Thanks for all the help. It's not a big deal and is probably a result of the new method of working. I don't watch TV, I don't have a license, so downloading them would be illegal.
On Thu, May 4, 2017 at 8:40 PM, Vangelis forthnet <northmed...@the.forthnet.gr> wrote: > On Thu May 4 21:38:13 BST 2017, Doug Faunt wrote: > >> I just noticed that if I have --pid-cursive in the command line, >> gip will cheerfully pickup a single episode program. >> Bug or feature? > > > (I'm sure you meant "--pid-recursive" rather than "--pid-cursive"...) > Well, just to humour you, I did try: > > get_iplayer --pid=b05nt1vb --pid-recursive --modes=worst --force --verbose > > and that failed to start a download: > > WARNING: Failed to fetch episode PIDs from > http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05nt > 1vb/episodes/player?page=1 > > What is indeed interesting is that if I include > --type=radio in the command: > > get_iplayer --type=radio --pid=b05nt1vb --pid-recursive --modes=worst > --force --verbose > > I do get a download: > > INFO: Trying daflow1 mode to record radio: Drama - Far Side of the Moore > > Further tests on my setup show the same results > irrespective of how the --pid-recursive switch is > being loaded onto GiP (via CLI or via options). > > As I said, I don't think a bug lies here in GiP; --pid-recursive > is meant to be only used together with a brand/series PID, > and that brand/series PID could be either TV or radio. > > I can't comment on the status quo ante when the XML feeds > were alive, but in GiP 3.00, when you supply an episode > pid with --pid-recursive, you should expect a failure... > > The reason I succeeded with > > --type=radio --pid=b05nt1vb --pid-recursive > > is probably because --type=radio shortcircuits > --pid-recursive, as it instructs GiP to search > for that PID inside the radio.cache > > I could hazard a thought here that if you supply GiP 3.00 > with a TV (not Radio) episode PID and also include > --pid-recursive, you MAY begin a download; by default, > GiP first queries tv.cache for that PID, so again > --pid-recursive is being shortcircuited; it's not the same > with a radio PID, though (without --type=radio); such a > radio PID won't be found inside tv.cahe, radio.cache > won't be searched and then --pid-recursive will come into > effect; GiP will try to scrape an invalid "brand/series" PID > page and fall over... > > I think I have exhausted my expertise (!) here, > if you feel you have a genuine issue/feature request, > be free to pursue this further in the support forums! > > Best regards > > _______________________________________________ > get_iplayer mailing list > get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org > http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer _______________________________________________ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
