[SOLVED] mythwikiscripts - No Results?

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[SOLVED] mythwikiscripts - No Results?

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In the process of installing 29 on a new server. Earlier today, I was able to run 'mythwikiscripts' without issue and get a script I needed. I needed one more, but now get no results. :cry:

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user@device:/var/log/mythtv$ mythwikiscripts
MythTV Interactive Script Downloader.
This script parses the wiki, and may take several minutes.
Loading took 3.55 seconds
  0: Exit
Please choose a category.
>
Something I'm missing? Unclear where the script is getting the data. Downloaded? If so, from where?


Thanks in advance!
~Christian
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Re: mythwikiscripts - No Results?

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steve@mythbuntu:/usr/bin$ /usr/bin/mythwikiscripts
MythTV Interactive Script Downloader.
This script parses the wiki, and may take several minutes.
Loading took 41.23 seconds
0: Exit
1: Configuration Files
2: Fedora
3: Developer Documentation
4: MythTV System Event Scripts
5: EOL
6: PHP Scripts
7: Perl Scripts
8: User Job Scripts
9: Miscellaneous Status Information Scripts
10: OSD Popup Scripts
11: Remote Controls
12: Services API
13: Remote Control Scripts
14: Firewire Priming Scripts
15: Scripts
16: Window Manager Configuration Files
17: Startup Scripts
18: Outdated
19: LIRC Configuration Files
20: Shell Scripts
21: Python Scripts
22: Channel Change Scripts
23: Pages using duplicate arguments in template calls
24: Syslog Configuration Files
25: Transcode Scripts
26: Logrotate Configuration Files
27: Log Rotation Configuration Files
28: United Kingdom
29: Management Scripts
Please choose a category.
>

Seems to be up now, and I imagine it's getting them from https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Main_Page
Don't forget the Wiki.
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Re: mythwikiscripts - No Results?

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Headscratcher. :?: I'm still getting this...

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user@device:~$ mythwikiscripts
MythTV Interactive Script Downloader.
This script parses the wiki, and may take several minutes.
Loading took 2.97 seconds
  0: Exit
Please choose a category.
>
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[SOLVED] Re: mythwikiscripts - No Results?

Post by n8tgc »

Ok, so a reboot resolved the issue.

While I'm thrilled the issue is resolved, I don't like NOT knowing the root cause. I don't like relying on reboots to resolve unknown issues.

Someday when I have time, perhaps I try to recreate the issue and diagnose further.


Thanks again!
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Re: [SOLVED] mythwikiscripts - No Results?

Post by bill6502 »

The script puts a file named mythwikiscripts.pickle in /tmp which
was cleared out by the reboot. I can run the script multiple times
without clearing that file out. I'd check the permissions on that file
if it happens again.
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Re: [SOLVED] mythwikiscripts - No Results?

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Thank you for the additional information. Much appreciated! :D

Will look into that, should the issue resurface.
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Re: [SOLVED] mythwikiscripts - No Results?

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Update

Today, building another BE I experienced the issue again. Yes, purging mythwikiscripts from /tmp immediately resolved the issue.


Thank you again!
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