This is a python scraper to read torrent files for metadata.

scrapers/torrent.py

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+import os
+import sys
+import json
+import torrent_parser as tp
+'''  This script parses all torrent files in the specified directory for embedded metadata.
+     The title can either be a filename or the filename of the .torrent file
+
+     This requires python3.
+     This uses the torrent_parser library to parse torrent files from: https://github.com/7sDream/torrent_parser
+     This library is under the MIT Licence.
+
+     '''
+
+path='./torrents/'
+
+def query(title):
+#    print(f"Test",file=sys.stderr)
+    for root,dirs,files in os.walk(path):
+        for name in files:
+            if '.torrent' in name:
+                query_torrent(title,os.path.join(root,name))
+
+def query_torrent(title,path,found=False):
+    data=tp.parse_torrent_file(path)
+    # does the torrent contain more than one file and check if the file name we want is in the list
+    if not found and 'files' in data['info']:
+        for d in data['info']['files']:
+            for f in d['path']:
+                if title in f:
+                    found=True
+    elif title in data['info']['name']:
+        found=True
+    if found:
+        res={'title':title}
+        if 'metadata' in data:
+            if 'title' in data['metadata']:
+                res['title']=data['metadata']['title']
+            if 'cover url' in data['metadata']:
+                res['image']=data['metadata']['cover url']
+            if 'description' in data['metadata']:
+                res['details']=data['metadata']['description']
+            if 'taglist' in data['metadata']:
+                res['tags']=[{"name":x} for x in data['metadata']['taglist']]
+
+        print(json.dumps(res))
+        exit(0)
+def lookup_torrent(title):
+    for root,dirs,files in os.walk(path):
+        if title in files:
+           query_torrent(title,os.path.join(root,title),found=True)
+
+if sys.argv[1] == "query":
+    fragment = json.loads(sys.stdin.read())
+    title=fragment['title']
+    if '.torrent' in title:
+        lookup_torrent(title)
+    else:
+        query(title)
+    print(json.dumps(fragment))

scrapers/torrent.yml

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+name: "Torrent"
+sceneByFragment:
+    action: script
+    script:
+      - python
+      # use python3 instead if needed
+      - torrent.py
+      - query
+
+# Last Updated February 4, 2021