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

[Bill Meek]

On 5/13/20 12:58 PM, Gary Raposo wrote:
> 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.

"Works for me". Begin guess mode.

New host (and/or new hostname)? What do these return:

   curl --header 'Accept:application/json' localhost:6544/Myth/GetHostName
   hostname

As to scheduling, the program is interactive (so you must say yes to things to be deleted.)

-- 
Bill