an old script I created to record Vaughan Radio

record.py

import sys
import time as timer
import urllib
from datetime import datetime, time
import signal
name = ''
def record():
  url_stream = urllib.urlopen("http://vaughanradio.streaming-pro.com:8012/;stream.nsv")
  f = open("%s_%s.mp3" %(name, datetime.now().strftime("%y-%m-%d")),"wb");
  print ('Recording...')
  while 1:
      f.write(url_stream.read(1)) #It'd better to read bigger chunks

def timeout_handler(signum, frame):
    print ('Finished.')
    exit(0)


if __name__ == '__main__':
    if len(sys.argv) < 4:
        print "Usage: python record.py time_to_start time_to_finish file_name"
    start = time(*[int(x) for x in sys.argv[1].split(":")])
    finish = time(*[int(x) for x in sys.argv[2].split(":")])
    name = sys.argv[3]
    delta_finish = datetime.combine(datetime.today(), finish) - datetime.combine(datetime.today(), start)
    delta_start = datetime.combine(datetime.today(), start) - datetime.today()
    signal.signal(signal.SIGALRM, timeout_handler)
    signal.alarm(delta_start.seconds+delta_finish.seconds) 
    print ('Waiting...')
    timer.sleep(delta_start.seconds)
    record()