Get IPLAYER - problems

[m654321]

[member=149]newtusmaximus[/member]
Yes, version 2.94 from the repository won't work - don't bother with it - I don't understand why Ubuntu haven't updated it in their repository. As I mentioned previously, it's already been superceded by 3.01 (which is now also out of date & wont work !) & we're now on to version 3.02-1.

I'm sorry you couldn't get the steps I outlined in reply #8 to work for  3.02 - it's a very good version, e.g. it fetches the TV listings much faster than before, using "concurrent indexing" to do this rather than the more sluggish "sequential indexing" of earlier versions. Also you can download simultaneously more than one TV programme. However, you seem to have found a method that works using the pid, though it does look somewhat more complicated than the usual method.

Since get_iplayer problems & upgrading seems to be a such recurring issue for those of us in the UK (AFAIK get_iplayer won't work outside the UK), I think I'll write instructions (with screenshots to make things clearer) in the member submitted tutorials section. I'll PM you when I've done it, so hopefully things will then be a bit easier for everyone concerned, me included ...

I'll get back to you again soon on this
Cheers
Mike

[m654321]

get_iplayer, version 3.02-1: not showing the new "added" TV programme listings since yesterday (29.10.17) - anyone else got this issue?

Has anyone installed the the most recent get_iplayer version (3.06) to see if this fixes it?

[newtusmaximus]

I have installed the Get_iplayer  PPA so am on  Version3.06.  Will do checks this evening when there should be a list of updated programs from today.

[m654321]

I have installed the Get_iplayer  PPA so am on  Version3.06.  Will do checks this evening when there should be a list of updated programs from today.

Do you get updated to the newest version (automatically or manually) with the get_iplayer PPA installed?
If you do, could you run through with me how I install the PPA. 
I think I did it once but have now forgotten...

[newtusmaximus]

Suggest you read through this  link
I went through the sudo apt get route to install the ppa

Thanks m654321.
https://launchpad.net/~jon-hedgerows/+ar...et-iplayer.  gives details of product development for future reference.

Yes updates automatically.  NOTE , not an "approved" PPA as not in Synaptic.  However so far I do not appear to have had any problems. 

[m654321]

Suggest you read through this  link
I went through the sudo apt get route to install the ppa

[quote author=newtusmaximus link=topic=4163.msg31869#msg31869 date=1494270419]
Thanks m654321.
https://launchpad.net/~jon-hedgerows/+ar...et-iplayer.  gives details of product development for future reference.

Yes updates automatically.  NOTE , not an "approved" PPA as not in Synaptic.  However so far I do not appear to have had any problems. 
[/quote]

Thanks newtusmaximus, for the link. I installed the PPA & ran 3.06. It gave the TV listings.
I'm hoping it will show the "added" (new) TV listings when I run it tomorrow - I'm looking forward to downloading
Attenborough's Blue Planet II - hopefully it'll be available...

Many thanks
Mike

[newtusmaximus]

Update

Yes - programs from today 30/10/2017 listed in V 3.06

[m654321]

Update
Yes - programs from today 30/10/2017 listed in V 3.06

Are the new programmes (i.e. new since yesterday), prefixed by "Added", on your computer.
I have the TV listing, but without the "Added" list before the main list, that is:

Code:

mike@LL-G750JS:~$ get_iplayer
get_iplayer 3.06-ppa31a, Copyright (C) 2008-2010 Phil Lewis
  This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details use --warranty.
  This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain
  conditions; use --conditions for details.

INFO: Indexing tv programmes (concurrent)
..................................
INFO: Added 218 tv programmes to cache
Matches:
1:   'Sgota Gyda Julian Lewis Jones: Cyfres 2011 - Ynysoedd Sili, S4C, p05gx7x8
2:   'Sgota Gyda Julian Lewis Jones: Cyfres 2011 - Môr Hafren, S4C, p05hk78w
3:   'Sgota Gyda Julian Lewis Jones: Cyfres 2011 - Sir Fôn, S4C, p05j5y7w
4:   04 Wal: Cyfres 7 - Pennod 7, S4C, p05gjxv0
5:   04 Wal: Cyfres 7 - Pennod 8, S4C, p05gr2p5
etc... etc...

However, under "INFO" it says it "added 218 TV programmes to cache". Not sure exactly what this means.
Does it mean these 218 programmes are just added to the main list (the start of which is shown above), even though they have not been prefixed by "Added"
as they were in previous versions of get_iplayer from 3.02-1 and earlier. 

Do you get what I'm trying to say, newtusmaximus? Did you have an "Added" list for today's programmes? 
If I'm not clear with what I'm trying to say, I'll post such a list to show what it looks like ...

[newtusmaximus]

m654321,
don't normally use command line - giplayer GUI.
For command line do you use a special command to normally get added?

UPDATE
Command line  from this morning

"dc7700p-Ultra-slim-Desktop:~$ get_iplayer
get_iplayer 3.06-ppa31a, Copyright © 2008-2010 Phil Lewis
  This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details use --warranty.
  This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain
  conditions; use --conditions for details.


INFO: Indexing tv programmes (concurrent)
..................................
INFO: Added 122 tv programmes to cache
Matches:
1:    'Sgota Gyda Julian Lewis Jones: Cyfres 2011 - Ynysoedd Sili, S4C, p05gx7x8
2:    'Sgota Gyda Julian Lewis Jones: Cyfres 2011 - Gogledd Iwerddon, S4C, p05jt90y
3:    04 Wal: Cyfres 6 - Pennod 1, S4C, p05jns5z
4:    04 Wal: Cyfres 6 - Pennod 2, S4C, p05jxn9s
5:    04 Wal: Cyfres 7 - Pennod 7, S4C, p05gjxv0
6:    04 Wal: Cyfres 7 - Pennod 8, S4C, p05gr2p5
7:    04 Wal: Cyfres 7 - Pennod 15, S4C, p05jjspg
8:    100 Lle - Pennod 16, S4C, p02tyk0h

So it seems "Added" is functioning ?? on the INFO part at the beginning.
HOWEVER, just quickly scanned the whole listings and entries for this morning (31/10) do NOT have a prefix "added" in the listing.
You can only tell the listing in "new" if it happens to have a date suffix.

Is that the answer you were looking for??

[m654321]

Thanks newtusmaximus. Yes, I realise now that what I was trying to explain must have sounded unintelligible, as you use a GUI for get_iplayer.
Therefore I wont go any further with what I was trying to explain, unless you'd like me to ...

I didn't know a GUI for get_iplayer existed, so I always used command line & just assumed everyone else did.

Could you post a screenshot of the GUI (really curious to see what it looks like)?
Do you have a weblink for the GUI? 

Really appreciate any help with this - many thanks