[mythtv-users] command-line to control frontend

[Josu Lazkano]

2012/12/9 Michael Watson <michael at thewatsonfamily.id.au>:
> #!/usr/bin/env python
> # -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-
> #
>
> import socket, time
> from MythTV import MythDB
>
>
> def shutdown_frontend(hostname):
>     db = MythDB()
>     frontend = db.getFrontend(hostname)
>     location = frontend.sendQuery('Location')
>
>    # If we are currently in playback, set bookmark before exiting
>     if str.split(location)[0] == "Playback":
>         frontend.key['enter']
>         frontend.jump['mainmenu']
>         location = frontend.sendQuery('Location')
>
>     if location != "mainmenu":
>         frontend.jump['mainmenu']
>
>     # Shutdown Frontend
>     frontend.key['escape']
>     frontend.key['down']
>     frontend.key['enter']
>     time.sleep(5)
>
>
> if __name__ == '__main__':
>     frontendhostname = socket.gethostname()
>     shutdown_frontend(frontendhostname)

Thanks Michael, I try it but this is the output:

$ python shutdown.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "shutdown.py", line 32, in <module>
    shutdown_frontend(frontendhostname)
  File "shutdown.py", line 11, in shutdown_frontend
    frontend = db.getFrontend(hostname)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/MythTV/methodheap.py", line
975, in getFrontend
    return Frontend(host,port)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/MythTV/methodheap.py", line
578, in __init__
    FEConnection.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/MythTV/connections.py", line
462, in __init__
    self.connect(test)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/MythTV/connections.py", line
508, in connect
    raise MythFEError(MythError.FE_CONNECTION, self.host, self.port)
MythTV.exceptions.MythFEError: Connection to frontend htpc:6546 failed

Need I to configure something? I am not familiar with python.

Thanks for your help.

Kind regards.

--
Josu Lazkano