Simple script to combine multiple m3u playlists into one

iptv.py

#########################################################
#                                                       #
#               IPTV PLAYLIST MERGER                    #
#                                                       #
#                    by trent                           #
#                                                       #
#        Usage: python3 iptv.py [FILE_NAME]             #
#                                                       #
#########################################################

import requests
import sys
from datetime import datetime


try:
    SAVE_TO = sys.argv[1]
except IndexError:
    print("Error: missing output location (usage: python3 iptv.py [FILE_NAME])")
    sys.exit()

# valid m3u URLs to combine
# all english speaking countries (plus south africa) for now
PLAYLISTS = [
    "https://iptv-org.github.io/iptv/countries/us.m3u",
    "https://iptv-org.github.io/iptv/countries/uk.m3u",
    "https://iptv-org.github.io/iptv/countries/ca.m3u",
    "https://iptv-org.github.io/iptv/countries/au.m3u",
    "https://iptv-org.github.io/iptv/countries/nz.m3u",
    "https://iptv-org.github.io/iptv/countries/za.m3u"
]

ts = str(datetime.now().strftime("%m/%d/%Y %I:%M %p"))

combined_playlist = "# Generated @ " + ts + "\n"
combined_playlist += "# github.com/trentwiles\n\n"
combined_playlist += "#EXTM3U\n"

for url in PLAYLISTS:
    response = requests.get(url)
    if response.status_code == 200:
        combined_playlist += response.text.strip() + "\n"
    else:
        print("WARNING: Failed to download " + str(url) + ", non-200 status code")

with open(SAVE_TO, "w", encoding="utf-8") as file:
    file.write(combined_playlist)

print("DEBUG: saved to " + str(SAVE_TO) + " at " + ts)