I can no longer record series

[theguymadmax]

Here's a Python script that should help you out until there's a merged fix. It inserts dummy season and episode numbers into the xml file for shows that are missing it, which will allow you to record them as a series. It's not perfect but it should do the job.

1. Install Python if you don't already have it.
2. save code as tvguidefix .py
3. go to the directory and chmod +x tvguidefix.py
4. excute code ./tvguidefix.py
5. program will prompt you for location of xml file

Once you have the new file, go into your dashboard and delete (not refresh) the old xml data. Then re-import it.

Code:

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET

def update_episode_numbers(xml_file):
    tree = ET.parse(xml_file)
    root = tree.getroot()
   
    episode_num_common = 1
    episode_num_xmltv = 1
   
    for programme in root.findall('programme'):
        common_found = False
        xmltv_found = False
       
        for episode_num in programme.findall('episode-num'):
            system = episode_num.get('system')
            if system == 'common':
                common_found = True
            elif system == 'xmltv_ns':
                xmltv_found = True
       
        if not common_found:
            new_common = ET.Element('episode-num')
            new_common.set('system', 'common')
            new_common.text = f"S01E{episode_num_common:02}"
            programme.append(new_common)
            episode_num_common += 1
       
        if not xmltv_found:
            new_xmltv = ET.Element('episode-num')
            new_xmltv.set('system', 'xmltv_ns')
            new_xmltv.text = f"01.{episode_num_xmltv:02}."
            programme.append(new_xmltv)
            episode_num_xmltv += 1
   
    tree.write(xml_file, encoding='utf-8', xml_declaration=True)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    xml_file = input("Enter the path to the XML file: ").strip()
    update_episode_numbers(xml_file)
    print(f"Updated {xml_file} successfully.")