[mythtv-users] 0.24 Python Bindings - Transcode Wrapper Script

[Raymond Wagner]

On 2/18/2011 20:24, Christopher Kerr wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 3:13 AM, Raymond Wagner<raymond at wagnerrp.com>  wrote:
>> On 2/16/2011 10:54, Christopher Kerr wrote:
>>> On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 2:51 AM, Christopher Kerr<mythtv at theseekerr.com>    wrote:
>>>> On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 2:48 AM, Raymond Wagner<raymond at wagnerrp.com>    wrote:
>>>>> On 2/16/2011 10:42, Christopher Kerr wrote:
>>>>>> On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 2:35 AM, Raymond Wagner<raymond at wagnerrp.com>      wrote:
>>>>>>> On 2/16/2011 10:26, Christopher Kerr wrote:
>>>>>>>> NameError: global name 'findfile' is not defined
>>>>>>> Fixed in the version on the wiki over a month ago.
>>>>>> Raymond - I just grabbed a fresh copy from the wiki, and modified only
>>>>>> the command and argument lines:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>>>>>      File "./x264_inplace.py", line 96, in<module>
>>>>>>        main()
>>>>>>      File "./x264_inplace.py", line 88, in main
>>>>>>        runjob(jobid=args[0])
>>>>>>      File "./x264_inplace.py", line 17, in runjob
>>>>>>        db = MythDB()
>>>>>> NameError: global name 'MythDB' is not defined
>>>>> The third line imports that class...
>>>>>
>>>>>>    from MythTV import Job, Recorded, System, MythDB, findfile, MythError
>>>> OK, there's something really weird going on here....if I just visit
>>>> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki?title=Transcode_wrapper_stub I get the old
>>>> version.
>>>>
>>>> If I view the revisions and select the most recent, I get the version
>>>> you're talking about.
>>>>
>>>> I'm still puzzled, but thanks!
>>>>
>>>> - Chris
>>> OK, new issue!
>>>
>>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>>     File "./x264_inplace.py", line 96, in<module>
>>>       main()
>>>     File "./x264_inplace.py", line 88, in main
>>>       runjob(jobid=args[0])
>>>     File "./x264_inplace.py", line 36, in runjob
>>>       task = System(path=transcoder, db=db)
>>>     File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/MythTV/system.py", line 40, in __init__
>>>       raise MythFileError('Defined grabber path does not exist.')
>>> MythTV.exceptions.MythFileError: Defined grabber path does not exist.
>> The script was originally written for 0.23, and 0.24 added a sanity
>> check to ensure the selected file actually existed, but assumed the path
>> was an absolute one.  I've backported a change from 0.25 that will also
>> search the PATH for the file if the path does not begin with '/'.
> I have applied your patch - the script now successfully calls the
> transcoder, but fails at the next step:
>
>    File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/MythTV/database.py", line 169, in _pull
>      raise MythError('DBData() could not read from database')
> MythTV.exceptions.MythError: DBData() could not read from database

The only thing that should cause that would be calling it against a 
jobid that does not exist in the database.  Could you run it with '-v 
database' to see the query it's trying to make when pulling the 
information from the jobqueue table?