I didn’t put much time into the web-player — it was more so for debugging streams for previews.
That being said, I’m not opposed to looking into it. I’m not familiar with this software- what advantages would it have vs a link to open the stream in VLC? I just don’t want to add a whole layer of maintainence to the project - I hope you understand.
@KineticMan Totally understand your position...
The reason I ask: as I said, most of the channels actually play with the in-player except for a few, namely the 2 I listed... from my previous posts, you know I love the nature/animal channels...
Anyway, when I click the play in external player, it doesn't open directly in VLC, even though I set it as the default in Windows. Instead, it opens in a new tab in Brave but it doesn't play, so I have to copy the link and then paste it into VLC...
It's something I can live with, so no need to put additional work layers in... I was just hoping it would be a "replace this player with this other player" replacement kind of thing...
I'm not a dev so I have no ideas of the work that is necessary...
This is like a replacement for iptvnator for me...since it does so much more...
Again, thanks for this project...
See
Just updated to v2.9.0 and scheduled scrapes are failing
I was looking at channels added in the last 3 days and disabling the new ones I don't want.
2026-04-06 15:02:08,643 INFO __main__: [scheduler] Enqueued samsung (interval=60m, age=61m)
2026-04-06 15:02:08,985 INFO app.worker: [samsung] Scrape job started
2026-04-06 15:02:08,987 INFO app.worker: [samsung] scraper init starting
2026-04-06 15:02:08,989 INFO app.worker: [samsung] scraper init complete
2026-04-06 15:02:08,990 INFO app.worker: [samsung] bootstrap starting
2026-04-06 15:02:08,990 INFO app.worker: [samsung] bootstrap complete
2026-04-06 15:02:08,992 INFO app.worker: [samsung] channel fetch starting
2026-04-06 15:02:08,993 INFO app.scrapers.samsung: [samsung] fetching channel list for regions=['us']
2026-04-06 15:02:09,845 INFO app.scrapers.samsung: [samsung] 489 channels fetched (region=us)
2026-04-06 15:02:09,846 INFO app.scrapers.samsung: [samsung] 489 total channels across 1 region(s)
2026-04-06 15:02:09,851 INFO app.worker: [samsung] channel fetch complete
2026-04-06 15:02:09,852 INFO app.worker: [samsung] EPG fetch starting
2026-04-06 15:02:10,548 INFO app.scrapers.samsung: [samsung] fetching EPG for regions=['us'] (489 channels)
2026-04-06 15:02:11,740 INFO app.scrapers.samsung: [samsung] 4100 programs parsed (region=us)
2026-04-06 15:02:11,740 INFO app.scrapers.samsung: [samsung] 4100 total programs across 1 region(s)
2026-04-06 15:02:11,753 INFO app.worker: [samsung] EPG fetch complete
2026-04-06 15:02:19,331 INFO app.tvtv_cache: [tvtv-cache] USA-GNSTR-X day+0: 94 stations in 5 batches
2026-04-06 15:02:37,637 ERROR app: Exception on /api/channels/2925 [PATCH]
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/engine/base.py", line 1967, in _exec_single_context
self.dialect.do_execute(
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/engine/default.py", line 952, in do_execute
cursor.execute(statement, parameters)
sqlite3.OperationalError: database is locked
The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1511, in wsgi_app
response = self.full_dispatch_request()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 919, in full_dispatch_request
rv = self.handle_user_exception(e)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 917, in full_dispatch_request
rv = self.dispatch_request()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 902, in dispatch_request
return self.ensure_sync(self.view_functions[rule.endpoint])(**view_args) # type: ignore[no-any-return]
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/app/app/routes/api.py", line 818, in update_channel
db.session.commit()
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/scoping.py", line 597, in commit
return self._proxied.commit()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/session.py", line 2030, in commit
trans.commit(_to_root=True)
File "<string>", line 2, in commit
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/state_changes.py", line 137, in _go
ret_value = fn(self, *arg, **kw)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/session.py", line 1311, in commit
self._prepare_impl()
File "<string>", line 2, in _prepare_impl
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/state_changes.py", line 137, in _go
ret_value = fn(self, *arg, **kw)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/session.py", line 1286, in _prepare_impl
self.session.flush()
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/session.py", line 4331, in flush
self._flush(objects)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/session.py", line 4466, in _flush
with util.safe_reraise():
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/util/langhelpers.py", line 121, in __exit__
raise exc_value.with_traceback(exc_tb)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/session.py", line 4427, in _flush
flush_context.execute()
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/unitofwork.py", line 466, in execute
rec.execute(self)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/unitofwork.py", line 642, in execute
util.preloaded.orm_persistence.save_obj(
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/persistence.py", line 85, in save_obj
