Function start_tor

Scripts/Developer Base/Free Internet.py:388–409

()

def start_tor() -> Tuple[bool, str]:
    global TOR_PROCESS
    ok, msg = install_tor_support()
    if not ok:
        return False, msg
    if tor_running():
        return True, "Tor is already running."
    try:
        logf = open(TOR_STDOUT_PATH, "ab")
        TOR_PROCESS = subprocess.Popen(
            [tor_binary(), "--SocksPort", f"127.0.0.1:{TOR_SOCKS_PORT}", "--DataDirectory", str(TOR_DATA_DIR)],
            stdout=logf, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL, close_fds=True
        )
        for _ in range(40):
            if tor_running():
                return True, "Tor started on 127.0.0.1:9050."
            if TOR_PROCESS and TOR_PROCESS.poll() is not None:
                break
            time.sleep(0.5)
        return False, "Tor did not finish bootstrapping yet. Check tor.log in the browser data folder."
    except Exception as e:
        return False, f"Could not start Tor: {e}"


def stop_tor() -> Tuple[bool, str]: