derrod / twl.py

Very incomplete and WIP Twitch Prime game downloader written in python

Warning

This project is some 2-3 years old (though has been updated to the latest APIs) and is very incomplete since I never had time/motivation to really finish it. There's a lot of legacy code that should be rewritten and ripped out because I didn't know what I was doing.

The main executable (twl.py) is a mess that was meant to only be temporary until I finish writing a proper CLI... That's not going to happen at this rate.

That being said it does kinda work.

(You have to set PYTHONPATH=.. on Windows or the Linux equivalent first).

Authenticate with Twitch (follow on-screen instructions)

$ py -3.6 twl.py --auth

(Authentication information will be saved in $HOME/twl.json on Linux or %USERPROFILE%/twl.json on Windows)

List games:

$ py -3.6 twl.py --list --sort

Create aria2c file to download a game

$ py -3.6 twl.py -v --install --install-base-dir "twitch" --aria2c --aria2c-file "/tmp/dllist.txt" --game-id <ID>

This will also print the aria2c command to download the game.

I left some debug/test code in there that shows how updating/patching works in theory. But I never got around to implementing that.

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Old README before I gave up

twl.py (Twitch Launcher.py)

A lightweight, multiplatform downloader/installer/updater for games available through the Twitch App.

Motivation

I wanted to have a simple, fairly lightweight way of downloading and running the (free) games I got through Twitch Prime without the Twitch App.

Why?

• Twitch App is Windows only
• Twitch App is bloated (Twitch player, Discord clone, WoW/minecraft mod manager, and game distribution platform)
• Twitch App is slow and requires an update nearly every launch (yay Electron)
• Most Games are DRM free and don't require the App

Features, Scope and ToDo

Already implemented:

• Login through Twitch directly (no browser required*)
• Amazon SDS APIs
• Parsing v1/v2 manifests
• Download list exporter for aria2c
• Delta Patching (untested)

*Unless manual CAPTCHA solving is required.

Missing features:

• Downloader
• Updater
• Installer (creating shortcuts, running redist installers, etc.)

Out-of-scope/Not planned:

• FuelPump stuff for DRM and online play

ToDo

• Rewrite main twl.py file (currently hacked together so it kinda works but pretty ugly)
• Tests
• pipenv file
• setup.py file
• more testing
  • Linux
  • Updating (v1 normal, v2 normal and delta)