_emit_update_statements(
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/persistence.py", line 912, in _emit_update_statements
c = connection.execute(
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/engine/base.py", line 1419, in execute
return meth(
^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/sql/elements.py", line 527, in _execute_on_connection
return connection._execute_clauseelement(
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/engine/base.py", line 1641, in _execute_clauseelement
ret = self._execute_context(
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/engine/base.py", line 1846, in _execute_context
return self._exec_single_context(
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/engine/base.py", line 1986, in _exec_single_context
self._handle_dbapi_exception(
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/engine/base.py", line 2363, in _handle_dbapi_exception
raise sqlalchemy_exception.with_traceback(exc_info[2]) from e
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/engine/base.py", line 1967, in _exec_single_context
self.dialect.do_execute(
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/engine/default.py", line 952, in do_execute
cursor.execute(statement, parameters)
sqlalchemy.exc.OperationalError: (sqlite3.OperationalError) database is locked
[SQL: UPDATE channels SET is_enabled=?, updated_at=? WHERE channels.id = ?]
[parameters: (0, '2026-04-06 22:02:07.605784', 2925)]
(Background on this error at: https://sqlalche.me/e/20/e3q8)
2026-04-06 15:02:41,997 WARNING app.worker: [samsung] DB locked (attempt 1/3), retrying in 5s
2026-04-06 15:02:42,533 INFO app.tvtv_cache: [tvtv-cache] USA-GNSTR-X day+1: 94 stations in 5 batches
2026-04-06 15:03:00,709 INFO app.tvtv_cache: [tvtv-cache] USA-GNSTR-X day+2: 94 stations in 5 batches
2026-04-06 15:03:14,067 INFO app.tvtv_cache: [tvtv-cache] USA-SAMSUNG-X day+0: 51 stations in 3 batches
2026-04-06 15:03:17,169 WARNING app.worker: [samsung] DB locked (attempt 2/3), retrying in 10s
2026-04-06 15:03:22,296 INFO app.tvtv_cache: [tvtv-cache] USA-SAMSUNG-X day+1: 51 stations in 3 batches
2026-04-06 15:03:31,980 INFO app.tvtv_cache: [tvtv-cache] USA-SAMSUNG-X day+2: 51 stations in 3 batches
2026-04-06 15:03:42,148 INFO app.tvtv_cache: [tvtv-cache] USA-AMZPV-X day+0: 26 stations in 2 batches
2026-04-06 15:03:48,743 INFO app.tvtv_cache: [tvtv-cache] USA-AMZPV-X day+1: 26 stations in 2 batches
2026-04-06 15:03:52,504 ERROR app: Exception on /api/channels/2925 [PATCH]
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/engine/base.py", line 1967, in _exec_single_context
self.dialect.do_execute(
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/engine/default.py", line 952, in do_execute
cursor.execute(statement, parameters)
sqlite3.OperationalError: database is locked
The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1511, in wsgi_app
response = self.full_dispatch_request()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 919, in full_dispatch_request
rv = self.handle_user_exception(e)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 917, in full_dispatch_request
rv = self.dispatch_request()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 902, in dispatch_request
return self.ensure_sync(self.view_functions[rule.endpoint])(**view_args) # type: ignore[no-any-return]
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/app/app/routes/api.py", line 818, in update_channel
db.session.commit()
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/scoping.py", line 597, in commit
return self._proxied.commit()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/session.py", line 2030, in commit
trans.commit(_to_root=True)
File "<string>", line 2, in commit
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/state_changes.py", line 137, in _go
ret_value = fn(self, *arg, **kw)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/session.py", line 1311, in commit
self._prepare_impl()
File "<string>", line 2, in _prepare_impl
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/state_changes.py", line 137, in _go
ret_value = fn(self, *arg, **kw)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/session.py", line 1286, in _prepare_impl
self.session.flush()
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/session.py", line 4331, in flush
self._flush(objects)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/session.py", line 4466, in _flush
with util.safe_reraise():
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/util/langhelpers.py", line 121, in __exit__
raise exc_value.with_traceback(exc_tb)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/session.py", line 4427, in _flush
flush_context.execute()
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/unitofwork.py", line 466, in execute
rec.execute(self)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/unitofwork.py", line 642, in execute
util.preloaded.orm_persistence.save_obj(
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/persistence.py", line 85, in save_obj
_emit_update_statements(
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/persistence.py", line 912, in _emit_update_statements
c = connection.execute(
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/engine/base.py", line 1419, in execute
return meth(
