UK Free to Air Downloader

[evbuk1]

I've taken a closer look at the All4 issue and conclude it is an error with All4 not having the data on the endpoint I'm using.

This code "https://api.channel4.com/online/v1/vod/stream/"+target+"?client=android-mod" produces a result when the target is episode 1 or 2 (75962-001, 75962-002)
but when I use target with value 75962-003 it returns {'code': 10201, 'message': 'No asset data found.'}

There is no easy way around that without changing my endpoints a re-writing all the code.

Hi Angela,

No problem. As I said, I was able to download the episode using freevine.

I notice that you have forked freevine on Github now that the original repository has been archived,

Do you intend to keep freevine up-to-date over time or is the fork just for reference purposes?

Thanks.

[A_n_g_e_l_a]

I've taken a closer look at the All4 issue and conclude it is an error with All4 not having the data on the endpoint I'm using.

This code "https://api.channel4.com/online/v1/vod/stream/"+target+"?client=android-mod" produces a result when the target is episode 1 or 2 (75962-001, 75962-002)
but when I use target with value 75962-003 it returns {'code': 10201, 'message': 'No asset data found.'}

There is no easy way around that without changing my endpoints a re-writing all the code.

Hi Angela,

No problem. As I said, I was able to download the episode using freevine.

I notice that you have forked freevine on Github now that the original repository has been archived,

Do you intend to keep freevine up-to-date over time or is the fork just for reference purposes?

Thanks.

I forked it expecting it to disappear once the suits found it. I have no intention of developing it, or any other 'vine derivative. I don't like the interface where each service has its own jargon and don't think it is a sensible way forward. Very clever but with little thought given to the way humans work.
And for sites that use javascript rather than json for setting page content it seems the 'vines cannot cope.

[davebee]

Hoping someone more skilled in Python than me can help with this one.

I'm editing the slimuktvp.py file to automatically specify 720p using N_m3u8DL-RE, but cannot for the life of me get it to accept the --select-video res="1280"' command.

I've commented out the '--auto-select', line.
Added the following:

 '--select-video res="1280"',

But I always get an "Unrecognized command or argument '-sv res="1280"'." error.

Pretty sure it's caused by the double quotes, but cannot find a workaround for it.

Any suggestions?

Can you provide the mpd/m3u8 url?

Never mind, after a lot of trial and error I managed to sort it.
Turns out it was the spaces it didn't like.

So, for those wanting to do this automatically.

• Comment out the '--auto-select', line by adding a #
  Then add the following lines:
  '-sv',
  'res="720"',
  '-sa',
  'lang=en:for=best',
  '-ss',
  'all',

-sv will select the video resolution. I chose 720 for 720p (1280 works as well).
-sa will select the audio language and quality. my example is en for english and best for best quality audio file.
-ss will select subtitles, I have selected all subtitles.

[F1sav28]

Hi A_n_g_e_l_a, firstly thanks for sharing UKFTA and all the support you provide. I'm a fairly basic user, still very much a novice and learning, mainly through trial and error. I have CDM / keys and can use one of the my5 downloaders posted on here with great success (somehow!!)

I'm keen to use UKFTA, but I'm obviously posting here because alas, so far I can't.

I think my issue is going to be the ##Requirements (pip install -r requirements.txt are all completed FYI), so I need to get a handle on where I put them (ffmpeg, mp4decrypt, etc). I currently have them all from github and sitting in the UKFTA folder. Just as an example, if I try an ITVX show, I get an issue, but I do get a subtitle.srt for that show in my UKFTA folder. To me that would suggest the keys are all working as they should, but it's an issue with pulling video correctly (ie. ##Requirements)? Would that be a correct assumption so far? If so, is there a dummy guide anyone can kindly share on where you should drop them. For example, I have a folder 'N_m3u8DL-RE-0.2.0-beta', do I need to put them somewhere particular, or do I need to actually execute an install command for it?

I'm aware these are likely stupid questions and I do apologise to you all, I've read through to see what I can pick up to self-learn, but I'm hitting a bit of a wall at what gets skimmed over I think. Given I can seem to get another tool working for my5, I'm determined to keep chipping away to try and get ITVX and ALL4 added to my list of achievables.

