upcoming_recordings.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

#
# Save: upcoming_check.py
# Do:   chmod 755 upcoming_check.py
# Run:  ./upcoming_check.py
# Written by Bill Meek, http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/577513#577513
# Prints a list of upcoming recordings
#

from MythTV import MythBE
import re,sys

try:
    be = MythBE()
except:
    print 'Unable to connect to the backend'
    sys.exit(1)

headingNotPrinted = True
upcomingCount = 0

for recording in be.getUpcomingRecordings():
    if headingNotPrinted:
        print '\nUpcoming recordings...'
        print '\n  chanid   Starttime\t\tTitle\t\t      Subtitle'
        headingNotPrinted = False
    print u'  {0:<7}  {1}\t{2:<20.20}  {3:<29.29}' \
        .format(recording.chanid,
        recording.starttime.strftime("%b %d %Y %H:%M"),
        recording.title,
        recording.subtitle)
    upcomingCount = upcomingCount + 1

print '\n  Upcoming Shows: {0}.\n'.format(upcomingCount)

headingNotPrinted = True

conflictCount = 0

# The following is commented out because getConflictedRecordings isn't
# available in 0.21.
# for recording in be.getConflictedRecordings():
#     if headingNotPrinted:
#         print '\nAll conflicts...'
#         print '\n  ChanID  Starttime\t\tTitle'
#         headingNotPrinted = False
#     print u'  {0}    {1}\t{2}' \
#         .format(recording.chanid,
#         recording.starttime.strftime("%b %d %Y %H:%M"),
#         recording.title)
#     conflictCount = conflictCount + 1
#
# if conflictCount:
#     print '\n  Conflicts: {0}.\n'.format(conflictCount)