[mythtv-users] Help with tmdb.pl or tmdb.py in .21-fixes?

Michael T. Dean mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Sat Sep 11 00:58:13 UTC 2010


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On 09/10/2010 06:49 PM, MythTV wrote:
> From: Wayne Thomas
>>> TMDB and TVDB both require that the application properly handle
>>> redirects, something that .21 and .22 did not do.  .
>>>
>>> So short answer, you need to upgrade. (outside of writing your own
>>> hack into .21)
>> tmdb.pl works perfectly with this patch in 0.22 for me, there is no reason
>> it won't work for you on 0.21.  Search the archives for "tmdb.pl grabber API
>> 2.0 no longer available" and you will find a subsequent patch that adds a
>> bit more polish to the patch.
> Thanks for the attempt.  I tried this patch but it still doesn't work.
>
> Applied it with the patch utility and it successfully patched the script (or
> at least it didn't report any errors) but it didn't improve anything in
> grabbing the coverart/metadata.

Yes, that would be the, "TMDB and TVDB both require that the application 
properly handle redirects, something that .21 and .22 did not do," part 
above.

> I guess it's just time to upgrade the whole system.

Yep.  That's the best solution.

Mike


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