version bump

addon.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
 <addon id="script.xbmcbackup"
-    name="Backup" version="1.7.2" provider-name="robweber">
+    name="Backup" version="1.7.3~beta1" provider-name="robweber">
   <requires>
     <import addon="xbmc.python" version="3.0.0"/>
     <import addon="script.module.dateutil" version="2.8.0" />
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@
 		<screenshot>resources/images/screenshot4.jpg</screenshot>
     </assets>
     <news>Version 1.7.2
-Fix bug with gui settings restore
+additional strptime modifications to fix scheduler behavior
-strptime Python bugfix
 </news>
     <summary lang="ar_SA">إنسخ إحتياطياً قاعده بيانات إكس بى إم سى وملفات اﻹعدادات فى حاله وقوع إنهيار مع إمكانيه اﻹسترجاع</summary>
     <summary lang="bg_BG">Добавката може да създава резервни копия и възстановява базата данни и настройките на Kodi, в случай на срив или повреда на файловете.</summary>

changelog.md

@@ -4,6 +4,16 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 
+## [Version 1.7.3~beta1]
+
+### Fixed
+
+- fixed issue with Scheduler running in a loop (#251). Issue stemmed from previous strptime fix affecting correct calculation of cron values
+
+### Changed
+
+- changed previous strptime bug fix by applying specific patch to authorizers file where this bug was initially seen
+
 ## [Version 1.7.2](https://github.com/robweber/xbmcbackup/compare/matrix-1.7.1...robweber:matrix-1.7.2)
 
 ### Fixed

resources/lib/authorizers.py

@@ -15,13 +15,9 @@ except ImportError:
     pass
 
 # fix for datetime.strptime bug https://kodi.wiki/view/Python_Problems#datetime.strptime
-class proxydt(datetime.datetime):
+def patch_strptime(date_string, format):
-
-    @classmethod
-    def strptime(cls, date_string, format):
     return datetime.datetime(*(time.strptime(date_string, format)[:6]))
 
-datetime.datetime = proxydt
 
 class QRCode(xbmcgui.WindowXMLDialog):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -154,7 +150,7 @@ class DropboxAuthorizer:
             if(token.strip() != ""):
                 result = json.loads(token)
                 # convert expiration back to a datetime object
-                result['expiration'] = datetime.datetime.strptime(result['expiration'], "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f")
+                result['expiration'] = patch_strptime(result['expiration'], "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f")
 
             token_file.close()