[A_n_g_e_l_a]

Hi A_n_g_e_l_a, firstly thanks for sharing UKFTA and all the support you provide. I'm a fairly basic user, still very much a novice and learning, mainly through trial and error. I have CDM / keys and can use one of the my5 downloaders posted on here with great success (somehow!!)

I'm keen to use UKFTA, but I'm obviously posting here because alas, so far I can't.

I think my issue is going to be the ##Requirements (pip install -r requirements.txt are all completed FYI), so I need to get a handle on where I put them (ffmpeg, mp4decrypt, etc). I currently have them all from github and sitting in the UKFTA folder. Just as an example, if I try an ITVX show, I get an issue, but I do get a subtitle.srt for that show in my UKFTA folder. To me that would suggest the keys are all working as they should, but it's an issue with pulling video correctly (ie. ##Requirements)? Would that be a correct assumption so far? If so, is there a dummy guide anyone can kindly share on where you should drop them. For example, I have a folder 'N_m3u8DL-RE-0.2.0-beta', do I need to put them somewhere particular, or do I need to actually execute an install command for it?

I'm aware these are likely stupid questions and I do apologise to you all, I've read through to see what I can pick up to self-learn, but I'm hitting a bit of a wall at what gets skimmed over I think. Given I can seem to get another tool working for my5, I'm determined to keep chipping away to try and get ITVX and ALL4 added to my list of achievables.

I'm close to a release of an update to UK-FTA and hopefully I can make the installation clearer.

Your questions are valid and to you very important. However, I have given up on entering into a dialogue with new users, forgive me.
But you are legion and trying to help everyone simply drove me demented.

For my own sanity I now release code. I'll help fix bugs in my code but you and your install is wholly your responsibility. I am sure you understand.

I do remember what it was like trying to first run a python script and being nonplussed at the errors I got. I found reading the errors carefully - although seemingly gobbledegook - will give hints as to what is wrong.

My guess you are missing things like N_m3u8DL-RE, mkvmerge, ffmpeg or any other required binary. Someone else may be able to help you.

[A_n_g_e_l_a]

I am reworking TV Play Encore extractor at the moment to have a browse function and am struck by some of the film titles, like 'Attack of the Lederhosen Zombies' and 'Wasp Woman' or even 'Attack of the Giant Leeches' . Did we really pay to watch such stuff in the 50s ... ?

