usb tv stick and python

[Dennis Lee Bieber]

On Mon, 9 May 2022 08:47:50 +0200, jak <nospam at please.ty> declaimed the
following:

>Hello everybody,
>I usually use vlc to watch tv and I use the w_scan program on linux to
>create a file (.m3u) with the list of available channels. Unfortunately
>I can't find an alternative to w_scan for Windows and I was wondering if
>you could tell me some python library that allows me, easily, to
>interface with the device and get the channel list.
>

	UNTESTED... But if it works means no change to your procedures...

	Presuming you are using W10 or later... 

	Activate the Windows Subsystem for Linux ([old style] Control Panel /
Programs / Programs and Features... Turn Windows Features On or Off...
Scroll down, it's the third from the bottom)

	Windows "Microsoft Store"; Search "Debian"; Download/Install (set a
log-in account/password). (Unfortunately, it's not the most recent version
-- still on Buster...)

	Open Debian instance console (to my knowledge, no graphical
applications are supported); do normal stuff to bring apt up-to-date.

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wulfraed at ElusiveUnicorn:~$ apt search w_scan
Sorting... Done
Full Text Search... Done
w-scan/oldstable 20170107-2 amd64
  Channel scanning tool for DVB and ATSC channels

wulfraed at ElusiveUnicorn:~$
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	Install and test. Windows partitions are accessible as
/mnt/<driveletter>



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