m3u loading should be correct now.

channel_list.py

@@ -691,16 +691,21 @@ def update_content(self):
 
     def load_m3u_playlist(self, url):
         try:
-            response = requests.get(url)
-            if response.status_code == 200:
-                content = self.parse_m3u(response.text)
-                self.display_content(content)
-                # Update the content in the config
-                self.config["data"][self.config["selected"]][
-                    self.content_type
-                ] = content
-                self.save_config()
-        except requests.RequestException as e:
+            if url.startswith(("http://", "https://")):
+                response = requests.get(url)
+                content = response.text
+            else:
+                with open(url, "r", encoding="utf-8") as file:
+                    content = file.read()
+
+            parsed_content = self.parse_m3u(content)
+            self.display_content(parsed_content)
+            # Update the content in the config
+            self.config["data"][self.config["selected"]][
+                self.content_type
+            ] = parsed_content
+            self.save_config()
+        except (requests.RequestException, IOError) as e:
             print(f"Error loading M3U Playlist: {e}")
 
     def load_stream(self, url):
@@ -1146,12 +1151,15 @@ def generate_headers(self):
 
     @staticmethod
     def verify_url(url):
-        try:
-            response = requests.head(url, timeout=5)
-            return True
-        except requests.RequestException as e:
-            print(f"Error verifying URL: {e}")
-            return False
+        if url.startswith(("http://", "https://")):
+            try:
+                response = requests.head(url, timeout=5)
+                return response.status_code == 200
+            except requests.RequestException as e:
+                print(f"Error verifying URL: {e}")
+                return False
+        else:
+            return os.path.isfile(url)
 
     @staticmethod
     def shorten_header(s):

config_manager.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 
 class ConfigManager:
-    CURRENT_VERSION = "1.5.6"  # Set your current version here
+    CURRENT_VERSION = "1.5.7"  # Set your current version here
 
     def __init__(self):
         self.config = {}

options.py

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import os
+
 from PySide6.QtWidgets import (
     QButtonGroup,
     QComboBox,
@@ -182,14 +184,18 @@ def verify_provider(self):
         self.verify_result.setText("Verifying...")
         self.verify_result.repaint()
         result = False
+        url = self.url_input.text()
+
         if self.type_STB.isChecked():
-            result = self.parent().do_handshake(
-                self.url_input.text(), self.mac_input.text(), load=False
-            )
+            result = self.parent().do_handshake(url, self.mac_input.text(), load=False)
         elif self.type_M3UPLAYLIST.isChecked() or self.type_M3USTREAM.isChecked():
-            result = self.parent().verify_url(self.url_input.text())
+            if url.startswith(("http://", "https://")):
+                result = self.parent().verify_url(url)
+            else:
+                result = os.path.isfile(url)
         elif self.type_XTREAM.isChecked():
-            result = self.parent().verify_url(self.url_input.text())
+            result = self.parent().verify_url(url)
+
         self.verify_result.setText(
             "Provider verified successfully."
             if result