Gnome BitTorrent Downloader

Gnome BitTorrent Downloader is a handy tool that doesn't try to be a full front-end application. Instead, it simply pops up when you want to open torrent files. Pretty straightforward, right?

Why Python?

Since the BitTorrent protocol is built using Python, I thought, "Why not stick with what I know?" So, I wrote this program in Python too! It makes things easier because I'm already comfortable with it.

Requirements for Gnome BitTorrent Downloader

Here’s what you need:

• python-gtk2 (>= 2.10.0) and all its dependencies


• python-gnome2 (>= 2.10.0) and all its dependencies


• python-glade2 and all its dependencies


• python (>= 2.4)


• bittorrent (>= 3.2 and < 4.0), though >= 3.3 is recommended

What's New in This Release?

This update comes with some cool tweaks:

• I wrapped the gobject.idle_add calls to make sure they always return False—this might fix that annoying issue where the program wouldn't close sometimes.


• I cleaned up the prefix.py generation for better performance.


• POTFILES.in has been updated so intltool-update can work again.


• I added an "UPDATE" tag so I remember to check all version numbers next time!


• The fmt_time_short now shows hours:minutes:seconds for clearer time display.


• The GtkHigErrorDialog has been simplified into a lightweight wrapper around GtkMessageDialog, which means errdiag.glade has been removed.

If you're ready to get started or want to check out more about this awesome tool, download Gnome BitTorrent Downloader here!