1 Amityville: The Evil Escapes https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/Amityville-The-Evil-Escapes?id=22eaad85-fc8f-46e0-9...2-ffce74290d80
2 Prince Of Darkness https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/Prince-Of-Darkness?id=696668ec-1892-44b3-a8c2-023c3435e388
3 The Food of the Gods https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/The-Food-of-the-Gods?id=a284c7ba-2dba-4365-b857-dc9350dea3de
4 Dr. Phibes Rises Again https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/Dr-Phibes-Rises-Again?id=411c91f5-9c7c-432b-b4f2-8b2f041f4148
5 Don't Look In The Basement https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/Don-t-Look-In-The-Basement?id=c0c2f75d-e362-422f-82...2-fc93c002fe5b
6 The Intruder (1962) [AKA: I Hate Your Guts] https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/The-Intruder-1962-AKA-I-Hate-Your-Guts?id=13f1a14b-...4-142840f5e48c
7 The Beach Girls and the Monster https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/The-Beach-Girls-and-the-Monster?id=03adcd33-8fcb-46...b-e90ab14df55d
8 Hollow Triumph https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/Hollow-Triumph?id=5863d779-14e4-41a3-b9ce-f91166f37929
9 The Hitch-Hiker https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/The-Hitch-Hiker?id=6afb9eaf-fb45-4e2e-9a93-882b0da3adf2
10 Teenage Zombies https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/Teenage-Zombies?id=0fd14b64-912c-4276-b201-f849a8f40f02
11 The Strange Woman https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/The-Strange-Woman?id=0fe9a962-5f09-439c-afcb-ae6d2c721a48
12 King of the Zombies https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/King-of-the-Zombies?id=48ac912b-1cc0-47e6-b5bc-2ea21a399798
13 The Sadist https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/The-Sadist?id=2928974b-7300-4094-bfe1-5d84e9f0cf8c
14 Midnight Fear https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/Midnight-Fear?id=e761b247-7853-4e9f-b041-d50b28e36f20
15 Blood Thirst https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/Blood-Thirst?id=1f66e42d-9414-4473-a85b-72792c86643d
16 Jail Bait https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/Jail-Bait?id=a6eb281a-43b9-4f02-a266-a7e0c96ce791
17 Woman On The Run https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/Woman-On-The-Run?id=91732d44-0280-4a95-93c4-f51908245410
18 The Demon https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/The-Demon?id=0f5790b5-08b9-4673-9d05-dfd0c856bde6
19 Little Devils https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/Little-Devils?id=911925f0-d5a8-4a89-8a79-7c5c961abfb5
20 The Cat and the Canary https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/The-Cat-and-the-Canary?id=fa57fbf7-e939-4c45-b69c-6081551aef31
21 The Fifth Floor https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/The-Fifth-Floor?id=8b891f0a-0f5e-4264-8d36-3fc19ed5ad38
22 Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/Children-Shouldn-t-Play-With-Dead-Things?id=729bfc7...6-4bf3d9c43749
23 Bloody New Year https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/Bloody-New-Year?id=e7c6b0f0-30fe-45e3-a0e8-7ec2c3bb78a5
24 Attack of the Lederhosen Zombies https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/Attack-of-the-Lederhosen-Zombies?id=033b133b-6e47-4...3-729698866ea9
25 Hysteria https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/Hysteria?id=c51134cc-8350-4f76-93f7-edc15ed6368f
26 Bloodbath at the House of Death https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/Bloodbath-at-the-House-of-Death?id=3874bb83-f2d9-44...f-54225db233f0
27 Howling III https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/Howling-III?id=dc60c3d8-a70d-4786-ac08-af8601827f7f
28 Long Weekend https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/Long-Weekend?id=21cf776b-2a77-4752-b22b-a2125dc0948c
29 The Awful Dr. Orlof https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/The-Awful-Dr-Orlof?id=264a0e82-80f0-4bd9-846e-69ca3fdefde3
30 The Haunted Strangler https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/The-Haunted-Strangler?id=b1a50927-fb6c-48d5-b58b-9dec897fe5c3
31 Next of Kin https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/Next-of-Kin?id=fe193c60-8d38-42a8-9c21-246ab2a1de74
32 Dead Men Walk https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/Dead-Men-Walk?id=3d2a448e-0e58-42f6-b074-42ccc593408b
33 Hands of a Stranger https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/Hands-of-a-Stranger?id=9cdd4c3d-2146-4a48-83a4-74f8015b462d
34 Phantom Ship (AKA: The Mystery of the Mary Celeste) https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/Phantom-Ship-AKA-The-Mystery-of-the-Mary-Celeste?id...7-519cdbf68ac2
35 The Man Who Cheated Himself https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/The-Man-Who-Cheated-Himself?id=2978d756-27bf-47ae-b...2-56edebcb1355
36 Private Property https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/Private-Property?id=c57f0845-fcd1-4117-b772-3f03a521026e
37 One Body Too Many https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/One-Body-Too-Many?id=ae2161ca-e1a8-4d8d-b610-8e4fa1c2f5b5
38 The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/The-Ghost-of-Sierra-de-Cobre?id=b6442fe1-76b8-47a8-...8-360e7e1ace51
39 Fear No More https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/Fear-No-More?id=8d485781-361c-4557-8302-3935770bf245
40 Little Shop of Horrors https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/Little-Shop-of-Horrors?id=6228fd84-3e85-4b94-8dcc-c7d17c9a18dc
41 House of Mortal Sin https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/House-of-Mortal-Sin?id=a5dc6884-e746-4290-8b38-3f48af1e3890
42 House of the Gorgon https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/House-of-the-Gorgon?id=759a1107-e7c8-4416-b5a3-3a1fd6a29d7c
43 Night Of The Living Dead https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/Night-Of-The-Living-Dead?id=f0463924-f029-40ac-950f-5d78d7928629
44 Trapped https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/Trapped?id=6582cdb5-d391-4358-9efb-21cfaee5b32f
45 Attack of the Giant Leeches https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/Attack-of-the-Giant-Leeches?id=5c6e8a44-f830-41b6-b...7-1e09e8feabc4
46 How To Undress in Public https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/How-To-Undress-in-Public?id=3c9f626a-d4d2-4564-8fb4-f4ac3de858a2
47 Revenge of the Zombies https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/Revenge-of-the-Zombies?id=7fbc63b0-84e9-4ccb-a82e-3442d6056c29
48 House of Whipcord https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/House-of-Whipcord?id=a79fbccc-738f-4f11-bd47-d814513c5dd5
49 Beast in the Cellar https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/Beast-in-the-Cellar?id=4916be4d-3a9c-4f53-9523-d7f041801ce4
50 The Wasp Woman https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/The-Wasp-Woman?id=eb3dd5d8-994e-4be0-8d7e-11a76a6702fe
51 The Flesh and Blood Show https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/The-Flesh-and-Blood-Show?id=e08068dc-832b-44be-9f08-cea44e8f2241
52 Dementia 13 https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/Dementia-13?id=e36405bb-207e-4951-bf18-c48f673f5f45
53 Bluebeard https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/Bluebeard?id=4f59a1bb-296c-4673-9b25-690326f47ae4
54 The Great Flamarion https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/The-Great-Flamarion?id=e43e6e50-9190-40d7-a823-676ed2a9c6cf
55 Jacktown https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/Jacktown?id=67c53330-00b8-451d-ba1b-5972f864291c
56 Secret Rites https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/Secret-Rites?id=993cd3cd-f74a-48a0-ad83-bc61b3e1ba64
57 The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/The-Great-St-Louis-Bank-Robbery?id=d78e371c-75ab-49...2-41467ea9f5ae
58 Screaming Skull https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/Screaming-Skull?id=10063f31-8127-4efe-b05b-6b550ebadca8