^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/sql/elements.py", line 527, in _execute_on_connection
return connection._execute_clauseelement(
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/engine/base.py", line 1641, in _execute_clauseelement
ret = self._execute_context(
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/engine/base.py", line 1846, in _execute_context
return self._exec_single_context(
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/engine/base.py", line 1986, in _exec_single_context
self._handle_dbapi_exception(
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/engine/base.py", line 2363, in _handle_dbapi_exception
raise sqlalchemy_exception.with_traceback(exc_info[2]) from e
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/engine/base.py", line 1967, in _exec_single_context
self.dialect.do_execute(
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/engine/default.py", line 952, in do_execute
cursor.execute(statement, parameters)
sqlalchemy.exc.OperationalError: (sqlite3.OperationalError) database is locked
[SQL: UPDATE channels SET is_enabled=?, updated_at=? WHERE channels.id = ?]
[parameters: (0, '2026-04-06 22:03:22.474044', 2925)]
(Background on this error at: https://sqlalche.me/e/20/e3q8)
2026-04-06 15:03:55,454 INFO app.tvtv_cache: [tvtv-cache] USA-AMZPV-X day+2: 26 stations in 2 batches
2026-04-06 15:03:57,317 ERROR app.worker: [samsung] Scrape failed after 108.3s
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/engine/base.py", line 1936, in _exec_single_context
self.dialect.do_executemany(
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/engine/default.py", line 949, in do_executemany
cursor.executemany(statement, parameters)
sqlite3.OperationalError: database is locked
The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/app/app/worker.py", line 328, in run_scraper
_upsert_channels(source, channels, _gracenote_auto_fill)
File "/app/app/worker.py", line 1450, in _upsert_channels
_refresh_auto_channel_numbers()
File "/app/app/worker.py", line 1307, in _refresh_auto_channel_numbers
.all()
^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/query.py", line 2704, in all
return self._iter().all() # type: ignore
^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/query.py", line 2857, in _iter
result: Union[ScalarResult[_T], Result[_T]] = self.session.execute(
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/session.py", line 2351, in execute
return self._execute_internal(
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/session.py", line 2228, in _execute_internal
) = compile_state_cls.orm_pre_session_exec(
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/context.py", line 577, in orm_pre_session_exec
session._autoflush()
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/session.py", line 3051, in _autoflush
raise e.with_traceback(sys.exc_info()[2])
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/session.py", line 3040, in _autoflush
self.flush()
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/session.py", line 4331, in flush
self._flush(objects)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/session.py", line 4466, in _flush
with util.safe_reraise():
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/util/langhelpers.py", line 121, in __exit__
raise exc_value.with_traceback(exc_tb)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/session.py", line 4427, in _flush
flush_context.execute()
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/unitofwork.py", line 466, in execute
rec.execute(self)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/unitofwork.py", line 642, in execute
util.preloaded.orm_persistence.save_obj(
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/persistence.py", line 85, in save_obj
_emit_update_statements(
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/persistence.py", line 912, in _emit_update_statements
c = connection.execute(
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/engine/base.py", line 1419, in execute
return meth(
^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/sql/elements.py", line 527, in _execute_on_connection
return connection._execute_clauseelement(
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/engine/base.py", line 1641, in _execute_clauseelement
ret = self._execute_context(
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/engine/base.py", line 1846, in _execute_context
return self._exec_single_context(
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/engine/base.py", line 1986, in _exec_single_context
self._handle_dbapi_exception(
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/engine/base.py", line 2363, in _handle_dbapi_exception
raise sqlalchemy_exception.with_traceback(exc_info[2]) from e
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/engine/base.py", line 1936, in _exec_single_context
self.dialect.do_executemany(
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/engine/default.py", line 949, in do_executemany
cursor.executemany(statement, parameters)
sqlalchemy.exc.OperationalError: (raised as a result of Query-invoked autoflush; consider using a session.no_autoflush block if this flush is occurring prematurely)
(sqlite3.OperationalError) database is locked
[SQL: UPDATE channels SET last_seen_at=?, updated_at=? WHERE channels.id = ?]
