Metadata-Version: 1.0
Name: metaTED
Version: 1.0.2
Summary: Creates metalink files of TED talks for easier downloading
Home-page: http://bitbucket.org/petar/metated/
Author: Petar Maric
Author-email: petar.maric@gmail.com
License: BSD
Download-URL: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/metaTED
Description: metaTED is a tool that makes it easy to download all of the `TED talks`_. It
        does so by creating over 8 `metalinks`_ of TED talks varying in both the
        quality levels and possible talk groupings by directory. Features include:
        
        * Creates talks with informative file names - i.e.
        ``Unconventional Explanations/Hans Rosling on HIV - New facts and stunning data visuals.mp4``
        instead of original ``HansRosling_2009_480.mp4``.
        
        * Tries hard to get all of the talks, or at least most of them - with a good
        reason if some have failed.
        
        * More choice - creates one metalink per available quality level
        (currently low and high).
        
        * More choice - creates one metalink per available talk grouping, with all
        talks belonging to the same group placed inside a common directory. The
        possible talk groupings are extracted from talks metadata (currently
        filming/publishing year, talk theme and author).
        
        * Aggressive caching throughout the project, to avoid expensive network/CPU
        operations as much as possible. Proper cache invalidation included.
        
        * High levels of fault tolerance.
        
        * Simple, yet powerful homegrown web crawler.
        
        * Flexible and extensible software design with changes in mind.
        
        * Provides both the console script and a public API.
        
        .. _metalinks: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metalink
        .. _TED talks: http://www.ted.com/
        
        Downloading TED talks
        =====================
        
        If you just want to `download TED talks`_, you don't need to install this
        package, or even Python. All you need to do is get a
        `download client that supports the Metalink standard`_ and choose one of the
        `daily updated metalinks`_.
        
        .. _download TED talks: http://metated.petarmaric.com/
        .. _download client that supports the Metalink standard:
        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metalink#Client_programs
        .. _daily updated metalinks: http://metated.petarmaric.com/
        
        Installing and running metaTED
        ==============================
        
        metaTED is available as an `easy-install`_-able package, you can install it with
        ``easy_install -U metaTED``, or ``pip install metaTED`` if you have `pip`_. You
        can run it with ``metaTED``, or ``metaTED -h`` to get help and the list of all
        available options.
        
        The project itself is `hosted on bitbucket`_, from where you can get the code
        and report bugs.
        
        .. _easy-install: http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/EasyInstall
        .. _pip: http://pip.openplans.org/
        .. _hosted on bitbucket: http://bitbucket.org/petar/metated/
        
        New in metaTED 1.0.2
        ====================
        
        * Blacklisted even more talk URLs with no downloads.
        
Keywords: TED metalink download video
Platform: any
Classifier: Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
Classifier: Environment :: Console
Classifier: Intended Audience :: End Users/Desktop
Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License
Classifier: Operating System :: OS Independent
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 2.4
Classifier: Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP
Classifier: Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP :: Indexing/Search
Classifier: Topic :: Utilities