[A_n_g_e_l_a]

Never mind, after a lot of trial and error I managed to sort it.
Turns out it was the spaces it didn't like.

So, for those wanting to do this automatically.

• Comment out the '--auto-select', line by adding a #
  Then add the following lines:
  '-sv',
  'res="720"',
  '-sa',
  'lang=en:for=best',
  '-ss',
  'all',

-sv will select the video resolution. I chose 720 for 720p (1280 works as well).
-sa will select the audio language and quality. my example is en for english and best for best quality audio file.
-ss will select subtitles, I have selected all subtitles.

Well done! And you learnt so much more than just being told.

[F1sav28]

I'm close to a release of an update to UK-FTA and hopefully I can make the installation clearer.

Your questions are valid and to you very important. However, I have given up on entering into a dialogue with new users, forgive me.
But you are legion and trying to help everyone simply drove me demented.

For my own sanity I now release code. I'll help fix bugs in my code but you and your install is wholly your responsibility. I am sure you understand.

I do remember what it was like trying to first run a python script and being nonplussed at the errors I got. I found reading the errors carefully - although seemingly gobbledegook - will give hints as to what is wrong.

My guess you are missing things like N_m3u8DL-RE, mkvmerge, ffmpeg or any other required binary. Someone else may be able to help you.

No problem, I think I'd likely say the same thing.

In a moment of absolutle luck, I tried adding N_m3u8DL-RE etc as an actual x64 file (not extracted source folders) and I'm getting the script to do something. I have an episode downloaded from ALL4 somehow. I think this is where the "read through" for us idiots gets sketchy. Like I say, trial and error and keep hitting the nail until it moves I suppose. Thanks for building this, the menu system is brilliant. I wished I understood it, I really do, but I've managed to do enough to get a six episode season it seems...

Amazing !!

[F1sav28]

@A_n_g_e_l_a you're a GENIUS. It works PERFECTLY now! Thank you so much!

Just for feedback and gratitude, I had the exact issue Akirainblack had. The new getBBCLinks.py file, coupled with an edit to the DESKTOP = "iPlayer Recordings" address works for me too.

[A_n_g_e_l_a]

Just for feedback and gratitude, I had the exact issue Akirainblack had. The new getBBCLinks.py file, coupled with an edit to the DESKTOP = "iPlayer Recordings" address works for me too.

Oh Good. I like happy bunnies.
The pending release will not need special treatment for Windows user's using getBBCLinks.py.

[A_n_g_e_l_a]

New release here https://files.videohelp.com/u/301890/uk-fta_14.zip and echoed at #1. (The previous version (13.4) had 390 downloads)

I have added a browse function to the channels that allow it programatically. And I've tried to reduce the number of interactions from the user before a download starts.

