Convert DIYP IPTV list to M3U8 format

diyp_to_m3u.py

"""
Convert DIYP TV List to m3u format

Usage:
python dipy_to_m3u.py diyp.txt out.m3u

DIPY format example:
cctv|channel,#genre#
CCTV1,http://example.org
"""

import sys
sys.argv

in_file = sys.argv[1]
out_file = sys.argv[2]


lines = ['#EXTM3U']
with open(in_file, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as fp:
    for line in fp:
        tag, url = line.split(',', maxsplit=1)
        if url.startswith('#'):
            continue
        lines += ['#EXTINF:-1 tvg-id="",{}'.format(tag), url.strip()]

with open(out_file, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as fp:
    fp.write('\n'.join(lines))