[parameters: [('2026-04-06 22:03:27.205683', '2026-04-06 22:03:27.272022', 1317), ('2026-04-06 22:03:27.205683', '2026-04-06 22:03:27.272033', 1318), ('2026-04-06 22:03:27.205683', '2026-04-06 22:03:27.272035', 1319), ('2026-04-06 22:03:27.205683', '2026-04-06 22:03:27.272037', 1320), ('2026-04-06 22:03:27.205683', '2026-04-06 22:03:27.272040', 1321), ('2026-04-06 22:03:27.205683', '2026-04-06 22:03:27.272042', 1322), ('2026-04-06 22:03:27.205683', '2026-04-06 22:03:27.272044', 1323), ('2026-04-06 22:03:27.205683', '2026-04-06 22:03:27.272046', 1324)]]
(Background on this error at: https://sqlalche.me/e/20/e3q8)
2026-04-06 15:04:02,037 INFO app.tvtv_cache: [tvtv-cache] USA-TUBISTR-X day+0: 14 stations in 1 batches
2026-04-06 15:04:05,763 INFO app.tvtv_cache: [tvtv-cache] USA-TUBISTR-X day+1: 14 stations in 1 batches
2026-04-06 15:04:09,380 INFO app.tvtv_cache: [tvtv-cache] USA-TUBISTR-X day+2: 14 stations in 1 batches
2026-04-06 15:04:13,022 INFO app.tvtv_cache: [tvtv-cache] USA-VIZIO-X day+0: 4 stations in 1 batches
2026-04-06 15:04:16,638 INFO app.tvtv_cache: [tvtv-cache] USA-VIZIO-X day+1: 4 stations in 1 batches
2026-04-06 15:04:20,191 INFO app.tvtv_cache: [tvtv-cache] USA-VIZIO-X day+2: 4 stations in 1 batches
2026-04-06 15:04:20,711 ERROR app: Exception on /api/channels/2924 [PATCH]
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/engine/base.py", line 1967, in _exec_single_context
self.dialect.do_execute(
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/engine/default.py", line 952, in do_execute
cursor.execute(statement, parameters)
sqlite3.OperationalError: database is locked
The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1511, in wsgi_app
response = self.full_dispatch_request()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 919, in full_dispatch_request
rv = self.handle_user_exception(e)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 917, in full_dispatch_request
rv = self.dispatch_request()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 902, in dispatch_request
return self.ensure_sync(self.view_functions[rule.endpoint])(**view_args) # type: ignore[no-any-return]
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/app/app/routes/api.py", line 818, in update_channel
db.session.commit()
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/scoping.py", line 597, in commit
return self._proxied.commit()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/session.py", line 2030, in commit
trans.commit(_to_root=True)
File "<string>", line 2, in commit
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/state_changes.py", line 137, in _go
ret_value = fn(self, *arg, **kw)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/session.py", line 1311, in commit
self._prepare_impl()
File "<string>", line 2, in _prepare_impl
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/state_changes.py", line 137, in _go
ret_value = fn(self, *arg, **kw)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/session.py", line 1286, in _prepare_impl
self.session.flush()
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/session.py", line 4331, in flush
self._flush(objects)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/session.py", line 4466, in _flush
with util.safe_reraise():
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/util/langhelpers.py", line 121, in __exit__
raise exc_value.with_traceback(exc_tb)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/session.py", line 4427, in _flush
flush_context.execute()
