[mythtv-users] need help getting mythvidexport working

[Raymond Wagner]

On 10/7/2013 8:13 AM, Chris Gaskell wrote:
> I'm using mythtv 2:0.26.0+fixes.20121118.340b5d4-0ubuntu1
>
> The heads up on tmdb3.py made me check the setting under artwork 
> sources and it was set to tmdb.py so I've now changed it to V3 and run 
> a metadata lookup for the Senna movie.  It runs, but as far as I can 
> see hasn't added anything.  I then ran mythvidexport again and it's 
> still failing.  Here's the log
>
> 2013-10-07 23:01:34.795479 I [27651] mythvidexport.py Using recording 
> -- Senna -
> 2013-10-07 23:01:34.916470 I [27651] mythvidexport.py Performing Movie 
> export with local data.
> 2013-10-07 23:01:36.166346 C [27651] mythvidexport.py
>     Traceback (most recent call last):
>       File "/usr/local/bin/mythvidexport.py", line 410, in main
>         export = VIDEO(opts,int(args[0]))
>       File "/usr/local/bin/mythvidexport.py", line 66, in __init__
>         self.get_meta()
>       File "/usr/local/bin/mythvidexport.py", line 132, in get_meta
>         metadata = grab.grabInetref(self.rec.inetref)
>       File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/MythTV/system.py", line 
> 404, in grabInetref
>         return self.command('-D', *args).next()
>       File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/MythTV/system.py", line 
> 344, in command
>         return self._processMetadata(super(Grabber, self).command(*args))
>       File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/MythTV/system.py", line 
> 130, in command
>         return self._runcmd(cmd)
>       File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/MythTV/system.py", line 
> 139, in _runcmd
>         raise MythError(MythError.SYSTEM,self.returncode,cmd,self.stderr)
>     MythError: External system call failed: code 1
>
> Any idea why it's failing?

Try running the script manually on the command line.  It works fine here...

 >/usr/local/share/mythtv/metadata/Movie/tmdb3.py -l en -a GB -D 58496
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<metadata>
   <item>
     <title>Senna</title>
     <tagline>The legend of the greatest driver who ever lived.</tagline>
     <description>Senna's remarkable story, charting his physical and ....