Everything appears to work for me. Although I guess someone will find a link that doesn't work: c'est la vie.

UK-FTA should be easier to set up. My5 now auto-updates again, but I have left the manual updater in situ, for if-and-when the auto update disappears. It is not in my control.

Keep it under your hat but a CDM is included from an Android 9 Emulator ( @karoolus thank you). So, now, those who I think were referred to by someone here, as 'those who make it their mission to misunderstand' - should now have less cause to do just that.

There is very little to configure.
Set up is now only via config in the menu, it simply asks for where to save all your files. Most should be able to answer that OK. But note the slash direction in paths is linux not windows style.
BBC now works on both platforms with no change.

The structure in the zip look like this:

[Attachment 79127 - Click to enlarge]

Screen display:
If you wish to have your screen look like my examples you need to use 'Terminal' from the Windows App Store or what ever your Linux distro provides.
In each case you can select a foreground and background colour. Choose black for background and an amber/yellow for the foreground. I explored ways of setting this from python but couldn't find the way. It is important the background be black as cyan, for example below, will be hard to see on white.


[Attachment 79128 - Click to enlarge]

The browse function appears for most channels

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You can add to the browse list yourself if you need. Find media_dict in the *_loader.py from the channel and add your link-name and url.

For the very-new-here this is a script to download video programmes from the Free-To-Air UK TV Providers, written in python. Python runs from the command line on a PC. The script needs a number of binary programs to run. All the help to install is included in the zip file.
Kindly note; even with the best will in the World, the legion of confused washing up here increases daily, I am unable to cope with you all.
It is not in my remit to help you run my code. That is for you to learn and a Google search is the best and quickest way forward. Please do not ask me as refusal often offends.

Reports of code errors or anomalies are welcome. Edit I've noticed that ITV browse includes some Premium links. The downloader will not work with Premium content.
To edit ITVX Premium content out you may search for line 329 by using an editor and searching for '&featureSet=clearkey,outband-webvtt,hls,aes,playready,widevine,fairplay,bbts,pr ogressive,hd,rtmpe"


[Attachment 79137 - Click to enlarge]
Immediately after the found section add '&onlyFree=true' so the line looks like line 329 in the image. Then save and exit.

Happy downloading

[kev043]

Hi A_n_g_e_l_a just doing a bit of testing on the new version, all seems to be working great, is it possible to get 4K stuff off iP

Thanks for all the work on your amazing script.

[peterb999]

Brill, thanks Angela.

[A_n_g_e_l_a]

Hi A_n_g_e_l_a just doing a bit of testing on the new version, all seems to be working great, is it possible to get 4K stuff off iP

No I use get_iplayer's engine to do all the hard work and that only gets up to 1080p. I experimented with yt-dlp and certs to get 4k from the Beeb eons ago. My conclusion was 'great if you want to sit 60cm from the screen but no point if you a 2 or 3 meters away'. Also given that the file size eats up storage like no tomorrow are you sure it is what you want?

[A_n_g_e_l_a]

I forgot to say I have given you great power to download everything in a single click. For example 'Taggart' on STV has 92 (I think) episodes. But if you abuse your power to download, the providers will notice and work harder on their encryption. So please remember to download responsibly, singly or in small batches, and help our game last longer.

[white_snake]

Great job once again.

[Attachment 79130 - Click to enlarge]

These (new?) beaupy selectors look pretty cool.

Edit:

Keep it under your hat but a CDM is included from an Android 14 Emulator ( @karoolus thank you). So, now, those who I think were referred to by someone here, as 'those who make it their mission to misunderstand' - should now have less cause to do just that.

Btw the included .wvd looks like a standard Android 9 Version 14.0.0 CDM to me, am I missing something?

[A_n_g_e_l_a]

Great job once again.

[Attachment 79130 - Click to enlarge]

These (new?) beaupy selectors look pretty cool.

Edit:

Keep it under your hat but a CDM is included from an Android 14 Emulator ( @karoolus thank you). So, now, those who I think were referred to by someone here, as 'those who make it their mission to misunderstand' - should now have less cause to do just that.

Btw the included .wvd looks like a standard Android 9 Version 14.0.0 CDM to me, am I missing something?

