trantor-ebookdl

trantor-ebookdl is a simple python CLI program to download ebooks in the EPUB format from the Imperial Library of Trantor

It uses the asynchronous aiohttp library for the web requests and aiohttp-socks for the socks connection with TOR.

Usage

You need to be connected to the Tor network to access the Imperial Library.

Downloading by name:

trantor-ebookdl --byname python

Downloading by subject, no more than 5 ebooks:

trantor-ebookdl --bysubject rome --max 5

Specify the download directory (by default '.'):

trantor-ebookdl --byname 'james bond' --dstdir $HOME/ebooks

Change the default SOCKS host/port parameters:

trantor-ebookdl --byname rimbaud --sockshost remotehost --socksport 9999 

You can use the -i flag for interactive mode (it will ask your confirmation before downloading anything). Use --help for full usage list.

Installation

python setup.py install

Requirements

• python3 >= 3.5 (async support)
• aiohttp
• aiohttp_socks