Thread: [application] pyPianobar (with pianobar)
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lfcobra is offline lfcobra
2010-04-06 , 16:54
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I use pianobar (command line version) almost daily. Its a great app! But the past couple of days i've been getting errors when i try to run it:

Attempt 1
Code:
~ $ pianobar
Welcome to pianobar!
(i) Login... Error: Connection failed.
Attempt 2
Code:
~ $ pianobar
Welcome to pianobar!
(i) Login... Ok.
(i) Get stations... Error: Connection failed.
Attempt 3
Code:
~ $ pianobar
Welcome to pianobar!
(i) Login... Ok.
(i) Get stations... Ok.
|>  Station "Mew Radio" (80688979362272943)
(i) Receiving new playlist... Error: Connection failed.
Occasionally a song or 2 will play but I will eventually get an error. I've tried on a few different internet connections with the same results. Was just curious if anyone else is having a similar issue.

UPDATE: For anyone interested I found a solution to the issue (even though i'm not exactly sure what the problem was to begin with). After actually visiting www.pandora.com in the microb web browser and logging in and listening to a few songs, I tried running pianobar and it works again. No "Connection Failed" errors. Not really sure why visiting the site allows pianobar to connect again (maybe pandora.com blocks ips that repeatedly connect using a non-approved client?) Anyway, all is well again and pianobar is still amazing
Last edited by lfcobra; 2010-04-07 at 20:31. Reason: update
 

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