[mythtv-commits] Ticket #7264: Rewrite of Python Bindings

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#7264: Rewrite of Python Bindings
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 Reporter:  Raymond Wagner <raymond@…>             |       Owner:  wagnerrp
     Type:  task                                   |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  minor                                  |   Milestone:  0.23    
Component:  Bindings - Python                      |     Version:  head    
 Severity:  low                                    |     Mlocked:  0       
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Comment(by wagnerrp):

 (In [23287]) Initial commit of updated Python bindings. refs #7264

 The rewrite was based around object mapping of several data structures and
 database tables into a structure more readily usable in Python.  Also
 included are:

 Rewrite of database access:
     Credentials can now be more easily specified while opening the
 connection.  Additionally, these credentials can easily be carried through
 to all functions and classes that may use the database, allowing proper
 use of alternate credentials from those found in the config.xml.
     A basic UPNP implementation now allows the bindings to search for
 available backends on the network, defaulting to a PIN of 0000, and
 creating a config.xml upon receipt of credentials.
     The database object now implements connection caching, so one set of
 credentials will only open one connection to the database.

 Rewrite of backend access:
     The backend socket now also implements caching, reusing connections
 wherever possible.

 Logging rewrite:
     The previous logging interface is replaced with one using bitwise
 filtering similar to that found in the MythTV binaries. Verbosity level
 follows the same rules, and defaults to 'important,general'.

 Exceptions rewrite:
     Errors continue to function as before, however several attributes have
 been added to allow for additional filtering and handling.

 Grabber interface:
     A basic class for retrieving data from external commands is now
 available, with customized forms for the MythVideo and MythNetVision
 grabber formats.

 Canned searches:
     Several keyword-based searches are now available for recordings,
 oldrecordings, jobs, guide data, and videos.

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