python >= 2.4
+  feedparser module
+
+About:
+   rsstorrent.py is a simple python script to download torrents using rss feeds. When run, it checks whether or not the rss feeds have new torrent items. If there are new items, it downloads the .torrent file ready for your torrent client of choice (rtorrent?) to carry on the download.
+
+Install:
+
+  If you haven't already, install the python feedparser module. This can be done on Ubuntu linux with the following command:
+
+   sudo apt-get install python-feedparser
+
+On Windows, under Cygwin you need to select the python-feedparser package.
+
+On Mac you need to install mac ports (http://www.macports.org then install py-feedparser with the following command
+
+   sudo port install py-feedparser 
+
+Run with python ./rsstorrent.py
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rsstorrent.py

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+#!/usr/bin/python
+#
+# Script to download .torrent files from a collection of rss feeds.
+#   Copyright (C) 2009 Jamie Bennett
+#
+#   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+#   (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#   GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+#   10-03-2009 First Version jamie@linuxuk.org
+
+# List of url feeds to be parsed. This entry is just an _example_. Please
+# do not download illegal torrents or torrents that you do not have permisson
+# to own.
+FEEDS = [
+	   "http://feedmytorrents.com/rss/88-demons-uk/",
+	]
+DOWNLOAD_DIR = "/home/jamie/downloads/torrents/"
+TIMESTAMP    = "/home/jamie/downloads/rsstorrent.stamp"
+VERBOSE      = True
+
+import feedparser
+import pickle
+import os
+import urllib
+from datetime import datetime 
+
+items = []
+feed_bad = False
+current_file = " "
+
+def download(url):
+	"""Copy the contents of a file from a given URL
+	to a local file.
+	"""
+	remote_file = urllib.urlopen(url)
+	local_file = open('%s%s' % (DOWNLOAD_DIR, url.split('/')[-1]), 'w')
+	local_file.write(remote_file.read())
+	remote_file.close()
+	local_file.close()
+
+# Build up a list of torrents to check
+for feed_url in FEEDS: 
+   feed = feedparser.parse(feed_url)
+
+   # Valid feed ?
+   if feed["bozo"] != 1:
+      for item in feed["items"]:
+         items.append((item["date_parsed"], item))
+   else:
+      print "bad feed: " + feed_url
+      feed_bad = True
+
+timestamp_file = " "
+
+# Just default to now in case there is no stamp file
+last_check_date = datetime.today()
+
+# Check to read the stamp file to see when we last checked for new torrents
+try:
+   timestamp_file = open(TIMESTAMP, 'r')
+except IOError:
+   if VERBOSE:
+      print "Cannot open stamp file %s" % TIMESTAMP
+
+if timestamp_file != " ":
+   try:
+      last_check_date = pickle.load(timestamp_file)
+   except EOFError:
+      if VERBOSE:
+         print "Stamp file %s is empty" % TIMESTAMP
+
+# Sort by date
+items.sort();
+
+downloaded_torrent = False
+
+for item in items:
+   # check for new items
+   id = item[0]
+   item_date = datetime(id[0], id[1], id[2], id[3], id[4])
+
+   if item_date > last_check_date:
+      if VERBOSE:
+         print "downloading: " + item[1]["link"] 
+         print "    and saving to: %s" % DOWNLOAD_DIR
+
+      download(item[1]["link"].encode('unicode_escape'))
+      downloaded_torrent = True
+
+if downloaded_torrent == False:
+   if VERBOSE:
+      print "No new torrents to download"
+
+if not feed_bad and len(items) > 0:
+   # stamp the timestamp file
+   try:
+      timestamp_file = open(TIMESTAMP, 'w')
+      last_item = items[len(items)-1][0]
+      last_item_date = datetime(last_item[0], last_item[1], last_item[2], last_item[3], last_item[4])
+      pickle.dump(last_item_date, timestamp_file)
+
+   except IOError:
+      if VERBOSE:
+         print "Cannot stamp file %s" % TIMESTAMP