get_iplayer_genrss - an rss / podcast feed generator for get_iplayer

Martin O'Hanlon martin at ohanlonweb.com
Wed Sep 19 16:43:14 EDT 2012


I've been using get_iplayer on a raspberry pi for the past few months
to work as a automated iplayer downloader and distributor.  I created
a python program which uses the get_iplayer download history to create
an rss feed and thought other users of get_iplayer might find it
useful.

I've found it really useful for automatically pushing iplayer tv or
radio programs to your phone, tablet, browser, media centre, iTunes or
anything else than can read rss feeds!

It supports functions such as:
- Days in the past - only include in the RSS, downloads from the past
[so many] days
- Media type - only include downloads with a specific media type (tv,
radio, etc)
- Alternative directories - search alternative directories for the
download, useful if the download has been copied to a different
location

The code is being managed at github and Ive put the details relating
to installation and usage on my blog
http://www.stuffaboutcode.com/p/getiplayergenrss.html.

Its currently alpha, having only been tested on a raspberry pi running
debian (although there is no reason why it wouldn't run X platformand
would appreciate any contributions and feedback.

Martin



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