[mythtv-users] Zap2It Labs, Google, Write them!

[jedi at mishnet.org]

> Kevin Hulse wrote:
>> 	Although I am looking around already and starting to develop
>> my own scraper.
>
> That's what xmltv is for.  At least work with them rather than writing
> your own from scratch.

    Since any scraper is in such a legal grey area, it's really
something I would prefer to have direct control over.

>
> The problem is that (apparently) there is no longer a public listings
> source online that provides show descriptions in an easily-accessible
> format.  You'd be pulling down web pages for days.

    The nice thing about doing it myself is I can account for that
in a manner that meets my own requirements and reflects the tradeoffs
that I am personally willing to make.

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