PIPTV - A simple Python IPTV client with 82 channels including NFL Network, ESPN, FS1 & FS2

This is an incredibly simple module. With that being said, I provide this code and all support free of charge, so any donations are welcome and can be sent to this bitcoin address: bc1qahz93vyljhjj0fsadu2m8zdhaqdaf60gnc7y2y Thank you and enjoy!

Setup

These setup instructions assume you have vlc installed before setup. If you don't have it installed, you can find a download link here. Please make sure that the architecture of vlc (64bit/32bit) matches the architecture of your python installation! These instructions also assume you have python 3.x and pip installed. If you don't and you're using windows, go to python.org and install the latest version of python (which will have pip bundled with it) Make sure you choose to install for all users and to add python to your path (you will see the check boxes in the install dialog) For ubuntu and other Debian based Linux distros, open a terminal and type the following:

apt install python3

Once you have finished installing vlc, python and pip, the process is as simple as navigating to the directory that you downloaded/cloned piptv into, and typing the following in your terminal:

For Ubuntu/Debian

python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt

For Windows

pip install -r requirements.txt

If you need a more detailed explanation for windows 10, see doc/windows.md in this repository

Use:

To run the script, navigate to the directory where you downloaded it and type the following:

For Ubuntu/Debian

python3 piptv.py

For Windows

python piptv.py

Upon running the script, you can type list to see the channel list, you can type the name as it appears in the channel list to tune to that channel, or you can type quit to quit. To stop an actively streaming channel, hit CTRL + C to stop the stream and return to the prompt.

Debugging

The option to pass a debug flag has been added, so if you're experiencing issues you can add --debug to the end of the channel name when attempting to tune, and you will see a very verbose debug output in the terminal. For example, when prompted to enter a command after running the script, instead of typing..

espn

to tune to espn, type

espn --debug

and you will see the additional debug output in the terminal!

Enjoy!