Scrape tv.yandex.ru using Puppeteer.

[tohenk]

By using Puppeter, it is now completely remove cookies requirements.

This fix #2803.

[freearhey]

I am getting an error message:

npm run grab --- --site=tv.yandex.ru

> grab
> tsx scripts/commands/epg/grab.ts --site=tv.yandex.ru

◐ starting...                                                                                                                                                                                          5:54:37 PM
ℹ config:                                                                                                                                                                                             5:54:37 PM
output: guide.xml
maxConnections: 1
gzip: false
curl: false
site: tv.yandex.ru
ℹ loading channels...                                                                                                                                                                                 5:54:37 PM
ℹ   found 91 channel(s)                                                                                                                                                                               5:54:37 PM
ℹ run:                                                                                                                                                                                                5:54:37 PM
ℹ   [1/182] tv.yandex.ru (ru) - 22 - Aug 31, 2025 (0 programs)                                                                                                                                        5:54:43 PM
ℹ     ERR: Failed to launch the browser process!                                                                                                                                                      5:54:43 PM
  Reason: image not found.

[tohenk]

It seems Puppeteer can't find Chrome binary.

On non Windows systems, Puppeteer v24 which Chrome 139 requires some dependencies such as fonts-liberation libasound2 libgbm1 libnspr4 libnss3 libvulkan1 libcurl4 xdg-utils.

[freearhey]

I still couldn't run the script even after specifying the path to Chrome via executablePath. The process just freezes.

@BellezaEmporium @PopeyeTheSai10r @CasperMcFadden95 Am I the only one experiencing this?

[BellezaEmporium]

I'm going to check what's going on, and if we can actually switch that out.

[BellezaEmporium]

Puppeteer works for me, but maybe make it headless, to use less memory and potentially gain some time.

EDIT : it was headless, my bad. The runtime is consequent (almost 6/7 seconds per channel, per date).

[PopeyeTheSai10r]

I still couldn't run the script even after specifying the path to Chrome via executablePath. The process just freezes.

Same for me. It won't start it loads the config then get stuck

npm run grab --- --site=tv.yandex.ru

> grab
> tsx scripts/commands/epg/grab.ts --site=tv.yandex.ru

o starting...                                                                                              11:34:19 AM
i config:                                                                                                  11:34:19 AM
output: guide.xml
maxConnections: 1
gzip: false
curl: false
site: tv.yandex.ru
i loading channels...                                                                                      11:34:19 AM
i   found 91 channel(s)                                                                                    11:34:19 AM
i run:                                                                                                     11:34:19 AM

[tohenk]

Same for me. It won't start it loads the config then get stuck

What OS do you use?

[PopeyeTheSai10r]

What OS do you use?

Windows

[tohenk]

What's the output of npx puppeteer browsers list?
If no output then it can be installed using npx puppeteer browsers install.

[PopeyeTheSai10r]

What's the output of npx puppeteer browsers list? If no output then it can be installed using npx puppeteer browsers install.

npx puppeteer browsers list
[email protected] (win64)
[email protected] (win64)
[email protected] (win64)
[email protected] (win64)

[BellezaEmporium]

I can confirm it sounds difficult without Puppeteer to get through Yandex's TV page.