Small python program to download XML from DistroWatch, parse, and maintain newly released Linux ISO torrent files.

Keeps track of how old the XML is, limiting to 1 update per day by default changed by modifying xml_age_to_keep.

Removes old torrent files, limited to 1 year by default changed by modifying distro_age_to_keep.

Meant to be used in conjunction with cron in a linux system to maintain/seed current Linux ISO torrent files.

To Use:

Place file in whatever directory suites you.

Modify the variables torrentXML, logDir, and torrentDir to the full path you'd like for each. Please note that the log file must be named message.log and the torrent XML torrents.xml.

Ensure the torrentDir variable matches the full path of the watch directory of your torrent client.

Enable execution of the script with sudo chmod a+x ./distroParser.py

Ensure that all files have adequate permissions for the user. sudo chown -R $USER /FULL/PATH/TO/DIR/

Can then put an entry in crontab for automatic updates to torrent files using:

/usr/bin/python3 /FULL/PATH/TO/distroParser.py

Note, the log file will continuously append the output and a list of torrents/xml downloaded (if any). It will keep a log for 3 months and start anew if the file is found to be older than this.

Note 2, some torrent clients append .added to the filename of the torrent file once it's been worked. This program checks for the filename + .added.

Will be updating pop, soon.