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/unitofwork.py", line 466, in execute
rec.execute(self)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/unitofwork.py", line 642, in execute
util.preloaded.orm_persistence.save_obj(
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/persistence.py", line 85, in save_obj
_emit_update_statements(
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/orm/persistence.py", line 912, in _emit_update_statements
c = connection.execute(
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/engine/base.py", line 1419, in execute
return meth(
^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/sql/elements.py", line 527, in _execute_on_connection
return connection._execute_clauseelement(
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/engine/base.py", line 1641, in _execute_clauseelement
ret = self._execute_context(
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/engine/base.py", line 1846, in _execute_context
return self._exec_single_context(
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/engine/base.py", line 1986, in _exec_single_context
self._handle_dbapi_exception(
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/engine/base.py", line 2363, in _handle_dbapi_exception
raise sqlalchemy_exception.with_traceback(exc_info[2]) from e
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/engine/base.py", line 1967, in _exec_single_context
self.dialect.do_execute(
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sqlalchemy/engine/default.py", line 952, in do_execute
cursor.execute(statement, parameters)
sqlalchemy.exc.OperationalError: (sqlite3.OperationalError) database is locked
[SQL: UPDATE channels SET is_enabled=?, updated_at=? WHERE channels.id = ?]
[parameters: (0, '2026-04-06 22:03:50.677881', 2924)]
(Background on this error at: https://sqlalche.me/e/20/e3q8)
2026-04-06 15:04:23,763 INFO app.tvtv_cache: [tvtv-cache] USA-PLUTOTV-X day+0: 13 stations in 1 batches
2026-04-06 15:04:27,428 WARNING app.worker: [samsung] Could not persist last_error to DB
2026-04-06 15:04:27,686 INFO app.tvtv_cache: [tvtv-cache] USA-PLUTOTV-X day+1: 13 stations in 1 batches
2026-04-06 15:04:31,591 INFO app.tvtv_cache: [tvtv-cache] USA-PLUTOTV-X day+2: 13 stations in 1 batches
2026-04-06 15:04:37,205 INFO app.tvtv_cache: [tvtv-cache] refresh complete: {'lineups_fetched': 8, 'days': 3, 'batches': 81, 'rows_inserted': 41217, 'rows_deleted': 10239, 'errors': 0, 'elapsed_s': 274.6, 'dry_run': False}
2026-04-06 15:04:37,209 INFO app.worker: [tvtv-cache] refresh complete: {'lineups_fetched': 8, 'days': 3, 'batches': 81, 'rows_inserted': 41217, 'rows_deleted': 10239, 'errors': 0, 'elapsed_s': 274.6, 'dry_run': False}
2026-04-06 15:05:11,857 INFO app.routes.tasks: Enqueued XML artifact refresh
2026-04-06 15:05:55,646 INFO app.routes.tasks: Enqueued XML artifact refresh
Restarted the container and it finished the scheduled scrape.
looks like the TvTV scraper (the API that gets the Gracenote helper data) took way too long to complete and locked up the system. I'm going to add a defensive step in there to prevent that.
edit - and i'm moving that job to middle of night. it scrapes 3 days ahead anyway so no need to run in middle of day/evening. good catch tnx
Even that would be nice as I'm still looking for summaries of what channels are about.
@KineticMan When you get the chance, at your leisure, no rush...
could you please correct/merge this category?
It's under a separate "Quality Eats Presented by Capital One" category... but they should be under Food.
