[mythtvnz] How to clean up dvbsnoop output?

[Robin Gilks]

> On Tue, 6 Apr 2010 12:24:07 +1200, you wrote:
>
>>I'm still getting characters with the MSB set from dvbsnoop which causes
>>mfdb via tv_grab_nz-py to fail completely.
>>
>>I'm not sure if the correct fix would be in dvbsnoop, epgsnoop or
>>tv_grab_nz-py but I'm open to suggestions on exactly how to implement
>> such
>>a fix...
>>
>>There is still an issue with default character set assumptions when
>>merging the web based freeview with homebrew sky data as well since the
>>former doesn't declare a set but epgsnoop puts one it. It all works
>> still,
>>it would just be nice to remove another warning!
>>
>>Cheers
>
> I would think you could use the tr command to filter the file and
> change all the bad characters to spaces or delete them, if you know
> what the bad character values are.

Ah - now that is someone who is not blinded by all the trees and can see
the wood!! I was thinking more along the lines of some extra python magic
but the simple approach appeals a lot!!

Cheers


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Robin Gilks