qBittorrent IPFilter Updater

This Python script automatically downloads, merges, and converts multiple IP filter blocklists from I-Blocklist into a single ipfilter.dat file for use with qBittorrent or compatible clients.

Features

• Downloads and processes multiple known blocklists (Level 1, Anti-Infringement, Spamhaus, etc.)
• Merges all entries into a single, valid ipfilter.dat file
• Automatically corrects common formatting issues
• Validates and logs malformed or corrected entries
• Displays download progress using tqdm
• Creates a detailed log.txt file with per-list statistics

Blocklists Included

The following lists are included by default:

• Level 1
• Anti-Infringement
• Spamhaus DROP
• CINS Army
• badpeers
• spyware
• ads (optional)

Each list is fetched as a compressed .gz file and processed accordingly.

Usage

Prerequisites

• Python 3.6+
• Dependencies:

  pip install requests tqdm