@KineticMan Question on additions of new channels...Hope this comes across in a sane way...
Let's say I have 2 Feeds, "Animals and Nature" and "Travel and Food".
I have the appropriate categories added to those Feeds.
During a future scrape, some new channels gets added (like you just did for the LocalNow locations)... and it has some channels with either animals or travel...
Since you will be adding them to the corresponding categories, does this mean if you add something to the Travel category, it will auto update my Travel Feed?
Or will I need to go back and refresh my Feeds?
What's nice about the new version is you can see what channels have been added recently.
Because new channels scraped will be enabled by default and will get into your feeds based on category (or whatever your feed selection is), you will have to manicure them occasionally.
Hmmm.. OK, thanks for the tip...
I had to re-look at the changes for the last update to see I have to toggle it in the Channels tab...
OK, I see you just pasted the screenshot...
Got it now...
However, I'm not sure what you mean by "you will have to manicure them occasionally"...
So I will have to edit the feed and just save it again?
You edit the new channels.
What I just did since he added this is look at new channels that were scraped in the last 3 days.
I then decided whether I wanted them enabled and for those I did I went through the normal procedure (my workflow) of adding a channel. For those I don't want I disable the channel.
Makes it a lot easier to catch new channels than the old way (without FastChannels).
well, that's weird...... no clue how that happened. will fix in next version
@KineticMan Please disregard my request for the Shaka player, unless you still want to look at it at some point...
I've found a Chrome add-on VideoPlayer, that allows me to open the non-playing streams via FastChannels in a new tab... So when I click play and I get the error
Browser preview unavailable for this source (CORS restriction on stream CDN). Use "Open Externally" to play outside the browser preview.
I click the Open Externally and Brave opens a new tab and actually plays it... which it wasn't before...
So I'm good to go now...
Ok.
I am still adding an open in VLC button (or similar wording). It’ll create a one line M3U that will download in your browser then your OS can auto-open in whatever external video player you want.
Channels DVR has an Open in VLC integration that requires a helper app to add the registered protocol vlc:// and pass the stream to VLC (Windows only)
Also see Play in VLC integration now broken? - #7 by chDVRuser
I'm getting conflicting results for Distro TV.
The scrape finds 309 channels:
Last audit: 304 ok · 2 rate-limited · 1 errors · 4/6/2026, 11:06:33 PM
I checked several Distro channels and they say "Live 1920x1080". However, they will not Preview either internally or externally. For external viewing, I'm getting a message like below (I truncated the extremely long URL). Likewise, attempts to tune in CDVR get a 404.
This d35j504z0x2vu2.cloudfront.net page can’t be found
No webpage was found for the web address:
https://d35j504z0x2vu2.cloudfront.net/v1/master/0bc8e8376bd8417a1b6761138aa41c26c7309312/drive-plus-speed/manifest.m3u8?
@autryld This is somewhat a similar issue I reported earlier today...
see
and the follow-up a few posts after...
but the channel I wanted to watch was viewable via VLC... I found a fix by installing an add-on to my Brave browser and I'm able to watch the channel via the "Open Externally" where the channel opens and play in a separate tab....
I just checked the 4 Distro Speed channels:
and they won't play via Microsoft Edge but they will play in Brave...
So IF you want to try it, until @KineticMan gets a fix in, and you're running a Chrome browser, search the extension store for "VideoPlayer MPD/M3U8/IPTV/EPG"
If not, no worries... just sending a suggestion
Fastchannels can scrape 309 Distro channels successfully but for some reason the stream is not working in CDVR. I can't get to the streaming URL when attempting to preview externally.
you're saying Distro not working inside CDVR either, or just channel preview? i dont think it's ever worked on preview btw
Just wanted say "thanks" for FastChannels. I was able to get Pluto (and now other streams) added back for my wife. I'm impressed by the thought that went into making it easier to sort through thousands of streams.
As of lately, Pluto has been a moving target. As everyone knows, they started requiring credentials recently. After @maddox fixed the credential issue, it went on the fritz again about a week ago. But, FastChannels resolved it for me.
