[mythtv-users] New Sky+ App - control Sky box via tcp/ip network

[Michael Watson]

Not a Problem, happy to assist.   I am by no means an expert in python 
either, but if you need help with the error handling and checking of 
current channel, let me know. I will need an example of the data 
returned after a successful channel change, and after a change when its 
already on that channel.  I found the code to query the current channel. 
but it looks a bit vague.

Current playing or current channel is returned by:
SkyControl SkyPlay GetMediaInfo
Set InstanceID value to: 0

CurrentURI : xsi://17FC
This indicates channel ITV1 Meridian South or
CurrentURI : file://pvr/29004438
in the case of a recording.



> Hi Michael,
>
> That's fantastic - your script works perfectly (and I was having trouble getting my head round python - for some reason, even though I had set the channel variable to that it matched the correct hex code, I kept on creating an XML string that wanted to change the channel to FA1 - I just couldn't see what was setting it!, I may have had more joy if I had modified one of my php or bash efforts as I know those a little better).
>
> I may add the checking code later, meanwhile I really should get on with some real work :-)
>
> Thanks again for all of your help, I'm sure the could be many others who will make use of your script.
>
> Regards,
> Dave.
>
>
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