"pit-torrent"

BitTorrent client written in Python using the Twisted framework.

For now, it deals with single file torrents...but stay tuned!

Use pip to install requirements (virtualenv recommended).

pip install -r requirement.txt

You want to run the main.py file with (2) arguments.

The path to the torrent file (-f/--file) and the path to the download directory (-d/--dir)

python main.py -f <path/to/torrent/file> -d <path/to/download/directory>

OR

python main.py --file=<path/to/torrent/file> --dir=<path/to/download/directory>

Hang back while the torrent downloads. The program will stop running when the download has completed.

• Send multiple requests to a peer (pipelining)

• Multi-file torrent

  • Parse file structure
  • Create files based on described file structure
  • Write to multiple files asynchronously
  • Check info hash that span across multiple files

• Large files

  • Request small block sizes (w/ offsets)