Peapod Podcatcher is a podcast receiver that enables downloads through HTTP and BitTorrent via command-line.
One of the notable aspects of Peapod Podcatcher is that it doesn't have a GUI but is designed to run from the command-line. Once you have downloaded and extracted Peapod software, you can create a configuration file by simply typing "/path/to/peapod.py." The default configuration file will be created in your home directory at ".peapod/peapod.xml."
You can then edit this file in a text-editor to set defaults for the program. If you need to override any defaults, you can use command-line arguments instead. To access these arguments, type "/path/to/peapod.py --help."
Adding a feed through the command-line is simple. Just type "/path/to/peapod.py --addnew=." You can also fetch any updated feeds in your list by typing "/path/to/peapod.py."
Another cool feature of Peapod Podcatcher is the ability to copy all the feeds downloaded recently to your MP3 player. To access this feature, type "/path/to/peapod.py --copynew." You can execute this command every time you want to copy the podcasts you downloaded since the last copy.
Finally, you can dump a playlist of downloaded files since the last time you ran Peapod Podcatcher. To do so, type "/path/to/peapod.py --playlist > /path/to/podcasts.m3u."
In order to utilize Peapod Podcatcher, you must have Python installed. You'll be pleased to know this latest release includes fixes to address, among other things, a dependency on PythonXML.
Version 0.7.2: N/A