Subject: Re: PSA: Python script for selecting Tor exit nodes in Firefox Tor Browser

On Mon, 9 Nov 2026 10:27:21 -0400, Maria Sophia wrote:

try:

...

except Exception as e:
print(f"\nError: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
sys.exit(1)
finally:
if stream:
try:
stream.close()
except Exception:
pass
if s:
try:
s.close()
except Exception:
pass

Get rid of that enclosing try-block.

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Subject: Re: PSA: Python script for selecting Tor exit nodes in Firefox Tor Browser

Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> writes:

If others want to try it out, here's the latest torset python script.
To give people more options, I added five different sets of choices.

Since we don't want everyone using the same exit nodes, I removed the
actual exit nodes, replacing with dummy nodes, to avoid that happening.

Exit-node fingerprints should be personally selected, which is easy for
your country of choice using this site to find known good exit nodes.
<https://metrics.torproject.org> then select "Relay Search" at bottom

#!/usr/bin/env python3

[382 lines deleted]

Usenet is a very bad way to distribute source code. I can't just
download a source file; I have to save the article and manually
extract it. There's a risk that some software along the way will
fold long lines or mess up tabs and spaces, which are of course
semantically significant in Python. If you post a new version,
there's no good way to see what's changed.

If you want to share your source code, I urge you to set up a
repository that you can update with new versions. GitHub is the
most popular site, but there are alternatives. You can always post
links here.

--
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void Void(void) { Void(); } /* The recursive call of the void */

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Subject: Re: PSA: Python script for selecting Tor exit nodes in Firefox Tor Browser

Keith Thompson wrote:

Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> writes:

If others want to try it out, here's the latest torset python script.
To give people more options, I added five different sets of choices.

Since we don't want everyone using the same exit nodes, I removed the
actual exit nodes, replacing with dummy nodes, to avoid that happening.

Exit-node fingerprints should be personally selected, which is easy for
your country of choice using this site to find known good exit nodes.
<https://metrics.torproject.org> then select "Relay Search" at bottom

#!/usr/bin/env python3

[382 lines deleted]

Usenet is a very bad way to distribute source code. I can't just
download a source file; I have to save the article and manually
extract it. There's a risk that some software along the way will
fold long lines or mess up tabs and spaces, which are of course
semantically significant in Python. If you post a new version,
there's no good way to see what's changed.

If you want to share your source code, I urge you to set up a
repository that you can update with new versions. GitHub is the
most popular site, but there are alternatives. You can always post
links here.

What about usenet attachments? I know they don't work for binaries, but doesn't it allow text attachments?
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It's gonna be too dark to sleep again
Cutting my teeth on bars and rusty chains
I'm gonna break my rusty cage And run

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