Duplicate programmes with sky.com grab

[misar1]

Site

sky.com

Description

I changed to the recently updated sky.com script a couple of days ago (using a completely new install as in the readme) and have found an anomaly. This does not occur with an identical grab using my previous installation. The grabs are for about 60 UK FTA channels which I can list if it would be helpful.

A number of programmes have two identical blocks in the XML, including their start and finish times. This occurs only from around approximately 22:00 each day and up to about midnight GMT. During this period most channels are affected and it is consistent between successive grabs. In case of a timing issue I tested delays of 100, 1000, 3000 and 5000 msec but the XML was unchanged.

[misar1]

Here is some additional information. I cannot see why this issue would be due to duplicate UK and IE channels.

This issue as described previously is consistent only at around 22:00 each day but does not occur with a 1 day grab nor on the final day of a multi-day grab. A 5 day XML is attached as an example.
iptv-org-epg-sky-5.zip
And a 1 day XML also commencing today (20241219)
iptv-org-epg-sky-1.zip
The duplicates around 22:00 today (19th) are present in the 5 day grab but not the 1 day grab.

[misar1]

This issue has NOT been completed.
The attached EPG was grabbed using the channels XML committed a few hours ago. Here is one example of duplicated channels chosen at random from the XML:

<programme start="20250101222000 +0000" stop="20250101230000 +0000" channel="DaveHD.uk"><title lang="en">QI</title><desc lang="en">Jumpers: All things jumpers are the order of the day for Julian Clary, Ross Noble, Bill Bailey and Alan Davies - bungee jumpers, jumping beans and long jumps among them. S10 Ep11</desc><episode-num system="xmltv_ns">9.10.0/1</episode-num><episode-num system="onscreen">S10E11</episode-num></programme>

<programme start="20250101222000 +0000" stop="20250101230000 +0000" channel="DaveHD.uk"><title lang="en">QI</title><desc lang="en">Jumpers: All things jumpers are the order of the day for Julian Clary, Ross Noble, Bill Bailey and Alan Davies - bungee jumpers, jumping beans and long jumps among them. S10 Ep11</desc><episode-num system="xmltv_ns">9.10.0/1</episode-num><episode-num system="onscreen">S10E11</episode-num></programme>

<programme start="20250101230000 +0000" stop="20250102000000 +0000" channel="DaveHD.uk"><title lang="en">Have I Got a Bit More News for You</title><desc lang="en">Bill Bailey is host with journalist Helen Lewis and comedian Daliso Chaponda joining team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop to delve into the news. S66 Ep3</desc><episode-num system="xmltv_ns">65.2.0/1</episode-num><episode-num system="onscreen">S66E03</episode-num></programme>

<programme start="20250101230000 +0000" stop="20250102000000 +0000" channel="DaveHD.uk"><title lang="en">Have I Got a Bit More News for You</title><desc lang="en">Bill Bailey is host with journalist Helen Lewis and comedian Daliso Chaponda joining team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop to delve into the news. S66 Ep3</desc><episode-num system="xmltv_ns">65.2.0/1</episode-num><episode-num system="onscreen">S66E03</episode-num></programme>

iptv-org-epg-sky-3.zip