After TPB, kat.cr is one of the most reliable sources for quality torrents. If you depend on torrents to download stuff, you may now search and download torrents from kat.cr without opening your browser, thanks to a new Python utility Katastrophe. This essentially means no more distracting ads or unwanted links. Katastrophe provides a very clean and responsive interface.
Features
- very clean and uncluttered interface
- browse by latest – latest apps, movies, latest TV, latest anime…
- browse by category – apps, movies, TV, anime, songs…
- search torrents
- download a single, multiple of series of torrents files in a go
- integrated bittorrent client from Lita (if none found in the system)
However, there are too many switches to remember. The program help comes in handy but auto-complete scripts would be a great improvement.
Another improvement could be an option to specify the torrent client, in case there are multiple in the system. For example, I prefer rTorrent.
Installation
Given the number of dependencies it has, the easiest and preferable way to install Katastrophe is using pip:
$ sudo pip install katastrophe
Usage
Katastrophe uses one switch each for each operation, so the number of switches are many. However, the program help is short and sweet:
$ katastrophe -h
Rating
Features: 4.5/5
Usability: 4/5
On GitHub: Katastrophe
sweet!
Enjoy!
Did not work for me – SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED.
Might be an SSL problem rather than with Katastrophe. Please raise a bug on the project’s GitHub page.
this is what i got when i try to install katastrophe
Failed building wheel for lxml
Running setup.py clean for lxml
Failed to build lxml
Installing collected packages: bencode, bitstring, docopt, lxml, katastrophe
Exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/home/sugiono/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/basecommand.py”, line 215, in main
status = self.run(options, args)
File “/home/sugiono/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/commands/install.py”, line 317, in run
prefix=options.prefix_path,
File “/home/sugiono/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/req/req_set.py”, line 742, in install
**kwargs
File “/home/sugiono/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/req/req_install.py”, line 831, in install
self.move_wheel_files(self.source_dir, root=root, prefix=prefix)
File “/home/sugiono/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/req/req_install.py”, line 1032, in move_wheel_files
isolated=self.isolated,
File “/home/sugiono/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/wheel.py”, line 346, in move_wheel_files
clobber(source, lib_dir, True)
File “/home/sugiono/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/wheel.py”, line 317, in clobber
ensure_dir(destdir)
File “/home/sugiono/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/utils/__init__.py”, line 83, in ensure_dir
os.makedirs(path)
File “/usr/lib/python2.7/os.py”, line 157, in makedirs
mkdir(name, mode)
OSError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: ‘/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/bencode’
need advise please…..
H,
Please try with
sudo(the last line shows a permission problem). I have updated the article as well. If that doesn’t work please raise a bug in the project’s GitHub page.hello,
yes , it works with sudo, with warning cache and wheels not belong to user, and should use sudo -H.
when i type in katastrophe -g, it does not work, the message is below,
sugiono@sugiono-X455LD:~$ katastrophe -g
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/usr/local/bin/katastrophe”, line 11, in
sys.exit(main())
File “/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/katastrophe/katastrophe.py”, line 214, in main
games_torrent()
File “/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/katastrophe/latest.py”, line 287, in games_torrent
torrents = fetch()
File “/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/katastrophe/latest.py”, line 93, in fetch
source_code = requests.get(link)
File “/home/sugiono/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/requests/api.py”, line 71, in get
return request(‘get’, url, params=params, **kwargs)
File “/home/sugiono/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/requests/api.py”, line 57, in request
return session.request(method=method, url=url, **kwargs)
File “/home/sugiono/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/requests/sessions.py”, line 475, in request
resp = self.send(prep, **send_kwargs)
File “/home/sugiono/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/requests/sessions.py”, line 585, in send
r = adapter.send(request, **kwargs)
File “/home/sugiono/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/requests/adapters.py”, line 477, in send
raise SSLError(e, request=request)
requests.exceptions.SSLError: [SSL] unknown error (_ssl.c:590)
sugiono@sugiono-X455LD:~$
any idea how to make it work? thanks
For this you must get in touch with the devs :). While we might be able to figure out a workaround or a fix by diving into the code, I don’t maintain or contribute to it. For the benefit of the promising project I think you should contact the devs in the relevant forum.
hello,
yes, it works with sudo, with warning cache and wheel not belong to user and should use sudo -H.
when i type in katastrophe -g, the result is below,
sugiono@sugiono-X455LD:~$ katastrophe -g
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/usr/local/bin/katastrophe”, line 11, in
sys.exit(main())
File “/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/katastrophe/katastrophe.py”, line 214, in main
games_torrent()
File “/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/katastrophe/latest.py”, line 287, in games_torrent
torrents = fetch()
File “/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/katastrophe/latest.py”, line 93, in fetch
source_code = requests.get(link)
File “/home/sugiono/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/requests/api.py”, line 71, in get
return request(‘get’, url, params=params, **kwargs)
File “/home/sugiono/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/requests/api.py”, line 57, in request
return session.request(method=method, url=url, **kwargs)
File “/home/sugiono/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/requests/sessions.py”, line 475, in request
resp = self.send(prep, **send_kwargs)
File “/home/sugiono/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/requests/sessions.py”, line 585, in send
r = adapter.send(request, **kwargs)
File “/home/sugiono/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/requests/adapters.py”, line 477, in send
raise SSLError(e, request=request)
requests.exceptions.SSLError: [SSL] unknown error (_ssl.c:590)
any idea how to make it work?