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

[Michael Watson]

On 16/12/2012 5:07 PM, Dave Pearson wrote:
> RE: [mythtv-users] New Sky+ App - control Sky box via tcp/ip network
>
> Hi Michael,
>
> Yes, that seems to work ok, although I'm not sure how I can set up a 
> fail condition, although a false fail condition happens if I switch 
> from watching a recording (on the sky box) to a live channel - I think 
> a small delay needs to exist before checking the channel a second time 
> (maybe a second or 2), otherwise the sky box returns the previous 
> channel/pvr information.
>

I will add a small delay, probably make it easy to change, so you can 
adjust to suit.  Ill make this change when I add the function do 
download the channel info

> I think a function to download that channel guide information would be 
> a very good idea - I don't think the channel id's are likely to 
> change, but the channel numbers change on a fairly regular basis. 
> Presumably Sky themselves maintain this file, so it is probably a 
> better source of channel data than the file we have been using.
>

Pretty much written this bit, it looks a bit ugly, but works.  Given 
that the file we are using looks very different to the data available on 
tv.sky.com was my motivation for this.

> Am I right in thinking that you don't have a sky+hd box yourself to 
> try all this out on? If so, hats off to you for doing all this "blind".
>

Thats right, I dont have one, nor do I know what it even looks like.   
Ive done many years of Tech support via phone, so am use to working "blind"
Ive taken this on as a challenge to further my python knowledge.

> Regards,
>
> Dave
>
>