No my error.

[A_n_g_e_l_a]

removed double post

[A_n_g_e_l_a]

Removed bug report: it looks to be an ITV back end issue. If a single download fails try the Greedy Search with the same url.

[NJ59]

Tanks for the update @A_n_g_e_l_a.
Ive just tried ITVX and got an error message about a backslash at line 408 in itv_loader.py
I changed the backslash to forward slash in lines 408 and 409 and it worked fine, I see another backslash in line 410 which I haven't changed (you can probably tell that I don't know a thing about python).
Thanks for such a a great tool and for continuing to update and make even simpler for people like me.
PS - just got same error with lines 394 & 395 in getBBCLinks.py

[A_n_g_e_l_a]

Tanks for the update @A_n_g_e_l_a.
Ive just tried ITVX and got an error message about a backslash at line 408 in itv_loader.py
I changed the backslash to forward slash in lines 408 and 409 and it worked fine, I see another backslash in line 410 which I haven't changed (you can probably tell that I don't know a thing about python).
Thanks for such a a great tool and for continuing to update and make even simpler for people like me.
PS - just got same error with lines 394 & 395 in getBBCLinks.py

That is \t - an escaped t - which means tab character. It is perfectly legal in python. What version Python are you using and which OS?? It should not raise errors on any system.

[NJ59]

Tanks for the update @A_n_g_e_l_a.
Ive just tried ITVX and got an error message about a backslash at line 408 in itv_loader.py
I changed the backslash to forward slash in lines 408 and 409 and it worked fine, I see another backslash in line 410 which I haven't changed (you can probably tell that I don't know a thing about python).
Thanks for such a a great tool and for continuing to update and make even simpler for people like me.
PS - just got same error with lines 394 & 395 in getBBCLinks.py

That is \t - an escaped t - which means tab character. It is perfectly legal in python. What version Python are you using and which OS?? It should not raise errors on any system.

Sorry, I should have said in my original post - I'm using Python 3.11.4, Windows 10, from the command line. I looked at the Windows Terminal for the first time in my life yesterday but as I need to learn a bit more about using it I went back to the command line. Thanks again for an invaluable piece of software.

[A_n_g_e_l_a]

Tanks for the update @A_n_g_e_l_a.
Ive just tried ITVX and got an error message about a backslash at line 408 in itv_loader.py
I changed the backslash to forward slash in lines 408 and 409 and it worked fine, I see another backslash in line 410 which I haven't changed (you can probably tell that I don't know a thing about python).
Thanks for such a a great tool and for continuing to update and make even simpler for people like me.
PS - just got same error with lines 394 & 395 in getBBCLinks.py

That is \t - an escaped t - which means tab character. It is perfectly legal in python. What version Python are you using and which OS?? It should not raise errors on any system.

Sorry, I should have said in my original post - I'm using Python 3.11.4, Windows 10, from the command line. I looked at the Windows Terminal for the first time in my life yesterday but as I need to learn a bit more about using it I went back to the command line. Thanks again for an invaluable piece of software.

Well I have no idea what you are doing for any python interpreter to call an error on a tab. It works fine on Windows.
Non code issue closed.

[BadJoker]

Just wondered can you change the audio stream that the TPTV downloader uses? as for the life of me i cannot get it to download the highest bitrate audio-2, if i change the Nm3u8DL-RE switches in the TPTV.py it still defaults to audio-0. Just wondering if it also happens to any others here that use this, i can grab them fine using the Nm3u8DL-RE gui and an older version just not with the script.

[A_n_g_e_l_a]

Just wondered can you change the audio stream that the TPTV downloader uses? as for the life of me i cannot get it to download the highest bitrate audio-2, if i change the Nm3u8DL-RE switches in the TPTV.py it still defaults to audio-0. Just wondering if it also happens to any others here that use this, i can grab them fine using the Nm3u8DL-RE gui and an older version just not with the script.

Is there a highest bitrate on this site? It is max 576p I've never looked at audio or any stream quality for that matter. But that is for you to explore and change yourself. Plenty of people can give advice on the intricacies of N_m3u8DL-RE.

