pyLoad

The newest version of pyLoad running on Python 3.6+ and PyPy (experimental) is developed in the main branch on GitHub and published as pyload-ng on PyPI.

The old version of pyLoad working on Python 2 is still available in the stable branch on GitHub, pre-built packages are available for download on the releases page on GitHub.

This README covers only the latest version of pyLoad.

Quick Start

Open a terminal window and install pyLoad typing:

pip install --pre pyload-ng[all]

To start pyLoad use the command:

pyload

See the usage section for information on all available options.

If you want to uninstall pyLoad:

pip uninstall pyload-ng

Usage

usage: pyload [-h] [-d] [-r] [--storagedir STORAGEDIR] [--userdir USERDIR]
              [--tempdir TEMPDIR] [--dry-run] [--daemon] [--version]

The free and open-source Download Manager written in pure Python

optional arguments:
  -h, --help                    show this help message and exit
  -d, --debug                   enable debug mode
  -r, --reset                   reset default username/password
  --storagedir STORAGEDIR       use this location to save downloads
  --userdir USERDIR             use this location to store user data files
  --tempdir TEMPDIR             use this location to store temporary files
  --dry-run                     test start-up and exit
  --daemon                      run as daemon
  --version                     show program's version number and exit

To start pyLoad, type the command:

pyload

This will create the following directories (if they don't exist already):