README.md

torrent_search.py

A torrent-meta-searcher

This script searches (scrapes) on multiple Torrent sites for supplied keywords and returns the results grouped by categories as JSON.

Currently, the following sites are queried:

Recommendet Python-Version

The only external dependency are

Install the required external dependencies with

$ pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Also, a chmod +x torrent_search.py can be needed to make the script executable, otherwise You have to call it with python3 (see Usage Examples)

Getting help:

$ (python3) torrent_search.py -h

Perform a simple search:

$ (python3) torrent_search.py doom

Filter results with at least 20 seeders for big bang theory:

$ (python3) torrent_search.py "big bang theory" -s 20

Filter by categories:

$ (python3) torrent_search.py doom -c Movies Games