[mythtv-users] find_orphans.py not working as expected

[Gary Raposo]

Hello all,

During this extended period of physical distancing, I decided to rebuild 
my MythTV system. Overall it was a fairly smooth process and I'm now 
running MythTV 31 (installed from the RPM Fusion repo) on Fedora 31. 
Everything seems to be working as expected except for find_orphans.py. 
On my previous system I was using the old myth.find_orphans.pl so this 
is my first experience with find_orphans.py. My ultimate goal is to 
schedule find_orphans.py to run on a regular basis so that it will send 
an email if it encounters any issues.

I've copied the code from https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Find_orphans.py 
(find_orphans.py (for v31+)) and it runs but the results are a little 
confusing. Basically find_orphans.py returns every single recording as 
"Recordings with missing files".

$ ./find_orphans.py
Recordings with missing files
...
   odysseus: Saturday Night Live - SNL At 
Home                                10201_20200510032700.ts
...
Count:         127
Please select from the following
  1. Delete orphaned recording entries
  2. Refresh list
 >

I can confirm that the relevant files are in the recordings directory 
(e.g., 10201_20200510032700.ts). I can see and play the recording via 
mythfrontend as well as mythweb. Everything seems to be in order except 
for the find_orphans.py output.

Is anyone else having issues with find_orphans.py? I'm not proficient 
with Python so looking for any tips, tricks, or guidance on how to get 
find_orphans.py working.

Thanks!
Gary