2015-06-12, 18:06
Well for Rytec, which is the only free and available epg provider I know about, there is no need for scraping data. All data is provided through some servers freely accessible. In order to get that to work, I just need to check some (fundamental) information and see if I can make something useful out of it. Once I know I can obtain the information, I can write a small utility which produces some output (channel-id) which could be imported into TheLogoDB. Most channelids for Rytec have been consistent for years (normally it is the frequency which changes) and probably wouldn't require much maintenance. Once you have the channel-id, you can use your own script to get the epg-data and do what you want with it. TheLogoDB is not going to hold data itself - only the channel-id. At least that is my suggestion and idea.
If there are other providers which can be used, perhaps covering the U.S, then that is fine. Hopefully they are organized like Rytec or else it would be difficult as Lunatixz said.
The point is, since Rytec is available and has been so for years for e2, why not use it if it is possible? I am not even sure it will work although I have hopes.
If there are other providers which can be used, perhaps covering the U.S, then that is fine. Hopefully they are organized like Rytec or else it would be difficult as Lunatixz said.
The point is, since Rytec is available and has been so for years for e2, why not use it if it is possible? I am not even sure it will work although I have hopes.
