Non-Docker source for PlutoTV and Stirr m3u playlists and EPG

I never watched STIRR, but their website isn't showing any guide data, although a few channels stream there. https://stirr.com/live?channel_id=5288

Thanks, Everyone. Chrome Capture will do the job for Comet TV, I suppose.

Comet has its own free stream on channel 6751, assuming you have at least one TV Everywhere source.

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Well, the STIRR code on nocords.xyz is based on this repository:

And it has links to the following which aren't really working anymore:
https://ott-stationselection.sinclairstoryline.com/stationAutoSelection
https://ott-gateway-stirr.sinclairstoryline.com/api/rest/v3/channels/stirr

So if @robbiet480 can figure out a way to fix it, I can incorporate those into nocords.xyz.

Just get a free SlingTV account and add it in to Channels and that will get you the free TVE stuff including Comet.

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There's nothing to fix, unfortunately. As highlighted above, Stirr as a live option is dead for at least the next several months.

My advice is to remove it from nocords to alleviate any confusion.

I was looking to downsize from Hulu + Live to just Hulu. I didn't realize I would keep some TVE stuff in the process. I will look into the free SlingTV account. Thanks!

@HankLloydRight I've noticed that the Jamie Oliver Channel using both your and Matt's playlist/epg isn't getting season and episodes. Is that because of PlutoTV? When looking at the channel directly in PlutoTV I can see seasons and episodes.

This how it shows up in Channels using either.
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This is how it shows up in PlutoTV.
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Unfortunately I can't give you a good answer, as my script depends on the original Pluto script by @maddox. And if Matt's playlist is returning the same thing I'd have to assume it was a change on Pluto's side.

It's in the guide data being pulled from Pluto

"_id": "66205badd1a9170013083b91",
"start": "2024-04-28T17:30:00.000Z",
"stop": "2024-04-28T18:21:00.000Z",
"title": "Jamie's Super Food",
"episode": {
    "_id": "65b3437c9eae9600131ec71c",
    "number": 2,
    "season": 1,
    "description": "Jamie travels to the Nicoyan Peninsula in Costa Rica and the island of Okinawa.",
    "duration": 3060000,
    "originalContentDuration": 3060000,
    "genre": "Food & Cooking",
    "subGenre": "Food & Cooking",
    "distributeAs": {"AVOD": false},
    "clip": {"originalReleaseDate": "2015-09-14T00:00:00.000Z"},
    "rating": "TV-14",
    "name": "Pancakes, Tasty Fish Tacos and Chicken Cacciatore",
    "slug": "pancakes-tasty-fish-tacos-and-chicken-cacciatore-live-epg-1-2-ptv1",
    "poster": {"path": "https://images.pluto.tv/episodes/65b3437c9eae9600131ec71c/poster.jpg?fill=blur&fit=fill&fm=jpg&h=1000&q=75&w=694"},
    "firstAired": "2015-09-14T00:00:00.000Z",
    "thumbnail": {"path": "https://images.pluto.tv/episodes/65b3437c9eae9600131ec71c/thumbnail.jpg?fill=blur&fit=fill&fm=jpg&h=440&q=75&w=440"},
    "liveBroadcast": true,
    "featuredImage": {"path": "https://images.pluto.tv/episodes/65b3437c9eae9600131ec71c/featuredImage.jpg?fill=blur&fit=fill&fm=jpg&h=900&q=75&w=1600"},
    "series": {
        "_id": "6511f52705bcdf001a898dc0",
        "name": "Jamie's Super Food",
        "slug": "jamies-super-food-live-epg",
        "type": "live",
        "tile": {"path": "https://images.pluto.tv/series/6511f52705bcdf001a898dc0/tile.jpg?fill=blur&fit=fill&fm=jpg&h=660&q=75&w=660"},
        "description": "Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is back with another healthy eating venture in this travelogue series. This time Oliver explores the link between healthy diets and long lives, as he travels some of the healthiest regions in the world, where there are more centenarians than anywhere in the world. Jamie meets people from various cultures and backgrounds in order to find out what secret ingredients they are using in their meals. The chef also cooks meals based on new recipes inspired by the superfoods he learns about during his journey.",
        "summary": "Jamie Oliver cooks nutritious meals inspired by his travels to the world's healthiest places.",
        "displayName": "Jamie's Super Food",
        "featuredImage": {"path": "https://images.pluto.tv/series/6511f52705bcdf001a898dc0/featuredImage.jpg?fill=blur&fit=fill&fm=jpg&h=900&q=75&w=1600"},
        "poster16_9": {"path": "https://images.pluto.tv/assets/images/default/vod.screenshot16_9-default.jpg"}
    },
    "poster16_9": {"path": "https://images.pluto.tv/assets/images/default/vod.screenshot16_9-default.jpg"}
}

But not in the guide data from Pluto for Channels

<programme start="20240428103000 -0700" stop="20240428112100 -0700" channel="jamie-oliver-channel">
   <title lang="en">Jamie&apos;s Super Food</title>
   <icon src="https://images.pluto.tv/series/6511f52705bcdf001a898dc0/tile.jpg?fill=blur&amp;fit=fill&amp;fm=jpg&amp;h=900&amp;q=75&amp;w=900"/>
   <date>20150913</date>
   <category lang="en">Series</category>
   <series-id system="pluto">6511f52705bcdf001a898dc0</series-id>
   <desc lang="en">Jamie travels to the Nicoyan Peninsula in Costa Rica and the island of Okinawa.</desc>
   <category lang="en">Food &amp; Cooking</category>
   <category lang="en">Food &amp; Cooking</category>
   <live/>
   <episode-num system="original-air-date">20240428103000 -0700</episode-num>
   <sub-title lang="en">Pancakes, Tasty Fish Tacos and Chicken Cacciatore</sub-title>
</programme>

It's not in the Matt Huisman feed (https://i.mjh.nz/PlutoTV) either

<programme channel="64dab9df3d48f40008868091" start="20240428173000 +0000" stop="20240428182100 +0000">
  <title>Jamie's Super Food</title>
  <live/>
  <episode-num system="original-air-date">20240428173000 +0000</episode-num>
  <desc>Jamie travels to the Nicoyan Peninsula in Costa Rica and the island of Okinawa.</desc>
  <icon src="https://images.pluto.tv/series/6511f52705bcdf001a898dc0/tile.jpg?fill=blur&amp;fit=fill&amp;fm=jpg&amp;h=900&amp;q=75&amp;w=900"/>
  <date>20150914</date>
  <series-id system="pluto">6511f52705bcdf001a898dc0</series-id>
  <sub-title>Pancakes, Tasty Fish Tacos and Chicken Cacciatore</sub-title>
  <category>Series</category>
  <category>Food &amp; Cooking</category>
</programme>

Looks like some series are like this and some aren't. Perhaps it's a PlutoTV problem that isn't easy to develop around.

Is there a Plex nondocker version as well by chance?

Ahem

I appreciate it. But what is pip install and python? Sorry I am stupid when it comes to all of this.

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Just install python 3.11 for windows and be sure to check to install pip in the installation options

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Is python lunix or wondows? I apologize for being confused. But this is far beyond my grasp of windows.

It's both. You could use python on both

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Did not know that. Thank you.

The Blue Bloods Pluto channel on Channel is stuck on a perpetual loop of the same three commercials, without any Blue Bloods content being shown. But on the Pluto’s own app, everything is normal. Do you have any reason for this happening?

ANSWER;
Pluto is not a native Channels DVR source.
What m3u are you using for your source?

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