rec.py

def stopRecording(callsign, daypart, url, user, password):
    """Ceases recording a stream"""
    payload = {
      'action':     'stopRecording',
      'appName':    'livefull/_definst_',
      'streamname': callsign + 'full_480p'
    }
    r = requests.post(
      url,
      auth=HTTPDigestAuth(user, password),
      data=payload
    )