def initialise(silent=False):
    '''Load the channel list and scheduled recordings.'''

    # Initial startup
    channels = loadChannelConfig(silent) # Get the available channels
    schedule = loadSchedule(silent) # Get the schedule
    recordings = parseSchedule(schedule, channels) # Parse the schedule information

    return recordings
Load the channel list and scheduled recordings.
recipes/Python/579096_vlcpy_stream_capture_scheduler/recipe-579096.py