[mythtv-users] 0.24 Python Bindings - Transcode Wrapper Script

[Raymond Wagner]

On 2/16/2011 10:54, Christopher Kerr wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 2:51 AM, Christopher Kerr<mythtv at theseekerr.com>  wrote:
>> On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 2:48 AM, Raymond Wagner<raymond at wagnerrp.com>  wrote:
>>> On 2/16/2011 10:42, Christopher Kerr wrote:
>>>> On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 2:35 AM, Raymond Wagner<raymond at wagnerrp.com>    wrote:
>>>>> On 2/16/2011 10:26, Christopher Kerr wrote:
>>>>>> NameError: global name 'findfile' is not defined
>>>>> Fixed in the version on the wiki over a month ago.
>>>> Raymond - I just grabbed a fresh copy from the wiki, and modified only
>>>> the command and argument lines:
>>>>
>>>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>>>     File "./x264_inplace.py", line 96, in<module>
>>>>       main()
>>>>     File "./x264_inplace.py", line 88, in main
>>>>       runjob(jobid=args[0])
>>>>     File "./x264_inplace.py", line 17, in runjob
>>>>       db = MythDB()
>>>> NameError: global name 'MythDB' is not defined
>>> The third line imports that class...
>>>
>>>>   from MythTV import Job, Recorded, System, MythDB, findfile, MythError
>> OK, there's something really weird going on here....if I just visit
>> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki?title=Transcode_wrapper_stub I get the old
>> version.
>>
>> If I view the revisions and select the most recent, I get the version
>> you're talking about.
>>
>> I'm still puzzled, but thanks!
>>
>> - Chris
> OK, new issue!
>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>    File "./x264_inplace.py", line 96, in<module>
>      main()
>    File "./x264_inplace.py", line 88, in main
>      runjob(jobid=args[0])
>    File "./x264_inplace.py", line 36, in runjob
>      task = System(path=transcoder, db=db)
>    File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/MythTV/system.py", line 40, in __init__
>      raise MythFileError('Defined grabber path does not exist.')
> MythTV.exceptions.MythFileError: Defined grabber path does not exist.

The script was originally written for 0.23, and 0.24 added a sanity 
check to ensure the selected file actually existed, but assumed the path 
was an absolute one.  I've backported a change from 0.25 that will also 
search the PATH for the file if the path does not begin with '/'.