[A_n_g_e_l_a]

ITV bug report:
This is a strange one. On the red 'Download by URL' , films seem to have some protection in that the url in the address bar is not the URL to download the film.
For example Minority Report has the address bar URL https://www.itv.com/watch/minority-report/10a5355a0001B and it fails to download directly.
An episodes from a series, for example https://www.itv.com/watch/the-beast-must-die/10a1313/10a1313a0002 downloads directly as intended. It seems to be just films.

Exploring I found the film URL has a repeat of alpha-numerics with the last character removed, added to the URL like this https://www.itv.com/watch/minority-report/10a5355a0001B/10a5355a0001

If you don't try to download directly but arrive at the Film Title some other way, 'Greedy Search' or Browse->Films the URL sorts itself out and downloads fine.

I don't plan on making changes as a full sort out would mean more requests to the server and extra processing time added to all downloads. It is an anomaly easily lived with.

https://files.videohelp.com/u/301890/uk-fta_14-1.zip Only traps the download error and gives advice to use Greedy Search if a download fails.

[A_n_g_e_l_a]

Just wondered can you change the audio stream that the TPTV downloader uses? as for the life of me i cannot get it to download the highest bitrate audio-2, if i change the Nm3u8DL-RE switches in the TPTV.py it still defaults to audio-0. Just wondering if it also happens to any others here that use this, i can grab them fine using the Nm3u8DL-RE gui and an older version just not with the script.

What you seek appears not to exist!

[Attachment 79154 - Click to enlarge]
Some of this stuff is ancient. There are Popeye's from the '30's and a bitrate had never been heard of then.

[Akirainblack]

I get an error on Ubuntu 24.04 running python 3.12 with updating the My5 keys.
I've enabled my env and run the pip install -r requirements.txt

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/akira/UK-FTA/ukfta/my5_dl/hmac-aes-update.py", line 37, in <module>
    driver = webdriver.Firefox(options=options)
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/akira/.ukfta/lib/python3.12/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/firefox/webdriver.py", line 74, in __init__
    super().__init__(command_executor=executor, options=options)
  File "/home/akira/.ukfta/lib/python3.12/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webdriver.py", line 208, in __init__
    self.start_session(capabilities)
  File "/home/akira/.ukfta/lib/python3.12/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webdriver.py", line 292, in start_session
    response = self.execute(Command.NEW_SESSION, caps)["value"]
               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/akira/.ukfta/lib/python3.12/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webdriver.py", line 347, in execute
    self.error_handler.check_response(response)
  File "/home/akira/.ukfta/lib/python3.12/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/errorhandler.py", line 229, in check_response
    raise exception_class(message, screen, stacktrace)
selenium.common.exceptions.InvalidArgumentException: Message: binary is not a Firefox executable

Though the updating of keys works perfectly on Windows 11... How odd, must be something odd with my Ubuntu.

Though BBC gives:

  File "C:\UK-FTA\ukfta\bbc_dl\getBBCLinks.py", line 394
    title = f"[green]{val.split('\t')[0]}[/green]"
                                                    ^
SyntaxError: f-string expression part cannot include a backslash

[kev043]

Hi Angela, just tried to run ALL4 on uk-fta_14 and got this error

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "D:\Web-DL-Stuff\uk-fta_14\UK-FTA\ukfta\c4_dl\chan4_loader.py", line 18, in <module>
import C4
File "D:\Web-DL-Stuff\uk-fta_14\UK-FTA\ukfta\c4_dl\C4.py", line 28, in <module>
import curses
File "C:\Python312\Lib\curses\__init__.py", line 13, in <module>
from _curses import *
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named '_curses'

Great script thank you

[A_n_g_e_l_a]

Hi Angela, just tried to run ALL4 on uk-fta_14 and got this error

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "D:\Web-DL-Stuff\uk-fta_14\UK-FTA\ukfta\c4_dl\chan4_loader.py", line 18, in <module>
import C4
File "D:\Web-DL-Stuff\uk-fta_14\UK-FTA\ukfta\c4_dl\C4.py", line 28, in <module>
import curses
File "C:\Python312\Lib\curses\__init__.py", line 13, in <module>
from _curses import *
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named '_curses'

Great script thank you

curses is a python module I was experimenting with. It isn't used but the import statement appears to have been left in C4.py. I have curses module installed - so do not see the error.

Find import curses at line 28 and remove it.